Hello Chinertown! Long time lerker first time poster. Anyway, I bought a frame directly from Flybike Asia (FBA) the other day and it showed up recently. I figured I'd post my build here.

I have a Carbonda CFR696 that I've been riding for about 3 years now and, as I understand it, is just a subsidiary of FBA; Anyway, the 696 has been an absolute tank with very little issues, so I decided to go on a climbing bike build journey. I reached out to FBA initially to buy direct and never received a response. About a year ago (Oct 21, 2022) I decided to try again and received a response from adam@hz-fb.cn. He was great to work with and very responsive. The final cost breakdown from FBA is as follows:

FRAME -     $590.00
HEADSET -   $15.00
SHIPPING - $190.00
PAYPAL -       $35.00
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FINAL $830.00

Timeline was:
Sept 5th - Invoice Paid
Sept 21st - Frame is finished and images are sent to me for confirmation
Sept 26th - Fame is shipped with Fedex
Sept 29th - Frame is delivered, packaging in good shape.

Details of frame:
Flybike Asia FM906-D (light weight version)
Size 56
Bottom Bracket BB86

Weights
Frame: 970 (derailleur hangers, faceplates, bottle cage bolts, etc)
Fork: 470

Photos coming up next