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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts I absolutely doubt the weight of your Reba, that would be even lighter than a Sid. It should also be somewhere in the 1600-1700g range.
March 26, 2021, 07:12:56 PM 		1
Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
Quote from: Ben78 on March 26, 2021, 04:27:10 PM
Thoughts on Reba or Revelation?

I'll be installing a 165x38 Monarch until I can afford a trunnion shock because I already have it.

I have a non boost Reba @100mm so would be buying a 120mm air shaft - it weighs 1240g
I have a boost Revelation @130mm so would be buying a 120mm air shaft - it weighs 1740g

So what would be the preference, and would a half kilo weight penalty on the Rev rule it out straight up?

Has anyone ran 130mm on this frame?

Ben

I ride a 120mm reba but would love a stronger fork. 120 or 130 in general there is no difference

(photo of a bike on a reba 120)
March 27, 2021, 03:25:13 AM 		1
Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
Quote from: Ben78 on April 07, 2021, 10:51:22 PM
Any 182cm/6' folks on large frames, what size dropper have you installed?
184 cm running a 150 that is sitting on the collar.

April 08, 2021, 10:38:49 AM 		1
Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts About the same for me. 184cm large frame 150mm PRO koryak dropper about 1cm margin.
April 09, 2021, 11:36:02 AM 		1
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 		1
Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts Yeah the seat mount on the PRO dropper is a bit weird but once I had the saddle mounted and tuned it’s been solid. So for me it’s not really a show stopper. Haven’t tried the oneup so I can’t compare the two but I think the PRO one works well and is a good deal including the lever, cable and all.
April 11, 2021, 05:16:14 AM 		1
Re: Ican S3 XC Frame Take a look at the Conor WRC DARK. Conor specifies the bike with a 165x45:

https://www.conorbikes.com/es-es/wrcdark21/wrc-dark-29er-carbon-xt-negro-md-.110505ngmd?returnurl=%2fes-es%2fwrcdark21%2f
May 13, 2021, 10:58:01 AM 		1
Re: Ican S3 XC Frame Pictures from Conor Website...
I think I'll try a 165 x 45 mm SidLuxe...
May 17, 2021, 02:22:35 PM 		1
Re: Ican S3 XC Frame For the linkage nerds among you (who haven't done it themselves yet), I've done some analyzing of the S3 diagram using Linkage X3.

Firstly, two purely subjective design aspects I don't like about the S3 when compared to the FM936:
- They had to redesign the rocker arm, due to the horst link rear giving more travel. To counter that, they moved the top shock mount further away from the seatstay, lowering the leverage ratio. The new rocker arm looks a bit dull to me.
- The angle of the seatstays does not allign with the angle of the top tube. That's something I love about the FM936 design. The S3 looks a bit more old school there in my opinion.

Now, moving on to the objektive stuff:
- The leverage ratio looks good, fairly progressive for an XC frame (around 11% from SAG). Also, the software confirms what has been said before: 40mm shock = 100mm of travel, 45mm shock = 112mm of travel.
- Anti squat is relatively high, so a bigger chainring is recommended to not increase it any further. A 34t should be okay, while a 32t will already give way too high anti squat at SAG, which may result in a lot of pedal bob. Pedaling technique also plays a role of course. But generally, 100% anti squat at SAG is preferable.

And here some screenshots. Enjoy :)
May 18, 2021, 02:17:05 AM 		1
Re: Ican S3 XC Frame Maiden voyage completed:  8)
May 26, 2021, 07:47:26 AM 		1