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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts Quote from: sguiom on August 21, 2022, 06:38:59 AM Hi, I have bought a fm936 size L, normal lay up and feel like there is a lack of stiffness in the front triangle : it wiggles significantly more than my other bikes when pushing left right with the bar. I have not read any complain about this anywhere. I have changed the fork for a 35 mm, but still have a strange feeling in the turns that came from this lowish stiffness I think. I have a on one scandal definitively stiffer. Am I the only one feeling this ? I start thinking that my frame has an issue. the feeling that the frame is bending can come from using a stem longer than 50mm. From using a 51mm offset fork. Due to the 66-degree head angle with a long stem and large fork offset, the bike becomes over-steered, giving the feeling of a flex frame. The front triangle is very rigid. The rear may have some suppleness, but you don't feel it when driving. August 22, 2022, 02:27:37 AM	1
Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts I found the steering way too slow/sloppy with a 120mm fork and any stem length longer than 60mm, but that is to be expected with a 66 HTA. IMO a 50mm stem is probably about the sweet spot for that HTA. August 24, 2022, 11:20:50 AM	1

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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts

Quote from: sguiom on August 21, 2022, 06:38:59 AM

Hi, I have bought a fm936 size L, normal lay up and feel like there is a lack of stiffness in the front triangle : it wiggles significantly more than my other bikes when pushing left right with the bar. I have not read any complain about this anywhere. I have changed the fork for a 35 mm, but still have a strange feeling in the turns that came from this lowish stiffness I think. I have a on one scandal definitively stiffer.

Am I the only one feeling this ? I start thinking that my frame has an issue.

the feeling that the frame is bending can come from using a stem longer than 50mm. From using a 51mm offset fork. Due to the 66-degree head angle with a long stem and large fork offset, the bike becomes over-steered, giving the feeling of a flex frame. The front triangle is very rigid. The rear may have some suppleness, but you don't feel it when driving.
August 22, 2022, 02:27:37 AM

Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
I found the steering way too slow/sloppy with a 120mm fork and any stem length longer than 60mm, but that is to be expected with a 66 HTA.

IMO a 50mm stem is probably about the sweet spot for that HTA.

August 24, 2022, 11:20:50 AM

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