lovely!

Nearly finished my cube stereo 140 sl build, same as you bought frame at an amazing price from bike discount.

Got one of these axles from bike24

will certainly put some pictures up :) I am thinking of putting something like this underneath the seat clamp, think it will stretch to 34.9mm?

the angle grinder slipped, my frame is in bits…………. :D

Finally getting to put this together :)  One problem ive run into though is the seat clamp area on the frame. I bought the correct diameter hope seat clamp but the height seems way off when i install it. I measured the clamp area height on the frame and its 20mm whereas the hope clamp itself is only around 16mm in height. Am i supposed to cut the carbon clamp area on the frame to size? or am i supposed to get a taller seat clamp

worth looking at bike-discount.de as well, they sell cube frames for cheap. bought a 140mm carbon frame for 500euro

i tend to lock up my rear because im crap and ride steep stuff :D does that make me a criminal

Damn di2 sold out

where is the best price for sram eagle these days? crc have it at 355 euro but its completely out of stock

in the market this week for a new groupset for a bike build. Was going to buy eagle from crc for 350 but the di2 has me conflicted. Which is the nicer groupset? will di2 work with any rear cassette? id have to get an XD cassette

will a wtb convict 2.5 fit in these?

Question actually, I’m around 210lbs with gear. What should I be doing with regards to the volume spacers and this fork? There already in the stanchion correct? You just have to move them below the divider yeah?

Got a set of these for a build I’ll be doing, hoping there not a complete pain to setup initially.

I’ve ordered a set of these built with Ryde trace 29 rims for just under 300euro, weighing under 1800g too so not bad.

using actionsports.de to build up a set of dtswiss 370 hubs. Thanks for the website :) Ive the front on the way with a 29mm internal rim. What i am curious about is what sort of tyre clearance the cube stereo and the manitou mattoc pro 2 will have.

Id be hoping to put a 2.4 – 2.5 on the front and maybe a 2.3 – 2.4 on the back

So frame came today, delighted with it, looks beautiful. Only problem im having is that the inside of the bb shell looks a bit rough. Having never owned a carbon bike before is this normal?

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Is that normal? im hoping it is :)

im curious about something, what would happen if i put a 205×62.5 shock into the frame (designed for 200×57)

what would be a good colour scheme to go? was think green/purple, dont mind buying new decal sets etc.

yeah i particularly like that i can simply change the travel between 160, 150, 140 with the supplied spacers. should make for some interesting tweeking

well ive the frame on the way, and im just after buying a manitou mattoc pro 2 fork and carbon bar :) the mattoc 2 seems to review really well in comparison to pikes/34’s, better damper but not quite as stiff, 140,150,160mm adjustment, lots of tweeking options as well. Might get the IRT add on to adjust progressiveness on the fly.

I am now thinking of buying the manitou McLeod rear shock as well, seems to be reviewed fantastic as well as been great value.

damn if they where 140 id buy it for just being so cheap

wheres the cheapest place to get a set of rythems?

I care about frame stiffness and weight so carbon is something I’ve been looking at for a bit. The cube seems like a nice frame to me don’t really get all the hate it’s getting. Won’t take much to get the head angle to 66.5-67.

Those airdrop frames look lovely for the money.

Would this be a decent shock to get? Similar to the standard float DPS?

this bb from wheels mfc would be a nice way to alleviate some of the press fit bb issues i hope.

What’s your opinion on fox Vs rock shock for the rear shock? There’s monarchs around the 200 mark on bike-discount

Frame takes a 200×57 shock

Yeah had seen Greg’s bikes alright, might have pushed me into looking into what I’m doing somebit :)

I was looking at this new 2016/17 lyrik for 450 delivered (hopefully get past customs)

Any recommendations for a cheap shock that would be good? I was looking at putting a cane creek DBCoil inline with a ti spring but that will be 500 ish, if I could get something 200-300 at the moment be great

yup true enough, cant wait to get the frame :)

It’s not like the bike is not something I’d want anyway, reviews say it’s a good light mid travel carbon trail bike, I’d love a stock version of it but I’ve decided to build it from the frame up as I got the frame for 500euro and I can customize it fully for myself.

I’ve been looking at building a 140/150 bike for the last year, I’m just trying to maximize what I can do with it. I can’t imagine a 160 fork compared to a 150 will destroy the bikes geometry, it’s not like I’m trying to turn a 100-120mm xc bike into a full 170 enduro rig.

The bike stock is 140r/150f with a 67.5″ head angle, I wouldn’t mind just getting it to 140r/160f and the head angle into the 66.5″ range while retaining pedaling performance. Surely that’s not a crazy wish?

can the travel on a 2016/17 lyrik be reduced to 150 from 160?

nice to get a bit of enthusiasm towards it :) thought i had rightly gone off in the wrong direction with this idea. Any details on your own project?

CUBE Stereo 140 C:62 SL 27.5 Review

The stock 140r/150f full bike got a decent review here, and the 2015/17 stereo 140 which seems to be the same bike has gotten good reviews too. I’ve no illusions of it being the best bike in the world and I might go 150mm up front with angle bushing instead of 160 but I’m hoping it will be decent enough for trail/enduro stuff.

Either way the frame was a good bargain so I won’t lose much if it’s crap, just sell it and get a new frame and swap the parts.

its down to the fact that its fantastic value really, payed 600 for the full carbon frame + headset, plus its really light for the amount of travel it has. The bike was sold stock with 150 up front so i dont really see 160 as going too crazy. Guess i also see it as a bit of a challenge to fiddle with the geometry.

I would have loved to get an evil or santa cruz frame but the wallet wasnt having it :)

I did look at angle headsets but because the frame has an integrated one I’d to rule it out. I’m thinking ilI put the 160 fork on but leave the bushings on the shock as normal (unless BB height is an issue) and try to get my saddle forward somehow to correct for seat angle.

Is there any dropper post with something like reverse setback (set forward?) Or even a saddle with longer rails.