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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
marriage Those russians  It's defect
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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
Meet another one red carbonda  Thank you for all your posts! February 22, 2022, 04:46:59 AM |
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Meet another one red carbonda Oh, I think I can share some experience and write some review already. May be it helps to someone. Rode ~120 hours, ~1700km, through winter, week in mountains, ~10 xco/xcm races. So I must say it's the most chill an forgiving bike that I have. It doesn't feel like a typical xc bike when you move yourself around all the time on tech sections and may be sometimes trying to survive. It's something like "hey boi relax and stay on pedals, I do the rest". And here is the caveat - now I ride tech section with greater speed and confidence so mistakes became "more expensive". Overall it's an xc bike that feels like older enduro in my opinion and I love it. Little notes about setup and hardware: 1. 120mm on the front - just great. Feels like infinite amount of suspension. Actually I can't imagine this frame with 100mm on the front. Bb is quite low on my taste. 2. No remote locks. I decided to not take part in races this season so no need to lockouts I thought. But this season already the most race filled season I ever had . And you know what? It turns out that remote lockouts not so required as I thought before.3. 720 bar switched to 760 riser with 45mm stem. Just +100 to handling and confidence on descents with a little penalty on narrow sections. +10mm headset spacer for even better feeling, but it's no go for xc races for me. 4. SDG Tellis dropper - just piece of shite. Those cheaper brandx/tranzx much better. 5. Changed already 3 lower bearings on headset. It's just starting creacking and it becomes worse. I should try to trim fork crown may be. 6. Tried to run "dropperless" but it's sooooooo uncomfortable. Saddle being not in that position like on my previous xc bikes so it limits butt movements more than ever. Not a problem on learned race courses but I'm too lazy to swap seatposts. August 09, 2022, 05:06:27 AM |
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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
Tell please a lil bit more about your experience with sdg dropper. A was always thinking that it is nearly the same beast as tranz x/brand x (which are also crap imho). So I had both tranz x and brand x and it's not the best thing but for that price it's acceptable. When I assembled carbonda I decided to try something better and somehow sdg tellis was the amazing dropper by magazine and user reviews. Ok, take my money. It turns out that for the double priced brand x you get a brand x but with huge play from the box, absolute crappy bushings and seal that doesn't work. Seal by itself may be not bad at all but sdg did a genious move - they made a moving part (shaft?) not slick like stanchions of your fork for example but ribbed. See the problem? Tons of dust below seal especialy in wet conditions. On the last race it's just stuck (was a lot of water) with full of dirt under the seal. Never had any problems with cheaper droppers. Now I can't decide what to try next: trusted brand x or something else. Also much appreciate theirs 120 hours service video, lol. "Just rub stanchion, put some grease inside and go for a ride". No way it works:) August 09, 2022, 05:58:20 AM |
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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
Any recommendations on changing stem length or bar width make the front end more stable? I'm reading conflicting things about stem length online, some sources say a shorter stem makes for quicker handling, some say it delivers more stable steering I've been riding for like two years on 760 riser handlebar with 35mm 0 degree stem. But after one race this season with pretty gnarly climbs on soft terrain I decided to try a classic xc setup. So I put -20 60mm stem with 720 handlebar with no rise and did some trail rides. Honestly at first it was a bit weird but then I realize bike became much more stable, weight balance between wheels became more even and of course climbing became a lot easier. The downsides are pretty obvious: bunny hops are harder to do, low speed drops are a bit trickier but manageble, shifter/dropper switch likes to contact with top tube. And no, it's still hard for me to do an overbars lol. May be I should put a bigger brakes on the front and bulk my finger:) Overall, I'm kinda happy with this setup. I'll definitely try it in a mountains but I still don't think it's a good idea but in the name of science you know. May be I'll put some -17 or so stem just for eliminate the possibility of shifter vs top tube battle. Bonus video from local trails: https://youtu.be/WTrOAumvGJ8?si=wo5MpN8FNpeVKA02 October 19, 2023, 07:38:08 AM |
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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
35*4 isn’t ?I would say 30-35*3.5 in size L. Tube profile is very narrow. October 20, 2023, 09:24:20 AM |
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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
regarding spare hangers, can't see anything in the UKSpecialized GH-296 hanger can be used. A bit longer but works fine. April 16, 2024, 09:39:59 AM |
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