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Vendor Discussion & Reviews / MIRA Carbon... anyone heard of them?
« on: January 24, 2024, 04:14:39 PM »
Maybe I missed it, but what's the overall feeling on MIRA (http://mira-factory.com/) frames? Any issues with quality, after-sales, warranty, etc?

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29er / TanTan FM198: Anyone know anything about it?
« on: June 24, 2022, 01:31:34 PM »
Looks like TanTan finally has some real images of the FM198 up on their page now, instead of the 3D cad images. Geometry looks pretty good - not quite spot-on current, but not old school either - and it appears to handle 2 water bottles as well. I've sent off an inquiry for pricing this morning.
http://tantancycling.com/index.php?_m=mod_product&_a=view&p_id=1033

Has anyone been in contact with TanTan, or has one of these already? I finished a 936 build not long ago, which is now out on loan to a friend, and I'm looking at possibly adding the 198 to the stable if everything looks good.

Any thoughts/feedback is greatly appreciated.

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Vendor Discussion & Reviews / Wing & Carbonda
« on: March 25, 2022, 01:06:35 PM »
Taking the plunge into the world of Chinese carbon was interesting, to say the least. After much due diligence, I settled on the L FM936 & M FM1001 from Carbonda. I submitted my inquiry and Wing was quick to respond with pricing & general information as to how to conduct the transaction. Communication was superb throughout - including some potential "I might add 3rd, and 4th frame to the order" conversations - and I generally had a reply within 48-72 hours, if not sooner.

Frames arrived well packed, and without any issues, shipping holds, etc. Upon inspecting the frames I found the FM1001 was a L, not the M that was ordered - an easy enough mix-up when pulling orders from the inventory, so I'm not pointing blame/fault at anyone, these things happen.

I contacted Wing, who requested a few photos of the serial number and the small info tag on the inside of the headtube and corrected the mix-up almost immediately. A new M frame is being shipped out, and the L I currently have is repacked, and awaiting shipping tags. Wing said they would send me the tags, to ship to another US-based customer, as soon as they were ready.

As someone who's worked in the cycling industry, in several different roles, for nearly 30 years, I have to say that this is an outstanding example of customer service! As my current role dictates, I have various bikes built up to showcase a range of products, but I try to use bikes that aren't from the "Big-3" or other high visibility brands. Thanks to my experience with Wing & Carbonda, I will definitely be using their frames for my future "showcase" builds!

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29er / TanTan 2021FM038
« on: March 07, 2021, 12:47:12 PM »
Has anyone seen this one yet, or have any info/feedback about it? http://www.tantancycling.com/index.php?_m=mod_product&_a=view&p_id=929

It looks like a fairly decent setup, close-ish to my 2020 Norco Revolver, but it's the rearward shock mount/seatstay configuration that has me scratching my head... I'm wondering what kind of loads will be transferred through the non-pivoting seatstay/shock mount?

Thoughts?

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