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29er / Re: Carbonda FM 1003 / Flybike FM 1266 180mm "Super Enduro"
« on: April 02, 2024, 12:12:36 PM »
currently have the Cane creek valt coil installed. also have a DVO linear spring as well.
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29er / Re: Carbonda FM 1003 / Flybike FM 1266 180mm "Super Enduro"
« on: April 02, 2024, 12:11:24 PM »
Suspension is in and looks good. went with SR Suntour Durolux 38 and Voro Coil
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29er / Re: LCFS948 - a new enduro from Light Carbon
« on: March 31, 2024, 04:04:59 PM »
I received the size medium that I ordered. Frame built up just fine. Only issue was the original shock we bought was the SR Suntour Triair 2 with the sideways piggy back and the frame was about 5mm too narrow. Switched to the voro coil as the original triair is no longer available. One bummer was that all the drawings had a ISCG-05 mount shown but the frame I received did not. I asked and was told that production frames don't have it. Went with a crank based bash guard instead.
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29er / Re: Carbonda FM 1003 / Flybike FM 1266 180mm "Super Enduro"
« on: March 27, 2024, 08:10:20 PM »Matte white will be about the most difficult color to keep looking good. Should look bring, though, when it is :-)
Yeah this will be a bike park only bike so I just have to spiff it up once and while. I am also hoping that matte frame protection film will help with some of the cleaning process
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29er / Re: Carbonda FM 1003 / Flybike FM 1266 180mm "Super Enduro"
« on: March 27, 2024, 08:08:28 PM »How Long will it take for the arrival of the frame?
I went with the xl as I like a longer bike. I was told it should ship end of march so hopefully any day now I will get the tracking details.
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29er / Re: Carbonda FM 1003 / Flybike FM 1266 180mm "Super Enduro"
« on: March 09, 2024, 09:13:07 PM »
Well I have placed the order for the ICAN X17. I will be the guinea pig for this frame on here. I went with a matte white paint job. I was given this as a design view. although this was gloss, hopefully they remember w hen it comes time to paint. I will try and post some build photos as I go. please ask any questions you have.
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29er / Re: Carbonda FM 1003 / Flybike FM 1266 180mm "Super Enduro"
« on: March 05, 2024, 09:33:55 PM »It’s weird that ICAN would be able to sell a Flybike frame for less than Flybike’s own consumer direct operation (Carbonda). One has to wonder if it’s actually the same construction or just the same mold, potentially with a different mix of carbon or layup process. Is that price comparison for both frames shipped?
ICAN has two web sites and only one of them (not the one people normally buy from) lists the X17. I wonder if that has implications for availability at that price, like it’s only for wholesale customers or something.
I haven’t weighed my size large FM1003 frame separately but it can’t be all that much heavier than the 3300g claimed for a medium.
Thank you for the info on the weight. I was on their non-store site and emailed them directly for the price. Carbonda has always been on the expensive side. Having purchased many frames from Dengfu and light carbon, all have been well under what similar frames were from carbonda. If ICAN has similar quality to either of these two I will be happy
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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Lewis Bike (Trickstuff 2 & 4 piston clones)
« on: March 05, 2024, 01:26:17 PM »
Where are you guys buying these and are you in the US? I found a few UK stores but the prices seem to be much higher than what is listed on the Lewis website. I found an e-bike store selling them for $359, is that the going rate now? TYIA
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29er / Re: Carbonda FM 1003 / Flybike FM 1266 180mm "Super Enduro"
« on: March 05, 2024, 10:26:49 AM »
Does anyone have the XL frame? I am looking at the Ican x17 as the price is about $300 less than the carbonda. also curious on the weight of the large or XL frame if anyone has it.
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29er / Re: My new LCFS958 - StefanB
« on: February 14, 2024, 02:36:37 PM »
question for those that have this frame. I also have it and I am curious if you are running any sort of spacer on the trunnion side of the shock mount. my frame is about 3mm wider than the shocks 54mm width. currently I just flex the frame in to make up that gap. seems to work find and result in a centered shock. does anyone else have this issue and if so have you run spacers in there? please let me know your experiences. tyia
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29er / Re: LCFS948 - a new enduro from Light Carbon
« on: February 02, 2024, 08:07:49 PM »
went and found the geo chart from when I ordered. looks like seat post insertion are as follows 17" (200mm) and 19" (220mm). stand over looks to be 17" (774mm) and 19" (791mm). that is about 14mm more that the LCFS947. this frame has 50mm more insertion length than the 947 as well. I would actually be able to get a longer dropper in the new frame vs my old frame for only 14mm more stand over. currently I am at the max (10mm less) insertion length to get the seat where I need it. this seems like a win to me.
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29er / Re: LCFS948 - a new enduro from Light Carbon
« on: February 02, 2024, 07:56:19 PM »The trend in the bike industry is to have a longer dropper post with a shorter seat tube. For example the ibis Ripley and Ripmo, two of the best selling bikes in the industry, have ST lengths of 418 and 432mm respectively. It allows for more customization via different length dropper post and is much nicer as you can move the seat way out of the way when you are descending. With dropper post reaching lengths of 240mm, it shouldn’t be a problem accommodating longer legged riders. Additionally, droppers are starting to have shorter and shorter insertion lengths, which can make up somewhat for a short frame insertion length. If this seller wants to sell the most amount of frames, he should try to lower the seat tube length. As it is, it will deter buyers looking for a frame with modern geometry.
well the Ibis bikes don't have a shock running through the seat tube either. have the seat post insertion lengths been posted yet? I have a 180mm dropper on LCFS947 and I have 90mm of the non-dropper post sticking out of the frame. Not once have I thought that I needed a longer dropper. I am guessing they had to go with the choices they did because of the shock placement and needing to have a specific amount of insertion length.
Also trends change, wait a few years and this may be the new "in" frame design.
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Component Deals & Selection / Re: sentyeh HRD 1x11 compatibility
« on: January 27, 2024, 03:34:01 PM »Did you have issues with the cassette?
The front crankset has the 40T x-sync chainring that comes with sram rival crankset 12sp. The cassette however is a sunshine hg hub 11 speed cassette. I was thinking of trying a 12spd gx eagle chain and seeing how that works with the 11 speed cassette.
No the cassette was not the issue. it was just the chain ring and only the wide tooth was causing the issue. swapping to a 12 speed specific N/W chainring solved the issue.
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Component Deals & Selection / Re: sentyeh HRD 1x11 compatibility
« on: January 26, 2024, 03:27:51 PM »
i actually had an issue with the 11speed narrow wide chainring being too wide for the 12 seed chain. it would not sit all the way down in the chainring.
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29er / Re: Chinese Carbon 29er Pic Thread.
« on: January 25, 2024, 01:20:40 AM »There has been some bikes built. Me, my wife and my son has been upgraded quite a few times.What frame is this bright orange one? That looks slot like the new lcfs948!!During the pandemic it was easy to sell a used bike so I could build a bike, ride it for a couple of months and sell it for component costs. Now things have changed, its very hard to sell a home built bike so I have to many bikes and therefore no space for more builds
But I am looking forward to the new LCFS948 frame, moste likely I can not resist to build one.
