There are a lot of polish bikes brands. Poland Is like a bike industry hub now. Octane One, NS Bikes, Kross, Romet, Rondo, Geobike, Dartmoor, etc, are polish brand. My favorite is Dartmoor, the frames are build like tanks!! The Dartmoor Hornet and the Dartmoor Primal are crazy good indestructible frames and cheaper than their competition.
@@LoveMTB Let's just clarify that none of those brands frames are actually welded in Poland. AFAIK only Antidote is making frames in Poland but those are crazy expensive boutique carbon frames. And I think Kross has some low volume carbon hardtail production also in Poland. That said for example Romet has an interesting Dagger frame for this year that is I think only full sus aluminium frame with 150mm and FLEX SEATSTAYS.
I have two dartmoors. One hornet 2020 in xl and 27.5 plus tires, the frame is very strong 💪 2.7 kg. And other dartmoor frame is primal 29er hardtail too . I think Cheap and really good quality for that price and in boost under 300 bugs per frame. Nice 👌 👋
@@amermeleitor Exactly what I think hornet in 29 is my dream hardtail for life. About Corona, I think for bike business in long term not good here in Germany on bike24 many parts out of stock and many people lose their jobs. To much Communism, so welcome to the JudeSSR 🤣🤣🤣
Just picked one up via EBay, it's a large in blue. Built it up for my son as he has out grown his current frame set and needed something more aggressive less racy. Ported most things over, 1x10 deore, deore brakes, slx crank, sun race cassette, new 50mm planet X stem (old bike was more XC and had a long stem), 27.5 dropper (has to use a shim to fit it), DTSwiss x1900 wheels (rear boost one on order, old bike was non boost). Super Star flat pedals etc. It's looking good, just needs that rear wheel fitting and no more lock down, then we can really test it 👍
Received exactly same fame last week and started to build. Waiting for fork now... Price of the frame is amazing for what you get 😱👍 Can't wait to shred it 👍
@@LoveMTB had first ride in the snow this weekend. Really great! Built weights 12.5kg and is a up und down machine 😁👍 geometry really gives confidence. Think will use this one more often than I thought. For normal tour and trail riding absolutely sufficient and comfortable. Compared to my big enduro bike I feel much more of the trail underneath me. Only thing I realized is that the seat tube is really long compared to similar bikes. Had to cut a cm off. But with that frame price I was not afraid of doing it 😁😁😁
@@surmatti If there is like 3dagrees alone in difference bof headangle between the octane one and the Ragley i wouldn't do the "yes i can get this now so i don't car about the geometry difference..." move. It will bite you in the ass later on 😅Take a look at this article :) www.btr-fabrications.com/blog/sixty-one-degree/
I built a 27.5 bike with this frame like two years ago and the bike it's amazing, at least for me, the geometry is good, feels long and stable at speed but not so long that you find yourself struggling with climbs or turns and has all the modern features like you mention. Good call on protecting the frame, it's true what the forums Say about the paint XD
Once I had the opportunity to meet the owner of NS Bikes, Mr. Szymon Kobylinski and ride with him. His a very strong cyclist! On his calves, medical students could study anatomy :). Probably few people know that he was once a rock star! He played in the band BLENDERS.
My 2c worth as I built up one of these. The paint isn't very hard-wearing and the seatubes are slightly on the long side . Those are the only drawbacks for me. Oh and use a p clip for the dropper cable at the bottle cage bolt
Wow, I miss so much longer rides, but I can't ride again because my bike was already gone. That's why I stop cycling cause don't have a bike already , so I wish hope having bike soon..
Very nice frame, love the colour! I almost bought one of these during the summer for my aggressive hardtail build but went with a dartmoor primal instead (also a polish brand)
I had similar paint on my Dartmoor Primal, and car paint shop guy told me, it was some fancy 3 or more layer spray paint, that will always have chipping disadvatage and touch-up kit unavalability in comparison to powder coating. He said touch-up will be visible, no matter how long you'll take to find a decent match. So i used a transparrent just for layers protection. You guys in US might actually have access to cheap Dartmoor frames, they branched out quite signifficantly.
I'm building an Ns Eccentric which I plan on putting 27.5 plus tyres on. The only issue so far is the description was wrong on chain reaction cycles so beware of this and go with the frame specs on the Ns webpage
@@LoveMTB Yes it is a 29 frame but the Ns website says it can be used with up to a 3 inch tyre width on the rear. Visually that octane one frame looks similar to the Ns one but there must be some slight differences.
@@LoveMTB it has the same headset and bb shell size/type and the same rear axle came with my frame that I can see in your video. It's kind of cool that a company would sell two similar frames under different brands
@@LoveMTB Ironically I'd want this frame in a QR version because I have plenty of wheels at home I'd be able to re-use. My current hardtail is a Cannondale with a 1.5" steerer so I can't upgrade my fork from 80mm without a very specific and expensive headset.
@@LoveMTB any chance of squeezing in a 29" 2.0 tire in the rear? I'm also not as comfortable drilling holes for almy dropper post, but I loved watching you do it
Good Video Glad to See European Bikes Making Come Back Not ALL Made in China i Remember as a Kid my Adidas Shoes were made in Yugoslavia and Clarks Shoes Made in England
@@LoveMTB as a KId Rode BMX , with Z- Rims and a Fake REDLINE Frame , 3 piece Cranks Creaked so i went with Sugino 1 Piece Cranks , LUSTED for BULLEYE Hubs and CRANKS - DAD Got Rid of the Bike : NO HELMENT at that Time .( Good Times )
@@LoveMTB I like him. I enjoy riding it. This is how it looks: imgur.com/a/cOPqDSg At the same time, I have new tires - Wolfpack Trail. This season, I plan to change the brake discs to the XTR RT-MT900 and the front chainwheel to the XT.
This is I’m looking for...a cheap alloy frame, throw axle and boost. A separated sold frame is too difficult to find here in Brazil. You can buy only a complete bike. A few brands which sold only frame don’t have a great quality (or throw axles, boost).
@@LoveMTB i search for the geometry for this frame (octane), and the head tube angle is 66,5!!!!! This HTA never will be find here in Brazil. Max 68 of HTA. Can you send to me this frame here in Brazil??? Hahahahah. Thanks for the great video!!!
You could indeed not fit a 2.8" 27.5 tire in there, 2.4 barely clears the chainstay really, unfortunately the cutout is made for 29 and the thing narrows further down the tube.
@@LoveMTB hard for me to imagine that, since my real size 2.5" Agarro buzzes the chainstay under heavier cornering loads, my wheels are pretty stiff and I'm really light (55kg) at that.
@@LoveMTB I've e-mailed octane 1 and 7anna and had nothing so far, not sure why the information is so elusive, i've also got a scott genius and the details are printed right on the axle and it's easy to search online. Octane 1 don't even have replacement axles for sale on their site :(
I have last year's prone non boost. I was planning on installing a 12s deore on it this morning but i think the hanger bracket is in the incorrect position. On my ds bike i see the hanger is in a further clocked position to the rear compared to my prone. I wonder if they have a specific hanger for a 12s setup?
Scratch that I had my derailleur installed incorrectly. Note to self, install more lights in my workshop. Lol 12s working fine. I have the zrace 11-52 hg cassette
@@LoveMTB I love the alu Konas, dont understand why the steel konas are so popular when the alu Konas were the Konas everybody wanted back then as they were top models.
@@Andy-co6pn Back when I was drooling over the Konas, Kula was one of the Top tier alu bikes in Konas model line up. A Ti hei hei frame or was it King Kahuna was the dream bike but the alu bikes with the Kula and AA if I remember correctly were the XC racer bikes every mountain biker kid wanted. And the steel frames were considered more like mid tier bikes at that point. Think this was 94 or 95 to 98.
There are a lot of polish bikes brands. Poland Is like a bike industry hub now. Octane One, NS Bikes, Kross, Romet, Rondo, Geobike, Dartmoor, etc, are polish brand. My favorite is Dartmoor, the frames are build like tanks!! The Dartmoor Hornet and the Dartmoor Primal are crazy good indestructible frames and cheaper than their competition.
@@LoveMTB Let's just clarify that none of those brands frames are actually welded in Poland. AFAIK only Antidote is making frames in Poland but those are crazy expensive boutique carbon frames. And I think Kross has some low volume carbon hardtail production also in Poland.
That said for example Romet has an interesting Dagger frame for this year that is I think only full sus aluminium frame with 150mm and FLEX SEATSTAYS.
I have two dartmoors. One hornet 2020 in xl and 27.5 plus tires, the frame is very strong 💪 2.7 kg. And other dartmoor frame is primal 29er hardtail too . I think Cheap and really good quality for that price and in boost under 300 bugs per frame. Nice 👌 👋
I hope Dartmoor make a 29er Hornet someday soon, with 100mm or less headtube. It would be my next bike for sure.
@@amermeleitor Exactly what I think hornet in 29 is my dream hardtail for life. About Corona, I think for bike business in long term not good here in Germany on bike24 many parts out of stock and many people lose their jobs.
To much Communism, so welcome to the JudeSSR 🤣🤣🤣
I also have a dartmoor primal.. grest frame.
Paint is a weak point, but i would love to buy a blackbird, can't find them anywere.
Just picked one up via EBay, it's a large in blue. Built it up for my son as he has out grown his current frame set and needed something more aggressive less racy. Ported most things over, 1x10 deore, deore brakes, slx crank, sun race cassette, new 50mm planet X stem (old bike was more XC and had a long stem), 27.5 dropper (has to use a shim to fit it), DTSwiss x1900 wheels (rear boost one on order, old bike was non boost). Super Star flat pedals etc. It's looking good, just needs that rear wheel fitting and no more lock down, then we can really test it 👍
Received exactly same fame last week and started to build. Waiting for fork now... Price of the frame is amazing for what you get 😱👍
Can't wait to shred it 👍
@@LoveMTB had first ride in the snow this weekend. Really great!
Built weights 12.5kg and is a up und down machine 😁👍 geometry really gives confidence. Think will use this one more often than I thought. For normal tour and trail riding absolutely sufficient and comfortable. Compared to my big enduro bike I feel much more of the trail underneath me.
Only thing I realized is that the seat tube is really long compared to similar bikes. Had to cut a cm off. But with that frame price I was not afraid of doing it 😁😁😁
octane is such a underrated brand
Absolutely love my 29er Prone
Amazing frame, built one in black 29er and has been working like a charm.
Perfect timing! I'm on the look for a new hardtail to ditch my full sus and this has crossed my mind.
MAybe you should also check out dartmoor or Ragley :)
@@kaedeschulz5422 Absolutely! There's plenty of options to choose from but it all comes to colour and availability. 😊
@@surmatti If there is like 3dagrees alone in difference bof headangle between the octane one and the Ragley i wouldn't do the "yes i can get this now so i don't car about the geometry difference..." move. It will bite you in the ass later on 😅Take a look at this article :) www.btr-fabrications.com/blog/sixty-one-degree/
I built a 27.5 bike with this frame like two years ago and the bike it's amazing, at least for me, the geometry is good, feels long and stable at speed but not so long that you find yourself struggling with climbs or turns and has all the modern features like you mention. Good call on protecting the frame, it's true what the forums Say about the paint XD
That weld on bottom bracket/CS side made my day! :D
I was looking into this frame
Before i got a RSD frame on sale. Looking forward to this build
Once I had the opportunity to meet the owner of NS Bikes, Mr. Szymon Kobylinski and ride with him. His a very strong cyclist! On his calves, medical students could study anatomy :).
Probably few people know that he was once a rock star! He played in the band BLENDERS.
My 2c worth as I built up one of these. The paint isn't very hard-wearing and the seatubes are slightly on the long side . Those are the only drawbacks for me. Oh and use a p clip for the dropper cable at the bottle cage bolt
Congratulations! Good choice.
Wow, I miss so much longer rides, but I can't ride again because my bike was already gone. That's why I stop cycling cause don't have a bike already , so I wish hope having bike soon..
Very nice frame, love the colour! I almost bought one of these during the summer for my aggressive hardtail build but went with a dartmoor primal instead (also a polish brand)
Looking forward to the build video!
I had similar paint on my Dartmoor Primal, and car paint shop guy told me, it was some fancy 3 or more layer spray paint, that will always have chipping disadvatage and touch-up kit unavalability in comparison to powder coating. He said touch-up will be visible, no matter how long you'll take to find a decent match. So i used a transparrent just for layers protection.
You guys in US might actually have access to cheap Dartmoor frames, they branched out quite signifficantly.
@@LoveMTB Not that I don't remember, i just never knew exactly where is the love :-)
Maybe Dartmoor is available in Canada too?
I'm building an Ns Eccentric which I plan on putting 27.5 plus tyres on. The only issue so far is the description was wrong on chain reaction cycles so beware of this and go with the frame specs on the Ns webpage
@@LoveMTB Yes it is a 29 frame but the Ns website says it can be used with up to a 3 inch tyre width on the rear. Visually that octane one frame looks similar to the Ns one but there must be some slight differences.
@@LoveMTB it has the same headset and bb shell size/type and the same rear axle came with my frame that I can see in your video. It's kind of cool that a company would sell two similar frames under different brands
Build up a NS Clash awhile back. Really liked that frame, once i sorted it out
Thinking about buying a hardtail next spring, I might just build one, cool vid thanks 😊
just found this channel. Octane One was my first bike build! loved it till i swapped the frame out to Nukeproof Scout 😄😄
Finally seeing a review of this frame!
@@LoveMTB Ironically I'd want this frame in a QR version because I have plenty of wheels at home I'd be able to re-use. My current hardtail is a Cannondale with a 1.5" steerer so I can't upgrade my fork from 80mm without a very specific and expensive headset.
@@LoveMTB any chance of squeezing in a 29" 2.0 tire in the rear? I'm also not as comfortable drilling holes for almy dropper post, but I loved watching you do it
seat tube length is kinda massive on all the models 470mm on a medium! only thing that's a bit strange
love the colour though
In Poland we have the luxury of buying these frames dirt cheap! They cost around 1000 Złoty which is equivalent of 200$.
No red colour tho :(
Nice color👍
Have fun. Pretty frame!
Good Video
Glad to See European Bikes Making Come Back
Not ALL Made in China
i Remember as a Kid my Adidas Shoes were made in Yugoslavia
and Clarks Shoes Made in England
@@LoveMTB as a KId Rode BMX , with Z- Rims and a Fake REDLINE Frame , 3 piece Cranks Creaked so i went with Sugino 1 Piece Cranks , LUSTED for BULLEYE Hubs and CRANKS - DAD Got Rid of the Bike : NO HELMENT at that Time .( Good Times )
Beautiful frame. Didn't know that it is manufactured in my country :)
Any idea when the next video will be out? Just curious since I built up one of their Sour frames!
My bike is built on this frame (27.5, M size)
@@LoveMTB I like him. I enjoy riding it. This is how it looks:
imgur.com/a/cOPqDSg
At the same time, I have new tires - Wolfpack Trail. This season, I plan to change the brake discs to the XTR RT-MT900 and the front chainwheel to the XT.
Greetings from poland i had an octane one but tur zircus and it was great
good luck finding them anywhere
Muy bonita, felicidades que la disfrutes !!
Got my name on the waiting list for a 275 frame at my local bike shop but stock seems pretty bad for the rest of the year.
I guess the Duroc weels will go on this build?! 👍🙃
will a marzocchi Bomber Z2 Boost fit?
It seems too good to be true? Is the frame heavy or something
This is I’m looking for...a cheap alloy frame, throw axle and boost. A separated sold frame is too difficult to find here in Brazil. You can buy only a complete bike. A few brands which sold only frame don’t have a great quality (or throw axles, boost).
@@LoveMTB i search for the geometry for this frame (octane), and the head tube angle is 66,5!!!!! This HTA never will be find here in Brazil. Max 68 of HTA. Can you send to me this frame here in Brazil??? Hahahahah. Thanks for the great video!!!
You could indeed not fit a 2.8" 27.5 tire in there, 2.4 barely clears the chainstay really, unfortunately the cutout is made for 29 and the thing narrows further down the tube.
@@LoveMTB hard for me to imagine that, since my real size 2.5" Agarro buzzes the chainstay under heavier cornering loads, my wheels are pretty stiff and I'm really light (55kg) at that.
Love mine!
I bought this frame and built one up because of your video, but I need a new thru axle, do you know the spec of it? thread pitch etc?
@@LoveMTB I took the wheels of to transport the bike and lost it :(
@@LoveMTB I've e-mailed octane 1 and 7anna and had nothing so far, not sure why the information is so elusive, i've also got a scott genius and the details are printed right on the axle and it's easy to search online. Octane 1 don't even have replacement axles for sale on their site :(
Really curious to know what 27.5 width tire you can fit on this frame.
@@LoveMTB Which brand tire? Maxxis seems to run smaller when compared to Schwalbe
Love the colour, where did you purchase the frame from. Only place I see is Chain Reaction. Thx
Hey I'm in Canada also EH! (from watching a bunch of your videos) how was the duty/tax on the frame from England???
Thanks so much for getting back to me. If this bike turns out half as nice as the Brand X it’s gonna be a beauty. Looking forward to the build
I have last year's prone non boost. I was planning on installing a 12s deore on it this morning but i think the hanger bracket is in the incorrect position. On my ds bike i see the hanger is in a further clocked position to the rear compared to my prone. I wonder if they have a specific hanger for a 12s setup?
Scratch that I had my derailleur installed incorrectly. Note to self, install more lights in my workshop. Lol 12s working fine. I have the zrace 11-52 hg cassette
What watch are you wearing? Look like an oris bracelet
Gotcha!
How tall are you?
What drivetrain are you thinking of using in this built?
@@LoveMTB I wish I had your ability to build bikes, I would have at least 10 by now. Lol. Appreciate the content 👍🏿
@@LoveMTB you should/could try those weird chinese ones, that, aparently work decently.
There are only a couple of videos reviewing them.
@@LoveMTB that would be good content... and at least we could see how the "chinese alternatives" are doing.
Not a fan of those welds!
Welding doesn't look great! I'd becareful taking any 10ft drops
2kg is way too heavy for me. My 18" steel frame from the 90s is around 1.6kg. And my 16" alu frame from 2003 is 1.4. Otherwise it looks really nice.
@@LoveMTB I love the alu Konas, dont understand why the steel konas are so popular when the alu Konas were the Konas everybody wanted back then as they were top models.
@@Pillokun in my day the steel konas were the top dogs, explosif and kilauea unless you could afford the sandvik ti framed hei hei
@@Andy-co6pn Back when I was drooling over the Konas, Kula was one of the Top tier alu bikes in Konas model line up. A Ti hei hei frame or was it King Kahuna was the dream bike but the alu bikes with the Kula and AA if I remember correctly were the XC racer bikes every mountain biker kid wanted. And the steel frames were considered more like mid tier bikes at that point. Think this was 94 or 95 to 98.
@@LoveMTB I only like small frames :P But I feel posting to Sweden would be too cumbersome.
@@LoveMTB ah it is the black and yellow kula.. nah man too new for my taste. Thought you meant the older generation Kula bikes. but thank anyway :)
Those are the ugliest welds I have ever seen.
Similar welds on my bird zero am frame doesn’t bother me.
Germans say: "Kaum gestohlen schon in Polen."
P.S I'm not German
oh. verner von braun.. kaum gestohlen shon in usa... and 3/4 nazis scientist....
I think that Germans should just shut up