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Re: FM1002 / FM1166 - 150mm frame That 830 looks interesting too.
December 18, 2021, 12:18:40 PM 		1
Re: FM1002 / FM1166 - 150mm frame Yeah agreed. There just is not enough good feedback on the completed bikes for many of these frames. If the chainstays and seatstays on these bikes are under engineered and flexy, going to a Horst link configuration connected to a vertical pivot link isn't necessarily going to fix it.
December 19, 2021, 04:36:01 PM 		1
Re: FM1002 / FM1166 - 150mm frame I guess what I would do is, on a completed bike, try grabbing the tire and rim from the top and flex them back and forth. Then  do the same on a hard tail. Compare the side to side flex between the two. Maybe also compare the side to side flex with another suspension bike that you consider to have acceptable rear rigidness. This isnt the least bit scientific. But it will give you a good subjective comparison.
December 21, 2021, 03:41:14 PM 		1
Re: Recommendation for Enduro Frame I have had a P9 as one of my bikes for a few years. I can attest the frame quality is good. The geometry is a little bit dated. I would consider it more a hardy trail bike than a full on enduro. I just recieved a new 9Point8 brand head set slacker. I am quite interested to see how that will work to slacken the headset more to my liking. The problem with a longer fork is that you will also slacken the seat angle. Which is already quite slack by modern standards. There are some really interesting Chinese consumer direct frames out there. Like the Carbonda/ Flybike 1002. Or the Haidelli FM830. I am waiting to see what people say about that bike (830) once finished and tested. And there is the LCF947 which looks incredible. But only in a size large/extra large. Since the size medium doesnt seem to accept a sufficiently long enough dropper post for most enduro riders. Another I have seen is the Topfire 931. I don't know anything about it.
December 24, 2021, 03:50:57 PM 		1
Re: Recommendation for Enduro Frame
Quote from: FullCarbonAlchemist on December 25, 2021, 02:18:57 AM
Check the reach and head tube length numbers on the 947, you could probably do OK with a large if you were raising the front end/cockpit to shorten the reach and maybe over-forking by 10mm. Personally I do find being able to run a super long dropper helps in the steeps…but it’s as much a cosmetic thing as anything else for me.

Having the outer tube of the post sitting up super high out of the frame is something to be avoided in modern bike fashion

Depends. Are you a rider? Do your local trails provide advanced and technical terrain? Or are you a flatlander that happens to own a mountain bike? Nothing wrong with that of course. Buy makes all the difference in bike selection and setup.
December 25, 2021, 06:11:53 PM 		1
Re: FM1001 / FM1156 - 135mm frame That is the rear pivot of a Horst link suspension. If that pivot was not there, you would stress or even crack the rear triangle as you engaged the suspension. The particular arrangement of pivots on a Horst link design also defines the axel path of the suspension as well as other important parameters.
December 26, 2021, 12:02:27 PM 		3
Re: Looking for a new Full Suspension XC bike - Please explain "New Geometry"
Quote from: carbonazza on December 28, 2021, 02:33:10 PM
The new geometry is Long slack low.
Longer reach.
Slacker head tube (and fork)
Lower BB.

Add to that a steep seat tube angle.
December 28, 2021, 04:44:33 PM 		1
Re: Recommendation for Enduro Frame I have in the past tried to get all matching Kashima coated tubes on my bike. That's an expensive fashion statement to pursue. I like the seat as low as possible even on high speed flow trails for aggressive cornering. I can angulate the bike into the corner easier with the seat down and out of the way. I was really interested in the 947 frame but for its issues with the size medium.
December 28, 2021, 09:46:00 PM 		1
Re: FM1001 / FM1156 - 135mm frame I would go 140mm front. Maybe 150mm.
January 29, 2022, 03:37:44 PM 		1
Re: LCFS947 - 160mm 4-bar 27+/29
Quote from: FullCarbonAlchemist on February 03, 2022, 11:35:59 PM
Interesting that they were able to get so much information on sustainability from the manufacturer (not sure if that’s actually LightCarbon?), and that the factory’s putting so much effort into it.
That would seem to be fairly unusual.
Who is going to tell them they are lying even if incorrect?
February 04, 2022, 09:18:01 AM 		1