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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Light Saddle and bottle cage
« on: September 16, 2023, 09:34:55 AM »
I ride these saddles on all my bikes: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32921891894.html

Sometimes they crack on my MTB, always at the same place(orange arrow), not sure why.
I will try to reinforce the zone with some UD cloth and epoxy.

And have always one as spare in case of.

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29er / Re: Carbonda FM909
« on: September 15, 2023, 01:59:16 PM »
@vipassana, the bar doesn't flex at all... well that I can notice  8)

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Here's the site I use for WXY tracking:
http://139.224.82.224:8888/tracken.jsp

Good luck to remember it  8)

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29er / Re: Carbonda FM909
« on: September 13, 2023, 05:02:15 PM »
@vipassana Thanks for the kind words!  :D

The blip box and blips were from a build that got cancelled. If you’re considering this setup, you’ll need to figure out the mounting.
On my 936, I used a 3D-printed match maker between the piccola and the blip. But in this case, the included mounts fit perfectly where I needed them.
Then the routing, and figuring out a stable spot for the box. The good news is you can now micro-adjust the rear derailleur using the app. Before, I had to take apart the fork just to access the box.

The bar doesn’t seem to flex. They claim it’s T1000 carbon, and it’s well built, both inside and outside. I’ll push it a bit more on my next ride and see if I notice any special flex.

Regarding the wheels, using the same rims and spokes as yours but with DT 240 hubs would save you over 100g. This time, I chose the XC924, which is slightly lighter than the XC925 but narrower.

Once you get over the sticker shock  :o, the piccola are awesome brakes. A simple design, they feel great to actuate, and never had a bad surprise even on long descents.
I'm not sure what is DT-Swiss doing from them.
It was definitely easier to get some before.

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29er / Re: Carbonda FM909
« on: September 11, 2023, 04:32:49 PM »
Thank you for the nice comments  :)

@pedaldancer, this was years of continuous blue research, the frame, the brakes, and finally the fork 8)
I'm not really a frame decal guy, the sid logo in chrome could be an upgrade.

@Ludo, it is raw carbon, with a blue tinted clear coat, it looks like it has tiny metallic sequins too.

@arno, it is a size M and weigh 9.52kg

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29er / Re: Carbonda FM909
« on: September 10, 2023, 11:54:05 AM »
Here is my bling build !

Finally in the blue I wanted...

With the XX transmission + blip box + multi-click blips, this time without 3D printing needs.
Click right for a harder gear, click left for an easier gear, when both are clicked it's for the seatpost.
Unfortunately the wireless blips(no more expensive blip box needed) do not have yet the option/firmware? for the seatpost action.

The 2024 SID fork 110mm and SIDluxe shock, they have 3 positions now.
I was about to start the build, when the 2024 models arrived in the ... matching color, so I returned both to r2-bike, and ordered these instead.

Lightbicyle XC924 wheels, with aero carbon spokes at 1035g  :o

I took off the Piccola brakes from my FM936(replacing them by ONIRII ones)

One special mention for Fire Spider https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1100268111 for the bar, excellent product and great contact with the seller.
Fire Spider are the higher end products of Toseek.
It has all the holes to pass the cables, hoses with internal routing(I know top bearings rust... but it's so cute  ::))
I'll order a longer front hose to make it internal too, and drill the fork steerer.

I did 2 rides of about 70km so far.
With impossible objectivity  8)... It feels much faster and more nimble than my 120mm FM936
Especially when climbing. Love it !!

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I'll be pairing it with a SRAM FORCE drivetrain and XX1 Eagle chain. I have that currently set up with my sroad 11-32 and it shifts perfectly.
An Eagle chain instead of a flat chain?
Is it for performance reasons, or is it something else ?

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29er / Re: Rigid 29er boost fork with long axle to crown???
« on: September 04, 2023, 12:41:50 AM »
Carbonda provides this one with 500mm
I used it for the pink bike there:
https://chinertown.com/index.php/topic,3800.15.html

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velo Build R-099 Build
« on: September 03, 2023, 12:06:41 AM »
Here’s a build I did for a friend.
...

Just curious, what are the little things attached to the spokes?

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Best shipping and delivery I had was ordering from SPCycle. They were blunt and straight to the point when messaging, but they didn't beat around the bush. It took exactly 10 days to prep the raw frame, on the 11th day it shipped and by the 14th day it arrived on my doorstep. From that experience, I'd consider buying from them again.

If you’re in a hurry, first check if the frame is in stock.
If it is, you’ll get it as you described.
If it’s not in stock and you want it painted, expect to wait longer than you might think.

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29er / Re: Lefty fork on chiner?
« on: September 01, 2023, 04:57:56 PM »
My first build 8-9 years ago was with a lefty:
http://chinertown.com/index.php/topic,811.msg8873.html#msg8873

I liked it, but had so many problems with it that I went for a no-maintenance Lauf for a year or two.
And finally switched to SID on all my recent builds

The helicoil failed.
I got a warranty replacement for the bottom part
And finally had an oil leak from the bottom tube.

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Hello Carbonazza, the photo shows the included headset and what seems to be a dust cover. On top of that I need the Ritchey cover? Sorry for asking again will be my first integrated stem...

Ask them, but this is probably the dust cover that is just designed for their handlebar, not the SL7 stem.
In your case you need a more generic part, such the Ritchey one.

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if i want to use my current post mount brakes on the carbonda cfr707 frame and use a 140mm adapter what size do i need on the rotors ? 140mm? I read something about min diam on the frame is 160mm

When you don't put a spacer below the caliper, you can put a 140mm disc on road/gravel bikes usually.
Here it is 160mm by default. 180mm if you put the usual spacer to go 140 to 160mm.

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... No hookless for me.

I use hookless rims on all my bikes: gravel, road, and mtb, and I've never had any issues. What's so bad about hookless?

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Hi Carbonazza, do you think the Specialized SL7 stem would fit? Do I need anything else? Headset?

You'll need a 1.5" dust cover

Ritchey is doing one :
https://www.bike-discount.de/en/ritchey-comp-logic-e-cartridge-drop-in-1.5-headset-upper

This one looks promising, but I never tried :
https://acros-components.com/en/headsets/is52-headset-cover---integrated-cable-routing?number=24.52.113-OD56-AM

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