Does anyone have some tips about routing the front brake cable? The turn from the handlebars down through the stem is extremely tight and folds the outer housing, jamming the inner cable. A photo would be really helpful!
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The waiting finally paid off when I received my TM6/FM109 yesterday:
Does anyone have some tips about routing the front brake cable? The turn from the handlebars down through the stem is extremely tight and folds the outer housing, jamming the inner cable. A photo would be really helpful!
Does anyone have some tips about routing the front brake cable? The turn from the handlebars down through the stem is extremely tight and folds the outer housing, jamming the inner cable. A photo would be really helpful!
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Lovely frameset! It looks the it's same mold as the Hong-Fu FM169 (Attached). Do you know if it's exactly the same one? I wanted to get one from Hong-Fu but they didn't have it in my size... I had to wait 50 working days (!!!) for them to build it. At least they were honest about the lead time. What made you get it from Carbonda? Do they have good reputation/customer service?
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Had FM169 rim brake version,
I don't recommend it these days.
Built quality are good, paint is great. However, you can see in the picture how much material extend far behind bottom bracket.
Vittoria Corsa G+ 25c on wide (21mm internal width) rim doesn't even fit back there. No need to try any 28c. Continental GP Force iii 25c have about 1mm clearance each side of chain stay.
It's almost 2019, they remold the bike to fit disc brake and yet, from the picture, they still keep 23c to narrower 25c tire clearance in the back...
I don't recommend it these days.
Built quality are good, paint is great. However, you can see in the picture how much material extend far behind bottom bracket.
Vittoria Corsa G+ 25c on wide (21mm internal width) rim doesn't even fit back there. No need to try any 28c. Continental GP Force iii 25c have about 1mm clearance each side of chain stay.
It's almost 2019, they remold the bike to fit disc brake and yet, from the picture, they still keep 23c to narrower 25c tire clearance in the back...
They have a disc version nowHexsense wrote: ↑Tue Dec 04, 2018 5:24 pmHad FM169 rim brake version,
I don't recommend it these days.
Built quality are good, paint is great. However, you can see in the picture how much material extend far behind bottom bracket.
Vittoria Corsa G+ 25c on wide (21mm internal width) rim doesn't even fit back there. No need to try any 28c. Continental GP Force iii 25c have about 1mm clearance each side of chain stay.
It's almost 2019, they remold the bike to fit disc brake and yet, from the picture, they still keep 23c to narrower 25c tire clearance in the back...
I wouldn't buy a modern rim brake road bike in 2018 (almost 2019!). Not even under duress!
http://www.hongfu-bikes.com/html_produc ... 5/508.html
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Sorry, misread your post. You are aware that there is a disc version available. You are just quotting the tyre clearance. Thanks for the info!
The FM169 looks nice!
The only aversion to it for me would be the seatpost.
I have very particular preferences for saddles, so the flexibility of the seatpost in adapting to different rail and clamp types is important.
Dedicated posts with little or no options to change clamps can be quite a bummer when it comes to the crunch.
The only aversion to it for me would be the seatpost.
I have very particular preferences for saddles, so the flexibility of the seatpost in adapting to different rail and clamp types is important.
Dedicated posts with little or no options to change clamps can be quite a bummer when it comes to the crunch.
I’ve owned two Chinese carbon aero-ish bikes now, and both of them have used Ritchey-style saddle rail clamps.maxxevv wrote:The FM169 looks nice!
The only aversion to it for me would be the seatpost.
I have very particular preferences for saddles, so the flexibility of the seatpost in adapting to different rail and clamp types is important.
Dedicated posts with little or no options to change clamps can be quite a bummer when it comes to the crunch.
Ordered one set for 7x9mm on the actual Ritchey site.
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I used Nokon cables on mine with good enough results. Never great, but it is a TT bike.jerome2710 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 01, 2018 4:23 pmThe waiting finally paid off when I received my TM6/FM109 yesterday:
Does anyone have some tips about routing the front brake cable? The turn from the handlebars down through the stem is extremely tight and folds the outer housing, jamming the inner cable. A photo would be really helpful!
It's not the same frameset, the seatstays are very different. I am 98% done with the build, I will post a photo when it gets light out!Roddy wrote: ↑Tue Dec 04, 2018 11:50 amLovely frameset! It looks the it's same mold as the Hong-Fu FM169 (Attached). Do you know if it's exactly the same one? I wanted to get one from Hong-Fu but they didn't have it in my size... I had to wait 50 working days (!!!) for them to build it. At least they were honest about the lead time. What made you get it from Carbonda? Do they have good reputation/customer service?
Cheers!
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