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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
Finally finished my build. Size M, SL. BTLOS i30, DTswiss350, XT cassette and shifter, SLX brakes and derailleur, e*thriteen crankset, Fox elite shock (Giant Anthem 2017 model from ebay), SID Ultimate 120mm, 150mm OneUpV2 dropper. Rekon F2.5 R2.4. 25.8lbs w pedals. Absolutely love this bike. Was looking for one bike that I could use on trail rides and also race in local XC events. It ticks all the boxes. After a few tune up rides I took it out for a hot lap yesterday on my usual 11mi loop. To compare I'm coming off a 2017 Giant Trance w 160mm Lyric fork, and sometime ride an old but fast Schwinn Homegrown 26er hard tail. I was within 5% of my best times on the gnarly downhill sections, and PR'd pretty much every flat or climb section. I even cleared a huge techy hill that I've never done before. I couldn't believe how much faster I was on this bike. Especially this early in the season. It is about 10lbs lighter than my trance, so that's got to be part of it, but I never felt under-gunned on the downhills. The geo and the 120mm SID felt almost as solid as the 160mm Lyric on my Trance. I definitely bottomed out in placed where I usually don't, but tokens will fix that. In all, zero regrets with this bike. Thanks to everyone for sharing your builds and info. Made the process so much easier for me. 
April 09, 2021, 12:43:54 PM |
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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
Here is my bling build ! The weather isn't very nice here, so only two ~70km rides so far. But I loved every instant of them, a smile from one ear to the other, even once when I crashed it  Not sure if it is the geometry, the full suspension, the seatpost or the electronic shifting in particular, but this has little in common with my past hardtail riding. It is a size M SL. OG-Evkin bar Ligthbicyle XC925 wheelset with DT-Swiss EXP 240. XX1 AXS derailleur + Blipbox + Multiclics SID Ultimate 120mm and SIDLuxe shock 42.5mm Piccola brakes Reverb AXS 2.35 tires. And 10,1kg The commands are, left click easier gear, right click harder gear. Click on both for the seatpost. I was hoping for a more greenish blue, than this reddish one, but I start to get used to it  I'm still testing different 3D printed mounts for the blips for different positions. For now the cables are taped below the bar, my plan was to make them go through the bar end and exit through one of the mount holes. But there was some sun, and I preferred to go ride than work more on it. Maybe later. April 12, 2021, 05:55:25 AM |
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My DIY Chainstay Protector. Bouncy balls and Mastik Tape April 20, 2021, 11:15:22 AM |
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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
Hey @adroitrider, Adam @ Carbonda told me 80mm and that resolved the issue for me. June 04, 2021, 10:39:15 AM |
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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
My FM936 build. 10,35 kg without pedals. Pretty light regarding it has a dropper post.
June 15, 2021, 03:23:09 AM |
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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
Placed my order May 5th, frame was shipped June 15th, arrived at my door in Chicago, June 24th via DHL Express. Wing said they had BSA-L-Normal Weight frames in stock and that the painting took longer than expected. Obviously I spent my entire weekend building up      Initial Impressions -Cable guides are directional, one is larger for brake hose and one is smaller for cables -Rear Linkage is carbon -Bolt hardware is cheap feeling -No Internal cable Guides -Cutout at the bottom in the BSA 73 bottom bracket is a bit small -No large removeable section at bottom of down tube -Size feels good for me at 5'11" -Oneup V2 150 can be slammed to the collar -Some Pivots were dry, some werent -Paint was chipping near some pivot surface -Optional headset has good bearings but feels cheap and doesn't have seals, would probably work fine -Cables can be routed under the shot but may cause brake bleeding problems -Can't go full lock on Deluxe RT3 because lever hits the frame on lock position -One chip at the front of the frame Ride Impressions -Reach is a little more aggressive than my trail but nothing uncomfortable -Head angle is slacker than I was used to -51mm Offset fork wasn't too quick steering -Hasn't cracked on me yet (have taken it off some kickers, drops, some tech, maybe a crash or two) -Have hit my cranks a couple times (175mm) -No noticeable pedal bob, maybe after a long ride when the shock was hot -Seat height feels fine -Dropped seat is just right Still messing around with my suspension settings. Shock is from a Giant Anthem and it feels good. Took a bunch of video during assembly and plan to do a build thread and a LoveMTB style video series. July 15, 2021, 09:12:29 PM |
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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
Hello, I've been following along on this forum for quite a while to pick up all kinds of tips and experiences (thanks to all of you)... then decided to make my first bike build ever. After a long time of collecting parts, I finished my build last week and in the meantime made a first ride (in the flatlands of flanders  )...It's no comparison to my 11 year old 26" Rockrider hardtail  . It is a size M frame (N not SL), Elite wheels, Sram GX groupset and Marzocchi fork (was the only fork available and within my budget). Maybe not easy to see in the picture but the colors are candy red and silver metallic. August 25, 2021, 02:08:57 PM |
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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
Somewhere i know that color Yip, that's where I got the inspiration for the color (sorry/not ). My saddle is in the right position. Handlebars will be lower, but since it was my first bike build I just put in the complete spacers set (I was afraid I would make the fork tube too short).
September 02, 2021, 01:48:45 AM |
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Here's my "rocket". Finalized early summer and spent approx 400km on it since then. I'm more than happy about it's performance this far. Fast, agile and fun riding bike. The only thing I don't like is the mounting of head set bearing directly in the carbon fiber. It was a little hard to get it correct. Other wise rock solid and quite with no problems. September 21, 2021, 03:52:44 AM |
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Those silver decals fit well with it!