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Re: Chinese Santa Cruz I had a quick look and couldn't see it. You might be best looking at the Vital MTB site and see which of their frames looks familiar.
October 28, 2019, 04:49:07 AM 		1
Re: LCFS947 - 160mm 4-bar 27+/29
Quote from: Iroise on July 31, 2021, 01:00:01 AM
Hi,
So lot of good information here ! i have finaly ordered an L frame and a set of 29 Wheels.
Now i must find all the other pieces.
Question about the fork and geometry : it is written on the data front fork must be 160-170mm. What is it best to buy ?, a 160mm or a 170mm ? it is linked with the choice with rear suspension ?
Thanks
PS : excuse me for poor english !

Either would be fine.  I'm pretty happy with a Mezzer up front at 170 for a bike that does everything.  I wish it was a little quicker to adjust.  I think I'd like it at 160 for longer backcountry rides with steep singletrack climbs and 180 for ski area stuff but 170 seems a nice middle ground.  No wrong answer really.  Just depends on your riding style and choice of set up.  The nice thing about a fork that adjusts without additional parts or expense is you can try them all and see what works better for you. 
July 31, 2021, 09:34:23 PM 		1
Re: LCFS947 - 160mm 4-bar 27+/29
Quote from: StefanB on September 20, 2021, 02:03:25 AM
(FM1002 / FM1166) Seems like a good option for someone who needs a bike to go down well in natural, chunky terrain with no large drops, for me it's not progressive enough unfortunately, and not enough anti squat- I don't want to use the lockout switch.

  Am I missing something? The bike (FM 1002/ FM 1166) has just over 100% anti Squat at 30mm shock compression. Which is somewhere near a normal riders sag preload. And the leverage ratio IS quite progressive up until the 130mm shock compression range. Then the leverage ratio falls back a little bit to the 150mm mark. But even there the leverage ratio remains acceptable. I may be interested in either of these bikes (FM1002 / FM1166 or LCFS 947). The LCFS 947 seems as if it would be a great choice if it works for me. But as I have mentioned, nobody will tell me the (LCFS 947) distance from the bottom bracket center to the top of a 150mm dropper post set at it's exteneded position and with the post inerted as far as it will comfortably go into the seat tube. If this wont work for me due to basic design flaws, then the FM 1002/ FM 1166 seems like a maybe good option.
September 26, 2021, 11:18:20 AM 		1