Carbonda FM909

[ilyamaksimov]

Do you know what measurements all the rear suspension bearings are?

carbonda is actually working on a new frame, downtube storage is promised. But this superior has nothing to do with carbonda. It’s just that modern frames have finally begun to approach carbonda geometry, which is why they may be visually similar to it

[Eneen]

carbonda is actually working on a new frame, downtube storage is promised. But this superior has nothing to do with carbonda. It’s just that modern frames have finally begun to approach carbonda geometry, which is why they may be visually similar to it

XC or Trail? Some more info?

[ilyamaksimov]

XC or Trail? Some more info?

Adam told me the XC frame. When it will be and what it will be there is no information. But such work is underway.

[slundy]

Hi all, in the process of choosing a paint scheme.
My choice is to have the bottom half turquoise gloss and the top matte black. Can anyone please tell me the difference between the standard matte and UD Matte? Is the standard matte just the exposed carbon structure with a matte clear coat?

[Pedaldancer]

Hi all, in the process of choosing a paint scheme.
My choice is to have the bottom half turquoise gloss and the top matte black. Can anyone please tell me the difference between the standard matte and UD Matte? Is the standard matte just the exposed carbon structure with a matte clear coat?

I don't know who is your sales contact so the answer to your question may depend on your contact person...
But in general all of the frames come with a slight black coating.  This is Iusually called matte UD. They always give that slight paint to frames because just raw out of the production they would look very rough and they also need to smoothen the surface for the following paint job.
So therfore I am a bit puzzled about the standard matte.

If you want an exposed carbon structure this will be called raw carbon. And as the frames do have the matte UD they must sand this down by hand again. So it's one of the more expensive paint jobs. But definitely worth it 
I have a blue raw carbon 909... and i also sanded my cockpit on my road bike down to the carbon structure and painted it with glossy clear coat on my own. That really upgraded my road bike visually 

[DESMOCHEEE!!!]

What is the chainline for this frame, 55mm or 52mm?

[Pedaldancer]

What is the chainline for this frame, 55mm or 52mm?

I use the Shimano XT crankset with 52mm chain line as I was shooting for the smaller q factor. It's working fine.

https://bike.shimano.com/de-DE/product/component/deore-xt-m8100/FC-M8100-1.html

[Kit]

Hi,

I'm wondering what the latest feedback is on FM909 vs FM936, now that both are available with 120mm travel. A couple of years ago, there was a post saying that the 909 wouldn't be as good for downcountry use because of the lower support at mid-stroke.

Thanks for any feedback that people may have.

Hi Jev,

Did you ever find out how they compare at 120mm?

[jever98]

On the German MTB forum more people are using the 909 for marathon-type riding and 936 for more trail oriented riding. Though there were some voices more recently saying that the difference may be smaller than initially made out to be.

I am leaning towards a 909 because I prefer the shock placement, cable routing, 2 bottle holders, and I don't like the looks of the seat mast in size XL on the 936.

[zilcho]

On the German MTB forum more people are using the 909 for marathon-type riding and 936 for more trail oriented riding. Though there were some voices more recently saying that the difference may be smaller than initially made out to be.

I am leaning towards a 909 because I prefer the shock placement, cable routing, 2 bottle holders, and I don't like the looks of the seat mast in size XL on the 936.

I have both and would suggest the 909 for the same reasons you settled on. My 936 is from early 2020 (pre 120mm rear) built on a budget with 120mm fork and 42.5 shock. Its robust and have no complaints, I just wanted a lighter, fancier build with two bottles. My 909 was built as 120 front and rear with lighter components throughout. It is certainly faster and more nimble but does have some flex in the rear triangle. Some of that might be the lighter frame but I blame the super light wheelset and my relatively skewed burst power to weight ratio. A note on fitting two bottles, for a size large frame I could not fit a 750ml cambelbak podium in the vertical position and had to size down for the second bottle. Not what I was hoping for but still better than just one bottle.

[jever98]

Thanks Zilcho!

Would you mind posting a photo of your bike? I'm planning my build and an looking for inspiration :-D.

I'm currently leaning towards a gloss black build with silver accents. Manitou R8 fork,  Mara pro shock, possibly a GX Transmission derailleur, alternatively XTR. Hayes A4/A2 brakes. Self build wheels with 30mm ID carbon rims and silver dt swiss hubs.

Unfortunately it seems a silver headset top cap will be hard to come by for this particular frame.