This adventure of seeking to get a new bicycle began around 2019, I had been using it for around 10 years. the same bike and it was time for a change, so I started looking for different models of bike brands, some I liked them and others not so much, until in one of my searches I came across the Trifox bikes website, while I was looking at the models available at that time was the one that caught my attention, it was the X16 model, I really like it and its range of colors I loved it, I liked the blue chameleon color, so that model was the one I chose to be my new bicycle, I began to think in how I was going to assemble it, one option was to use the same parts that the bike I was using already had or put all the new components. This is how time passed and little by little I was looking for components to put on it and I began to make a budget to save. This is how time passed and little by little I was looking for components to put on it and I began to make a budget to save. At a certain point, I was about to buy the X16 frame but by chance I had to wait a little longer, not knowing what that wait would be to choose my dream bike. Sometime later, when I entered the Trifox Bike page, I saw that they had added a new road frame model, the X18, and when I saw it, I knew that this would actually be the chosen one, although they only had matte black and black with silver. This is how time passed and sometimes I forgot the project of a new bicycle and other times I went back to the Trifox page to see the X18 and see the options it had and imagine what kinds o components to build it with. It was not until 2021 that I took my project for a new bicycle seriously, I knew that the model that I really wanted over other brands was the X18, I analyzed the pros and cons, from the components that my bike had only some would be compatible to the reality that the wheels would necessarily have to be new since now they would have to be for disc brakes. Once all the possibilities were analyzed, I began to look for the components with which I would assemble it, throughout 2021, I dedicated myself to searching what brake discs would I put on it, what gear group and what brand would they be, the seat, the handlebars and especially the rims, the latter were the ones that I focus on looking for the most since I knew that they would be an important part for the assembly of the bicycle. It was by February 2022 that I finally decided to take the step that would start it all, if I'm not mistaken I made my purchase on February 7 of 2022, I was undecided between the matte black color or the black with silver and in the end I ordered the black with silver. I remember that a week passed and I did not have an email confirming any movement of the shipment of the package or that it was in preparation, so I sent an email to ask what was happening, the treatment I received was very kind and they notified me that the package was already ready to be sent, but there was a small problem with the airline since flights to Mexico were suspended, so they gave me the option to cancel the purchase and return the money or the other would be to send it by ship but it would take 40 days to arrive, I decided that there was no problem waiting 40 days to receive it, I had already been planning this for a few years, there was no problem in waiting another 40 days. During this waiting time, I dedicated myself to looking for the handlebars and the brake calipers, I looked for the handlebars were integrated handlebars, and I already had in mind that the wiring of the X18 would be internal, so I looked for the handlebar to make it compatible with the internal wiring, so I found one that I loved, a Ryet Aero, it was just what I was looking for, it was an integrated handlebar and could be used for external or internal wiring, I decided that the brake calipers were by cable, since I had no intention of getting an electronic and hydraulic group since my goal was to make the bike as light as possible. By April 2022 it was a Wednesday that my X18 finally arrived, I was super happy, and I took it out of the box and began to assemble it with what came in the box, my surprise was when I put the metal ring that goes on the fork bearings and placed the base of the spacers, the base was very high, above the curve of the frame and I thought I had put it together wrong, but I kept trying but if the problem was with the metal ring, it was very high, contact the Trifox service and send photos of what was happening and indeed, the ring was very high, they told me that it should be 6.5 millimeters high so I measured it and the height was 8 millimeters, really because of the distance between China and Mexico it was really difficult to make a change of part, at that time the only option was to look for someone who could get the part down and for a while I searched without success, the bike was beautiful and I wouldn't give up to leave it like that after waiting so long. After about 15 days, and not finding someone who could lower the piece, I had a moment of enlightenment, I told myself -what am I doing? If I could create the piece myself, there was no one to look for, I was capable of creating it through 3D printing, so I got to work, I took measurements of the piece and made the plans directly on the computer, once the correct specifications of the piece were obtained, I made the 3D model and proceeded to look for someone to do the printing, luckily I found someone who was dedicated to 3D printing right here where I live in Fresnillo Zacatecas and he recommended me the material with which the piece could be printed and so it was done, once with the printed piece in my hands I did the test and it was perfect, it was returned in this project and with renewed spirits and create a new version of the ring with the largest space for the cables and to be able to pass the cables with greater ease. A few days later the handlebars and brake calipers arrived, so I mounted them on the bike to get another surprise that the handlebars were not compatible with the spacers that came from the factory with the x18, they were big, but I did not worry since that opened new doors to more ideas and now the objective was to create spacers completely customized to fit the frame and handlebars, I worked using the spacers that came from the factory and the ones that came with the new handlebar as a base to create new ones, create the plans on the computer with their corresponding measurements and they were ordered to be printed, they were a success, they fit perfectly and they managed to make the handlebars completely compatible with the frame, from there I generated another 4 more prototypes of spacers to improve the design until reaching the final model. Since then, throughout the year 2022 I was working on this project, I knew what I wanted and how I wanted it, I wanted a bicycle that nobody had, a single model, something that had never been seen before that shined by itself, I started to make a new design in the painting for the painting, I made several designs with different colors, until reaching the yellow and black color, it was the chosen one, it fulfilled what I was looking for, it was elegant, it emitted a lot of presence and it shone by itself, with the selected colors I made some design proposals for the painting, but I wanted to see it applied to the bike to be able to observe it in more detail and have a clear idea of how it would look in the end, so I made a model in 3D of the bicycle frame and I placed the designs, until reaching the final design, bright yellow with matte black and letters in glossy black, this final design I knew would be unique and with the modifications I had made to the handlebar system it made it a unique bike that no one would really have, this led me to name my bike the X18 Ultimate. Given that there would be no one like it and it would be the culmination of all my efforts in this project, my Dream Build. During the year 2022 each month I bought parts that I previously selected for the bicycle, the changes select the Sram brand and opt for Sram Force 22 mechanical since that I could no longer find Sram red, another month the seat was ordered, the chain in gold color and the sprocket in 11/25 configuration, for another month the tires were ordered, the brake discs in 140 mm, shift and brake cables with Teflon coating and all the hardware of the components in gold, including the handlebar tape in yellow, and after comparing several rim models, choose to buy ones from the EliteWheels brand of 50 mm for 6-bolt disc brake. The year flew by and by September 2022 the only thing I needed was the crankset and to have the bike painted, I started looking first for who could do the paint job and after an arduous investigation I found who could make my vision come true, a carbon fiber bicycle repair business located in Puebla, Mexico, I contacted them and told them about the idea I had and they told me that it was possible to achieve it, and by the end of October, I sent the bicycle to Puebla in the same box in which it had arrived. During the wait I dedicated myself to looking for the crankset, this time I wanted it to be from the Sram Red range and I was able to get it with a 53/39 chainring configuration and it came from Spain for By mid-November, everything was ready and all that remained was for the bike to return with new paint. By mid-December the bicycle returned, with the paint design as I had imagined it, now everything was complete to start assembling it, for days I carried out assembly tests to see how it would look, and until the beginning of January 2023 I proceeded to assemble it. During its assembly I discovered another small detail, this time in the hole of the fork tube through which the cable sheath passes, which was that the bevels of the hole did not allow it to slide well the cable sheath since they did not have a profile for it to slide well, but I took care of that myself using a drill bit wrapped in sandpaper I did the profiling and it was perfect the cable sheath slid smoothly. It was my first time running wires inside a bike frame so I had to do a method to hold the handlebars with a broomstick and a chair to get the wires through. without problems, until it was complete and functional, resulting in a Trifox X18 bike like no other in the world. It was an adventure that I enjoyed month by month, acquiring each component and visualizing how it would look at the end, the whole year 2022 until reaching a dream come true, In the short time that I've been using it, I can say that the bike is great, I haven't had any problems, it's completely safe and extremely light for a disc brake bike. I am very happy and pleased with her and with the quality offered by her entire Trifox team, from her customer service to her products, I know that during the process there were small details but that did not affect my experience at all, in fact they motivated me to solve and improve them and it serves as a tool for you to improve the products even more, I am very grateful that you liked it the result I achieve with a model of their bikes, maybe in the future someone else can achieve what I did and build the dream bike.
what is up people how are you guys doingso you guys know that i over forked my trifox cross country slash down country chinese carbon mountain bikewhatever you guys want to call iti'm so used on riding it with a manitou mark or 100 millimeter fork manitou markor it's fine you know until it started giving me issues so i over forked it with my rockshox revelation 130 millimeter forki actually been testing it out and the fork is actually you know really good i really like it but the pedal efficiency is goneyou know 130 millimeters going downhillwell we don't really have downhill here in floridabut you know you get the point going down and turningi feel like i actually got a super nice trail bike you know but again it's not that efficientso here's the writing video and before you guys start commenting that oh how come youso fast well if i'm writing and filming i normally stop every once in a while so i check the footagemaybe two to three minutes that two to three minutes will actually give me enough time to rest you know to lower my heart rateand after that i am ready to hammer it again yeah that's why i'm super fast in these videos plusyou know i mean i only filmed the the cool stuff not the lame stuffso if you guys want to check out the entire lap me riding this traillet me know down in the comments belowso next time i'll click the record buttonand i'm just gonna hammer the entire trail see that way you guys can see how slow i ambut i actually ride faster with the group because if i'm riding with a groupwe don't stop we only stop if we got mechanical issues likeyou know somebody got a flat or something like thatso rockshox revelation fork on my trifox mfm 100 it's okaythe bike survived i've been hitting some drops on it just a little bit you know not too highbut yeah i think it's doable so yeah here's the the ride video check it out comment down belowwhat you guys think about it and enjoy[riding time]130 millimeter fork on a super cross country traillet's do itit's so dry here todayit's super sandynormally i crash here when it's hotbecause it's just it's so sandy thatyou know i keep sliding all over the placei had to hit the brakes thereall right let's see the suspensionlet me check the forkso far i still got approximately an inch and a half of travel left on my fork suspensionso i can feel it is too comfortable it's just every time i pedal i feel like the front is just bobbing so muchso 130 millimeters it's just too much for this trailpersonally i think 110 millimeter travel bike is perfect around here in floridayou know that's just me that's my opinion130 millimeter it's just it is not efficient i'll give you that it's pretty comfortable but[riding time]i like this spot right herea little bit of flowoh man it's so leafy i am scared to turnit's like no matter how creepy my tire isit's just i can't trust them 100 you knowbecause there's no berms herea pedal pedal pedaland guess whatthere's a hikerall that energy's gone okay here we gocobblestone climbget up there go oni can feel itit is not that efficient on climbinggoing downit's all right though againit's kind of comfybut you know whati think i'll stick with 120 millimeterscome on let's get itgoing a little too fast right hereoh man it turns real goodlonger forks i guessbetter handlingi don't knowcomment down belownot surea lot of flats hereit'll make you strong though because you're going to be pedaling a lotit's like 95 of the time you're pedalingthese turns are deadlyincoming rootsfirst lap donethat one is a solid ride right therethis place is busyi did not use all my travelstill got an inch and a half of travel left on my forkwell since you made it all the way to the end of this videomight as well subscribe to my channel if you haven't done it yet and stay tunedbecause i am about to install the rockshox sid select to my trifox mfm carbon mountain bikeso yeah thanks for watching and i guess that's about it don't forget to like comment subscribekeep pedaling ride safe and i will see you guys in my next videoClick here to buy the Trifox Full Suspension Carbon MTB Frame MFM100Check the Trifox Mountain Bike Frame MFM100 Review video here
Hi everyone, in this video I will ride with my neighbor, just a quick ride about 30-40km - breakfast ride.This ride is to test my new carbon saddle from Trifox brand. Trifox sponsored the saddle for me to do a review.At the end of the video, I will do a review on the carbon saddle. Its been a while doing bike VLOG, let's watch the video.Okay, quick break before we meet a hilly area, just a short climb.I'm with Nazrul with his road bike - Gusto RCA3. I had review it, so I put the link above & below video descriptions.Gusto is a Taiwan brand and it is a value for money bike with a good specs. Okay, let's continue.Okay now we are at a T-junction. To the left, you can go to Ekamatahari & Seremban. To the right, you can reach SIC & KLIA.But we are going to U-turn because it started raining a bit. Will have breakfast at the stall near house area.Actually its a been a while since I ride my bike because I'm focusing on my run training. I had joined KLSCM virtual run.Planning to do a personal best timing for 10km. Lazy to register for 42km marathon.Past few weeks, there has been a lot of accident involving cyclist. Safety first, if you don't feel well, skip cycling for that day.Now for the review after 40km ride. Trifox is a brand from China since year 2008. Thanks Trifox for the sponsorship.Trifox also gave carbon bottle cage & carbon handlebar extender. Design wise, beautiful shape design with carbon look & feel.Here the line is silver/grey color. There are other color options - red, green. White color Trifox name in front & fox logo at the back. Curve inwards at the middle & curve shape at the back as well. Very slim profile design & weight is only 95 gram, very light.Saddle length is 270mm & wide is 140mm. Saddle fit depends on individual. You have to measure own sit bone & do bike fitting.With a good cycling pants & correct riding position, the saddle still okay with a bit hard/firm feeling because no soft padding.So, for short distance below 100km, it is suitable but for long ride over 100km, for me not suitable, not comfortable.On bumpy ride, you have to lift your butt to avoid any stiff feeling. The surface area is smooth so your sitting position sometimes shift a bit.Price is USD 39.99 USD 99.99. Trifox website link at below video descriptions.Here is the Trifox carbon bottle cage. Nice design with white color Trifox name & logo. Weight is only 22gram for this thin version. The other bottle cage given is a thick version which I will put at my folding bike.Easy to put the bottle & bottle is steady & stable.For the carbon handlebar extender, also will install at my folding bike.Okay guys, that's all for this video. Thank you again Trifox for the sponsorship. Do check out Trifox at below links.Comment below, what saddle are you guys using now.Hit the Like Subscribe Bell & Share button.See you in the next video. #enjoythelittlethingsClick here to buy the Trifox carbon saddleCheck the Trifox carbon saddle review video here
Let's start counting from the beginning.I had been thinking about buying a carbon full suspension frame for a couple of years and using the parts of my bike.After many turns, looking at web pages, comments, photos, forums... I was between three different frames and in the end I decided on the Trifox for geometry, aesthetics and for all the benefits that it assumed since I had read a lot about it.The day I decided to buy it, I contacted them and my first surprise was that the price had gone up. I thought it would be due to the global pandemic that was hitting us and that over time the price would drop, so I asked my contact. and he gave me the explanations of why he had raised the price and that it would not go down.I bought it even thinking that it was very expensive, but over time I realized that my thinking was wrong and that its price is very good.I had to wait since with the issue of the Denis pa the shipment was delayed a bit but as soon as it arrived and I opened the box I realized that I had made a master purchase.The packaging was perfect with great care so that the painting did not suffer any damage during the long journey.At first glance, the painting is very beautiful and the Titanium paint finish is spectacular; I had just fallen in love.Next step, take it to the store to assemble it with all the parts from my other bike.Here several unimportant problems arose, parts that did not work for me and some shock absorber bushings that did not work for my dt swiss xr carbon shock absorber, so in order not to delay any longer, I bought another shock absorber that would be worth a rock shox monarch that this one was worth perfectly.Now if it was already mounted, greased and waiting for me to take it out to run, jump, go up, go down and everything that I ordered it to do.First contact, a 20 km ride to get everything ready, saddle height, you tighten this screw that is loosening….And the next day to give it cane.Galdames greenway (50 km) flat to go full speed and see how fast and rigid the bike is.And I am not disappointed at all, it is a missile, very fast and rigid, the suspension behaves very well, absorbing small irregularities in the terrain and it does not rock anything, it is very reactive when you hit it with acceleration, it does not cost anything and you can see that the force that you print to the pedals it goes directly to the wheels and that is due to the rigidity of the frame, here I began to notice the looks of other cyclists at my bike, if the frame is beautiful how are people not going to look at me.Second contact 70 km through real mountains, uphill trails, downhills here we are going to really test it well on all types of terrain.We start leaving the house at a leisurely pace, putting a thousand eyes on the entire bike to see if everything is still in order.We spent a few kilometers on the bike path without any problem, everything is ok.We reached kilometer 15 and reached the mountain.First strong climb very bumpy and broken and the bike behaves as it has been rigid up to now, picking up all the bumps in the terrain and without losing an iota of rigidity and tracing all the way where you send it.A slight turn of the handlebars and the bike stops there and goes without problems.Climbing it behaves like a true thoroughbred, a world championship bike, a bike that if Niño Schurter rode it would win a world championship at least.After a few straight kilometers going up we reached the top and now it's time to go down; And how can it be otherwise? I love going down with this bike and it's a bike that goes down almost better than it goes up.You trace the curves wonderfully and it absorbs the bumps very well. Also, being a carbon frame, it is noticeable that the same frame also absorbs the bumps somewhat and that is due to the layers and shapes of the carbon that is very well studied so that it behaves like that. .Here the little extra weight that the frame has is not a small inconvenience like going uphill but it is a plus and makes the bike faster and more rigid.This is how I spend the next 25 km hallucinating with the behavior, benefits, rigidity, absorption, reactivity... of the frame.Now I realize that the almost €1000 that I have paid for the frame is a few euros since a frame of this caliber but from any other renowned brand is worth double or more.After a few months and a few kilometers of use, I still think the same thing and the only thing I think about is how it would behave if it were mounted with all the best that there is on the market, although later I tell myself that I already know that it would behave for 10 years now. I know that there is a UCI Wc Mtb team that competes with the frame under the name of another brand.The only thing that I think the frame lacks a little is the weight, although I am sure that when they review the frame they will use better fibers to reduce the weight of the frame than if they lowered it by 200 grams. it would stay at an amazing weight.As I said, after spending time with it, I totally recommend buying it and that each one assemble it with the parts they can (the best, the worst, new or second-hand) because it will surely be a very good bike since its frame behaves good in all situations (mountain, road, trails, ups, downs...)Click Here to buy Trifox Carbon Fibre Full Suspension MTB Frame
