Slight incline very little bob, if anyIs there much pedal bob when climbing (thinking shock unlocked, smooth climb trails/fireroad)?
Haven't noticed anything like this. I'll try take note of this over the next few rides. But TBH i dont think i ride that fast as others out there so i may not notice. Although wouldn't this maybe be more of a suspension setup thing?Does it maintain traction while braking over loose/chattery rocks/braking bumps, or tend to firm up the rear suspension and make it hard not to lock the rear wheel and slide around a bit?
Thanks! Very happy with quality of frame. They have a different model frame which supports less travelWow nice looking bike!
Are you happy with the frame quality. All the bits and bobs appear to be aligned and straight? Might be keen on something like that but slightly lesser travel. I love a single pivot solid rear triangle bikes!
Sweet, sounds good.Slight incline very little bob, if any
Nah, it's a suspension design thing. Some designs try to extend the rear suspension when braking, some try to contract it, and some are kinda neutral.Haven't noticed anything like this. I'll try take note of this over the next few rides. But TBH i dont think i ride that fast as others out there so i may not notice. Although wouldn't this maybe be more of a suspension setup thing?
You change faster then Melbourne weather.Sweet, sounds good.
Nah, it's a suspension design thing. Some designs try to extend the rear suspension when braking, some try to contract it, and some are kinda neutral.
Don't stress too much about it, if it's not a problem you've noticed it's probably neutral and not worth stressing about.
Thanks for the feedback, just awaiting an e-mail back from Carbonda.
Amusingly I might end up with a very similar colour-scheme as I have a lot of red-anno components left over from my FM936 build!
Shhhh..... we're here to enable. @beeb all this sounds great order oneYou change faster then Melbourne weather.
Haha, don't I though!You change faster then Melbourne weather.
Haha, don't I though!
I'm going crazy without an MTB though and just need to get riding again, and the value of these is really hard to pass up even if it didn't end up being a forever bike it'd still make a damn nice bike in the interim. I was really happy with the quality of both the FM936 and FM1001 I had, and still have about half a bike worth of compatible spares for this frame at home too - so it would make for a damn good "budget" bike with way better spec-to-price ratio than what I'd get otherwise!
Exciting!!Thanks for the feedback, just awaiting an e-mail back from Carbonda.
Amusingly I might end up with a very similar colour-scheme as I have a lot of red-anno components left over from my FM936 build!
Got some rims if you want them too!Sweet, sounds good.
Nah, it's a suspension design thing. Some designs try to extend the rear suspension when braking, some try to contract it, and some are kinda neutral.
Don't stress too much about it, if it's not a problem you've noticed it's probably neutral and not worth stressing about.
Thanks for the feedback, just awaiting an e-mail back from Carbonda.
Amusingly I might end up with a very similar colour-scheme as I have a lot of red-anno components left over from my FM936 build!
I don't want no pink rims ya weirdo!Got some rims if you want them too!
Thank you! How do we read these graphs? Good? Bad?Just an FYI. Here is the FM1003 leverage curve..or at least here is what they sent me when I asked for it.
It's just a graph of how much leverage the swingarm has over the shock as it progresses through its travel. Starts off with a fairly high ratio (lots of mechanical advantage over the shock, ie: softer feel), and ramps up smoothly to a relatively firm ratio. It's what's referred to as a "progressive" linkage design, and thanks to the consistent rate of change the shock's not having to try and mask any weird changes it ratio throughout the travel. (Some suspension design have various parts of the travel progressive, linear (ie: not increasing or decreasing), or regressive (ie: the suspension actually gains more leverage over the shock as it goes through its travel). Fortunately this design ramps up consistently (sometimes confusingly dubbed "linearly progressive") throughout the travel, so there's no weird midstroke dead spots where the suspension would be doughy, or too rough whatever like you can see with some dual-link systems with funky U or S shaped curves. Theoretical downside with this design and an airshock is it might be hard to use all the travel as an air shock typically ramps up towards the end of travel due to the rising spring rate that occurs when compressing air, though you're running the MegNeg aircan anyway so it's probably fairly linear as far as air shocks go. Coil might offer a smidge more midstroke support, and less bottom out resistance. On the flipside, you might like the midstroke feel of your airshock, and want to have more deepstroke resistance in case of "Oh shit!" moments or preventing the BB getting too low on bigger hits. It's a pretty forgiving suspension design.Thank you! How do we read these graphs? Good? Bad?
And coil fork?!It's just a graph of how much leverage the swingarm has over the shock as it progresses through its travel. Starts off with a fairly high ratio (lots of mechanical advantage over the shock, ie: softer feel), and ramps up smoothly to a relatively firm ratio. It's what's referred to as a "progressive" linkage design, so the shock's not trying to mask any weird changes it ratio throughout the travel. Fortunately this means it ramps up consistently throughout the travel, so there's no weird midstroke dead spots where the suspension would be doughy, or too rough whatever like you can see with some dual-link systems. Theoretical downside with an airshock is it might be hard to use all the travel as an air shock ramps up towards the end of travel due to the rising spring rate that occurs when compressing air, though you're running the MegNeg aircan anyway so it's probably fairly linear as far as air shocks go. Coil might offer a smidge more midstroke support, and less bottom out resistance. You might like the midstroke feel of your airshock, and want more deepstroke resistance in case of "Oh shit!" moments or preventing the BB getting too low on bigger hits. It's a pretty forgiving suspension design.
In a few weeks I'll be able to see how it plays with a coil for myself.
Of course yes!And coil fork?!
Nice. I almost bought one too but then Banshee had 25% off.It's just a graph of how much leverage the swingarm has over the shock as it progresses through its travel. Starts off with a fairly high ratio (lots of mechanical advantage over the shock, ie: softer feel), and ramps up smoothly to a relatively firm ratio. It's what's referred to as a "progressive" linkage design, and thanks to the consistent rate of change the shock's not having to try and mask any weird changes it ratio throughout the travel. (Some suspension design have various parts of the travel progressive, linear (ie: not increasing or decreasing), or regressive (ie: the suspension actually gains more leverage over the shock as it goes through its travel). Fortunately this design ramps up consistently (sometimes confusingly dubbed "linearly progressive") throughout the travel, so there's no weird midstroke dead spots where the suspension would be doughy, or too rough whatever like you can see with some dual-link systems with funky U or S shaped curves. Theoretical downside with this design and an airshock is it might be hard to use all the travel as an air shock typically ramps up towards the end of travel due to the rising spring rate that occurs when compressing air, though you're running the MegNeg aircan anyway so it's probably fairly linear as far as air shocks go. Coil might offer a smidge more midstroke support, and less bottom out resistance. On the flipside, you might like the midstroke feel of your airshock, and want to have more deepstroke resistance in case of "Oh shit!" moments or preventing the BB getting too low on bigger hits. It's a pretty forgiving suspension design.
In a few weeks I'll be able to see how it plays with a coil for myself.