Hongfu FM-066/Chinese open mould frame thread

[inertianinja]

One weird thing about the FM066 so far, for me, is that the rear brake mounting point seems high. I am using 2010 SRAM Red brakes, and on my Fulcrum wheels I have the pads almost at the bottom of their reach.

I just tried it with Farsports 30mm/25mm wide wheels and the rear brake really does not have enough reach. The pads just barely miss the tire. Many frames and I’ve never had this problem. I’m going to try it with some brake pad extenders but this seems weird.

[Xywei]

Finally got the bike built and it's rolling nicely.
I thought the polished alloy bits are a nice contrast against the matte carbon, even if they're not the lightest option. Just had fun with this build.

FM-066, Ritchey Classic cockpit, SRAM eTap, SRAM Red 2010 brakes, Fizik Kurve saddle.
I had ordered a BSA frame, but they couldn't deliver on it...so i accepted a BB30 frame and used a Praxis bottom bracket conversion BB.
Current wheels are my old Fulcrum Racing Zero, but those will soon be replaced by some open-mold 30mm carbon wheels that will be wider and lighter.
Almost no problems with the build except that the crappy stock expander plug wouldn't hold enough for me to preload the headset....i used a FSA compression device to do the trick.

If you can see, under the handlebar there's a little button - that's a Flic bluetooth button that I use to control music on my phone while riding. One tap for next track, two taps for previous track, long press to load my cycling playlist.



hm...as i'm looking at this, saddle looks a bit tipped down in this pic; i'll have to take a look at that.

Love the stainless steel, a touch of vintage look!

[LeDuke]

I’ve seen this frame before. Anyone know what it is? The eBay vendor really spruced it up with a nice paint job.







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[romanmoser]

I saw it too a few months ago
But it was only available as a M size
Geometry was really akward

And super heavy due to the paint I guess

[moonoi]

See that Rolling Stone frame all the time over here, that model is called a Finder. Apparently it has genuine UCI certification too.

A local bike shop here (Peak ProCycling) imports and sells them, interestingly cheaper than you can buy them from Ali or eBay. No idea if they are any good or not, can't imagine riding a bike with rolling stone painted on it in huge letters...

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[bremerradkurier]

See that Rolling Stone frame all the time over here, that model is called a Finder. Apparently it has genuine UCI certification too.

A local bike shop here (Peak ProCycling) imports and sells them, interestingly cheaper than you can buy them from Ali or eBay. No idea if they are any good or not, can't imagine riding a bike with rolling stone painted on it in huge letters...

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Boyd Altamont wheels/rims would be a very ironic choice on a Rolling Stone frameset.

[inertianinja]

...can't imagine riding a bike with rolling stone painted on it in huge letters...

It’s weird how just about any decals other than established brand names look wrong and corny.

“Canyon” and “trek” no problem.

If I got decals that said “Valley” or “Journey” it’d be terrible.

[robertbb]

It’s weird how just about any decals other than established brand names look wrong and corny.

“Canyon” and “trek” no problem.

If I got decals that said “Valley” or “Journey” it’d be terrible.

[Bluechip]

I've used this "brand" on several of my bulds. It originally came from a bike racing magazine ad from Litespeed. I'm just trying to decide on which open mould frame to buy to use it again.

[inertianinja]

It’s weird how just about any decals other than established brand names look wrong and corny.

“Canyon” and “trek” no problem.

If I got decals that said “Valley” or “Journey” it’d be terrible.

I thought about “cervéLOL” but surely the joke would get old

[inertianinja]

I've used this "brand" on several of my bulds. It originally came from a bike racing magazine ad from Litespeed. I'm just trying to decide on which open mould frame to buy to use it again.

I like the top tube.

I was seriously considering putting “lol nothing matters” on mine

[robertbb]

It’s weird how just about any decals other than established brand names look wrong and corny.

“Canyon” and “trek” no problem.

If I got decals that said “Valley” or “Journey” it’d be terrible.

I thought about “cervéLOL” but surely the joke would get old

Somehow "Focus" is OK too, whereas "concentrate" might not work.

[inertianinja]

It’s weird how just about any decals other than established brand names look wrong and corny.

“Canyon” and “trek” no problem.

If I got decals that said “Valley” or “Journey” it’d be terrible.

I thought about “cervéLOL” but surely the joke would get old

Somehow "Focus" is OK too, whereas "concentrate" might not work.

Yep.
“HUFFY” = perfectly acceptable.
“PUFFY” = not cool

I mean wtf

[moonoi]

I thought about “cervéLOL” but surely the joke would get old

Nah, it wouldn't get old, and I'd buy one with that on the downtube

[moonoi]

...can't imagine riding a bike with rolling stone painted on it in huge letters...

It’s weird how just about any decals other than established brand names look wrong and corny.

“Canyon” and “trek” no problem.

If I got decals that said “Valley” or “Journey” it’d be terrible.

The main issue I have with the Rolling Stone brand is it doesn't have Mick Jaggers face plastered on the headtube...then I might be tempted to change my mind