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Re: Carbonda FM 1003 / Flybike FM 1266 180mm "Super Enduro"
Quote from: stoveham on February 08, 2023, 12:13:15 PM
I'll chime in here - so far, so good! No odd creaks or rattles, the bike is tons of fun to ride. I kept the float x on over the x2 and have been happy so far. Planning on trying 190 on the front to see if it jacks up the ride characteristics and will report back.

Only complaint is the paint...it'll chip if you look at it wrong. Seems like their paint job quality has gone down recently so it's probably worth the extra $$ to order it raw and take it to a local shop.

 I do have to caveat that I've only had the frame since the late fall, it's been to the bike park twice and I've had it out on my local trails a dozen or so times...interested to see how it holds up over the next season and if I end up reaching for the 1003 over my Ripmo like I have been over this winter.

I’ll be making my own build thread soon (probably covering my latest 1002 changes in addition to the new 1003), but have definitely noticed that the paint is different on the 1003 versus the 1002. It’s more of a dark carbon-gray than matte black, with carbon texture visible through the paint which it isn’t on the 1002.

The front and rear frames made contact while I was unboxing (left side touches, right side doesn’t due to the asymmetric swingarm) and the paint immediately chipped off at that spot. I covered it up with a dab of matte black touch up paint so no big deal but it did show how fragile this semi-transparent coating is. Noticeably more so than the 1002 and that is already pretty easy to chip.

So it’s definitely not just you.

It’s almost like the 1003 came from a different designer and an entirely different production line than the 1001/1002. Bunch of small differences, like the press in headset and somewhat crude (but workable) tube in tube cable routing. Head tube ~15mm shorter in the same frame size.
May 04, 2023, 01:18:59 PM 		1
Re: FM1002 / FM1166 - 150mm frame  General Update, Almost a year since building:

I'm 77kg and 177cm tall and loving my large, overforked, FM1002 .

I was originally afraid this would be "too much bike" for me... Looking back, I've no idea why I was worried. If I didn't already have a FM936, I would have built a FM1001. But I did have a the FM936 so I built this FM1002 as an aggressive trail bike for the stuff my FM936 can't handle.  My FM936 is collecting dust as I always pick the FM1002 to ride no matter the trail. Although its 2KG more, It's just a more fun bike.

The main difference is this:
On the trials the FM936 is holding me back. On the same trails I'm holding the FM1002 back. Both going down and climbing up.
Also the BB height ;)

Fantastic bike, can be very plush, but a little extra air in the rear make its super poppy too. Basically, I think this particular 4 Bar design has nice ratios.
August 28, 2023, 12:29:38 PM 		1
Re: Carbonda FM 1003 / Flybike FM 1266 180mm "Super Enduro"
Quote from: adi on February 28, 2024, 09:09:33 AM
Hey zooky,

could you keep us updated.

Did it work, are you going to claim warranty (does it even work, like do they respond and so on) or how are you going to do it????

Carbonda is very responsive and the customer service people are easy to work with. I’ve never heard of them ghosting anyone or treating them poorly.

That said, I’m not completely sure what their response to this would be.
February 28, 2024, 01:20:14 PM 		1
Re: Carbonda FM 1003 / Flybike FM 1266 180mm "Super Enduro" I had no problems with noise at bike parks except sometimes for harsh chain slap on braking bumps, which I assume will be fixed now that I’m installing a VHS Tape chainstay protector like the one on my FM1002.
February 29, 2024, 11:51:13 PM 		1