Happy Holidays!
1000km Update!Still in love with this frame. Stiff, rides like a dream and it fits my body type very well (loong arms) . Brake misalignment issue is still only 99% fixed, as I still have some disc rubbing when I go out of the saddle. Still hoping this will eventually fade when the brake pads bed in more, but I might have to do some more effort into re-centering again.However, I don't have any issues with the frame. No cracks, no creaking, no rattling. Nothing!
I want to 3d print stem spacers. is there any real advantage to them being 2 piece? or would one piece be ok? also I am going to do a version with an arm and a mount for a computer. I am all torso and need a taller stem. for a more relaxed position.
ok which bolts should I be greasing up? Because greasing up changes the torque. but some of the screws are hard to get in like the handlebar to stem clamp?
I have a PDF a few pages back with torque specs and grease.
Has anyone by any chance had to replace their headset bearings on the VB-R218? Or did you maybe use a different one from the one that VB supply? Reason I’m asking is I need to replace my lower headset bearing. A few wet rides and it seems that water ingress made it corrode. Now I know this is an IS52/40 headset. But what shape does the bearing seat in the VB-R218 frame have? The original Dogma F uses bearings with 45/45degrees where most other frames are using 36/45degree bearings. Is the difference only the angle on the inside and it doesn’t matter as long as you’re using the crown race that comes with the bearing? I’m lost. I wanna order the replacement bearing before I tear the bike apart. But I dunno which one.
Finally got my bike built with ltwoo erx groupset, 105 crankset, ec90 saddle and a gold YBN chain.Rides amazing, and it's super quick. I really should've gotten it done earlier but life got in the way.
Nice! The gold chain and the gold labelling on the erx gruppo go rather well together. Also, I'm a fan of the previous generation Shimano cranks aesthetically. I like the lines and the combination of gloss black and matte on the 105 crank. Have fun!
I asked Chris. It's an IS 52/40 with 45° bearing interface in the frame. The bearing is 7mm tall. Good to know because there's also headset bearings with 8mm height. I got a Cane Creek 10 Series lower headset bearing. Those are durable enough and pretty cheap. I'm using one in my gravel bike which lasts ages already. Also, they come with a glass fiber plastic crown race which is easy to put on. I'll take that opportunity and finally cut my fork down enough to lose that spacer I still got sitting on my stem. Luckily, on the rim brake frame I can just pull the fork out. I just have to loosen the cable clamp bolt on the front brake.
