The FM936 now has a UDH rear triangle? I know the ICAN S3 has UDH, but it doesn't use flex stays...

It's one of the rare chinese carbon hardtails that has a reasonable modern geometry, so I am very curious how you like it.

Looks nice! How do you prevent pedal strikes when using the smaller wheels in a 29er frame?

I'm currently waiting for my 20.5" version to be painted + shipped:

http://chinertown.com/index.php/topic,1013.0.html

Quote from: two-one on November 10, 2016, 03:55:49 AM

How is the rear-triangle lateral stiffness? Can you twist the rear wheel sideways a lot?

I only use the lockout on roads and the bike is hardtail like in this situation, rear is stiff.

Ha, I'm not worried about the up/down stiffness, but I wouldn't want any vagueness during agressive cornering over rough terrain, something my current FM-036 sadly has too much of

I bought this frame from yishun and at the moment i'm pretty happy with it.
My config is 100mm reba on front and monarchXX shock. I'd say this is a racy setup, clearly XC. As two-one said suspension is more on firm side but with 25% sag i use all the travel. Suspension works but you don't really feel it.

Quote from: two-one on September 01, 2016, 03:50:02 AM

The pivot point is a little bit higher than on the FM-036 frames, so the anti-squat numbers should be a little higher, creating more pedal-support.

32 chainring is the size to get 100% AS (chain is aligned with pivot point)

Quote from: two-one on September 01, 2016, 03:50:02 AM

also, the leverage ratio is a lot lower because of the 51mm stroke shock, so most aftermarket shocks will feel overdamped (a lot of damping), which should create a firm suspension feeling.
I would probably choose a Monarch Debonair RT3 shock, and retune it for this frame to a lower damping setting.

Yes i think if you want to build a trail bike monarchXX is not the shock to go with this frame. High volume shocks will probably make the ride softer.

(I'm not very experienced in FS so that's the opinion from a guy coming from a XC hardtail)

Cool! you're the first! I'm actually working on a paint job, and was planning to order it when I'm ready. Can you place a photo of your build?

I'm also wondering... don't you get any pedal strikes with the 100mm fork? 32t chainring sounds right on the money.

I wouldn't advise using a high-volume aircan, unless it's one with a high-volume negative chamber, like the Monarch Debonair, or a Fox EVOL aircan, otherwise you'll end up bottoming the suspension very often.
I'm still debating between a Monarch Debonair, or a Manitou Mcleod (without king-can).

Yishun bikes has the same model, but they say that the 20.5" size hasn't been made yet... another couple of weeks.
http://www.yishunbike.com/mtb_frames -> LCFS902

I would still like to see a picture of that size before ordering. It would be nice to make a cool paintjob at the same time.

I do have new bolts under way from Peter(as well as a new chainstay) but I do need longer bolts than 19 mm. The chainstay I have right now would need 20.5 mm bolts in order to sit perfectly. What I did was to get some other bolts originally intended for a rear shock installation and I shortened them in order to fit my chainstay. My best guess is that there is a difference in the overall thickness of the lower rear fork on the 036 chainstay and only one size of bolts.....

Karsten

I'm very curious about your new bolts, don't forget to measure them before you mount hem