Quote from: FritsK on March 02, 2022, 04:52:41 PM
Which of the two do you prefer and why? Or aren't there any noticeble differences?

The carbon version is probably not worth 3.5x price of the alloy. Yes it's lighter and more comfortable over harsh pavement, but a quality set of handlebar tape and tires can mitigate some of that harshness.

I prefer the alloy for racing due to the road feedback, and the carbon for longer endurance days.

I finally got my frame built by the local bike shop. Couldn't wait for the groupset to come in so I sourced parts from ebay, Amazon, Competitive Cyclist, etc. Everything is great except there is a small gap where the crown race is sitting on the fork. Anyone else have this gap using the headset from Carbonda (see pic below)? The bike shop said it's fine but it's bothering me.



Here are some other pics. The paint jobs looks so much better in person. Will take some better pictures when it finally stops raining here.

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@king_solomon: If you can't get the crown race all the way down, just lightly file down the carbon of the fork a bit. It may seem scary, but you don't need much, even just a few light rubs with sandpaper can do the trick.

I didn't need to do this on my 1056, but my 696 had the same "issue".

Hopefully you guys can see the pics this time.

Quote from: king_solom0n on March 10, 2022, 05:50:16 PM
Hopefully you guys can see the pics this time.

I haven't build up mine yet, but pre-fitted everything losely. I'll check mine if I get back home. I think the gap on my Carbonda headset is not as big.

Quote from: king_solom0n on March 10, 2022, 05:50:16 PM
Hopefully you guys can see the pics this time.

Dang. The bike rocks. End. 

Quote from: svanimpe on March 10, 2022, 02:57:50 PM
@king_solomon: If you can't get the crown race all the way down, just lightly file down the carbon of the fork a bit. It may seem scary, but you don't need much, even just a few light rubs with sandpaper can do the trick.

I didn't need to do this on my 1056, but my 696 had the same "issue".

Identical for my bikes

It appears that the Quick Zeit Pro is a rebranded version of this Carbonda CFR 1056

This is absolutely huge for me because Quick also offers the Zeit Pro SL which is an 880g lightweight version of the frame thanks to a special T800+30TON layup.

I've always wondered if there were layup differences between various open mould frames and this is proof that yes, you can have a lighter layup to go with your generic frame. Now I just need to find out if Carbonda are the OEM factory themselves (Flybike?) or just another middleman agent. If that special layup version can be bought direct from Carbonda, we may have ourselves another Speeder/Winspace or Miracle/Yoeleo situation.

Quick also recently released their new Blade frame. Perhaps Carbonda will offer it too as the CFR 1036?

@StiffWeenies: In my understanding, Carbonda and Flybike are sister companies, where Flybike handles OEM and Carbonda B2C. If you contact Flybike with non-OEM questions, they'll just forward you to Carbonda.

W.r.t Speeder: they stopped responding to my messages as soon as it was clear I'm not an OEM customer.

Quote from: svanimpe on March 22, 2022, 05:03:22 AM
@StiffWeenies: In my understanding, Carbonda and Flybike are sister companies, where Flybike handles OEM and Carbonda B2C. If you contact Flybike with non-OEM questions, they'll just forward you to Carbonda.

W.r.t Speeder: they stopped responding to my messages as soon as it was clear I'm not an OEM customer.

You're right! the corrosponding Flybike model seems to be the FM1056

Yeah, that's the same frame. I've also enquired about other gravel frames, but if Carbonda doesn't already offer it, it's most likely OEM-only.

How did you guys get in touch with carbonda, i sent a enquiry from their website form and have heard nothing back ?

I wondering if anybody has a price list from carbonda

I just email them. I don't think they'll ever give you a full price list. Just ask them for a quote on the parts you want + shipping.

I've been emailing Wing at [email protected] and she's been very responsive.