[Closed] Camino pre-orders

There were a few cosmetically damaged Camino Al frames in the Hathersage Alpkit store on Tuesday. One was a medium. Can't remember prices, one was £150 as I remember.

@ogden what is happening with your collection of forks, I could do with a pair with the triple mounts on so wonder where they are going back to in alpkit to contact them

My large blue frame has just been delivered, frame is excellent (apart from a little bit of swarf on the drillings from the head tube into the top and down tubes, 2 minutes with a round file will sort that) but the forks are a mess, all the triple mount holes on the right side are either bong eyed or miss cast to the point a bolt won't even go near, has anyone else had issues with this alignment?

Update, just spoken to Alpkit/Sonder, new forks on the way to me (along with a bung for the steerer) I'll just have to hold off on the build for today!

My large blue frame has just been delivered, frame is excellent (apart from a little bit of swarf on the drillings from the head tube into the top and down tubes, 2 minutes with a round file will sort that) but the forks are a mess, all the triple mount holes on the right side are either bong eyed or miss cast to the point a bolt won’t even go near, has anyone else had issues with this alignment?

Update, just spoken to Alpkit/Sonder, new forks on the way to me (along with a bung for the steerer) I’ll just have to hold off on the build for today!

Don't get your hopes up too much, both sets I've had so far are like this. I'm planning on using mine more like a road bike I can take down fire roads so it's not really an issue for me as I doubt I'll use the fork mounts.

Hello, good morning and welcome along to Camino bingo.

Today I'll be pulling a full build from the box. Will the forks match the frame, it's black, will the bosses on the fork be boss eyed?

Will I get a carbon or an aluminium steerer, if it's plastic will there be a star nut in there?

Tune in after these messages to find out....

Well....how did it go?

My new forks arrived and while they’re not 100% perfect, they’re pretty close.

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It's not a "ONDER" bike 👍

What's the hub spacing on the frame & forks?

Momo - that looks brilliant. Hopefully worth the hassle.

Anyone who's gone frame only having an issue fitting the split ring into the bearing on the upper headset? All goes together fine on an old off cut from an alloy fork but the carbon fork seems to be fractionally bigger and the split ring won't push in the bearing.

Using a hope headset; same on all 3! forks they've had to sent me before getting the colour right.

At my whits end a bit now.

@Phil_H 12x100 front 12x142 rear.

Note - 15mm front hubs don't fit. Axles are available and on some gravel/road bikes you can use an MTB 15x100 hub along with the axle shim.

However on the Sonder, the end caps don't fit into the fork legs.

I've got a wasted lovely XTR front hub desk ornament and a cheaper black Shimano road hub on the bike to prove it.

@snotrag, thanks.
I had planned on reusing a pair of hope pro2 hubs on WTB rims.
Might have to have a rethink.

@snotrag, thanks.
I had planned on reusing a pair of hope pro2 hubs on WTB rims.
Might have to have a rethink.

I've got a pro 4 front that has 12mm adapter in it. I'd assume they'd fit the pro 2?

Rear will work. Hope might do a 12mm end cap for the front!

@snotrag.

I hoped that a 15mm to 12mm conversion would work but your saying that the drop outs won't let the 15 mm end caps fit into place.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/15mm-To-12mm-QR-Adapter-MTB-Bike-Front-Hub-Thru-Axle-Hub-Quick-Release-/303994644214?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

Looks like this is available for the hope pro 2 and 4 front hubs.

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mobile/fi/en/hope-front-conversion-kit-pro-2-evo-pro-4-/rp-prod160937?gs=1&sku=sku592566&utm_source=google&utm_term=&utm_campaign=&utm_medium=base&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIn7j6vrXF8gIVI-_tCh0a7QNYEAQYASABEgKETfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

My gravel wheels are hope but my road wheels are tune. That's £50 in front wheel adapters.

In the interest of balance. Some pics of my Camino which arrived present and correct albeit with the missing S on the seat tube.

It's hard to pick up in the photos but there's a definite dark blue in the paint.

I fitted a dropper and a PRO lever which I think is a great thing but it was FIFTY POUNDS...

I may still be twitching from that.

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