Carbonda fm936 Thoughts

[theirishrider]

Thanks so much for the detailed write-up! The bike looks great!

[Schoobang]

My FM936 standard XL ended up at 11.4 kg with pedals and bottle cage which I am very satisfied with. With a pair of nice carbon wheels, carbon cranks and a new cassette it could be possible to get closer to 10.5 Kg. Especially if I loose the dropper (but why would I wanna do that?  .

Full Spec:
Carbonda fm936 Standard XL
Rockshox 29" SID Ultimate 120 mm blue 2021
2018 FOX Perf 165 x 42.5 DPS Float

Race face next 760mm
77Designz stem 1 45mm
Cane Creek slamset
MAGURA MT Trail Sport with Storm SL.2 180/160mm
ESI GRIPS Soft Grip Chunky

Rear deraileur XT 11-spd Rear RD-M8000
Trigger SHIMANO XT SL-M8000 I-Spec II for 11
Casette SRAM GX | 11-speed XG-1150 | 10-42
SRAM PC X1 Bicycle Chain 11
SRAM GX Eagle DUB Crank 1x12  BOOST

Hunt trail wide wheels, 30mm inner
Schwalbe racing ray/ralph evo
Tubeless

Seat Specilized phenom pro elasto 155mm
OneUp V2 Dropper 150mm + OneUp remote
KCNC MTB SC11 Seat Clamp

Shimano Pedal, PD-M540


Some thoughts:

Took the first 40+km ride this weekend and everything seems to hold up well. Bike is fast and agile. Climbs very well. I am used to ride a 140/140mm trail bike though... The bike is quite long but I only noticed that on a couple of really tight/narrow/slow passages. BB is low as mentioned in other posts but for me that is not an issue, you just have to be aware and adapt. Also it is nice with a low center of mass.

I got cranks with a boost chain ring on now, but the chain line looks a bit off so I may try a non-boost chain ring.

I had two issues building the bike. The first one was that I couldn´t fit my 180mm dropper beacuse of a manufacturing error. Carbonda compensated me for that and I switched to a 150mm instead which should be enough. Saved 50 grams too =). The other issue was that the linkage was mounted completely dry, but it seems fine after a full do-over.

[Pharaohollie]

@Schoobang: Very nice build! Love that stem and now I want one

I think the 1.3kg difference in weight between our builds is mostly in the fork (yours is approx 600 lighter!) and tires. I dare not run those Schwalbes where I ride, though! I think I might rip them on the first ride out

What do you weigh and what pressure are you running in your shock?

[theirishrider]

@Schoobang looks great! You'll have to give us a side shot 

[Schoobang]

@Schoobang looks great! You'll have to give us a side shot 

[wfl3]

That looks sharp.  I probably would have gone for the new RS fork too if I didn't have the Fox SC already.

[Schoobang]

@Schoobang: Very nice build! Love that stem and now I want one

I think the 1.3kg difference in weight between our builds is mostly in the fork (yours is approx 600 lighter!) and tires. I dare not run those Schwalbes where I ride, though! I think I might rip them on the first ride out

What do you weigh and what pressure are you running in your shock?

The stem is really nice. Weights exactly as spec says. I was a bit worried it might flex too much but it seems solid enough for this kind of bike.

I weigh about 79kg and I run the shock at 220 psi if I remember correctly.

[theirishrider]

Rides looks fab guys!

@zilcho Any pics of your build-up with the nice purple glitter?

[Medico]

So... An update...
Got the new rear part, not direct from Carbonda, but from a nice English guy who had my rear instead of a waranty bike.
Good for me, because I had it a couple of days later.
Very nice of carbonda to ad extra bolts and spacers and a 3th derrailerhanger.

So hopefully this will sort the issue.

Oh...before riding open up all your bearings and add extra grease...mine went dry after 1000km!

[theirishrider]

So... An update...
Got the new rear part, not direct from Carbonda, but from a nice English guy who had my rear instead of a waranty bike.
Good for me, because I had it a couple of days later.
Very nice of carbonda to ad extra bolts and spacers and a 3th derrailerhanger.

So hopefully this will sort the issue.

Oh...before riding open up all your bearings and add extra grease...mine went dry after 1000km!

That's great customer service. I'm honestly very impressed, they seems to be almost better than name brands who can make you really jump through hoops.

So they managed to send it to the wrong address ahaha?   

[Medico]

So... An update...
Got the new rear part, not direct from Carbonda, but from a nice English guy who had my rear instead of a waranty bike.
Good for me, because I had it a couple of days later.
Very nice of carbonda to ad extra bolts and spacers and a 3th derrailerhanger.

So hopefully this will sort the issue.

Oh...before riding open up all your bearings and add extra grease...mine went dry after 1000km!

That's great customer service. I'm honestly very impressed, they seems to be almost better than name brands who can make you really jump through hoops.

So they managed to send it to the wrong address ahaha?   

Even stranger...I had contact with Adam about sending the rear and within a hour I had contact with this english guy

[sync1]

Update from my faulty frame:
Received a new front triangle and now seems perfect. I will assemble and try during next week.

[zilcho]

Rides looks fab guys!

@zilcho Any pics of your build-up with the nice purple glitter?

Not yet, I'm still waiting on a few parts from different Chinese vendors that have been stuck in a shipping void for the past month.  I'll definitely post pics once I get everything in!

[theirishrider]

So this is pretty cool, they're a Brazillian brand selling the FM936 under their own name! I came across it on instagram by accident.
Some cool paint jobs and build specs! The brand offers a lifetime warranty and custom painting.

Link to the bike 9.8kg!
https://edrobikes.com.br/site/produto/range1/

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/B7E1lPJHi70/
brand's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edrobikes/

Some youtube videos:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwXSu02RtQo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WiWhrInXrQ&
something about geo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzZlKOA32JU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWGHWU--gZk
a race on the bike - great video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uTtYi2o3b8

^ I dont know why my youtube links arnt showing  without code mode, sorry if this is against rules.

[mtbluvr68]

Nice looking bike.  I knew that frame looked familiar.  Similar to BMC fourstroke