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Re: FM1001 / FM1156 - 135mm frame If you look at the 947, its chainstays are noticeably thinner and shaped differently than Carbonda/Flybike’s and the dropout area is proportionally much fatter. I remember noticing that imbalance in visual appearance of strength early on when I was considering buying one last year.

When I was doing internal routing on my 1002, I liked what I saw. Some carbon dust that should have been cleaned up at the factory, but nice wall thickness/shaping and solid seams. Smooth port areas that seemed to be part of the mold, rather than cut out after the fact as some are.
March 04, 2022, 03:01:12 PM 		1
Re: FM1001 / FM1156 - 135mm frame I also posted this in the 1002 thread but it should be the same on both frames and maybe someone in this thread will have suggestions:

Any advice on how to make sure these wide mouthed cable grommets between the front triangle and chainstays sit where they’re supposed to and stay there? While running the internal routing they came out of place and it was almost impossible to get them to sit flush for some reason. I assembled the bike with them slightly imperfectly seated but now as I move the suspension to set up the shock (equalize the air chambers), they get yanked out of place.

I thought I had the two cables run more or less correctly, so I’m not sure disassembly and agonizing over the cables themselves would help anything. But I’m having a hell of a time pressing them back into place with any of the tools I have while the shock is disconnected and I have the linkage all the way compressed like this….and I worry that they’ll just come back out once the suspension moves again.
March 06, 2022, 09:34:47 PM 		1
Re: FM1002 / FM1166 - 150mm frame I’ve been struggling with them long enough that the temptation to just rip them out and go without any is very strong, but then I’d be worried about dirt and water ingress….but frankly, even if they were working perfectly I’m not sure how much difference they’ll make anyway since they don’t create a very good seal even when you have the cables exactly straight on either side.

And I think mine are a little twisted in the front frame such that they want to exit through the middle of the opening rather than straight through the sides. That’s not necessarily something I think I can reliably change even if I did my cable routing all over again. What the cables do that deep in the frame isn’t easily visualized or controllable, even with a magnetic routing kit.
March 06, 2022, 10:17:08 PM 		1
Re: FM1001 / FM1156 - 135mm frame I’ve been struggling with them long enough that the temptation to just rip them out and go without any is very strong, but then I’d be worried about dirt and water ingress….but frankly, even if they were working perfectly I’m not sure how much difference they’ll make anyway since they don’t create a very good seal even when you have the cables exactly straight on either side.

And I think mine are a little twisted in the front frame such that they want to exit through the middle of the opening rather than straight through the sides. That’s not necessarily something I think I can reliably change even if I did my cable routing all over again. What the cables do that deep in the frame isn’t easily visualized or controllable, even with a magnetic routing kit.
March 06, 2022, 10:18:20 PM 		1
Re: FM1001 / FM1156 - 135mm frame
Quote from: emu26 on March 21, 2022, 02:46:42 AM
Did you try what I suggested?

I’m having a local mechanic try redoing the routing along those lines. Won’t hear from him for a few more days at least.

I managed okay with my first try (and the rest of the initial build), but I’m a disabled rider with severe autoimmune arthritis and tend to get really beat up by late winter storms around here so I decided to have him give it a shot rather than destroy my back and maybe still not get it right.

Once that’s taken care of, I’ll probably start my own build thread with more regular updates about what I’m up to with that bike.
March 21, 2022, 01:23:08 PM 		2
Re: The Shiny New AM831 Group Buy (A) Thread!
Quote from: scourge on March 22, 2022, 11:22:57 AM
I got my bolts in the mail from JJJ a few days ago. I was using the 3D printer spacers before getting these. I was pretty happy with the spacers' improvements. I  installed the bolts with washers, and gave the rear a shake. I can still get it to move, but it seems like even less than with the spacers.

Took it for an initial ride on Sunday. I'm very happy with them. I didn't really notice any rear end flex while riding. Not saying there is none now, but it wasn't noticeable to me. I am not the greatest rider and it was only one ride, but it so far so good. And I'm not a light rider at 265lbs.

I was more concerned about a creaking sound I have had since before winter. I'm pretty sure it's coming from the bottom bracket now. I'm still using the cheap provided one, but want to switch it out now. Will any BB92 bracket do? Or is there something special I need to look out for? Recommendations on a good one?

Wheels Mfg thread-together is the only way to go IMHO.

Some have tried the ZTTO version but it comes with terrible bearings so you have to replace them, which brings the cost almost up to the same as Wheels Mfg — particularly if you have to get a press specifically for the task.
March 22, 2022, 01:19:40 PM 		1
Re: FM1001 / FM1156 - 135mm frame
Quote from: emu26 on March 21, 2022, 02:46:42 AM
Did you try what I suggested?

Just picked the bike up from the mechanic, he wasn’t able to get them to stay perfectly in place (tried everything either of us could think of, complete disassembly, forcing the cables to sit straight with an interior zip tie, you name it) but did get them so they don’t pull out or bind nearly as much on movement.

I’m going to try it like this since the grommets still form a decent seal this way, and if they become a problem again I’ll probably try removing them.

Not exactly the complete resolution I was hoping for but it’ll do for now.
March 22, 2022, 02:40:31 PM 		1
Re: FM1001 / FM1156 - 135mm frame That color is just gorgeous. Nice choice.
March 23, 2022, 02:19:29 PM 		1
Re: ICAN P17(Flybike FM1266) That said, this definitely doesn’t much resemble the final Carbonda 1003 which is presumably still the Flybike FM1266.
March 29, 2022, 01:22:36 AM 		1
Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
Quote from: southernorth on April 15, 2022, 04:44:24 PM
Where do you actually buy these frames? I can't find a buy button anywhere on the carbonda website.

Cheers.

It’s all done through email. A mildly clunky process, but their level of customer service is pretty good for this kind of company. Response times are usually between 3 hours and one day, depending on whether you send an email during Shenzhen business hours.

Keep in mind things are a bit rough there right now with China’s aggressive Zero COVID policies. Multi week disruptions are absolutely possible and should be planned for.
April 15, 2022, 05:03:10 PM 		3