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29er / Re: Carbonda FM909
« on: October 23, 2025, 02:40:06 PM »
I would like to sincerely thank everyone in this community and especialy this thread for their support. To give some background: In 2019, I lost my son at the age of four due to cancer. After his passing, I found solace in mountain biking and began riding intensively.
I had an old bike, but I wanted to replace it with a custom-built bike as a tribute to my son. Although I had no prior experience in bike building, I wanted something truly special — a real memorial bike to honor his memory.
After extensive research, I discovered this forum and learned a great deal from all of you. Alongside YouTube tutorials and blogs, I decided to order a frame from Carbonda / Wing and wheels from Elite Wheels. I also wanted a custom paint job.
My son loved Paw Patrol and had a light blue bike that he adored. I used the same color as his first balance bike for the paint. On the bike, I included the phrase "Knalluh Joel" — which translates to "Let's blaze" in English — from the show Blaze and the Monster Machines, something he loved very much.
Orange was his favorite color. So i decided the bike should be in orange. Also inspired by a bike that i had seen on this thread.
I have had the bike for about two years now and have ridden thousands of kilometers — over 6,000 km — including many single tracks and ride it really hard also, not only in the Netherlands but also in Belgium, Germany, France, Luxemburg. The bike still performs excellently. I really enjoy riding it and even completed the "Elfstedentocht" 240 km ride in a single day on this bike.
I recommend the Carbonda frame to anyone interested. If you have any questions about the building process or purchasing, please feel free to contact me. I did not keep track of the exact final cost, but it was approximately 3.600 euros. Most parts were sourced from AliExpress, except the Shimano XT M8100 groupset and Maxxis tires, which I bought from a Dutch webshop at a very competitive price. Please see the pictures attached.
My exerpiece from Carbonda was oke. The contact went oke, delivery took to long (to long). It was well packed. Custom painting was not that great in my opinion.
I saw some imperfections, but overall it was like i wanted and also like i had ordered.
Painting quality in the Netherlands would be from a higher quality but also with a higher cost so i cant complain. All with all the paint holds really well and is scratch proof sofar
. Please see attached the pictures. 
I had an old bike, but I wanted to replace it with a custom-built bike as a tribute to my son. Although I had no prior experience in bike building, I wanted something truly special — a real memorial bike to honor his memory.
After extensive research, I discovered this forum and learned a great deal from all of you. Alongside YouTube tutorials and blogs, I decided to order a frame from Carbonda / Wing and wheels from Elite Wheels. I also wanted a custom paint job.
My son loved Paw Patrol and had a light blue bike that he adored. I used the same color as his first balance bike for the paint. On the bike, I included the phrase "Knalluh Joel" — which translates to "Let's blaze" in English — from the show Blaze and the Monster Machines, something he loved very much.
Orange was his favorite color. So i decided the bike should be in orange. Also inspired by a bike that i had seen on this thread.
I have had the bike for about two years now and have ridden thousands of kilometers — over 6,000 km — including many single tracks and ride it really hard also, not only in the Netherlands but also in Belgium, Germany, France, Luxemburg. The bike still performs excellently. I really enjoy riding it and even completed the "Elfstedentocht" 240 km ride in a single day on this bike.
I recommend the Carbonda frame to anyone interested. If you have any questions about the building process or purchasing, please feel free to contact me. I did not keep track of the exact final cost, but it was approximately 3.600 euros. Most parts were sourced from AliExpress, except the Shimano XT M8100 groupset and Maxxis tires, which I bought from a Dutch webshop at a very competitive price. Please see the pictures attached.
My exerpiece from Carbonda was oke. The contact went oke, delivery took to long (to long). It was well packed. Custom painting was not that great in my opinion.
I saw some imperfections, but overall it was like i wanted and also like i had ordered.
Painting quality in the Netherlands would be from a higher quality but also with a higher cost so i cant complain. All with all the paint holds really well and is scratch proof sofar
. Please see attached the pictures.