FM366 isn't listed on the website anymore. You can still find it when using the search function but the page doesn't exist when you click on it. Anyone knows what's up? Have they decided not to release it?

Edit: Got the answer myself from them: ,, Yes, we did not list for now. We will release when we have stock in two months"

Quote from: Bonus79 on May 04, 2026, 02:57:21 AM
I'm really curious to know...thanks!

So i rode both bikes back to back yesterday and the specialized owner also rode mine. As expected the differences in the bike setup made it almost impossible to tell exact differences in the frames ride feel. The specialized comes with 42 cm handlebars and 38 mm rims while mine comes with 38 cm handlebars and 50 mm wheels. In addition to that the bikes are fitted for two different riders. Both bikes felt great but obviously different due to the different setups. I'm almost certain that the difference between the frames is marginal at best. Maybe if you are doing 1500+ watts sprints the specialized feels stiffer but i can't really prove that it's just a guess.

I'd love to have both frames and put the exact same setup on them both fitted for my body proportions. This way the comparison would come down solely towards the frame. But this will unfortunately never happen.

Yesterday i had the chance to put my bike next to an original Tarmac SL8.

Here are the specs of both bikes:

R088
Elite Wheels ENT 2.0 50mm
Shimano 105 Di2
Magene PES Powermeter cranks
Alloy stem and handlebar

Tarmac SL8
Roval C38
SRAM Rival AXS
SRAM Rival Powermeter cranks
Specialized alloy stem and handlebar

The frames look very similar compared to each other apart from the ,,speed sniffer". The rest looks almost identical. The specialized is like 6k€+ if you buy it new. My bike was around 2200€.

To my surprise my bike with the 50mm wheels came in at ~8.1 kg while the specialized came in at ~8.25 kg (the R088 has tpu tubes, the tarmac still has normal tubes that's a factor to consider). Today i will ride both bikes and make a comparison of the ride feel. But since my bike comes with different tires and a smaller handlebar i'm not sure if you can do a fair comparison to compare just the frame. But even before riding the bikes i can already tell you price to performance ratio on the china bike is so much better.

Quote from: Tijoe on November 09, 2025, 08:30:20 PM
Nice looking bike, but I noticed in your first picture that the top tube accessory bolts are positioned way back on the top tube.  This looks terrible to me.  For me, any bag mounted that far back would hit my knees/legs, unless it was, at max, the same width as the top tube.   On my gravel bike, I often hit the rear corners of my top tube bag and it is mounted right up against my stem.  You will have to post pics of the bag you use, mounted on those 2 fasteners.

A few posts above you can see someone using one of those bottle cage adapters to bring it more forward.

I built this frame today for a friend. I wrote a long text but the forum doesn't let me post it for some reason. I will try to add it in later.

When i try to paste the longer text again and try to post it it says "Forbidden. You don't have access to this resource". At least here are some pics for now.

Quick summary:
Bought it from "carbomania factory store" on aliexpress. Total price was 588,44 usd including tariffless shipping to germany. Paint finish is nice and there was no paint overspray on the brake caliper mounts or the bottom bracket threads.

As soon as i write more it won't let me post unfortunately

Just here to give a little update on my bike. I own the frame since end of february now and rode >2200km and a ton of elevation. I'm super happy with the bike. It was giving me zero issues during the whole time. My recent highlight was a five day trip to france using the bike. I did roughly 10.000 meters of elevation during this time and climbed Alpe d'Huez, Col de la Croix de Fer, Col du Sabot and many more. The bike handled it extremely well. It is more built like an allrounder bike and not optimized for climbing but i think with shallower wheels the frame offers potential to build a pretty light climber. I don't regret going for this frame at all and would always buy it again. For me and my needs it's probably still the most interesting chinese road bike frame at the moment. Roughly 2200€ for this bike with carbon frame, carbon wheels, electronic shifting and powermeter still feels like such an amazing deal and probably beats all western pre built bikes.

Tideacebike

Such a cool looking aero frame looks like a spaceship

Yesterday i received my wheelset (YAM29ER36-01). The weight was supposed to be 1510-1538g. They actually come in at 1389g according to my scale which is pretty good. But unfortunately they didn't put the tubeless rim tape, the tubeless valves and the extra spokes in the box which is quite annoying. Currently waiting for a reply from them. Hopefully they will reply after the weekend. I expect either a partial refund or to ship the missing accessories separately. Since communication was pretty good so far i think they will be cooperative. I think i will get some other rim tape so i can use them in the coming days but i really would like to have the promised spare spokes and after all i paid for the accessories. The box also has a hole from shipping so there might be a slim chance that the accessories fell out but i highly doubt they would just loosely put them in like that.

Quote from: simo8891 on June 28, 2025, 12:42:25 PM
Haha yeah, I liked the look of the finish on yours, so chose the same, and I actually think it's pretty cool to be able to so clearly see the carbon under the clear coat. I also massively like the fact that I will almost certainly never see the same frame being used by someone else.

Exactly the same here haha liked the look on his bike and went for it. Don't regret it a single bit. And the UNO stem is a no brainer for the price. Been using it on my gravel bike before and now also on the R088

You can probably just ask them and they will tell you. In another german forum i've read that you can send them the product link to an elitehweels set and basically tell them to build them for you.

They are doing B2C again. Just ordered a XC wheelset for my new Canyon Lux Trail. Went for the YAM29ER36-01 30mm internal width, their M14 hub and Sapim CX-Ray spokes. Weight is supposed to be between 1510 and 1538g. The total price including tax free shipping to germany is 569$. Tubeless rim tape and tubeless valves are included.

I'm not quite sure which elitewheels wheelset would be the exact same equivalent to be honest. But even if the price was the same i'm happy to get the wheelset without the elitewheels decals. After two sets of ENT 2.0 on my gravel and road bike I don't want to see that logo again. The logo on the wheelsets that are sold on their website looks kinda solid but i'm not a huge fan of the logo on their aliexpress wheels (the wheels themselves hold up great though). Went for a matte UD finish on these ones.

My brother is using his X2 since October now and his girlfriend bought an X2Max in January. Both still going strong so far with zero issues. With the pricing in germany the X2Max is half the price of the kickr core. If i had to choose again i would probably go for the thinkrider instead of the wahoo.

Quote from: Jaypayne05 on May 26, 2025, 10:39:01 AM
that top screw should do the trick.

IIRC the default position is already as close as they can get. You can only get them further away from the handlebars. At least that's what i've heard. Given how small the shifters are the lever reach seems rather high unfortunately.

Quote from: buttcrack on May 10, 2025, 11:47:27 AM
I know but the shop is closed down

Whats the down side without the special features?

For me personally these metrics aren't really something i look at but i'd still expect to have them available for free. I would contact Magene via one of their aliexpress shops and they can probably unlock them for you.

Nice looking bike! Shifter angle does indeed seem pretty low. You should be able to mount them higher up even if they don't touch the rough area. Just use some carbon paste and it should work.