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Old 11-06-08 | 12:49 PM
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Like I said, it is the same quality as most other bikes with a name brand, coming from a Taiwanese factory.

There are a few design flaws, though. The water bottle holes are too close together, two bottles won't fit without flipping a bottle around when inserted. The other issue I have is the low bottom bracket. If you can just send the blueprints to the factory, why not make a higher bottom bracket? It feels like I can't go bigger than 165mm cranks. Lastly, the rear brake bridge isn't designed for a short reach caliper. That's really odd because the fork that came with the bike does require a short reach caliper.

The only cosmetic issue I have are the brake bosses on the top tube. I know it makes the bike more functional, but zip-tying a brake cable housing to the tube to use a rear brake is functional also. Doing without the bosses will make the bike look immensely cleaner without a rear brake.

I actually bought two frames because the geometry fit me so well, short, slightly sloping top tube and steep seat and head tubes. So, you can see why paying an extra $70 and missing the 10% coupons kind of sucks.

I'll post pictures, eventually, of how I have mine set up.

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