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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts



'Finished' mine for now. Had a great first ride. Everythings worked perfectecly as inteded, only had to get used to the geo. Handles great ones you get a hang of it.

I made the wheels myself but it took me two attempts regarding spoke lengths for the straight pull hubs.... bummer but they ride great in the end. ca. 1500 grams total.

I used Slapper Tape for a chainguide (only mounted in the second picture) and i can really recommend that stuff. Very flexible solution.

I use a 165x42,5mm shock and no problems so far. Frame is a L.

I might need a 60mm stem - bike feels shorter than expected so im interested as to see what it does to the handling.

Im running 170mm cranks with 25% sag and no strikes so far. (4 rides in... )

I have a BSA BB and the window to help route the Dropper cable is very small so it was a mayor pain in ass. Got it in the end though. I did use a foam liner which makes the friction higher i.e more difficult.

Haven't weighed the bike yet but frame was to spec.

Last pic is clearance of 2,35" tires on i29mm rims and a 32T Oval chainring.

Overall it feels like a GREAT purchase. :D
 
September 03, 2020, 01:10:42 PM 		1
Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts Ordered a medium custom painted, standard weight, frame about a month ago and delivered today.  Upon initial inspection, the frame quality is very good, and the paint job is amazing.  Shipping surprised me, as it shipped on 9/22 and showed up on my doorstep TWO days later.  China to Michigan, USA! 

I have to now wait for some small parts to start my build up and transfer of parts from my current frame.  I also have a 165 x 40 RS SIDLuxe to try if I want to go with a 100mm travel set up.  Will be interesting to switch between the two and see which I like better (I'll have to get a 100mm fork though). 


September 24, 2020, 05:47:05 PM 		1
Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts Here is a closer picture of the paint.
September 29, 2020, 11:36:23 PM 		1
Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts and a few more
September 29, 2020, 11:52:49 PM 		1
Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts Just received my frame with custom paint job. Super stoked to build it up. Like everyone else has said, I opened up all the pivots and greased everything. Overall quality seems good. Will post a final build pic and what parts I used.


October 10, 2020, 03:36:56 PM 		1
Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts Just wanted to come back and give an update.

Riding this bike for months now. Carbonda is obviosly the real deal, frame and paint are working perfectly. I've had some crashes and close calls. Always my fault, always the frame is undamaged.

This bike is extremely capable on the downhill with the 120mm fork but at the cost of a little bit of uphill performance. Specifically, when riding up steep techical hills the longer fork keeps your weight away from the ground and makes it easier to fail backwards. The larger fork also limits the front manuveurability while climbing. This is only something to consider if you are trying to hop up large rocks on steep climbs.

My build is a trail oriented and the bike can handle whatever I throw at. The long wheel base makes it a little bit tricky to do big jump lines, but the lightweight (under 26lbs) make it easy to throw around.

Overall, amazing for the money. The frame is totally worth whatever high-end components you were thinking about splurging on.

Regrets: wish I went 203mm in the front brake instead of 180 on both.
October 16, 2020, 03:29:21 PM 		1
Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
Quote from: carbonazza on October 30, 2020, 12:40:20 PM
Fast and nice build !
Did you get the stickers on the fork separately ?
these are native stickers. The Fork was in the stock in the canyon XC hardteil

Quote from: dopestar on October 31, 2020, 08:55:06 AM
Nice rim decal. WHere did you get it?
its a Elite Wheels https://aliexpress.ru/item/4000115411205.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.264d33edhbxZlT&_ga=2.6403762.1639649157.1604135806-1312734348.1577222061
October 31, 2020, 05:32:27 PM 		1
Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts Carbonda introduced new model FM 909 on their website. Lighter frame, comparable geometry and different shock mount.

Received following reply:

Thanks for your inquiry.
This is the new model for 2021 year.
United price 950USD/pcs
And 1st batch should be done on May or June.
The best regards!
Adam
January 01, 2021, 07:47:53 AM 		1
Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
Quote from: ilyamaksimov on January 06, 2021, 01:45:18 PM
another question. Does anyone know what the torsional rigidity of the frame is in N / m? wondered how much harder or softer it is than a spark

I will answer myself)

Adam sent me a bench test report of the frame and if I understand everything correctly, it is stronger than a spark frame
January 07, 2021, 03:03:13 AM 		1
Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts I painted my frame myself, spray montana black ;)
January 26, 2021, 01:16:47 PM 		1