FlyBike FM015 (DengFu)

Surfr
Surfr Posts: 243
edited March 2011 in Your road bikes
This is my FM015 from the FlyBike factory, sourced through Mina at DengFu distributors direct in China. It's a 51cm Frame with a 120mm stem and fits me at 5'7" with a 29" inseam, perfectly.

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FlyBike FM015 by Surfrdan, on Flickr

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FlyBike FM015 by Surfrdan, on Flickr

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FlyBike FM015 by Surfrdan, on Flickr
It's been built with Ultegra 6600 throughout, 2010 Aksiums with Conti GP4000S clinchers make up my wheels for now, but I'm hoping for a set of 50mm tubs from Yishun in the future. The bars and stem are FSA and the bar wrap is my first ever (how did I do?).

I built it for crits and circuit racing but it's comfy enough for longer races and Sportives I think. It joins a 2010 Kona Jake the Snake which serves as my cyclocross, commuter and winter bike.

Total cost to build was around 700 quid. Frame, fork, headset and spare hanger came to 290 quid delivered. Would I buy another bike direct from China? ABSOLUTELY!

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  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    Nice write up. That frame looks very familiar, especially the area around the top of the seat stays - just trying to think where I've seen it...
  • acidstrato
    acidstrato Posts: 945
    so temping some of those frames

    your build looks great :o
    Crafted in Italy apparantly
  • Surfr
    Surfr Posts: 243
    Well a lot of people have commented on the likeness of the Cube Litening throughout the design. It's basically identical.

    d-litening-race-team.jpg

    cube-litening-cubeo-black_1.jpg
    http://www.cubecycles.co.uk/media/catal ... lack_1.jpg
  • petemadoc
    petemadoc Posts: 2,331
    Surfr wrote:
    This is my FM015 from the FlyBike factory, sourced through Mina at DengFu distributors direct in China.

    Total cost to build was around 700 quid. Frame, fork, headset and spare hanger came to 290 quid delivered. Would I buy another bike direct from China? ABSOLUTELY!

    Nice pics. I'm torn between one of these and a complete Ribble bike . . . . Was the groupset second hand?
  • domhopson
    domhopson Posts: 259
    Love the stealthness of this :)
  • drkawaszelong
    drkawaszelong Posts: 260
    nice!

    where would you get the yishun wheels from?
    My third
  • Surfr
    Surfr Posts: 243
    PeteMadoc wrote:
    Surfr wrote:
    This is my FM015 from the FlyBike factory, sourced through Mina at DengFu distributors direct in China.

    Total cost to build was around 700 quid. Frame, fork, headset and spare hanger came to 290 quid delivered. Would I buy another bike direct from China? ABSOLUTELY!

    Nice pics. I'm torn between one of these and a complete Ribble bike . . . . Was the groupset second hand?

    Yup I admit it was a bit of a bargain. 185 quid for Ultegra 6600 STIs, front and rear mechs, chain, pedals, spare plastic beds for the pedals, barely used 6600 cassette and a more worn 5500 105 cassette picked up from the STW classifieds.
  • Surfr
    Surfr Posts: 243
    DrKawaszelong wrote:
    nice!

    where would you get the yishun wheels from?

    Steffano seems to be the guy to go through. http://www.yishunstefano.com/
  • drkawaszelong
    drkawaszelong Posts: 260
    Surfr wrote:
    DrKawaszelong wrote:
    nice!

    where would you get the yishun wheels from?

    Steffano seems to be the guy to go through. http://www.yishunstefano.com/

    awesome cheers!
    My third
  • c0ugars
    c0ugars Posts: 202
    Is it me, or does your bike look just like the Planet X SL Pro Carbon bike????

    http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/CBP ... sram-rival
  • acidstrato
    acidstrato Posts: 945
    its you

    the top tube slope is nowhere near similar to the planetX
    Crafted in Italy apparantly
  • drkawaszelong
    drkawaszelong Posts: 260
    c0ugars wrote:
    Is it me, or does your bike look just like the Planet X SL Pro Carbon bike????

    http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/CBP ... sram-rival

    definitely you! i have a px, and it looks nothing like this, these seatstays are alot thinner, and the px has a ridiculously sloped top tube!
    My third

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