Author Topic: Carbonspeed CS-GR01 gravel frame build thread  (Read 2527 times)

bremerradkurier

Carbonspeed CS-GR01 gravel frame build thread
« on: August 11, 2024, 11:05:56 AM »
Won the giveaway last month-frame finished painting and is planned to ship this week.  Went for 80s vintage Celeste paint as I wanted one as a teenager but Bianchi was way above my budget.

https://imgur.com/a/zGW3oV4



Crash217

Re: Carbonspeed CS-GR01 gravel frame build thread
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2024, 06:03:24 PM »
Looking forward to this build!

Kommandant33

Re: Carbonspeed CS-GR01 gravel frame build thread
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2024, 11:37:27 PM »
Yew! How exciting! Very nice colour choice

Re: Carbonspeed CS-GR01 gravel frame build thread
« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2024, 10:12:23 AM »
Which BB you took? Can you send me a link

bremerradkurier

Re: Carbonspeed CS-GR01 gravel frame build thread
« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2024, 11:41:42 AM »
Which BB you took? Can you send me a link

Frame has arrived and I measured the BB shell at about 85mm in width, so I'll need a T47 inboard BB.  Was going to get a Kactus ceramic BB from Ali, but for 10 USD more the Praxis BB is probably a much better option as it includes dust caps.

https://praxiscycles.com/product/t47-i-b-shimano/

patliean1

Re: Carbonspeed CS-GR01 gravel frame build thread
« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2024, 12:52:37 PM »
Thoughts on wheels from Carbon Speed? I didn't find many results using the search feature. I think @Serge_K has bought from them.

My interest is in those 65mm deep 34ext 26int wheels. Probably overkill for the road, but I do own a set of wheels from No6 and find them to be wildly comfortable with 30c tires. Stretches them to 32/33mm. No tangible loss in speed. But of course this hasn't been scientifically tested.

https://www.xmcarbonspeed.com/Productinfo.asp?f=1649

raisinberry777

Re: Carbonspeed CS-GR01 gravel frame build thread
« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2024, 04:41:01 PM »
Thoughts on wheels from Carbon Speed? I didn't find many results using the search feature. I think @Serge_K has bought from them.

My interest is in those 65mm deep 34ext 26int wheels. Probably overkill for the road, but I do own a set of wheels from No6 and find them to be wildly comfortable with 30c tires. Stretches them to 32/33mm. No tangible loss in speed. But of course this hasn't been scientifically tested.

https://www.xmcarbonspeed.com/Productinfo.asp?f=1649

Interesting find - I've been looking for some >25mm internal width wheels for a gravel build, now that I'm used to 24mm IW and 30mm tyres on the road. Not many options out there from the budget Chinese brands so interesting to see wider rims making it into the market.

bremerradkurier

Re: Carbonspeed CS-GR01 gravel frame build thread
« Reply #7 on: August 20, 2024, 05:02:04 PM »
I'm currently looking  at an Elite Carbon wheelset in 45×24 IW or 38x25 IW for this build.    For tires I'm thinking I could get some hilarious lean angles on the road and a super plush ride compared to my current 28c tires on 19 IW rims with either 38c Schwalbe Pro Ones or 35c Conti 5000 AS tires.

Should also have enough volume to handle the light unpaved sections I'd be trying.

   

rasch

Re: Carbonspeed CS-GR01 gravel frame build thread
« Reply #8 on: August 21, 2024, 02:43:31 AM »
They are solid choices.

However to me it's a bit strange that you won the giveaway from Peter and then buy the wheels somewhere else.

But maybe its just me finding this awkward. :)

Serge_K

Re: Carbonspeed CS-GR01 gravel frame build thread
« Reply #9 on: August 21, 2024, 04:07:12 AM »
Thoughts on wheels from Carbon Speed? I didn't find many results using the search feature. I think @Serge_K has bought from them.

My interest is in those 65mm deep 34ext 26int wheels. Probably overkill for the road, but I do own a set of wheels from No6 and find them to be wildly comfortable with 30c tires. Stretches them to 32/33mm. No tangible loss in speed. But of course this hasn't been scientifically tested.

https://www.xmcarbonspeed.com/Productinfo.asp?f=1649

Correct, i bought 5 sets. we got pretty much the first rims out of the 34mm wide mould for the rear, and 32mm wide or so in the front. 55mm depth front, 58mm depth rear.
Front DC2855 rim 24H T800 UD matt no holes in rim bed, Rear DC93258 rim 24H T800 UD matt no holes in rim bed, Custom hubs made in Taiwan 6 pawl 24/24H 6 bolts for 100*12/142*12 with Shimano 11S driver; Pillar wing 20 spokes with pillar nipples

Very happy with them. I greased the thru axle on the rear wheel on mine because for some reason i dont understand, sometimes it would make a noise. Since greasing it, no noise. I usually dont bother greasing thru axles.
The freehub body is easy to remove, i packed extra grease to silence them.
1 front wheel was a bit of true (my friend noticed, i hadnt), so i spent 5min truing it back a bit.
Beyond that, i'm 8k km into my set, and have no complaints. Probably another 4k km across the other sets, no complaints either. My set has gone through gravel, dirt, very high speeds, very high braking into sketchy harpins, forest roads, wet: it's seen plenty of real world conditions.
The complaints we have on this batch of bikes is with L-TWOO, not the frames, cockpits or wheels. Luckily, everything carbon has been flawless. The rear derailleurs... less so...
Fast on the flat. And nowhere else.

bremerradkurier

Re: Carbonspeed CS-GR01 gravel frame build thread
« Reply #10 on: August 21, 2024, 08:02:44 PM »
Arrived. 8)




« Last Edit: August 21, 2024, 08:06:35 PM by bremerradkurier »

Ludo

Re: Carbonspeed CS-GR01 gravel frame build thread
« Reply #11 on: August 21, 2024, 10:24:43 PM »
That’s a pretty!

bremerradkurier

Re: Carbonspeed CS-GR01 gravel frame build thread
« Reply #12 on: September 12, 2024, 05:26:14 PM »
Progress! Ended up  using  Xmcarbonspeed wheels because Elite would have been way too slow.


bremerradkurier

Re: Carbonspeed CS-GR01 gravel frame build thread
« Reply #13 on: September 13, 2024, 09:24:05 AM »
So with the inner rim width at 26mm, my Schwalbe 38c tires  are a hilarious 38.9mm wide and about 36mm tall-can't wait to see how far I'll be able to lean it over in turns.

Serge_K

Re: Carbonspeed CS-GR01 gravel frame build thread
« Reply #14 on: September 13, 2024, 10:48:47 AM »
So with the inner rim width at 26mm, my Schwalbe 38c tires  are a hilarious 38.9mm wide and about 36mm tall-can't wait to see how far I'll be able to lean it over in turns.

Ah, i was wondering what kind of big ass tyres you were running. 38C slick? Nice! Never seen that before. The new Long Teng 301 can clear 38C as well, so it means these could fit.
Please let us know after you've ridden them how that feels.
I love my 30-32C combo on wide rims (from Xmcarbonspeed in fact), but given how wide they get, i'm thinking of going 28&30 tubeless next time (in GP5000 still), because that would still be super wide. To respect more the 105 rule.
38 slicks is next level after the next level, idk what to expect!
Fast on the flat. And nowhere else.