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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
What about running a 130 or 140 mm fork? Anyone tried that? That would raise the BB. It would also mean slacker angles. I simulated 140mm fork (with 51 mm offset because this is the fork I have and it would be more playful to ride). The BB is 5mm higher and the geo is very close to the Norco Optic (that is a the perfect all mountain bike IMHO). When I receive my bike, I will try
January 06, 2021, 08:04:49 AM |
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Re: Looking for a new Full Suspension XC bike - Please explain "New Geometry"
The new geometry is Long slack low. Longer reach. Slacker head tube (and fork) Lower BB. I moved from years of 29er hardtails with 90mm, 100mm forks to an FM936. The big changes are the above geometry, a full suspension and a dropper post. And 10kg of bike instead of ~8. I have much more fun now, especially on descents. Harsh climbs are easier too, with suspension always fully open. And not being as beaten up after long rides is priceless. Especially for multi days events. December 28, 2021, 02:33:10 PM |
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Re: Looking for a new Full Suspension XC bike - Please explain "New Geometry"
The new geometry is Long slack low. Add to that a steep seat tube angle. December 28, 2021, 04:44:33 PM |
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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
My build! As the frame is the same as the Vitus Rapide I was toying with idea of just getting a Vitus as that was good value in 2021, but in 2022 the prices have jumped a fair bit for the same bike, so for me it was as good, if not better value to build up a FM936 myself. I wanted a fast trail bike that I could race XC on if I felt the need. All parts are sensible, nothing excessive and all functional. Superlight frame, with Scott Nude shock and Scott twinloc lever that I got to work with the SID ulitmate fork. 'Just Riding Along' XC alu wheelset, Schwalbe tyres, mostly XT transmission, brand-x dropper, fairly bog-standard finishing kit - weight with pedals/cage/frame protection/etc is under 26lb and cost me just over £3000 give or take - not including the 4iiii power meter I decided to get. Very happy with it. Already raced XC on it and it did very well. Happy I hunted out a remote lockout solution for suspension - love it. 
June 13, 2022, 12:36:47 PM |
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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
Meet another one red carbonda Oh, I think I can share some experience and write some review already. May be it helps to someone. Rode ~120 hours, ~1700km, through winter, week in mountains, ~10 xco/xcm races. So I must say it's the most chill an forgiving bike that I have. It doesn't feel like a typical xc bike when you move yourself around all the time on tech sections and may be sometimes trying to survive. It's something like "hey boi relax and stay on pedals, I do the rest". And here is the caveat - now I ride tech section with greater speed and confidence so mistakes became "more expensive". Overall it's an xc bike that feels like older enduro in my opinion and I love it. Little notes about setup and hardware: 1. 120mm on the front - just great. Feels like infinite amount of suspension. Actually I can't imagine this frame with 100mm on the front. Bb is quite low on my taste. 2. No remote locks. I decided to not take part in races this season so no need to lockouts I thought. But this season already the most race filled season I ever had  . And you know what? It turns out that remote lockouts not so required as I thought before.3. 720 bar switched to 760 riser with 45mm stem. Just +100 to handling and confidence on descents with a little penalty on narrow sections. +10mm headset spacer for even better feeling, but it's no go for xc races for me. 4. SDG Tellis dropper - just piece of shite. Those cheaper brandx/tranzx much better. 5. Changed already 3 lower bearings on headset. It's just starting creacking and it becomes worse. I should try to trim fork crown may be. 6. Tried to run "dropperless" but it's sooooooo uncomfortable. Saddle being not in that position like on my previous xc bikes so it limits butt movements more than ever. Not a problem on learned race courses but I'm too lazy to swap seatposts. August 09, 2022, 05:06:27 AM |
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Re: Chinese MTB XC carbon rims
lightcarbon have a new line of rims that use graphine. they are very light and have a great rider weight rating. 310g for a 32mm outside rim. 120kg weight limit. I have not used them yet but just placed my order. Also very affordable.
November 08, 2022, 11:00:42 AM |
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Re: 29er XC Hardtail - Boost - Modern Geometry
https://www.sp-cycle.com/spcycle-29er-carbon-mountain-bike-frame-bsa-148mm-boost-lightweight-hardtail-mtb-carbon-frame-29-p4299039.html I have built bike with this frame (size M) for my girlfriend in september. I think it is the best downcountry hardtail frame at this moment - good reach numbers, good saddle position, perfect headtube angle (66.0 with 120 mm fork).  I have found only two problems: 1. Chainline must be 53 mm or wider. With smaller numbers chainring is rubbing chainstay. Checked with 32, 34 and 36-teeth chainrings on M8100 crankset (52 mm) and installed M8000-B (53.4 mm) without any problems. 2. Some calipers with 160mm rotors can not be fitted into the rear stays (M6000). But I haven't any problems with M8100 and M7100 with 180 mm. Yesterday I have recieved the same frame for me and my friends building another two bikes with this frame. Chameleon painting is awesome.  
January 10, 2023, 02:25:02 AM |
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Re: Spcycle 2023 New Travel 120mm Super Light 29er full suspension frame
This is an Orbea Oiz 2023 clone. I know a lot of people who would like to have one. Check GMBN yt videos, they are raving about it. I will try to sell one (or more) of my bikes to get one of this. For me, the geo its almost perfect for XCM and XCO. May 04, 2023, 11:30:22 AM |
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Re: Spcycle 2023 New Travel 120mm Super Light 29er full suspension frame
I think it would benefit spcycle greatly if they took a look at how the market is trending before committing to creating their tooling. It seems to me that this frame isn't what a lot of people want. There's always going to be somebody who will buy this, but if I saw this on a catalog page I'd take a pass on it. What's not right? It looks pretty good to me. Cables through the headset: yes, it's a bit of a pain when you're building it, but worth it for the clean lines People are talking about the seat tube length: it's shorter than a Genius, Epic Evo and Anthem Advanced. 10mm longer than a Top Fuel Chainstays are shorter than all of the above. That's a good thing in my mind Wheelbase is in the shorter end of modern 'normal'. So it won't feel like too much of a tank BB drop is the same as a Spark May 04, 2023, 01:20:42 PM |
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Re: Spcycle 2023 New Travel 120mm Super Light 29er full suspension frame
I was not crazy about headset routing. I now have a 2023 Spark with it. It's not actually that bad in practice. More work than standard, sure, but really not that bad. Adding a dropper post took me 30 minute. I took the whole headset system apart to adjust the headset angle (which is possible on the spark frame I rotating the bearing cups 180°) and I had the thing back together in under an hour. I think a bunch of people love to make a big deal out of things. I have a 9 year old hardtail with probably 12,000 miles on it. I've replaced the shifter housing exactly once, the brake lines never, and the headset bearings never. So I don't really see needing to be in and out of this headset all that often. And with the cables tucked, the bike looks super clean. So I won't disparage people for not liking internal routing, but I also think it's not as bad as everybody made it out to be. May 06, 2023, 10:11:14 AM |
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