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nhbraun wrote:it's just money eh...... ??? When you see what some folks are putting on their bikes i feel pretty silly worrying about a couple hundred dollars.
nhbraun wrote:cheers to that, well said. Thanks and good talking to you.
NorthboundRick wrote:I wonder how close the ICAN frames come to their advertised values? Anyone checked? Thanks, Rick
X-Gravel: 1230+-15g -> 54cm
AC388: 1050±40g -> 53cm
nhbraun wrote:
My AC388 was under the 1050, unfortunately mine is almost 2 years old and I can't recall the exact weight, my memory is it was just under 1020g.
nhbraun wrote:@NorthboundRick Hey Rick, i would say i ride it very hard, on all types of gravel and pavement. I've almost stopped riding my road bike altogether, I love it. I'm 6' tall and 168lbs living in Portland, Or. I've had zero issues with it. It's been rock solid and I fully recommend it. Also I'm running 38mm Gravel King SKs on Rolf Hyalites and they measure 40mm. They advertise the frame as clearance for 38s but I have plenty of room with these tires.
gwertheim wrote:Anyone have any experience with the ICAN frames, form what I've read they seem reliable.
Anyone have any experience with this company and their products?
Alex_C wrote:The UD Matte is paint, if that was the question. No clear coat. Dirt washes off pretty easily, that was my main concern. I did use the Ultegra BBR60. I had posted the build components earlier (5 or 6 replies earlier), if you want to take a look.
The paint is smooth and slippery to the touch, or a little rough? How it's aged? Accumulated dirty over time?
I'm buying one and also have lots of concerns about this. I have a Scott Scale with a matte paint that didn't ended up well...
v.gcl wrote:
The paint is smooth and slippery to the touch, or a little rough? How it's aged? Accumulated dirty over time?
I'm buying one and also have lots of concerns about this. I have a Scott Scale with a matte paint that didn't ended up well...
Alex_C wrote:Here is a video from Hambini on an Ican frameset. Hambini does not pull punches, he roasts frame manufacturers if they produce garbage. I find his information enlightening and he can be entertaining when he is acting like a 5 year old. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkKFFZluhNA
Thanks for the reply!
I do not have any concern about the quality of the product, it was just about cleaning this type of paint.
I'm a Hambini fan! Do you believe I opened this video 2 or 3 days ago? But just by the intro and comments I saw the video was positive, and didn't watched this one, but it was enough to further increase my confidence in ICAN.
I'm buying my FM696, build by ICAN. Doris was great at answering my e-mails and questions, no complaints.
I've asked for a fork without the 3 holes in both sides, for mounting cages. She said it's possible, just need to wait, that the holes will be filled during painting. She assured me that won't be any visible mark.
I found that a little strange, for me, all the forks without holes were made this way.
What you guys think? Should I be worried about anything?
I'll be ordering the frame either way, but if opt to keep the holes, I'll change the color.
v.gcl wrote:I'm buying my FM696, build by ICAN. Doris was great at answering my e-mails and questions, no complaints.
I've asked for a fork without the 3 holes in both sides, for mounting cages. She said it's possible, just need to wait, that the holes will be filled during painting. She assured me that won't be any visible mark.
I found that a little strange, for me, all the forks without holes were made this way.
What you guys think? Should I be worried about anything?
I'll be ordering the frame either way, but if opt to keep the holes, I'll change the color.
I find the fork mounts good as a back up. But I wonder if they could simply swap the fork for the ac388 one.
Edbonsky wrote:
Doris is great to communicate with.
For sure. I'm not a native english speaker, and it went very well. You can make multiple questions in the same e-mail, and she makes sure to answer one by one.
I was expecting the whole process to take a few weeks, took 3 days.
There was only one funny moment, that I said I would like a serial number sticker outside the frame to make an insurance. A bank insurance, in case the bike gets damaged or stolen. I think she understood I was suspicious about ICAN quality, and wanted to make sure about it. But everything was sorted out.
No doubt the cage mounts can be useful, hope I don't regret it. I think in the future some cool new accessories will appear to be mounted there.
I'm building a sleek and minimalist All-Road bike, for relative short rides, and have all my storage solutions sorted out. The bike will be white, I prefer it without the holes.
My template, now I just have to wait.
It's coming! I'm really happy with the paint job. They changed the ICAN decal a little to align with a flat section in the top tube, great attention to detail.
The color is also perfect. They didn't send me a color code like Carbonda does, I just asked for white, and they sent me a picture of another frame as reference.
