Looking so good!! I see specs stating 27.5 x 3" will fit... Have you thrown a 29" wheelset in one of these?
Is that a bad first question?
Second question, Will you/Have you/How do you get Cane Creek to give a recommended setup for their shock on this frame? Send them a frame? Or send them geo numbers? Or you nail it, they believe you, and it becomes so?
Finally, thank you for being champions.
Hi jp80,
We haven't tried to fit a 29er wheel in this frame. The theoretical max wheel diameter that can fit is 725mm, so I don't think a 29er tyre will fit.
Shock setup will depend very much on your personal preference. Given that this is a new suspension design, and very few people have ridden this bike, we're not going to recommend a specific base tune at this stage.
Once the bike are selling, we'll probably establish a forum for people to discuss their shock tune and riding style etc.
Just had a better look. Awesome cable routing. Will the mech one have enough slack between seat stayand top tube holes though? Suppose it doesn't move to much. Stealth dropper holes?
Nice big idler ;-)
Is the ISCG mount rotated around enough?
Love the fat welds.
Seat tube gusset is a bit fugly but unique for today, and I guess with a dropper not that deep it's needed with the nice low stand over top tube.
Raw definilty looks really tough/cool. That thing will look cool in any colour though. Anno instead of paint though.
Thing looks DH tough. Looks better than the rad looking pro to.
Can somebody in Canberra buy a medium please.
Hi NSM,
Thanks for the compliments.
Yes, the high pivot makes the cable routing very easy (down the TT and into the SS). There is very little distancing between the front and rear triangles at this area, so the cable just flexes slightly when the suspension compresses. We tried a few different routing options on the prototype frames (you can see cable bosses on the chainstays and the seatstays), but the final solution was by far the neatest and best performing.
The dropper hose runs down the downtube, then exits the downtube just below the shock, and passes up behind the shock into the base of the seat tube. So yes, it suits stealth droppers.
The BB tabs are not standard ISCG. They are rotated to suit the shape of the BB Yoke. Together with MRP, we have developed a custom chain guide with the pulley set up higher to suit this application. It's not intended for a 'standard' chain guide to be used on this bike.
Cheers,
Hugh @ Craftworks