[Closed] PSA - Cheap 29er Full sus frame....

And a shock lieing around?

Well yes, £60-70 on a shock and it's still a good price is it not......?

They seem to have a Fox Triad that fits for £74.......

Cheers for the heads up.

Just bought a 23" frame and the cheap Triad shock.

Just a quick question, where will I get the bushings to fit both together?
Or will they work as is?

Looks to be a cheap way into a FS 29er...

Now to look at reviews to see if they're any good 😳

Mojo should be able to sort you out bushings/ spacers for the shock.

At that price bigshep don't think you can go wrong. It might be worth having a chat with [url= http://www.locotuning.co.uk/ ]Loco[/url] about the Triad shock and if it's the right tune for your frame and get it tweaked by him if not.
He's also cheaper for the bushings than Mojo.

Just bought a 23" frame and the cheap Triad shock.

I assume you're a giant?

Being called 'bigshep' I'd assume he was rather large

The shock price seems more amazing than the frame. I assumed they cost hundreds

I thought the triad was a cheap oem shock, They have probably broke the bike into bits to make more money 😉

Don't forget to but a rear 142x12 axle as well.

I assume you're a giant?

6’8” 8)

Going to get a set of Hope Enduros for it so I’ll get the rear adaptor at the same time.

Cheers all, looks like it’s going to be fun

The Triad's a Specialized OEM shock that used to come on some Stumpjumpers / Cambers. Not the best but not the worst. Can't go wrong at that price though.

Isn't it like an RP3?

Better than RP3 I reckon - simple switch from open to pro-pedal to lock out. RP3 has on/off plus fiddly damping level knob (which you fight with to go from lock out to pro-pedal)

Going to get a set of Hope Enduros for it so I’ll get the rear adaptor at the same time.

You will also need the 12mm axle itself.

I recently got a frame with a 142 x 12mm back end, but it came with one.

I believe there are 3 different types.....

Being an X-12 you will need both the axle and the threaded insert:
http://www.bike-discount.de/de/kaufen/syntace-x-12-steckachse-135-142mm-44551/wg_id-280
http://www.bike-discount.de/de/kaufen/syntace-x-12-gewindeinsert-539/wg_id-280

I dont think so box, the RP3 I had was just a 3 position lever left, central & right which was really easy to use. The one your talking about is the RP23?

What otsdr said, and I got a spare mech hanger at the same time.

The shock is a rebadged Fox RPL, open, propedal, locked, Fox made em before Spesh used em and the Spesh ones only have a different sticker on the can,
I've got one on my retired HL 5spot and it worked well, much better than the OE performance CTD shock you get on most bikes nowadays,
This is it on the red one,
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Was interested in these for a minute but even the 23" frame has quite a short top tube.

I was told they weren't allowed to be shipped to the UK. Thanks bike discount!

I was told they weren't allowed to be shipped to the UK. Thanks bike discount!

News to me, they've taken the money and not said anything like that...

Still not had an email to say it's been shipped though, did you speak to them or order and get told?

I bought one of these from bike discount last september. about £400 including shock iirc. its a lovely bike

The rule of thumb is "if you can order it, they will ship it". They don't ship whole bikes to Romania, for instance, and if you try you get a nice message before checkout.
They seem to ship everything to UK, except for a couple areas:
http://www.bike-discount.de/en/versandkosten/tabelle

Also, frames do not qualify as 'bulky goods'. If you do ask their support 'isn't it true that I cannot order X or Y to my location' they will invariably agree with whatever you say without actually checking.

They did have an exclusion on some other Cube clearance frames late last year, it wasn't because of bulk or anything, some dealer/manufacturer agreement

I bought one of these last year and was shipped ok.

By my reckoning the 23" is not much taller (maybe 1.5cm) than my 21" 29ers and it's about 20mm shorter. Shame as I think it's just too short for the size.

Hadn't realised that it didn't come with the rear axle which if it's £25 is starting to make the frame less of a bargin. Are there any cheaper axles you can use?

Some very cheap hardtail 29er frames on there too. I've just coughed up somwhere approaching £53 for one of these:

http://www.bike-discount.de/en/buy/cube-ltd-29-frame-green-n-blue-233720/wg_id-276

Worth a punt for a project, assuming you're 6-feet plus.

Bottom bracket housing: Pressfit 92mm

Ahhm oot 🙁

I have the same (well BB86 but that's just narrower) in my CX bike and it's been faultless...

(saves clubbers comment for future "My press-fit BB is goosed - what can I do?" thread 😉 )

Hmmm, gets me thinking.

Says the frame weight is 3kg which seems a bit portly?

It's around the same or slightly lighter than a Whyte T129 frame I think.
So more 'trail' than 'xc' I'd say.

If anyone is looking for some wheels that will fit this frame, I have some Spank Oozy wheels for sale in vgc.
Email me.

Cancel that keeping the wheels!

Anyone got one of these frames & found somewhere that has the headset in stock ? 😐

I got a cane creek headset from bike24 for it

Lovely bike, rides exceptionally well up and down, but do beware...the headset and X12 rear do start to bump up the price of your 'cheap' frame.
Mine is built up with Hope Enduros, 2013 Reba RL's, SLX groupset, XT chain cassette, 1 x 10, Reverb and IIRC is around the 30lb mark.
Bought mine as a frameset for £550 but ditched the fork and headset it was supplied with before riding it.
Gratuitous photo...
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*The third wheel may or may not belong to williamnot aboves bike 😉

Finally got mine fully built up this week, very impressed ! Went for an XT group set, 2x10, 130mm Revs, Pro 2's on Arch rims, Reverb, Thompson stem & Easton carbon bars. Haven't weighed it(never weigh any bike), but it doesn't feel or ride heavy. Was a bit concerned how the 130mm fork would be,but it suits the bike fine & still climbs great.

Full build was a bit over 2k, but the frame is pretty much throw away at that price, & as I was planning on building up a similar type bike anyway I thought I'd take a chance on a cheap frame..

Going out on the first proper ride on mine tomorrow, also got it and myself booked into the QECP day-night Enduro next weekend.
I may not have the required skill or the bike the right travel to do well, but at least it’s the right colour! 8)

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2015 Rebas
2015 Monarch RT3 Debonair
Hope Enduros with MM and HD
Zee with 11-40 T-Rex and 32T Works Components on XTR cranks
XT brakes and shifter
Thomson stem and seatpost (should really look at fixing my reverb before next weekend)
el Guapo bars

No idea on weight, however seeing as I’m around 265lb kitted up weight saving is not a priority 😳

Looks great!

Which size is that? Any chance you could do me a few measurements?

- bb axle to top of saddle
- Tip of saddle nose to steerer the (top of stem is fine)
- tip of saddle nose to centre if bar at the clamp
- height of bars from ground
- how much travel the fork has

Would be much appreciated 🙂

23” frame, I’m 6’8” and it seems fine to me.

The sizes you require are:
840mm
480mm
575mm
1055mm
Fork is 120mm

The stem is 90mm with a 10deg rise, I need the length but will probably swap for a stem with no rise to lower the front end.

HTH, anything else just ask 🙂

That does look good - the frame size makes it look like a 26" wheel bike!

Brilliant. Looking forward to hearing how it rides.

Edit - definitely too short for me though. Even with my saddle 2cm lower than yours I'm on a good bit more reach.

Yeah the reach was always going to be compromised with this frame, I was warned in advance.
The reach on my Lurcher is 45mm longer, but that has a layback post to achieve that.
I find the slightly more upright position fine but then I've not ridden it in anger yet.
Only time will tell...

Just for future reference...complete numpty q. Sorry 🙄

Is it necessary to use the syntace? rear axle or could you use one from another brand?

Any idea what it would cost to have the frame bushings/ bearings/ pivots replaced?

Nice work on the build, btw.

Tempted, if it didn't rain so much in glesgatoon.