Author Topic: looking for new 120mm bike  (Read 570 times)

Vsoria

looking for new 120mm bike
« on: January 13, 2025, 11:02:36 AM »
Hi everyone, I'm about to change my trifox bike and I'm between these two bike frames, mainly the ican xc S5 & HongFu fm138,
there's also the Spcycle M868 which has come out recently and they've supposedly improved the previous model by manufacturing new parts, making it more rigid.
The ican has a geometry very similar to the carbonda cmf 909 but 40% cheaper but approximately 400 gr heavier.
 the hongfu, except for problems with the rear caliper, doesn't seem to report many failures.
Any experience or recommendations?



rancor

Re: looking for new 120mm bike
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2025, 02:20:57 PM »
I have a 120/120 travel Carbonda Cfm-909 I built last year that I like. Great climbing and great descending only complainant is a little flat ground peddle bob and that might just be the rider. Its a long frame so your trading a bit of agility for stability. The ican xc S5 looks to be the same mold as the 909 but since its heaver its a different layup. One person in the 909 thread had issues with his ican frame. Does it have a 120mm rear travel option? My large frame CFM909 was 2078g including the shipping suspension lockout so ican might be closer to 200g more now that Carbonda has increased the weight.