Hope everyone is having a good start to the year... I had this frame in my watch list for about 6 months, finally decided to grab it from the seller...
I don't know why I bought it really, other than I like steel framed machines, I needed another project, and I liked the styling/geometry/linkage design. I have a soft spot for modern flex-stay designs (despite not owning either a Swarf or a Project12 frame).
It showed up yesterday. Shock is dead, shock hardware is all bent and the rocker mount on the seat tube has cracked welds. It's a good job I have a tig welding shop, although I'll fillet braze these repairs to add some reinforcement to the pivot area, the welds all being underfilled.
The plan is:
1x10 drivetrain
Rockshock 120mm front forks from a Charge Duster 11 (I have them in stock)
EXA Form rear shock (the only thing I could find that was 150mm eye-eye) - I bought both air and coil versions
Convert the rear to disk with a braze on
TSDZ2 mid drive motor (probably) - I enjoy the one on my Genesis iOiD so much, a non e-bike is a bit boring now
I went on an aliexpress binge last night and bought a £50 10 speed groupset, Carbon 740mm bars, carbon stem, ztto headset with sealed races. Just got to fix the frame, and find some wheels and brakes.
Going to strip it and spray it gloss white to match the forks.
I don't know why I bought it really, other than I like steel framed machines, I needed another project, and I liked the styling/geometry/linkage design. I have a soft spot for modern flex-stay designs (despite not owning either a Swarf or a Project12 frame).
It showed up yesterday. Shock is dead, shock hardware is all bent and the rocker mount on the seat tube has cracked welds. It's a good job I have a tig welding shop, although I'll fillet braze these repairs to add some reinforcement to the pivot area, the welds all being underfilled.
The plan is:
1x10 drivetrain
Rockshock 120mm front forks from a Charge Duster 11 (I have them in stock)
EXA Form rear shock (the only thing I could find that was 150mm eye-eye) - I bought both air and coil versions
Convert the rear to disk with a braze on
TSDZ2 mid drive motor (probably) - I enjoy the one on my Genesis iOiD so much, a non e-bike is a bit boring now
I went on an aliexpress binge last night and bought a £50 10 speed groupset, Carbon 740mm bars, carbon stem, ztto headset with sealed races. Just got to fix the frame, and find some wheels and brakes.
Going to strip it and spray it gloss white to match the forks.