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Re: Ican S3 XC Frame I don't want to say too much at this point, but I think a 165x45 is actually realistic.

As you can see in the pic, at full compression the linkage bolts are 115mm apart, which means a 165x50 shock would hit the bridge at full compression, and there should be around 5mm clearance at 165x45. This to me is fairly positive....

The other pic is just a wheels n fork mock up to see what its going to look like once built.
I stripped the frame to components today so I can at least pop the bearing seals and grease them. That said all the bolts had decent amount of blue locktite and all pivots were very tight, actually was difficult getting them apart.

The pivot linkage is carbon also, I think the Carbonda version is aluminium.

Now to the biggest downside - and this may have been my fault.... Greased bottom bracket galled up pretty bad. I managed to get the BB shell out, but it tore all the threads off the shell and left them in the BB, so now I have to buy a thread file to try and clean them up. Really unsure of what I did wrong there.....

I bought a large, and am 182cm/6', I also have a large Specialized Enduro which has very similar geo, so I figured I'd be fine on a Large. In the mock up pic I have a 80mm stem but I'll probably get a 40mm. I had planned on painting it, but once I saw it mocked up I actually really like the blacked out look - not something I'm really used to seeing!
April 22, 2021, 04:26:38 AM 		1
Re: Ican S3 XC Frame I ordered my frame with custom paint. I made final arrangements for color/size, etc.. on July 20, 2021 an the frame arrived on October 10, 2021. I guess that is just shy of 3 months.

Right now I am waiting on my front wheel to be re-laced. I have had a set of Carbonfan assym wheels for about three years. My old bike and fork were QR. Turns out the old front DT Swiss QR hub could not be upgraded to boost, but the rear could. It all started with a 1 1/8" Reba Air fork that I needed(wanted) to upgrade. So I went with a SID SL Select 100mm tapered in boost. This lead to my wheel being re-hubbed and spoked ; DT Swiss 350 Boost and DT Swiss aero spokes to replace the DT Swiss 350 QR and Pillar Aero XTRA spokes. I also swapped out the Monarch rear shock with a SIDLux.

The XT IceTech brakes are coming off the old bike, as are the 11 speed rear shifter, XT bottom bracket and XT crank,  Maxxis Dissector tires, etc.. I haven't decided if I will add a dropper post and remote. I am thinking about the OneUp V2.

Someone asked about fork offset: Mine is a RockShox SID SL Select 29in Boost Fork Diffusion Black, 100mm, 44 Offset. The bike isn't finished, so I can't comment on whether the offset is appropriate or not for my riding.
October 19, 2021, 07:30:59 AM 		1
Re: 29er XC Hardtail - Boost - Modern Geometry The SP-M05 Frame and the Spcycle MTB Fork are delivered.
All parts looks great.
The First Bike is assembled.
7,9 Kilogramm including Pedals.
Sorry for my poor english
January 20, 2022, 12:51:51 PM 		1
Re: FM1001 / FM1156 - 135mm frame Just received my Carbonda fm1001 from Katie, looks great. I just took a quick pic right out of the box.

I had it painted by them, the color is purple/green chameleon. Total cost shipped to Colorado was $1154.

Just starting to build it up, but wondering about frame protection.

@Neb, where did you get your chainstay protector and downtube/bottom bracket protection? I'm really liking the way yours looks and fits.

Thanks!
March 12, 2022, 07:43:28 AM 		1
Re: FM1001 / FM1156 - 135mm frame Here are a few pics of my recent build.  I'm really enjoying the ride - both up and down.  Very solid bike.  Suspension is great coming from a hardtail.  I'm ~6'2" or 188 cm and went with the XL which is the correct size for me.  It weighs in at 13,610 grams or 30.0 pounds as shown. 

Build includes:
Salsa carbon handlebar
Pike 140mm fork
XT brakes
Thompson stem
Roval Traverse carbon wheels
Maxxis Rekon 29x2.6 tires (with plenty of clearance)
XX1 cranks
One Up 150mm dropper
MTB Rocket saddle
Fox DPS Performance shock
SRAM 10-50 1x12 drivetrain
One Up composite flat pedals
April 19, 2022, 09:48:17 PM 		1
Re: Damn, cracked seat tube. Oh man, what a bummer.

It's not much and it may not help, but if you want, you can tell Eddy that I'll give him free 30 days of a banner advertisement if he'll replace the frame for you. That might help it make more financial sense for him.


May 24, 2022, 04:37:57 PM 		1
Re: LCFS947 - 160mm 4-bar 27+/29 I reached out to light carbon on this before I made my own fix and was very politely told that it was with in spec.   If anyone else gets the same response and want to go down the path I took let me know.  I have extra bar stock and can make you one.  Just PM me.   
July 06, 2022, 12:34:11 PM 		1
Re: Welcome to Chinertown - Introduce Yourself! Hey guys! mdc302 here from SE Tennessee (U.S.) and glad to a part of this very well managed forum. I have been riding mostly MTB and some road for over 25 years of my adulthood. Have spent much $ on Trek bikes over the years (ex. Fuel 98 carbon, Madone SL carbon, etc) from our local friend/bike shop. Upon much research the past few years I recently purchased and built an FM1001 frame via Carbonda. Thanks to this forum I’m one of a growing community that can help myself & others save serious $ and get out on the trail, gravel, and/or road! Look forward to much more on here
July 17, 2022, 11:01:48 AM 		1
Re: Carbonda FM909 Hi there,

Last sunday, I became Dutch Champion XCO 50+ on this great bike ;D

My height and weight is 190cm and about 76kg.
Weight of the bike is about 11kg in XL.

Build specs:
XL frame,
RS SID Ultimate 120mm,
RS  SIDLuxe Ultimate RL 165x40,
RS twistlock,
RACEFACE Next carbon 720mm bar,
Newmen evolution sl 318.4 70mm stem,
S-Works Toupe saddle,
KS LEV carbon dropperpost 150mm drop,
SRAM GX Axs shifter,
SRAM GX Axs derailleur,
SRAM GX carbon crank,
SRAM Eagle sl 34t chainring,
SRAM XX1 10-50 casette,
SRAM XX1 chain,
Shimano XT M8100 brakes,
Shimano XT  180mm front and 160mm rear disc,
Shimano xtr pedals,
Vittoria Mezcal rear,
Vittoria Barzo front,
Selfmade wheels with funworks hubs, DT revolution spokes and carbon rims.

When the new RS twistloc is deliverable https://bikerumor.com/rockshox-twistloc-gen-2-remote/ I can use the whole hub of the shock. For now its ok with the 2 positions twistloc.

I use this bike as my xc competitionbike and trailbike, and it reacts great in this setup on steap trails and big jumps/ drops. Last week I rode this bike in bikepark La Plagne aswell. First I took out my endurobike Ican P9, 29er with 160mm travel, and after that on the same trails the Carbonda FM909, whitout problems and allmost the same speed.









July 27, 2022, 05:15:26 AM 		1
Re: Carbonda FM909 Thinking out loud.  I really wish Carbonda / FlyBike would offer a DownCountry version of this frame with a modified rear triangle to accommodate ~115mm of travel with a longer stroke shock.

I'm still torn between this and the FM1001 in 120/120 config.  It'd be a very easy decision if there was an FM909DC though.
July 28, 2022, 12:40:24 PM 		1