Author Topic: FM1001 / FM1156 - 135mm frame  (Read 112373 times)

QuentinLL

Re: FM1156 - 135mm frame
« Reply #15 on: January 07, 2021, 06:26:08 AM »
does July mean December in real life ?  ;D

carbonazza

Re: FM1156 - 135mm frame
« Reply #16 on: January 07, 2021, 11:51:40 AM »
Well, in my case... January, and still counting.
Going to beat the record  ::)

scourge

Re: FM1156 - 135mm frame
« Reply #17 on: January 07, 2021, 08:36:59 PM »
Those accessory prices are good

Flo7

Re: FM1001 / FM1156 - 135mm frame
« Reply #18 on: January 09, 2021, 11:20:53 AM »
What do you think about this design for my Fm1156?

The Shock Link will be black not white...

RobertRinAustin

Re: FM1001 / FM1156 - 135mm frame
« Reply #19 on: January 09, 2021, 01:52:06 PM »
What do you think about this design for my Fm1156?

The Shock Link will be black not white...
I like it. Looks good in all white too.

RedCruz

Re: FM1001 / FM1156 - 135mm frame
« Reply #20 on: January 09, 2021, 05:17:09 PM »
Hi guys,

I ordered my FM1156 Medium frame back in July 2020 but it took until early December before Adam finally sent the frame and I received it just in time for Christmas!

It’s too late to test it now as here in Canada it’s fatbike time! I’ll try to post ride impressions next summer!

I fitted the frame with a Fox DPX2 185x55mm and a 140mm Fox 34 Factory Grip2 44mm.

I will change my 30mm Stem for a 60mm Stem because the in the final specs the reach is 26mm shorter.

I recommend you order the frame with their headset as the upper set is not standard.
The lower headset is standard so I used a Cane Creek IS52/40
And don’t forget to order a spare derailleur hanger it’s only 5$!

Flo7

Re: FM1001 / FM1156 - 135mm frame
« Reply #21 on: January 09, 2021, 10:27:11 PM »
Thank you for your feedback. The bike looks really nice!

Do you mean the geometry Chart is not correct?? The top tube is very short because of the steep Seat angle. If you sit on the bike it feels very compact...

QuentinLL

Re: FM1001 / FM1156 - 135mm frame
« Reply #22 on: January 10, 2021, 11:37:15 AM »
The head tube angle seems very steep and bike very compact.
Can tell us how tall you are and what is your inseam ?

Nice components, very promising on the trails :-)

RedCruz

Re: FM1001 / FM1156 - 135mm frame
« Reply #23 on: January 10, 2021, 02:48:43 PM »
Hi Flo7 and QuentinLL !

I'm new to MTB and before 2020 I was only road biking. So when I started MTB my local shop recommended a cross country bike to start riding on easy trails. So I started with a Santa Cruz Blur X01 TR (110mm fork) with Reserve 25 carbon rims.
I've always had medium size bikes as I'm 1.73M with inseam about 31.5 inches.

Anyway after a few rides at Empire 47 in Quebec, Canada, I liked it very much! But eventually I realized that for some trails I would have more fun with a more robust bike. But because of that COVID thing most local shops are overwhelmed by high demand so availability of mtb is scarce, plus a brand new Hightower X01 is a lot of money especially after spending 10K$can on a SC Blur!
So I contacted Adam at Carbonda asking if they had some Trail frame in the works. So the early specs they provided for medium FM1156 was supposed to be already final with Top Tube Length of 598mm which is pretty similar to medium Hightower. Actually the rest of the specs also share similarities with NS Bike Define 130.

But like they say: Specs are subject to changed without notice! And when I received the frame 6 months later, and now that "official specs" are out the Top Tube Length for medium is only 575mm which is obviously noticeable when you ride the bike, it feels very compact. I hope that with a longer Stem the "feel" will be less compact.

As for Head Tube Angle:
My SC Blur TR is 68.5 HTA so I wanted a slacker frame but not too slack as I'm not a fan of neck breaking DH.
So for me 66.5 HTA seemed to be a nice balanced.
But then again in the early spec sheet they wrote 67 HTA with a 130mm fork and now in January we see 65.5 HTA on Carbonda web site.
My new FM1156 certainly looks and feel much slacker than my SC blur TR, but certainly not as slack as 65.5 but I guess I should measure the HTA myself!

Final weight of the rig with I9 Enduro S + Maxxis 2.4 WT = approximately 29.5 pounds
Compared to SC Hightower or Tallboy or NS Define 130, I would say that I saved 15-20% $$ by building the rig myself.
Plus I spent countless hours online to learn how to assemble a bike from scratch, but that was part of the fun, of course!
I'm finishing 2 FM936 for my 2 kids and I'll give my SC Blur to my wife so we can all go for family mtb rides!

« Last Edit: January 10, 2021, 02:53:45 PM by RedCruz »

Flo7

Re: FM1001 / FM1156 - 135mm frame
« Reply #24 on: January 10, 2021, 03:27:34 PM »
Thank you!

Do you think that the actual geometry chart is correct?

scourge

Re: FM1001 / FM1156 - 135mm frame
« Reply #25 on: January 10, 2021, 03:51:15 PM »
It sounds like he does not.

You can download an angle finder app on your smart phone.

endo.alley

Re: FM1001 / FM1156 - 135mm frame
« Reply #26 on: January 10, 2021, 05:19:08 PM »
Probably steepening the seat tube angle is where the top tube length went. It has to go somewhere when you steepen the seat angle. He can probably get 15-20 mm back by moving the seat back on it's rails a little.

RedCruz

Re: FM1001 / FM1156 - 135mm frame
« Reply #27 on: January 10, 2021, 06:41:12 PM »
Hi endo.alley,

You are right: when I discovered the bike's "new specs" and compactness, the first thing I did was to move back the seat on rails and it does help a bit!
I ordered a longer stem and it should arrive soon!

RedCruz

Re: FM1001 / FM1156 - 135mm frame
« Reply #28 on: January 10, 2021, 06:59:54 PM »
I went back to my FM1156 with two different Angle apps and I did about 20 measurements with each app. They may be very accurate, but holding the phone exactly the right way to measure the HTA is a challenge!

In the end I would say that the "actual" HTA is between 66.0 and 66.5 degrees! But hey who am I to pretend that I have God's readings haha!

Hope this helps!

scourge

Re: FM1001 / FM1156 - 135mm frame
« Reply #29 on: January 10, 2021, 09:15:53 PM »
Thank you for measuring that.