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Maybe this has already been answered, but how would shipping work with a group buy? Would they send them all to one location and then you have to pay for shipping to your specific location? Also, would one person in that original shipping location, let's say New York, have to work with each member of the group buy to get the frames from New York to their proper destination? Maybe it's way easier than this, I'm just trying to think of the logistics of shipping in my head.

Shipping to each person directly.

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29er / Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts

« on: February 24, 2021, 08:29:04 PM »

Quote from: bmarty8 on February 24, 2021, 03:49:45 PM

For you suspension design guys out there, how does the ICAN model compare to the Carbonda Model? I noticed that the rear triangle has a pivot point in the rear chainstay. Would that make it more of a Horst link system? I'm asking because I'm really looking for a zippy suspension platform. Right now, I ride a 2016 Diamondback Mission 2 160mm/160mm and it's a heavy tank. It's definitely the type of bike where you just sit in the saddle and spin. I'm really looking for a short travel bike that urges you to get out of the saddle and go faster, kind of like a fun hardtail. Does this frame ride like that? If not, do you guys think that the ICAN model would ride more like that?

https://icancycling.com/collections/mtb-frame/products/cross-country-bike-boost-s3#

I can only tell you about the 936. Geo on the ICAN looks similar, but heavier with the chain stay pivot.

The 936 is a really fast fun bike, night and day from your DB. It won't be as fast through the really really rough stuff, but will fly just about everywhere else. The geo makes it really stable down hill, but you'll still be limited by the 120 mm travel. It climbs like a mountain goat, doesn't matter if it's steep and technical or a fire road.

I built it as an 11 kilo rowdy XC and have not been disappointed.

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29er / Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts

« on: February 20, 2021, 05:09:46 PM »

Quote from: zorinena on February 20, 2021, 04:07:04 PM

So I need 2 right ?

You only need one for the frame. If your forks are set up for 160 (I doubt they are), you'll need one for your forks to run 180 rotors.

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29er / Re: FM1001 / FM1156 - 135mm frame

« on: February 20, 2021, 05:04:24 PM »

Pacenti PDent comes in 20 mm. Might be able to find an Azonic Hammer in 20 or 25 mm and there may be a few other odd ball options out there.

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29er / Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts

« on: February 20, 2021, 08:15:59 AM »

Quote from: ilyamaksimov on February 20, 2021, 03:25:34 AM

what is the shock absorber travel?

Fox DPS 165 X 42.5

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29er / Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts

« on: February 19, 2021, 08:20:44 PM »

I got about 118 mm of travel when I measured mine.

Method - deflate shock, remove real wheel, clamp frame level. Measured height, put a jack under the rear triangle and pushed up to about 118 mm. Maybe could have gone a little more but didn't want to push it too far.

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Foam tubing

« on: February 17, 2021, 07:58:20 PM »

Thanks for the tips.

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Foam tubing

« on: February 17, 2021, 12:23:27 PM »

Any good Ali options? Shipping to the US makes the European offers not cost effective.

I ordered some back in the fall and it was just heavy rubber tubing.

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