![]() The front fork had no voids upon examination, the bearing seats were within acceptable tolerances for roundness and eccentricity between the upper and lower bearing seats was found to be very low. The bottom bracket was one of the better bottom brackets for accuracy. If installing a Hambini BB, the necked BB86 type would be recommended as the cable cover bolt can impinge. For an end user it would be beneficial to polish the opening slightly, it would make it easier for BB installation. It was at the bottom end of the size spectrum but nonetheless remained within specification. The bottom bracket was BB86 specification and the opening was measured at 40.95mm average. Geometrically, there was nothing wrong with the frame. The BB to seatpost and dropouts was perpendicular. A void can reduce local structural strength and stiffness by 90%. It should be noted that material type and grade are largely immaterial, the quality of manufacture is much more important. It is obvious that a lot of time and care has been put into the frame manufacture, the internals of the frame were very clean and there were no voids detected. The overall quality of manufacturing of this frame was extremely good and would easily surpass the named brands (Canyon, Cannondale, BMC, Giant etc). The frame was purchased with a handlebar bundle which included the headset and spacers. Winspace T1500 Frame Manufacturing and Quality The model on test was the direct mount rim brake model, it is also available in disc brake. The T1500 is the Winspace Aero offering, it has aerodynamic tubing, dropped seat stays and in the case of this frame, shielded rim brakes. ![]() Winspace is an OEM, they are well known for their LUN sub brand and their hyper wheels. Winspace is a company based in Xiamen China, they are one of the most well known companies outside of their home market and have a reputation that has grown from a small Chinese focused company to one that is gaining worldwide market share quite rapidly. ![]()
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