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29er / Re: LCFS948 - a new enduro from Light Carbon
« on: September 25, 2023, 10:13:04 PM »
You might look to book an appointment to get your glasses checked, Jeff.
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29er / Re: T1000 Full Carbon Fiber 27.5er DH Suspension Frame MTB BSA 240*76mm Rear Shock
« on: September 25, 2023, 08:45:05 AM »
It's not *that* weird for a DH bike from when these molds were created. Maybe a bit on the short side for a large, but this is pretty "normal" for like, a 2016 DH bike - recall these had been around for a number of years as the Evolve Sky Pilot, and geo is offset a few years on open mold chinese bikes.
Part of the issue is because of the super slack head angles combined with long axle-to-crown length forks, seat angles, and long wheel bases, reach is no longer the helpful size summary we treat it as on trail bikes. You're much better looking at numbers like effective top tube, wheelbase, and rear centre to figure out how a DH bike might fit/ride on paper. That said, the thing is still small when you look at those numbers.
For example, the Norco Aurum HSP which was fairly cutting edge when it was released in 2019 sported a 465/473mm reach in its largest size (dubbed an L/XL). Recently, DH bikes have gotten much longer - but this trend has only occurred with the current resurgence of DH investment and tech.
So this is probably "fine" for someone looking for a decently competent DH Bike to this day, but probably only for someone up to 5' 9" or so. Consider their sizing as 'small' and 'medium' now, rather than medium and large.
Part of the issue is because of the super slack head angles combined with long axle-to-crown length forks, seat angles, and long wheel bases, reach is no longer the helpful size summary we treat it as on trail bikes. You're much better looking at numbers like effective top tube, wheelbase, and rear centre to figure out how a DH bike might fit/ride on paper. That said, the thing is still small when you look at those numbers.
For example, the Norco Aurum HSP which was fairly cutting edge when it was released in 2019 sported a 465/473mm reach in its largest size (dubbed an L/XL). Recently, DH bikes have gotten much longer - but this trend has only occurred with the current resurgence of DH investment and tech.
So this is probably "fine" for someone looking for a decently competent DH Bike to this day, but probably only for someone up to 5' 9" or so. Consider their sizing as 'small' and 'medium' now, rather than medium and large.
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29er / Re: BXT-MTB-117 150mm AM bike
« on: April 16, 2023, 01:34:44 PM »
Well that looks way better than the AM831
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29er / Re: Frame Advice
« on: January 10, 2023, 04:38:11 PM »
I'd go for the 1002 if it were your only bike. Both bikes will climb well with the new modern body position. Real climbing differences will moreso come down to the spec choices on each, especially the tires.
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29er / Re: FM1001 / FM1156 - 135mm frame
« on: January 04, 2023, 07:20:41 PM »
I actually don't think there's a 1.5-1.5 integrated angleset available at all. The only integrated angleset I can think of is the 9.8 one and it's not going to do the 1.5 upper cup.
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29er / Re: FM1001 / FM1156 - 135mm frame
« on: January 02, 2023, 07:38:17 PM »
That's the normal experience on the super modern fit, a kind of small effective top tube in the seated position. You get the full reach/length/wheelbase when you stand up. You can go a size up, but personally I'd rather deal with a tigher seated position.
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29er / Re: Carbonda FM 1003 / Flybike FM 1266 180mm "Super Enduro"
« on: December 20, 2022, 07:06:05 PM »
Personally, I'd sand and seal the area with epoxy, mark the edges of the crack with a paint pen, and see what happens. If no good, I'd order a new rear triangle and attempt a proper repair.
Not, you know, that this is necessarily good/safe advice.
Not, you know, that this is necessarily good/safe advice.
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29er / Re: Tideace 2022 New Enduro Mold FS838 Being Production
« on: December 16, 2022, 07:20:53 PM »
Haha fair play Stef. I don't want to get bogged down on the material! You could also ride the original 831 without any fix - but there was risk!
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29er / Re: Tideace 2022 New Enduro Mold FS838 Being Production
« on: December 15, 2022, 07:07:02 PM »
It *might* not be a total dealbreaker for a lot of people, I can't quite make out the standover height/steatpost height off the ground, but if it's similar to the Range it's based on, the seat collar height is so low, most people will need to run some post exposed anyway - My XL 22 Range had a few CM of seatpost exposed on a 210mm oneup post because it was just that low. Alternately, I've heard some sizes of Range will have seat/rear wheel contact with a fully slammed post anyway.
The total dealbreakers might be other stuff, like how Haideli's last two longer travel full suspension bikes either had shitty beta-test level rear triangles (that totally injured at least one forum user!) and made us either crowdsource a fix or buy replacements, or a slightly better case of requiring steel sleeve to be machined to work nice. This design is substantially more fiddly and complex than those two are. Let's see how this one goes.
The total dealbreakers might be other stuff, like how Haideli's last two longer travel full suspension bikes either had shitty beta-test level rear triangles (that totally injured at least one forum user!) and made us either crowdsource a fix or buy replacements, or a slightly better case of requiring steel sleeve to be machined to work nice. This design is substantially more fiddly and complex than those two are. Let's see how this one goes.
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29er / Re: Tideace 2022 New Enduro Mold FS838 Being Production
« on: December 12, 2022, 09:50:31 PM »
Good luck to all early adopters of this one and may God have mercy on your souls
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29er / Re: Downcountry ramblings
« on: December 10, 2022, 09:10:53 PM »
If you like the fit of your current hardtail but you're looking for a bit more aggressive bike, drop a Works -2 angleset in it before you go spending new bike money.
As for the 936 pedaling platform - maybe plan a remote lockout? Or tune the shock to just take the edge off rather than being a bit more well-rounded, since you're used to the hardtail life.
As for the 936 pedaling platform - maybe plan a remote lockout? Or tune the shock to just take the edge off rather than being a bit more well-rounded, since you're used to the hardtail life.
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29er / Re: Offset bushings with Carbonda 936 or 909?
« on: December 06, 2022, 07:27:02 PM »
offset bushings only work to slacken the HTA/lower BB. Acedeuce is correct, unless something is seriously wrong with your bike, they will always rotate to the slackest position. On some bikes they can be used to fit a longer eye to eye shock (effectively reducing the eye to eye), but they can't really be used to increase the eye to eye.
On a bike like the 936 which already has issues taking long stroke shocks I would be particularly cautious with their use as it will likely just compound the issue.
On a bike like the 936 which already has issues taking long stroke shocks I would be particularly cautious with their use as it will likely just compound the issue.
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29er / Re: Carbonda FM 1003 / Flybike FM 1266 180mm "Super Enduro"
« on: November 27, 2022, 10:38:25 AM »I see that Sherpa appear to be selling this frame as the Olympus and some build options use a coil shock. Looking at the linkage plots in the first post I would have thought that this frame wouldn't suit a coil shock as the leverage ratio drops pretty linearly throughout the travel, wouldn't a frame designed for a coil shock have a progressively increasing leverage ratio throughout the travel? I suppose you could use a progressive spring on the coil shock, but I have no idea how well these work?
EDIT: Also I'm ~170cm tall and currently riding a medium giant with 435 mm reach and it feels ok but on the larger end (I'm generally right between small and medium frame sizes). The FM1003 geo shows reach for the small frame is 432 mm and the medium is 455 mm, which seems really long! Based on that would I be better off on the small FM1003 frame? The small looks larger in every dimension than my current medium-frame trail bike.
Well, you get all kinds out there. People swore up and down that a coil on the gen 3 Trek Slash was brilliant but the leverage ratio of that bike really wasn't meant for one. That said, the leverage ratio is quite similar to a lot of 2018-2021 Enduroy bikes, most of which worked fine with a coil - it's nearly bang on the Instinct BC edition, for example.
Don't look at reach as the sole determining factor to bike fit. Look at (E)STA, ETT, Front center, and reach in combination to get an idea. There's a good chance your medium giant has a slacker STA than the 1003s, putting their ETT numbers pretty similar.
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29er / Re: FM1001 / FM1156 - 135mm frame
« on: November 11, 2022, 12:29:56 AM »
I can't recommend anyone try an X2 to be honest. Reliability is a SERIOUS concern, and as someone with both an X2 and a 2022 Float X (having traded them back and forth on the same bike), as well as a Super Deluxe Ultimate Air on another bike..... On an FM1001, do yourself a favour and dodge the X2.
The X2's reliability is worsened when frames have worse alignment. YMMV with chiners, although Carbonda is one of the better ones out there!
The X2's reliability is worsened when frames have worse alignment. YMMV with chiners, although Carbonda is one of the better ones out there!
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29er / Re: Tideace 2022 29er Boost 12*148mm New Mold MTB029
« on: November 09, 2022, 08:57:29 AM »
Threw together some neon fade concepts. Personally I'm leaning towards #4. Still need to come up with a model name.
This forum won't resize photos so you'd better all view it on IMGUR because the high res JPEG otherwise took up multiple screens. Oops!
The place where I paint in the winter lost one of its two boilers the other day so it might take a minute or two before any primer goes on. Oh well. Still gotta do the compatibility checks.
For build, Ideally I'm going to go SRAM 1x11 drop bar style. MONSTERCROSS!
This forum won't resize photos so you'd better all view it on IMGUR because the high res JPEG otherwise took up multiple screens. Oops!
The place where I paint in the winter lost one of its two boilers the other day so it might take a minute or two before any primer goes on. Oh well. Still gotta do the compatibility checks.
For build, Ideally I'm going to go SRAM 1x11 drop bar style. MONSTERCROSS!