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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
Here is my bling build ! The weather isn't very nice here, so only two ~70km rides so far. But I loved every instant of them, a smile from one ear to the other, even once when I crashed it  Not sure if it is the geometry, the full suspension, the seatpost or the electronic shifting in particular, but this has little in common with my past hardtail riding. It is a size M SL. OG-Evkin bar Ligthbicyle XC925 wheelset with DT-Swiss EXP 240. XX1 AXS derailleur + Blipbox + Multiclics SID Ultimate 120mm and SIDLuxe shock 42.5mm Piccola brakes Reverb AXS 2.35 tires. And 10,1kg The commands are, left click easier gear, right click harder gear. Click on both for the seatpost. I was hoping for a more greenish blue, than this reddish one, but I start to get used to it  I'm still testing different 3D printed mounts for the blips for different positions. For now the cables are taped below the bar, my plan was to make them go through the bar end and exit through one of the mount holes. But there was some sun, and I preferred to go ride than work more on it. Maybe later. April 12, 2021, 05:55:25 AM |
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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
I'm having a hard time understanding what your issue is. Here is your first post:At winter found some cracks around link in front triangle. Carbonda claimed this as a warranty an said they send me new triangle in march. In march they said it delays to april. Now finally new triangle is ready, and they put me new recuirement - to cut off old triangle. At this moment I,m resting with shoulder injury. And I dont understand how I can dissasemble full suspension bike with inner cables with only one working hand. And I dont want to stay without rideable bike for recovery period, with easy rides. ( maybe shipping stucks for months). Carbonda do not accept my arguments. Earlier I was thinking about building trail bike on fm1002, may be now it's not a good idea... You want to get a warranty replacement for your frame because it has cracks that made you feel uneasy enough about it that you contacted Carbonda. Carbonda responded that yes, appears to be an issue and should be replaced. Then your complaint is that you are resting your shoulder and only have one good hand and can't disassemble the bike. Yet you will have to either way in order to swap the frame's front triangle. Now they decide me to pay 500$ deposit, claiming to return it when new triangle arrives, and I cut off old cracked triangle. Wtf??? )Carbonda offers a very standard compromise - give a deposit and they will send a replacement. When you get it swapped over, you will get your deposit back. I don't expect anything from them. I just want ride my bike soon, if I cut off it now, it will be unrideable for unknown time.Can you ride your bike right now, as is? I thought you were injured and the bike cracked enough that it is deemed a warranty replacement item, likely unsafe? So you want to continue riding a cracked carbon framed bike, while injured, and then when the new front triangle arrives, disassemble and swap the parts over? If so, pay the deposit. Not an uncommon practice or unreasonable thing for a company to request. But why do you want to ride a broken bike that you were concerned enough that you asked the company for a replacement? April 26, 2021, 02:28:50 PM |
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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
that's a hell of a nice build! Very light as well. I wonder if you can share the part list with weights. Must have cost a fortune... Ah, perhaps I was misleading. I have not built the bike yet. Still in the planning (and saving) stage. That is nearly the exact build I want to build when parts (and budget) become more available this year. Perhaps near the end of summer? Maybe I should order the brakes now? If they are too hard to get, I will run XTR instead. I and also waiting to learn a bit more about the FM909 as well before starting. April 29, 2021, 08:11:33 AM |
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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
that's a hell of a nice build! Very light as well. I wonder if you can share the part list with weights. Must have cost a fortune... My initial build list is somewhere in this thread about 100 pages before that one... Unfortunately I didn't update it, nor the final cost. So it is not very relevant anymore. I try to convince me, it didn't cost me more than 6500€  Usually I order the parts when I get the frame. But luckily here almost all parts were ordered in June/July 2020. May 01, 2021, 03:36:56 AM |
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Re: Carbonda FM909
They just sent the picture of my 909 painted.
May 10, 2021, 07:08:51 AM |
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Re: Carbonda FM909
Payment was PayPay. 4% is for me, cost to escalate claim in case of trouble. Right. Specialized recent bike but they have big hole at front side. outer housing can move feely. Hope flybike follows similar design. May 11, 2021, 10:43:23 PM |
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Re: My TanTan FM199
Is the 799 better than 199-B? By what means?The 199-B is flat mount which today limits brake choices. If I remember well lighter and with a better geometry. Cleaner cable entry(only one). And i'm not particularly fond of the 799 squarish tubing. But I need a 21" and a 17"/or 15", hopefully from the same builder to save on shipping. May 14, 2021, 03:39:11 PM |
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Re: My TanTan FM199
I don't know if it's a scale clone but it's very similar. I bought it directly from tantan cycling. I paid 299$ for the frame, 49$ for the handlebar, 100$ for two colors painting and 200$ for shipping with taxes and customs included. May 14, 2021, 04:08:42 PM |
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Re: My TanTan FM199
FM199 is lighter than FM799. I was looking for the FM799 simply because I like more its lines, but I don't think that there's so much difference.
May 14, 2021, 04:11:33 PM |
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Re: modern geo 29" carbon hardtail in XL/21"
Some people here have bought the frame. With me commenting twice on the thread... my memory is definitely gone [facepalm] May 17, 2021, 02:57:52 AM |
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