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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
It came fitted to the bike as standard, it's a Oneloc. Can't say I used or liked it, 150 grams doing nothing but cluttering up my handlebar...
July 23, 2021, 08:36:13 AM |
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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
Nice bike! I've been lurking for a while now absorbing all of this great information. Can I ask how tall you are? I'm trying to decide whether I should buy a medium or small.I am 5’9”. It seemed odd going for a size small but after spending some time on GeometryGeeks it was clear that the reach seated was still going to be a nose longer on a small than my old medium Boardman. I have done a few more miles on the bike. I don’t regret taking off the Oneloc at all. I do wish it was the XT version, but this was all that was available and no doubt I’ll upgrade in due course. The frame is free from rattles, well finished and has taken some time to having the front wheel waaaay out forward, even on the size small. I like it a lot and wouldn’t want to go back to a hardtail. August 16, 2021, 12:41:14 AM |
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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
Russ, are you able to share the torque settings? Would be v useful... Thanks Shinso December 01, 2021, 03:49:47 AM |
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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
In it's current as shown iteration my size small Vitus Rapide CR is 11.5kg, including 300gr XTR pedals, 10gr carbon cage and 400gr loaded seat pack. Deviations from the original spec are: 2.35 Racing Ray & Racing Ralph tyres (both 700grams) Wheels running tubeless Ashima rotors Fovno Ghost crankset 45mm UNO stem 15mm low rise Chiner carbon bar 720mm width Elita One 400mm carbon post Specialized Romin Evo Pro carbon saddle ESI chunky grips Removed remote lock out switch and cabling The reach of the bike is such that I'm glad I went for the size small at 5'9" (slightly short torso/longer legs). Needed the riser bar to compensate for the low stack height. I love the way the bike looks, not like the embarrassing mess that Scottish-saddled poster put up a couple of pages back. I tidied up the cabling with some self-amalgamating rubber tape and used a foam damper tube to quieten some of the internal cabling after I removed the lock-out cabling. I think there is no difference between the CR frame and the CRX frame and have no idea if this is the standard or light FM936, not that it really matters. No issues to report on the frame itself at all. The bigger tyres feel bombproof; it's telling that I've had these on for a couple of months having experimented a lot with other tyre choices. Where I live the trails are light to middling XC, the Ridgeway in South Oxon is not that demanding - despite a lot of people riding around on trail/enduro bikes for some reason. This bike fits the bill perfectly and I hardly ride the road bike at all these days. That might change now we're into mud season! The only thing I might change in the Spring is switching to some Chinese carbon wheels. I can live with the boat anchor all steel cassette until it wears out, it's an expendable anyway...even if after 1500km it is hardly showing any wear... Shinso December 01, 2021, 10:18:15 AM |
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Re: Hardtail similar to Specialized Epic
SP M-05 build almost done...just need to bleed the rear brake and trim the front hose. Came in at 8.9kg including Stans and cage, which I'm quite pleased with given the size and weight of the tyres.
November 25, 2022, 04:35:38 AM |
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