Hi all,

Resurrecting an old post. Anyone have any further experience with this frame or shed any light on the durability and design of the frame pivots/linkages. Better than the AM831?

Thanks in advance!

Mart

Hi all,

New to the forum, so be nice! 

I've spent literally weeks trawling through old posts back to 2019 discussing the various Chinese 150mm FS Trail/Enduro frame options. I want modern geometry, as I'd like a good allrounder that climbs as well as it descends, and hence like the look of the Carbonda FM1002 and the LightCarbon LCFS947, but they are both over 2750g in size L, and I'm looking to build a lightweight Weight Weenie 150/150mm Trail bike, around 10kg without pedals, so every gram counts.

Hence looking at the AM831 frame, as it weighs about 300g less. It looks nice, but after reading about all the issue with frame flex and link and pivot issues since 2020, I wondered if these design issues had been ironed out in subsequent iterations, or if the frame is still inherently flawed?

Also - does anyone know if there is there a reason why the FS/FM830 frame has such little discussion? It offers 160mm rear travel, has modern geo and only weighs around 2250g in size Large. This frame is sold by many of the regular Chinese sellers (Tideace, TopFire, Mira, TanTan etc) yet has next to no discussion on here? Anyone know anything, 'cause on paper this looks like the perfect option even if the kink in the top tube isn't my favourite looking design. This is the one I'm talking about:



http://www.mira-factory.com/Product/detail/id/31.html

Look forward to any replies.

Mart.