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Re: Carbonda FM909
Quote from: d3xophen on April 29, 2021, 11:31:31 AM
I read FM936 the whole thread and FM 936 used by many brands like NS bikes, Vitus, Steven.. etc.

Is this FM909 frame also used for any brand?
It is new. Time will tell.
But Carbonda seems good at selling their frames to brands.
May 01, 2021, 01:21:14 PM 		1
Re: Carbonda FM909 Who saw this on pinkbike.
May 07, 2021, 07:46:18 PM 		1
Re: Carbonda FM909 They just sent the picture of my 909 painted.
May 10, 2021, 07:08:51 AM 		1
Re: Carbonda FM909 Arrived. 1827g with all mouting bolts, RD hanger, cable liners, outer housing bushings. No bottle cage bolts, no shock, no protection plastics, no seatpost clamp, no headset, no BB.

all bearing rotation is far from smooth (but i dont care too much).  Shock bushing 8x30mm (8mm diameter x 30mm L to R) required (may not be included). I am contacting to seller but maybe i have to buy separately.

Any question?   
May 25, 2021, 06:27:11 AM 		1
Re: Carbonda FM909 Slower but going ahead
June 05, 2021, 09:30:47 AM 		1
Re: Carbonda FM909 I was talking to Carbonda Adam via Skype. He usually responds very soon.
Rear boost OLD is a bit too wide, measured as 150.0mm, wheel ends goes beyond its slot, a bit annoying when i put.

Ride is good. not as nimble as EPIC FS but decending fast. it is not that stiff but not feeling major flex.
June 09, 2021, 03:56:45 AM 		1
Re: Carbonda FM909
Quote from: carbonazza on June 15, 2021, 07:25:22 AM
Beware this is not an internal routing handlebar.
There is no way to pass the cables through the headset if you want it fully integrated.

I already have the handlebar linked to on my other bikes. I really like it, but it is not suitable for internal routing.

I am a little dissatisfied with Carbondas inability to guide their customers to a result similar to the pictures of the frame shown on their website. I think it is quite strange to show a solution in a picture and thereby attract customers, but not be able to assist with any information on how this can be built.

Does anyone else know where you can buy parts to run cables through the headset and handlebar?
June 16, 2021, 02:49:59 AM 		1
Re: FM1002 / FM1166 - 150mm frame My frame is ready - should be shipped soon.
July 16, 2021, 06:13:43 AM 		1
Re: Softail titanium MTB 29/27.5+ (all mountain - bikepacking) Mini 2 days trip +3 000m elevation in the French Alps

Everything to sleep in a drybag under the downtube.
650 mL of water ( :o )
Food and night clothe in the framebag.
Rain vest in a food pouch of the handlebar.
Rain pant in a ziplock under the saddle.
All the tools in the One Up pump.
July 20, 2021, 02:52:43 AM 		1
Re: single pivot or Horst link As mbarronj said, it depends on the design. Anti squat however isn't necessarily a factor. Both designs can have very similar anti squat curves, starting high and going low throughout the travel. VPP on the other hand will usually look a bit different, with anti squat values staying on one level or even increasing throughout the travel. Whether or not that's a good thing, probably can't be universally answered. It always depends. And that's also true for all the other numbers, curves and values. Generally, a single pivot flex-stay design will allow less fine tuning of the suspension characteristics, but be lighter and simpler. Horst link or twin link (like VPP) designs both use a virtual, moving pivot point and offer plenty of tunability. The question is, if you need that on a short travel bike. That's why you'll often find single pivot designs on bikes with 100-130mm of travel.

Back to the anti squat: I've attached the anti squat curves of the LCFS958 and the FM1001 as well as the famed FM936 for reference, all with 30t and 32t chain ring options and the same center of gravity at 1050mm. You can see that the horst link design doesn't have any advantage there. It does offer a more linear anti rise at around 50% though, whereas the other two have higher anti rise at about 100%, falling thoughout the travel.
July 27, 2021, 03:08:44 AM 		1