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Re: Gravel Bars (Carbon vs Alloy) (Flared vs Regular) I run carbon flared integrated bars from Carbonda, came with my CFR707.  I'm still a bit hesitant with Chinese handlebars from other vendors.  I've beat mine up pretty good, hitting potholes at 20+mph hard enough to break bottle cages but the bars are solid.

I personally like a little bit of flare.  I find the hand position comfortable and it gives me a bit of wrist clearance.  I had Ritchey Venturemax (24deg flare) before and did not like that at all, it just felt awkward to me.  I could see bars like that being useful if you are going to do a lot of trail riding where you need technical control in the drops.  My riding is mostly mild unpaved roads, so no need for "MTB-like" handlebar control from the wide hand position. 
January 19, 2023, 12:26:24 PM 		1
Re: XC full suspension frame I actually just got done cabling my new FM936 last night, I like it overall.  I think it's better than the cables that go under the BB, like my old LCFS911.  The FM909 is completely hidden, where the cables exit rearward of the BB and go directly into the chainstay, but I've heard that some people had to disassemble the chainstay from the front triangle just to feed the cable through.  I had no troubles at all running cables on the FM936, so maybe it comes down to aesthetic preference.

I couldn't imagine needing anything higher than 34/9t.. that's on par with the gearing that Nino uses (38/10t). 34/9 gets you 32.5mph at 100rpm cadence, I couldn't imagine anyone (other than Nino lol) having the power to push faster than that, and if the downhill is steep enough you just shouldn't be pedaling.
January 21, 2023, 09:15:27 AM 		1
Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts I can confirm that two bottles fit quite well in a large FM936 frame!  Also got a couple other 3D printed bits, the Manitou Mara remote lockout exits on the top (or bottom in the case of this mounting) but there's no room in the frame, so I printed a little sleeve for the aircan with a mount for the cable housing, so it now exits out the non-drive-side.  I just swapped from an LCFS911 to this and carried most of the parts over, but still going to build a new wheelset and get new handlebar/stem.  Once it's all done I'm thinking it'll come in right under 25 lbs.  The trails will be wet until mid March or so, so it'll be a while until a ride report.  So far the geo feels a lot like my Guerrilla Gravity, except it's fast in a straight line like my 911 was.
January 26, 2023, 09:29:59 PM 		5
Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts I've got a few things I want to tweak, then I can share the STL.

I can also share a PDF so you can print out 1:1 and check if it'll fit other sizes.
January 27, 2023, 08:06:42 AM 		2
Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
Quote from: ilyamaksimov on January 26, 2023, 09:44:49 PM
how big bottles fit in the frame?
I can fit 750ml along the downtube.  For the vertical bottle, 750ml touches the nozzle on the top tube but does fit in.  I'm going to adjust the design so the downtube bottle sits further back, and may be able to bring the vertical bottle down a bit, but it's a tight squeeze since you need to fit a nut in there without the nut or screw running into the downtube.
January 28, 2023, 01:21:47 PM 		1
Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts I probably wouldn't.  If 120mm was achieved by just taking out the shock spacer, then I'd be all for it.  But since the 120mm linkage raises the rear, you'd end up with a ~78deg seat tube, and ~68deg head tube.  Maybe it won't feel too weird, and I'm sure it'd be fine if you had plans to moving to a 120mm fork in the future.  But if you are set on using the Sid SL, then just get the normal linkage.
February 03, 2023, 11:06:33 AM 		2
Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts If the clearance between seat stay bridge and seat tube are the same at bottom out, when comparing normal linkage with 165x40 to new linkage with 165x45, then the amount the rear wheel gets pushed down is the difference in travel.  I guess we don't really know what that is.  Let's say the original setup is 105mm (not sure if the actual travel has been settled) and new linkage setup is 120mm.  Then the rear wheel will get pushed down 15mm.  This will not be true if the position of the rear triangle sinks further into the travel on the new linkage setup (as if the clearance between seat stay bridge and seat tube was more similar to original linkage and 165x42.5mm shock), or if the travel achieved isn't actually 120mm.  Since the rear triangle isn't changing, there's no way the rear wheel is only pushing 3mm downward, that would mean 3mm of travel gain, assuming similar bottom out clearance.

Bottom bracket location makes no difference to how the angles change.  What if you put the BB in the middle of the fork axle, like a kids tricycle?  If you extended the rear wheel downward, the bike would still change by the same angle.  When extending the fork, the bike pivots around the rear axle.  When changing the linkage and pushing the rear wheel down, the bike pivots around the front axle.  Vertical wheel location change and wheelbase are all the matter.  BB location only matters for BB height change.  If we trust Carbonda's geo charts, then what I said is true.  40mm/old-linkage = 67/77deg.  Use a geo calculator for 120mm fork with 40mm/old-linkage = 66/76deg (1 deg change to 120mm fork).  45mm/new-linkage and 120mm fork (from Carbonda chart) = 67/77deg.  This if we trust their chart, original linkage to new linkage is a 1deg frame angle change.  Thus you can interpret that new linkage with 100m fork would be 1deg the other way, 68/78.
February 03, 2023, 01:26:26 PM 		1
Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts FYI the Mara doesn't even fit going downward. I've had it in another frame with similar layout and it was a tight bend, but worked. But there's not enough clearance on the FM936. I 3D printed a little clamp for the air can that makes it a side exit, got a picture on page 148 and can print more.
February 04, 2023, 06:19:41 PM 		2
Re: ICAN X-Gravel Build Advice There's plenty of 12 speed cassettes that use the HG 11 speed hub, including the one in the groupset linked in the OP.
February 07, 2023, 07:28:23 AM 		2
Re: New Lexon spirit Lexon tends to renew their links often. Probably to clear out the poor reviews lol
March 13, 2023, 05:12:36 PM 		3