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I’m thinking of retiring my 936. I have 1500 miles on it. The drive side chainstay is failing (due to a lame attempt to ride through a cinder block garden) and the drivetrain is 11sp (same cassette for all 1500miles, one chain swap).

Here’s what I’m thinking so that I don’t trigger the wife alarm:
1. new frame that is T Type compatible
2. New T Type drivetrain
3. Swap wheels, suspension, brakes (sus just got the 200hr service 500 miles ago)
4. Ride like a stole it

Anyone else retire their 936? What did you do?

Nope...I did 15000km on it and still loving it.
I still don't think there are better frames out there for the same price...maybe the 909 which has uds(isn't it?) And two bottle option.
A new frame will definitely trigger any wife...replacing only the rear will probably not

After lurking this page and gathering parts for a while, here's my FM936 120mm, size S in matte RAL 6003 (Olive Green).
With Fox Factory float SC fork and rear shock, Shimano XT groupset and speedsafe wheels (ali-express) it ended up at 12kg.

Really happy with how nimble and reactive it is, however the front end does feel a little nervous (even on straights), despite the fact that the fork is a 44mm offset.
Any recommendations on changing stem length or bar width make the front end more stable? I'm reading conflicting things about stem length online, some sources say a shorter stem makes for quicker handling, some say it delivers more stable steering 
 
Right now I'm running a temporary cockpit I had laying around with handlebar width 69cm and 100mm stem (-17degrees), reach wise this already feels pretty good.

thanks!

My thoughts (and everybody who rides a new type, long and slack, bike) would be to ditch the '90 cockpit and buy a new one...shorter and wide. A bar round 74+ cm and a stem between 3.5 and 6cm.

It will need a couple of rides to get used to if you're coming from the middle ages cockpit wise, but will be a lot better in every way.

Good luck.

Thanks for the feedback, yes I was concerned about sizing up being too cumbersome in the first place. I’m open to changing my cockpit set up. From the start, I wished to avoid a bike that’s hard to maneuver (wheelbase) hence the Medium. I weight 78-79 kg, to prevent the suspensión from being too active, i have it pumped to about 230-250 psi i believe. I get lots of good small bump absorption, and the suspension works as intended everywhere else. Haven’t bottomed out either.

What I find strange though is that Vitus specs their top of the line size M with an 80mm stem and 740 bars… what? And the size L goes to a 90mm stem!!

Also: What would the new 120mm rear link offer me? Seems like it rides with a higher bb, maybe that’s an opportunity to get a size L and ride it lower in the sag to feel more “inside the bike” as opposed to being perched atop it.

It sounds like the sag is fine then.
Yes, you're right for a dc kind of bike 740mm seems off, I ride a 780mm with a 5cm stem and I'm 174cm! But If you look at the ns synonym they offer 60mm by 760mm for M, L and Xl.

I also have the 120mm rear link for a couple of weeks. It's even more on then in the bike even with 30+ sag. Helps for the peddle hits. But it doesn't feels that different to be honest, maybe bit more souple? You'll keep a fast snappy bike, not a totall different one.

So the Vitus specs I recieved may not fit my Fm936?

I have the list of parts from Wing but the bearing spec's aren't on it - just dimensions of the bearings.

Also, should I buy the replacement clip? Or is this re-usable? Does the clip come out with a pair of tweezers?

Just want to minimize downtime during my bearing replacement so I have everything handy.

Please Search this topic for your answer, it's in here. I know for sure..or open up your frame and look on the bearings.

Clips are re-usable and you should use smalltip plier to get them out.

Good luck

Just finished installing the new 120mm link. A pain in the ass it was! I rather install new bearings in the bike.
Got the new link through the germin mtb forum for a reasonable price, but if I had bought it directly from Carbonda I would have returned it. The measurements where the mounting hardware should fit were of by almost 2mm. It should be 30mm it was nearly 28...so had to sand it in shape. But its done.
Hopefully it was worth the trouble going from 42.5 to 45mm stroke. There aren't much reviews of the new link, so bit of a gamble.
Also have to check if I didn't f#cked up the shim tune of my rsmdeluxe ultimate 2023. It was Low compression according to the rs website and trailhead app, but looked different when I opened it compared to the shim tune manual. If I did everything well it should be a medium compression tune now...maybe I will do the rebound as well(but it also looked different...).

We'll see tomorrow. Keep you posted.

I’m no expert, but my assumption is that a high compression tube would give me more support at the beginning of the shock stroke. Allowing me to run lower pressure and the ability to tap into all 42.5mm of stroke.

I’ve ran about 350psi with the M tune.

Could be, but the sag would be more and so also less peddle clearance...