japjoe7 Carbonda FM1001 build thread

[japjoe7]

FSA race, Sram X01 126 link chain, Sram Dub BOOST BB. The BB feels super cheap. I think I’m going to swap it out for a Race Face Cinch BB.

[japjoe7]

Todays delivery: Ali Shimano ICE center lock rotors and OneUp I-Spec II dropper lever adapter.

[Boybiskit]

FSA race, Sram X01 126 link chain, Sram Dub BOOST BB. The BB feels super cheap. I think I’m going to swap it out for a Race Face Cinch BB.

I'd second SRAM BBs looking / feeling cheap... and lasting about 9 months. I've started using Z-Race off Ali just because they're cheaper. Will see if they last longer.

Love the build and the updates!

[japjoe7]

I'd second SRAM BBs looking / feeling cheap... and lasting about 9 months. I've started using Z-Race off Ali just because they're cheaper. Will see if they last longer.

Love the build and the updates!

Thanks bud! I’ll take a look at the Z-Race as well.

[japjoe7]

RYET rims and TOSEEK handlebars came in the mail yesterday, Will post pics later. Dropper post getting delived today as well.

Rims are very nice, soooo light. Laced one up to see if the spokes are the right length, I think they’ll do just fine.

Dropper is a 170mm, it’s pretty heavy. I was expecting it to be lighter. I also think it may be a bit too long for me.

Handle bars are super light too. I ordered a 660 instead of a 760 by accident. Put in another Ali order for the 760.

[japjoe7]

Ughhh...impulse buy today, bought the Kenda Rush Pro TR tires I wanted. Found a shop that had a site discount that worked with the purchase and got them a tad cheaper than retail. Fingers crossed they ship.

[japjoe7]

Haha how did I forget about this one! Sram GX Eagle Carbon crank came in too. Pretty light! Was going to buy used but after getting the used cassette I changed my mind.

[japjoe7]

Frame is apart, hardware removed. Preparing for paint.

[japjoe7]

Prepping frame, covering holes and sanding. Btw, didn't want to bother taking out the bearings since you won't see the frame holes anyway. I'm pretty precise so it shouldn’t be an issue with the paint.

[japjoe7]

Ughhh...impulse buy today, bought the Kenda Rush Pro TR tires I wanted. Found a shop that had a site discount that worked with the purchase and got them a tad cheaper than retail. Fingers crossed they ship.

Welp, come to find out Kenda Rush Pro TR tires I wanted may be a scam from the store I ordered from. May need to do a credit card charge back. End up ordering Continental Race King 29x2.2 from Ali for $52usd.

[japjoe7]

Welp, come to find out Kenda Rush Pro TR tires I wanted may be a scam from the store I ordered from. May need to do a credit card charge back. End up ordering Continental Race King 29x2.2 from Ali for $52usd.

I spoke too soon apparently, the Kenda's shipped. Judging by all the VERY poor review of the vendor I expected not to get the tires. We'll see if they are the right ones when I receive them. I guess I'll have 2 new pair of tires now lol.

[casual_build]

I spoke too soon apparently, the Kenda's shipped. Judging by all the VERY poor review of the vendor I expected not to get the tires. We'll see if they are the right ones when I receive them. I guess I'll have 2 new pair of tires now lol.

You should still expect not to get the tires: You may be dealing with scam 5 or 11 from this list https://www.reddit.com/r/Aliexpress/comments/hlk157/common_scams_on_aliexpress_and_how_to_avoid_them/

[japjoe7]

You should still expect not to get the tires: You may be dealing with scam 5 or 11 from this list https://www.reddit.com/r/Aliexpress/comments/hlk157/common_scams_on_aliexpress_and_how_to_avoid_them/

Wow, that's good to know thanks! But, the Kenda tires I ordered were from a US vendor blueskycycling.com. They had super bad review and hadn't shipped for a full week so I though I got scammed. Luckly they did ship and I'm awaiting delivery today. I'll update once I get them to see if I recieved the corect tires.

On a good note, all the purchases I've made on Ali(17 in total) so far for this build have been great. All shipped, correct products, and on time delivery.

The best things to do when ordering anything from someone you have never purchased from before is to do your research. I was careless when I orded from blueskycycling.com. Had I read reviews before hand I would NOT have orded from them.

[japjoe7]

Kenda’s delivered woohoo! Nice tires, wow these are light.

Btw, I intend to use these with Tubolight inserts

[jannmayer]

Kenda’s delivered woohoo! Nice tires, wow these are light.

Btw, I intend to use these with Tubolight inserts

Did you have the chance to weigh them? Looks like a decent type for dry and hard conditions.