Great paint design!
Thanks!
Nice one
how's the ride feels? any huge different with branded one?
It is ridden by my girlfriend with near to no technical bike knowledge. She mentioned it feels fast, stable and comfortable.
Looks very nice indeed!
Would love to hear more about it, how did the rest of the build go, any issues? How did you end up routing the cables? Did the FSA headset/stem work okay etc.?
And how is the ride which is probably the most important part
My first attempt at internal cabling resulted in a stripped and damaged outer layer of most cables. The FSA ACR stem (70mm) and bar (36cm) have a lot of -very- tight bends. These places also have sharp metal edges so in my second attempt I carefully guided the cables to make sure they didn't chafe on those sharp edges. Treat it as a one-way job because pulling cables back results in catching and damage. Also, I noticed the Velobuild bearings had a different angling compared to my ACR headset ones, so I switched those back on the second cabling-pass. The ACR headset is designed to take the front hydraulic brake cable through the top of the expansion plug and steerer, but that is not possible in the Velobuild fork. So I routed everything trough the just big enough gap in the compression ring, and tried to route it as logical as possible (left/right and minimal cable crossing). The brake hose enters the fork about halfway into the steerer and neatly exits above the brake mount. There's a few mm too big of a gap between frame and headset cover for my liking, but there's no play in the headset whatsoever so I'll gladly deal with it. When angling the handlebar in extreme positions the cable housing shorten and lengthen through the frame which
could result in unwanted shifts, but with full internal cabling I imagine that is unavoidable as there is no place to loop excess housing. Shifting and breaking is working fine. I tightened the seatpost wedge to 6nm and put on a thin layer of carbon paste. There is no slippage, but it's at 55kg rider weight.
The finish is good, not perfect. Between the layers there is a noticeable hight difference. A few dings here and there. Be very careful around the headtube area, paint easily chips around those edges. It did certainly meet our expectation. The colors are vibrant and the chameleon/metallic color has a premium look to it.
All in all impressed by the build quality and finish. It is going to be seriously put to the test in the French Vosges and Alps coming weeks (Col du Grand Ballon, Alpe d'Huez, Col du Galibier, Col d'Iseran etc.).
Beautiful indeed. I believe that's the size 49. First time seeing a completed one.
How's the access to the bottle? I am thinking of getting cages that allow access from the sides.
Ding ding ding, you are right. It's the size 49 frame.
The bottle cages are well positioned for such a smalle frame size, plenty of clearance. Did not hear any complaints during the test ride!