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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
This is not her private email, the benefits of having an email address on a forum like this outweigh the risks. Pretty sure he just meant to change the format of it so it doesn't get picked up by bots scanning forums and subscribed to a million mailing lists. December 01, 2020, 05:07:19 AM |
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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
I'm 188cm on a size large, but questioning if I should have gone with a medium. Compare the frame geometry to other bikes on the market and what you're used to, its almost as if the Carbonda chart is off by a size even when comparing to other modern downcountry frames. I'm running a 60mm stem with 44mm offset 120mm fork and feel the the front end gets away from me on step drops and the bike is difficult to maneuver around switchbacks. But I'm also coming from road and used to a smaller frame under me/being over the front of the bike a bit more. Just to show how subjective this all is, I'm 177cm on a medium and kinda thinking the length of a large would have been better. If the seat tube would have been a bit shorter I probably would have gone that way. I'm on a medium with a 70mm stem, running a 120mm fork as well. This bike does have a long wheelbase and requires more lean in tighter turns, but can get through them really fast if you commit. ;-) December 31, 2020, 08:04:42 AM |
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Re: Carbonda FM909
Very easy access to the shock controls even w/o a remote. Looks like it could be a little brother to my Fezarri Signal Peak, but with bigger brother geo. ;-) January 05, 2021, 07:23:53 AM |
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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
Quoting myself.. That will depend on the stem and headset and then any personal preferences on the stem/bar height. 170mm would probably be cutting it very close IMO. January 14, 2021, 04:55:21 PM |
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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
I use a 80mm stem with 17* drop, no spacers and a flatbar. Bike sizing is a bit subjective, but I'm 5' 9.5" with a 31.75" inseam and on a medium with a 70mm stem and it feels a hair too small for me. I prefer a longer top tube than this medium has, but the seat tube on the large frame was a bit too long for my leg length. IMHO the small would be ridiculously undersized unless it was for BMX, but like I said - bike sizing can be subjective. ;-) I also ride a large Fezzari Signal Peak with a 60mm stem, for reference, and it fits me a lot better (could still use a shorter seat tube tho). January 26, 2021, 02:36:53 PM |
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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
Mine has the pivot pin inserted the other way, the bolt piece is on the non-drive side on mine - and that's where I had a small amount of play that was causing the creaks. The problem was the pivot pin was too long so even with the bolt side tightened to the max there was still movement. I rode it for about 4-6 months before it started making noise and then I noticed the pivot had some play AFTER redoing the BB and the creak was still there. Once I shortened the pivot pin (just filed it down to length) I could then tighten the bolt to spec and actually feel it was apply pressure, the pivot play was gone and so was the noise. Of course your issue could be completely diff, but an easy check. The spare pivot pin I ordered was exactly 80mm, I guess some of the frames went out with out of spec hardware? February 23, 2021, 02:46:10 PM |
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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
I ordered it from Carbonda - like $15 shipped. Mainly ordered it because I was afraid I was gonna strip my bolt head out as well trying to get it tight enough, mine would spin too when tightened to almost the point of stripping. I could feel the movement in the pivot still if I squeezed the non-drive crank arm against the chainstay and put my finger on the pivot. Once I shortened that pivot pin like Adam suggested it fully tightened with ease and didn't spin and most importantly didn't creak anymore. February 23, 2021, 03:24:17 PM |
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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
Got it! All the way from china! Yes, IS (integrated) headset standard on the FM936. Bearings just sit directly in the frame. February 24, 2021, 05:59:28 PM |
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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
On the upside, you now have all the knowledge on just about everything to look for on this frame (not too much IMO) when you get it so it should be trouble-free for quite a while for you.  Coincidentally, I did the first ride on mine just over 8 months ago. Have a 1000 miles on it so far (ride 3 other bikes as well) and the only issue I've really encountered was that lower pivot pin being about 2-3mm over spec. I has some pretty rough miles on it and still looks like new - some of the other parts not so much. March 03, 2021, 05:50:56 PM |
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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
Nice! It's likely gonna be a lot of slightly lighter parts that all add up to that bigger difference. Some areas are cheaper to lighten than others, but overall it can get spendy. My FM936 is now up to 10.1kg ready to ride with 120mm fork, power meter, 125mm dropper, pedals, cage, wireless speed sensor, computer mount. It was 9.7kg with the 100mm fork, no power meter and some lighter bars March 16, 2021, 12:53:59 PM |
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