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29er / Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
« on: April 09, 2021, 12:43:54 PM »
Finally finished my build.  Size M, SL. BTLOS i30, DTswiss350, XT cassette and shifter, SLX brakes and derailleur, e*thriteen crankset, Fox elite shock (Giant Anthem 2017 model from ebay), SID Ultimate 120mm, 150mm OneUpV2 dropper.  Rekon F2.5 R2.4. 25.8lbs w pedals.

Absolutely love this bike.  Was looking for one bike that I could use on trail rides and also race in local XC events.  It ticks all the boxes.  After a few tune up rides I took it out for a hot lap yesterday on my usual 11mi loop.  To compare I'm coming off a 2017 Giant Trance w 160mm Lyric fork, and sometime ride an old but fast Schwinn Homegrown 26er hard tail.  I was within 5% of my best times on the gnarly downhill sections, and PR'd pretty much every flat or climb section.  I even cleared a huge techy hill that I've never done before.  I couldn't believe how much faster I was on this bike. Especially this early in the season.   It is about 10lbs lighter than my trance, so that's got to be part of it, but I never felt under-gunned on the downhills.  The geo and the 120mm SID felt almost as solid as the 160mm Lyric on my Trance.  I definitely bottomed out in placed where I usually don't, but tokens will fix that. 

In all, zero regrets with this bike. Thanks to everyone for sharing your builds and info.  Made the process so much easier for me.


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29er / Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
« on: February 06, 2021, 09:41:38 AM »
Got mine built. Came in about 25.5 lbs, 11.6 kg.

Build basics- large SL frame, Fox Float DPS, 120 Sid Ultimate, BTLOS 27 w/ 240 EXP, Giant carbon bars, Uno stem, Race Face Turbine Dropper,  XTR shifter, derailer and cassette,  MT900 cranks, Chiner seat and pedals, Maxxis Ardent.

Initial Impressions
HTA measures about 66.5 degrees, about 75 for the STA
Bottom bracket is low, about 3/4" lower than my Evil Following MB, not hitting my pedals much, but definitely aware
Rides great, climbs like a mountain goat and feels about the same as the Following going down
Very flickable and playful
Really fun ride

Awesome build. Nice weight and those tan ardents look great  Looks similar to what I'm planning. Got some tan rekons. Just waiting on BTLOS i30 wheelset to arrive and for SID Ultimate to be back in stock; can't find one anywhere at the moment.

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29er / Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
« on: January 26, 2021, 11:00:50 AM »
I received my FM936 today. Fell in love immediately! :D :D

Looking a bit closer, i found a few painting mistakes. No i dont know: Is that normal with Carbonda?

That red color looks sick! Nice choice. 

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29er / Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
« on: January 23, 2021, 06:14:23 PM »
Is there any problems with bsa73 version of this frame ? Creacking sounds or something?

I hope not! I'm in the process of building one.

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29er / Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
« on: January 12, 2021, 03:12:33 PM »
Also, I was wondering how long delivery has taken for people when the frames have been in stock, and without custom paint?

I ordered a frame (SL, M, BSA) on 12-1-20.  Adam said it was in stock and would take 2-3 weeks.  By 1-5-21, 5 weeks later, I still had not received the frame.  I emailed Adam on 1-5-21 and he promptly replied, said there was a mistake and the order hadn't shipped yet but they still had a frame in stock and that he would ship out FedEx ASAP.  I received the frame yesterday 1-11-21. 

So it took me about 6 weeks, but that's because someone on Carbonda's end made a mistake.  Mistakes happen; I get that.  I'm glad that when they found out about it they quickly shipped FedEx and had a frame to the US in less than a week. 

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29er / Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
« on: January 06, 2021, 08:40:45 PM »
What about running a 130 or 140 mm fork? Anyone tried that? That would raise the BB. It would also mean slacker angles.

Interested in this as well. Considering a 130mm pike for my build.

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29er / Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
« on: December 22, 2020, 04:08:36 PM »
Now I have a question. A seatpost clamp is not fully fit the frame. Is it ok or I should look for another clamp?

I'm sure it will work just fine, but might not be the best look.

Can you tell me the clamp diameter you're using? I've got a frame coming and need to order a clamp.

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