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    M820: Which gravel or hard tail frames are available?

    Servus zurück aus der Hauptstadt. :cool: Yesterday, I wrote to Yishun and 4Leaf, no reply so far from the latter, but Yishun sent out an automated reply, that they are only looking for bulk orders of 50+units, so I assume I won't hear back again from them anytime soon. :( I asked 4Leaf if their...
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    M820: Which gravel or hard tail frames are available?

    Have there been any new developments regarding this? I wrote to Linda again, about their upcoming gravel frame, but didn't get a reply. Still looking for a nice, no frills M820 gravel frame, alloy would be fine.
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    ICR Headsets for the SZZS-specific CEF50 build

    Thanks for collecting the different options in this thread. Is there a way to use a reach adjust, or angle head sets, on frames that use these ICR headsets? I am about to finally pull the trigger on a E56, but then I noticed that tiny detail about it...
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    Anything known about a Bafang gear box motor?

    Maybe they will, but at this point, the Pinion MGU has proven, that a company can built precisely what many were waiting for since many years. It has plenty power, for an EU legal bike, and weighs only 4kg. With the drive train savings, that is maybe .5kg heavier, than the current motors without...
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    Dengfu E55 (Emtb) and E56 (Fat Bike) - New selection of DIY frame

    Would you mind telling us about your winter changes to your two bikes? So you overstroked the frame to 162.5mm of travel (65mm*2.5?), without any other adjustments like offset bushings? https://i.ibb.co/jRGXdYX/IMG-20230113-122515.jpg So with those "special" headsets, there is no way to use a...
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    Is BB height and motor placement just as important to consider on emtb's?

    Thanks for the reply, I assumed to get a reply like that. Some 29ers go as low 330-340mm, so I assume I could go quite a bit lower than those 365mm, especially with the shorter cranks. Yes, I know the bike will sag under load, but AFAIK, all the BB measurements are made with an unloaded bike, to...
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    Conversion - Installing M500/M600 Motors in M620 Frame

    The concept looks interesting, but how does make one this make cosmetically appealing and safe against water ingress? I would prefer to not use Gaffa-tape. Could you also do a custom cut adaptor plate, that drops the BB by 20-30mm, and maybe even pushes it back 10mm (to effectively shorten the...
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    Dengfu E55 (Emtb) and E56 (Fat Bike) - New selection of DIY frame

    EDIT: Figured out my own question, the E56 seems to also have 150mm of travel, if you use a 230x60mm rear shock.
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    Bafang M560

    Wow, that is light, thanks! I think my heavier components won't weigh more than 3.5kg extra, that is still pretty light for a full suspension fat ebike. :)
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    Bafang M630 Thread

    I can't comment on how well suited the current IGHs are, for a M620 motor, but I can say that a Pinion MGU pretty much checks all my boxes, and I assume that it could be married to something like a M560, which is not that far off (on paper at least), from an un-tuned M620. And the Pinion MGU...
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    Anything known about a Bafang gear box motor?

    I am glad I didn't buy the Kindernay. I would have sunk a lot of money into a presumably dead system. I hope Bafang has something like the Pinion MGU in the pipeline, I don't need excessive amounts of power, but a MTB- compatible gearbox motor is very high on my list of things I would like to have.
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    Kindernay support unresponsive (warranty claim)

    Thank you for that message, you praobably saved me from spending a lot of money...
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    Fat for Snow ⛄️

    So, you won't buy a fat bike after all?
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    Bafang M560

    Looking forward to your findings. :) Is your own M560 as loud as the other engines, that are shown in this thread? I am still wondering, if I should roll the dice on the M560, instead of swapping the M510 to a M560 later.
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    Is BB height and motor placement just as important to consider on emtb's?

    I hope the grave dig is excused, but this topic fits my question perfectly: I am looking at a 150mm travel full suspension frame (Dengfu E10), that was designed around (max.) 29x2.6" or 27.5x2.8 tire frame, with a BB drop of 20mm, cranks will be 152mm. Due to different alterations, among those...
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    Bafang M630 Thread

    They should have kept the power approximately the same, made the motor a bit smaller and put (a MTB capable) gearbox, or a stepless transmission (like Enviolo) into that that big housing. They missed a perfect opportunity, to retrofit all these existing M620 frames. Maybe they still will, but...
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    Fat for Snow ⛄️

    AFAIK, the only good full sus fat bike frames from China are made out of carbon. All alloy frames I've found are indeed "boats made for getting groceries".
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    Anything known about a Bafang gear box motor?

    I tried to google, but couldn't find anything concrete. Is there any evidence so far, that Bafang is working on a gear box motor? The Pinion and Intradrive for example are so small, they might also fit into an existing motor mount for the M5/600 series., obviously the M620 casing could fit...
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    Kindernay support unresponsive (warranty claim)

    Can you please update us, if you got your problem resolved?
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    Fat for Snow ⛄️

    I mentioned it before. I am sure it is a great bike, and I would certainly consider it, if it was attainable/affordable for me. One thing to consider, alloy frames feel colder than carbon in the winter. @Rickster, I added some more stuff to long post, as a summary of my findings, for you and...
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