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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
Wow… I made it. I completed the 147 pages of this thread, what a journey some of you have gone through! Feels like I just finished a novel. Currently assembling mine, will report back with the complete build and ride feel! I’m 180cm tall but went with the M in SL. The paint brought it back down to a “normal weight”. January 07, 2023, 11:26:11 PM |
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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
Hey all, on the 936 in size Medium, have done a handful of rides on it... feeling regrets choosing the SL size M. I am 182 cm with longish legs. It feels cramped at times. A ride I did with lots of tight corners (I live in rocky, chunky Arizona) revealed how awkward I feel on the bike. Then again I could also just be lacking cornering skills. I'm coming from a size L Specialized Fuse with a 170 cranks and a 45mm stem. First time riding a full sus, the hardtail felt so much more straight forward. I ride rough XC with some occasional rough trail. I heard a lot of cases reading through all the pages for "sizing up", but I am also taking RAD into consideration. But when the suspension (Rockshox RT M rebound, L compression) is active, steering get's wonky. It feels like reach shortens. The straight-line speed is excellent though. I am currently riding a 50mm stem with 780 bars, but I did also pick up a 75mm stem to lengthen things out. The result was a floppy steering, I'm feeling stuck and not sure if there's anything that can be done to "fix" the fit. I'm open to any ideas y'all may have. If I must go large, wouldn't that make my stem tiny?? I am definitely on the bike to tackle challenging/technical climb, the downhill is a fun bonus 
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Re: Epic Evo Clone
Thing is, I actually measured the rear travel with the new linkage I designed, and I actually measured around 130mm of rear travel. So its definitely possible, but I'm not sure what my linkage has done to the rest of the geometry. Wow, I appreciate you guys spearheading this. I am now looking at the same AWST “Epic Evo”. It certainly is an attractive package. What’s the max travel I could get on the rear? What shock dims? In other words, is there a path here with the AWST "Evo" frame to get 100 mm of travel minimum? I'd be happy with that. I'm not trying to snap the rear lol. May 29, 2023, 11:45:04 AM |
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Re: Epic Evo Clone
I will read your comments about this frame with great pleasure and interest. How well the frame is made, how reliable it is, how rigid it is in bending and twisting I will give you a detailed of a report as I can! I would love to see more people on this frame, as long as they accept it is not an Epic Evo and are ok with the 90mm suspension  I wish I could know what happened to the member who was 3D printing his linkage... June 03, 2023, 10:57:17 PM |
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Re: Epic Evo Clone
Airwolf sells this frame with 2 options: EV linkage and EP linkage? What to choose? I do not have a rear shock yet. Only 110mm SID fork. I plan to build XC 100\110 bike. So standard epic geo wold be fine. thanks! That depends. Do you want to use a normal eye to eye shock? Go EV (Epic EVO). If you want the threaded shock, used for in the Brain configuration, go EP (Epic). If you’re not installing and using a brain, why get the frame with the Brain rear end? Get the EVO package… I would buy the one offered by AllStar cycling, his name is AWST Cycling Tactics on ali. He has an updated structure linkage and yoke. As of like a month ago. June 05, 2023, 04:16:12 PM |
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Re: Epic Evo Clone
They sent me photo of rear triangle. See attachement. I will post update here, when I'll receive it. Reached out to Airwolf thru Ali, got much of the same correspondence, and after some heated responses the seller finally made it clear that they do the new yoke as well. Language barrier! And asking about the UDH this is the response I got. Looks like it’s there. I’m weighing out now to buy from Airwolf vs AWST. June 10, 2023, 02:53:45 PM |
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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
Are official geo measurements for the 936 available with the 120mm rear? Yes, Wing shared it with me, along with some other helpful info I requested: June 10, 2023, 02:57:26 PM |
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Re: Epic Evo Clone
Does anyone have the new version? Has anyone got it to 100mm of travel yet? if so what stroke/length of the shock did you use? and is it UDH compatible? Brother I encourage you to read the conversation thus far, i think all your questions will be answered June 12, 2023, 01:47:27 AM |
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Re: Epic Evo Clone
yeah, but Airwolf says 100mm of travel with a 190x45 shock and you guys say otherwise. They may say that, yes. People found that wasn’t the case with the brain rear end. I haven’t bought the EVO frame yet so I can’t confirm for you. I did just buy a Fox DPS 190x45 though. Low compression, medium rebound. I hope i picked correctly! June 17, 2023, 04:32:54 PM |
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Re: Epic Evo Clone
My frame is coming Who did you order from? Both Airwolf and AWST should be sending the new lighter, revised yoke design. What they explained was shock hardware is included. We will see about that… I am awaiting someone to share their seller and their take on the build quality, but I will probably pick from one of the two! June 27, 2023, 11:44:08 AM |
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