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29er / Re: Carbonda 909 120mm vs 100mm
« on: July 14, 2026, 05:46:30 PM »
There's a chance you can pull a limit shim from inside of the shock to get 45mm travel. Assuming its the 42.5 Fox Performance everyone was buying for their 936 and 909 then you should be good, or easy for a shop to do.

I had the 936 with 120 upfront and 42.5, "106" in back and then built a 120/120 909 SL. It is definitely lighter, but that's partly down to the build, but that comes with a bit of rear flex for me, could be from light wheels. There is notable pedal bob when on pavement and not locked out. Sag is set at 20% so already high, I should probably try a spacer in it. It also rides a lot higher. The 120mm rockers for both bikes push the bottom bracket up and adjust the geo a bit. For a long time they didn't give updated charts but I believe their new website has real geo chart for 120.

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Sales & Classifieds / Re: For Sale: FM1001 size Large with Fox Factory suspension
« on: February 24, 2026, 12:12:27 PM »
Free frame with purchase of suspension

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Sales & Classifieds / Re: For Sale: LCR017 56cm frame, build kit
« on: February 24, 2026, 12:11:19 PM »
Price reduction. Wheels are sold.

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29er / Re: Carbonda 936, 1001 or 909
« on: December 09, 2025, 04:43:59 PM »
If you want a 130mm fork I would go with the FM1001. I have all three frames, 936 with 120/107, 909 with 120/120, 1001 with 150/135. Both the 936 and 909 with the 120mm linkage already have slightly funky geometry vs their 100mm versions, including a rather high BB, and adding a 130mm fork will on make it worse. The same can be said with my 150 over forking on the 1001. I built a 1001 for someone in the 130/120 setup and they love it. Still a light enough frame for downcountry duties, just pair it with a fast trail tire and it could be a do it all trail bike.

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Sales & Classifieds / (SOLD) For Sale: LCR017 56cm frame, build kit
« on: November 17, 2025, 12:16:49 PM »
SOLD

The bike has never been outside. It lived on the trainer at the start of the year and the build was never finished. Tires are brand new, brakes were never connected, chain is waxed. Fork and headset are dry fit. The only grease is in the BB, seat post, and derailleur hanger.

Frame $700 $600: LCR017 super light, size 56, glacier blue metallic. Includes setback and zero setback seat post, extra derailleur hanger.
Bars $200 $150: Avian Falcon 100mm stem, 40cm wide
Groupset $1500 $1200: Force D2. Power meter 48/36 170mm crankset, 10-36 cassette, 2x waxed chains (one new, one a few hundred miles on the trainer)
Wheels $1300: Lightbicycle AR565 w/ DT Swiss 240 hubs, Conti GP5k 30mm Sold

The wheels have moved on. $1750 for bundle on the remaining parts. Buyer pays shipping (US and Canada).

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Sales & Classifieds / Re: For Sale: FM1001 size Large with Fox Factory suspension
« on: November 07, 2025, 10:54:38 AM »
Price drop, frame is basically just shipping cost if you like the suspension setup

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Sales & Classifieds / For Sale: FM1001 size Large with Fox Factory suspension
« on: October 19, 2025, 02:32:47 PM »
FM1001 in size large painted a matte navy, similar to the Red Bull F1 car. It has some minor wear and tear but no cracks or carbon damage. Includes Fox Factory 36 fork at 150mm (will also come with 160mm air spring) and Fox Factory Float X shock for 135mm. Does not include the stem.

$1,000 $700 Buyer pays shipping. Located in NM and will ship US/Canada

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
« on: September 08, 2025, 08:20:32 AM »
Quote from: BeR on September 05, 2025, 07:55:10 AM
It was the Mondraker Arid :
https://mondraker.com/fr/fr/gravel-bikes

It is not. The specs of those two bikes are completely different. Unless Mondraker said gives us the wind eye but change everything else.

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After The Ride / Re: Any thoughts on the 145% Chinese tariff on purchases?
« on: May 06, 2025, 07:15:19 PM »
Quote from: JG4700 on May 06, 2025, 04:58:11 PM
Go ahead and bash Trump but note that last year House Democrats also attempted to end the de minimis exemption.

https://prosperousamerica.org/house-democrats-take-lead-on-closing-de-minimis-loophole-going-against-amazon-fedex-others/

Yes, anyone paying attention knows both sides are terrible and Americas two team politics are basically one team, but this source is a joke. Whataboutsim is a weak argument and doesn't change the fact that Trump, MAGA politicians, and Project 2025 are why this is happening now and with such seemingly shortsightedness that will only benefit large corporations and the ultra rich.

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After The Ride / Re: Any thoughts on the 145% Chinese tariff on purchases?
« on: April 28, 2025, 08:03:16 PM »
Quote from: PLA on April 28, 2025, 02:05:30 PM
Strong advocate for the tariffs. Hopefully our companies make more of an effort to manufacture goods locally now. Sucks we can't get our frames as cheap anymore, but it's a price we have to pay to Make America Great Again. Z.

You're an idiot. No one is going to start manufacturing in the US. Even brands that started in the US and recently moved manufacturing to Asia said they are not coming back. This will only lead to higher prices and small brands closing.

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Looking for: Gravel bike big tyre clearance 60mm/2.35i
« on: March 05, 2025, 09:57:53 AM »
Quote from: Scott1234 on March 05, 2025, 09:50:26 AM
Slack HT / ST angles generally means you're sitting back and more upright. More comfortable and stable but not as manoeverable, maybe not as fast. Downhill mountain bikes take it to the extreme.

Boost rear axle - basically a different frame standard with wider bottom bracket shell and wider pedal spacing to allow wider tires. If you get a boost frame, you need a boost crankset, as a road / gravel crankset will be too narrow. Boost is fairly common though in the mountain bike world so finding parts shouldn't be hard.

HT and ST change independently based on the frames intended use. HT angle does not change the riders position nearly as much as ST angle. Downhill takes slack HT to the extreme but not ST, modern MTB is slack HT and steep ST.

Boost rear axle standard states what the axle width for the wheel hub is and is independent of the bottom bracket. It was introduced to increase wheel stiffness and improve chainline for wider BBs but does not dictate the BB standard.

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Looking for: Gravel bike big tyre clearance 60mm/2.35i
« on: March 05, 2025, 09:52:53 AM »
Quote from: Axiomatik on March 05, 2025, 08:43:24 AM
Do you mind explaining what you mean by ST and HT angles and boost rear axle i'm new to a lot of this. I understand the concept of having adequate stack/reach in the context of a bike fit (being comfortable on the bike), but I don't understand how other aspects of geometry impact ride quality or experience.

Most of the Chinese hardtail frames that I'm aware of are based on older MTB trends. This means they have a slacker seat tube (ST) angle and steeper head tube angle (HT), along with longer reach than drop bar (road, gravel) frames. Using this for a drop bar build would result in the rider sitting farther rearward over the rear tire, not great for climbing, having a worse angle of attack for rolling over obstacles, and likely require a short stem which could impact handling characteristics. All of this is hypothetical and you may not be bothered by any of it, but modern frames in all disciplines have moved in different directions. Quick general notes on more modern frames: modern hardtail (and full suspension) MTB - steeper ST, slacker HT, still long reach; road - steep ST, steep HT, reach varies but usually long from Chinese brands; gravel - steep ST, slacker than road HT, shorter reach than road.

The boost axle spec has been used on MTB for a while now. It has a 148mm rear hub and 110mm front hub. Road and gravel disc use 142mm rear hub and 100mm front hub. Depending on your choice of fork (likely a rigid MTB paired to the hardtail frame) you would need to use MTB wheels.

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Looking for: Gravel bike big tyre clearance 60mm/2.35i
« on: March 04, 2025, 10:29:22 AM »
Quote from: Scott1234 on March 04, 2025, 10:21:34 AM
This is starting to show up at some events, and could be a lot of fun to build and ride. But, comes with tradeoffs. They're not as aerodynamic as gravel bikes, both bike and rider position, so you will lose a lot of energy trying to hold a speed of 30 or 35km/h. But option of front or full suspension and truly wide tires 2.4" - could be huge fun too for singletrack or rough roads.

I think here in the gravel forum the best approach would be to pick a 50mm clearance frame from the list, and install 650b wheels per above. These bikes look aweseome too.

650b is not the answer. They have their place but it is not the same category of bike for someone trying to hop on board with the current trend at the pointy end of racing.

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Looking for: Gravel bike big tyre clearance 60mm/2.35i
« on: March 04, 2025, 10:26:50 AM »
Quote from: Axiomatik on March 04, 2025, 08:31:17 AM
So would it make more sense to get a MTB frame, install drop bars and a rigid fork?

I believe the geometry complicates this solution. A combination of less than ideal ST and HT angles, reach, boost rear axle, and Q-factor, maybe some other features as well. The few I've seen were geared towards bike packing, which could work, but anyone trying to make a modern MTB tire gravel bike seemed to be dissuaded. Modern hardtails and the most modern, cutting edge gravel frames are areas that Chinese manufacturers have not moved to, and honestly are pretty niche markets even in the West.

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: First bike build, Carbonda CFR 505 SL
« on: January 21, 2025, 11:29:19 AM »
Quote from: Lapskaus on January 21, 2025, 05:07:27 AM
Does anyone know how good Carbonda's paintjobs are and if they do somewhat complicated jobs? I am usually relatively picky with such things and I would rather go with their unpainted black version than getting something that I don't like in the end. On top of that I did find a couple of posts reporting that the paint chipped easily in certain places. The paintjob would be based on the Cube Nuroad C:62 SLT Design (see image ). I wrote to their salesteam but didnt get an answer yet.



Their paint is pretty good considering the price and seem to have no issue with more complex designs. However, unless things have changed recently, they also just buff out matte and glossy paint and only put a clear coat on metallics. My 505 from 2018 with just a single glossy color has held up well with minor scratches in the paint but no real chipping.

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