So you ordered the 936 with BSA? didn't know that was possible.
I'll try to run it with 30mm spindle and fat Race Face steel bearings. Let's see how they will perfom over time.

Quote from: carbonazza on September 01, 2020, 12:06:24 PM

Quote from: Colt__Seavers on September 01, 2020, 08:37:21 AM

Wie, nice! Can't you find the company online?
Seems like 650b but can't identify the tire thickness.

It is a Taiwanese company if I remember well. Peter who was a great seller here for a while, told me he didn't like to work with them. I did find a couple of email addresses, but didn't get any reply.

A lot of great OEMs buy in Taiwan, OPEN Cycles for example. I assume they don't reply because they don't want to deal with single private customers. They might only reply if you are an OEM or pretending to be one.

Quote from: theirishrider on September 01, 2020, 05:43:00 PM

Full build here.... bit supprised at the total... still way cheaper than most off the shelf bikes with the same spec. Especially with carbon wheels. 
2,458.42Euro In parts alone. Honestly feel a bit sick looking at that. <- I Blame the person who made me add it all up! ahaha
What's the most annoying is a guy on ebay has the NS TR low model going for 3500GBP and I though I would be building mine for much less. The 268 VAT on the frame at customs was the killer here. My total including the frame was 3,612.74 Euro (23% VAT).
You can get the race version for 3.5k Euro from Wiggle or CRC https://www.wiggle.com/ns-bikes-synonym-race-2-suspension-bike-2020 - its a large reduction though 

Do I understand you right, you payed the same amount for your build than an equal NS Syn build costs? That would be strange

The picture are quite blurred. Is it just paint scratches or it is bent ?
Did you check the frame around that area for a crack ?

Carbonda can provide you with a hanger, the shipping is cheap for such small item.

Before I was buying 2 hangers for each frames I did build.
And have a collection now as none of the riders needed it.
By experience it is useless, one is enough.
Maybe two if you are particularly unlucky.

I took out the rear derailleur hanger and I saw that there is only 4-5mm of carbon fibre around the big hole of the metal insert. I'm pretty astonished to see such thin area at this position. Sure the force from drops propagates upwards to the chunkier part, but still, it looks fragile on a XC frame.