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#1
29er / Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
July 25, 2023, 03:10:39 PM
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!
#2
29er / Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts
May 04, 2023, 12:36:05 PM
Hi guys, just signed up after reading this whole thread over the last few months and ordering a FM936 myself in a cool olive green paint scheme.
It arrived at last week and I have 2 questions which Wing hasn't responded to yet:

-1: does the newer FM936 versions still have a 31,6 seatpost diameter? Mine came with a plastic plug in the seattube saying 33.5, and my 31.6 seatpost seems a bit loose. Though 33.5 seems like a strange diameter for a seatpost so I'm guessing this is the seatclamp diameter, correct?
- 2: At the rear shock, is there supposed to be room between the top bolt of and the shock? I mounted a Fox Float DPS factory 165x45mm trunion but the bolt is way smaller than the opening in the shock. Is this right or does it need a bushing/shim?



Thanks in advance!