I would convince your friend to get refunded and chargeback as you are going to be the one dealing with them if something else happen but I might be wrong.

I didn't expect to see that coming from Winspace. Looks like they are now taking their customers for granted since they build a reasonably good reputation.

I only dealt with Carbonda so far and they argued with me on a defect inside near the headtube of my CFR1056 and kept telling me it's normal.

Influencers and such get the pretty frames no doubt.

This was my first and last buy from a chinese factory.

Hi Johnny,

Sorry for late reply, but yes, agreed, it's a tricky sizing. Stack/reach is a bit too great for my tastes on the XL, so might stick with the L and see how it goes, we seem to have about the same build so should be fine... hopefully! You finding the bike fine otherwise? Any difficulties you had while assembling? Can I ask what headset you're sporting also? Is it the stock sample provided by Carbonda, or an aftermarket? Looks great by the way!

Thanks again,
~Xander

It's a great frame. One downside I found is the paint is fragile but I almost cover the whole bike with 3M Clear Scotchgard.  Everything went good for the assembly.

The headset is the FSA NO. 55R 1.5"/558. I read in this forum that Carbonda's headset is pretty cheaply made so I didn't want it.

Everything went good for the 2 years I've been riding it. I'm now building another bike and I will be selling it soon.

I prefer these stickers by far 

If the information that I collected is correct, the 1ü56 got an update which allows up to 38mm now.  Guess Carbonda could prove this information just by asking them.

I don't know, for me it's only rumors. I asked Wing the lady at Carbonda before buying and she said they recommend 32mm max. I would be surprised if they invested in modifying the molds or changing for brand new molds just to fit bigger tires. I bought mine last spring and I ride with GP5000 30mm measured at 32-33mm and I wouldn't go bigger than that. I have a 6mm gap on each side of the tires which is standard for safety.

It looks like those concept bicycles from big car companies.

Be careful with the non Shimano barbs. I ended up breaking the tiny connection on my GRX levers because the barb hole was a little bit too small and the chamfer at the entry of the hole was also not in specs. There is a small tube in the levers and it got jammed in the hole so when I disconnected the hose, the tubes ripped out and got stuck in the barbs.

I would play safe and buy original Shimano for a critical part like this unless you have an original one on hand and tools to measure it properly.

Search for "car plastic rivets 5mm". They are also used to hold interior lining in cars.

I have the CFR1056 and 32mm measured is really the maximum you can run on this frame. More than 32mm would not leave enough space for mud and debris.