And? Why no option for your friend?

The steep HA and not Boost.

I don't remember someone not receiving what they bought.
Statistically you could stop worrying right now

I waited about 9 months for my FM936.
Each month there was a different excuse.

And we know each other for years, I've bought them dozens of frames, and will continue.
Generally it is smooth, and goes as planned.
But sometimes not, and being angry would be counterproductive.

Did you all contacted ZTTO?
By their official shop on Ali, is a way.
They seem to care about their customers.

they are fine, My wife and I both prefer full suspension bikes.  35+ years of riding mtb since 1984 is hard on my body.  I decided a hard tail road bike and a hard tail fat bike is fine, everything else is full squish.

Thanks !
Same here... switched to an FM936 recently, and will probably never come back to a hardtail !

nice build. i sold all my FM199's and FM299 builds, except for my wife's "Mint Chip".  Photo is fuzzy.

You didn't like your 199?

Some people here have bought the frame.
https://chinertown.com/index.php/topic,3091.0.html
I struggle because of the press fit BB I would prefer a BSA one. Everything else looks like a good offer.

With me commenting twice on the thread... my memory is definitely gone [facepalm]

i saw that saddle. i found that hump to look really uncomfortable. what does it feel like for you?

After a bike fit, I learned my thighs are too big for my hips.
So not much space for a saddle, and I scouted Ali to find a narrow saddle.

Found the one above, and these:
https://a.aliexpress.com/_msnEIdB (crap, broke instantly).
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mNNVQNf(ok, but wider than advertised)

The GUB 1156 was my previous saddle for years.
It looks like a Selle SMP, so it gets knocked off Ali regularly, probably for some copyright hunters.
But if you find a seller that sells GUB saddles(light and strong), and ask for a 1156, they have it.
eg: https://a.aliexpress.com/_mPRTmPb