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Maybe but only something with long maintenance intervals and it would need 3 hole mounts on the legs. Something that functions like the old Cdale Headshok would have my interest. Cant see ever going to a "normal"…
Chris18 wrote: Thanks again! Great info. I figured PGH and DC to have packed trails on weekends. We leave PGH on a Thursday and get into DC on a Monday. We will be in Harpers Ferry Sunday-Monday. Oh well! Can't plan a…
Chris18 wrote: Thanks. Fenders were in the plan. Overall plan: Day 0 (no riding). Drive to Pittsburgh (one way rental). Stay over near the trail head. Drop off minivan at Enterprise first thing in the morning, ride like…
Chris18 wrote: Thanks! Glad to hear it's not that muddy as the story I read. The Erie trail is mostly crushed gravel and you get the dust all over everything. Many first sips of water were spat out with what I…
Pittsburgh to Cumberland on the GAP is all crushed gravel or asphalt so no mud just white splatter on any newer gravel sections. The C&O can get messy but most of the horror stories are outdated or exaggerated. The last…
jstrawks wrote: I just paid $480 US for my 696, plus the price of my paint job, shipping and sundry additional costs. I went through Katie at Carbonda, as I did for my road frame. thanks, great news, maybe shipping went…
anyone know what the US cost of the Carbonda 696 frame is now? and who is the current Carbonda contact to purchase one? Had mine for 5 years (just over 10k miles) and she has a some deep rubs from bags and a pretty…
Looks like a nice frame from the specs and reviews (I never heard of this brand before) I do like the geo on the 60cm, usually with my height / long legs gravel bikes end up with more saddle to bar drop than a pro time…
looks interesting to me. If I did not already have a more normal gravel bike as well it might even make sense with my Mason InSearchOf (designed for 29 2.6) I could see slapping on some 700d's and skinny 38c rubber and…
Gremlin wrote: Thank you, I do have another shop in mind. I'm just not sure where to file above the fork where the extra material is. Could I take it a carbon fixing shop? Have on a few hours away, maybe they could fix…
gr4v3l wrote: Hy Guys, I contacted Carbonda to ask about the maximum weight allowed and they said it is 125kg for the rider and 15kg for the rack. While for example Bombtrack Hook EXT-C which uses the same frame…
EFES wrote: Hello, I am thinking about second build of CFR696 for my friend. She is tall 163 cm (5'4) with inseam 75 cm (2'5.5). I want to ask you guys, which size of frame you recommend? It would be XS? Btw, mine…
Anyone thinking of pulling the trigger on the 696 should check out OBED Bikes (Boundary is the same frame), think the sale price of the GRX build would be hard to beat building it up yourself. *double check the sizing…
the rear size of "142" is absolutely not the axle length its the space between the dropouts, a 142mm axle would be insanely short. The axle length will vary depend on wheel used and thickness of frame/dropouts from…
Its sandwiched between the axle and wheel... no sure how tuff it needs to be as long as it hangs straight. My 696 is perfect, on my direct from china mountain bike frame its pretty ugly but works.
I hadn't mention the 650b part yet, I know she would want 40c minimum no reason for massive loops on a tiny bike as she wont be going over rocks and tech or anything...but we do have a couple extra nice sets of 700c…
bike geo calc will be a massive help, thank you.. having some trouble swapping forks and how that will effect geometry 650b is going to be the wheel size, I guess I could see her tossing on her 32c 700's from time to…
Really want to get one started, love the twin top tube... but its for my wife and thats making it more difficult (Im 6'2 with frog legs she is 5'5" normal proportions) a lifetime of finding tall stack hight without…
I think something is off, mine sits flush. I would take it off and make sure the hanger is straight and check out what the frame looks like in the hanger cutout (maybe just paint / resin). Its hard to know whats going…
I know this is an old post but wow, what a great looking frame/bike. Just started searching for direct from China Ti toying with the idea of having one made for my wife and found this post. *just the other day a picture…