Spcycle New Mold G068 Carbon Gravel Frame

[klindsey00]

Just small imperfections around, nothing major. Not a deal breaker for me on a gravel frame.
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... as the headset was a bit loose, so need to fix that before I go all out.

What headset system did you use? I'm struggling to get the play out of mine right now. I think I'll just crank the top cap down and retry but it's frustrating.

[peraal]

What headset system did you use? I'm struggling to get the play out of mine right now. I think I'll just crank the top cap down and retry but it's frustrating.

I just used the one that came with the frame. I had not tightened the top cap enough, have fixed it now.

Have you cut the steerer tube enough?

Looks good! will it stay full white?

Full white and full of dirt. 

[klindsey00]

I just used the one that came with the frame. I had not tightened the top cap enough, have fixed it now.

Have you cut the steerer tube enough?

yeah I cut the steerer tube down to where it sits just inside the top of the stem with the compression plug. I'll see how my ride goes today, I cranked down the top cap. I think maybe I need a shim so the plastic of the bottom dust cover doesn't rub on the frame.

[klindsey00]

Here is the current state of mine in the everyday setup

[Jouke]

Here is the current state of mine in the everyday setup

Nice! Which handlebar is that?

[klindsey00]

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806808380494.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.42.9a5a1802bkTP3g&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa

kocevlo 380x100 (slight flare in the drops), I like the shape of them a lot so far but they aren't very stiff.

[zegal]

I've finished building G068 bikes for me and girlfriend.

They came out nice, did few hundred km already and am satisfied

Mine is size XL, grx800 1x11/51 (XT SGS RD cage mod), the other one is size XS, MS sword 1x11/48 with tiagra cranks, as sword ones don't come in 165mm, and i had those at hand

both ended up in "wee bit under 10kg" and i'm good with it, considering not-so lightweight wheelsets, and plain heavy as hell cassettes on both of them.

Overall build was straightforward, i'm glad i went with the non-fully integrated version. There were some issues with paint overflow over the holes in one of the forks, which made the brake housing routing hard, solved with some rolled sanding paper, also the FM thread in same fork broke, not sure if it was badly made or just my mishap - fixed with helicoil, probably is stronger than before the repair now.

The chameleon paint really catches the eye, especially in good light - i've had numerous folks praising the colour mid-ride, just an added bonus

[klindsey00]

Yeah I got lots of compliments at a local road race for the paint.
I kinda wish i went semi internal or atleast round bar stem. I'll deal with it If i need to replace headset bearings lol

I had a little bit of an issue getting the rear brake hose to go through the chainstay but it wasn't horrible.