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Re: VB CX-002 is…
Welcome to the forum. That photo was taken by me since it's my bike... And I thank you for that photo. BTW I discovered your vlog after I posted the question, thank you for making that. I’ll head over to that corner of the forum, as I am seeing this one is already getting toxic for my taste. Was not my intention in the least. September 29, 2023, 04:38:06 PM |
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Re: 2023 VeloBuild CX-002 Cyclocross Frame
The frame arrived, in lightning fast time! Big thanks to Chris and team for the great communication. My dude. Thank you for that thorough account of the build and the beautiful pictures. I have been shopping this frame to do a Cx build for the ‘23 season. Injury at practice put the season on hold but gave me time to think about doing a build with the CX002. Now is ordered and on its way. My build will be on a slow cooker through spring but I’ll do my best to post updates as I go. Thanks again. September 29, 2023, 05:13:48 PM |
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Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
Frames received. Ordered a Cx-002 and a VBR-168 both in 56 to do slow builds in the spring. Reporting here that they arrived to the US in a very fast 5 business days. Both frames look fantastic, well crafted , no blemishes that I can see. Noticed that the seatpost have a grippy surface , I suspect in response to the numerous reports on slippage. All headset bearing included. As well as extra RD hangers. Received one seatpost dust cover rather than two. Minor issue. Looking forward to a thrilling spring doing these builds.
October 12, 2023, 05:21:19 PM |
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Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
Hi there ,Beautiful build and paint scheme. Congrats. Small question , what is happening with the seatpost dustcover? Seems to overhang to the back? Not being picky, just trying to figure out what to expect on my own build. Thanks. October 12, 2023, 05:32:18 PM |
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Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
Hi Guys, just finished my SRAM Force AXS Etap build. Unfortunately, my right crankarm is hitting the front derailleur slightly. Did anyone else have that problem before? If so, how do I fix it? I'm using the SRAM Dub Pressfit BB. Thanks for any help!perhaps a spacer on the drive side? October 26, 2023, 04:50:47 PM |
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Re: Velobuild sent incorrect stem, ghosted me and delays shipping replacement
For what is worth. I ordered two frames from velobuild that arrived in 5 business days to the US. Upon arrival and inspection I discovered that the bottom brackets that were promised with the order did not arrive. I asked them to honor the offer and they did so. They did us a slower form of parcel that I guess transfers to US postal service at some point. This process is slow. From the time the tracking number was issued to the time I could actually track it on line a good 4 weeks passed. In my experience with velobuild, they have honored every request , even though the mailing and tracking of corrective items has been slow.
November 16, 2023, 06:25:09 AM |
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VeloBuild new year new website
looking nice.
January 06, 2024, 02:18:15 PM |
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Re: Patty's Long Rant and Guide To Affordable Frames
I’m going to be honest here: I very much miss the glory days of this forum during the pandemic years. It was a perfect storm. People were stuck at home with extra discretionary income and free-time, while major bike brands were dealing with fulfillment delays. The rise of Chinese alternatives during this time brought so much excitement to this forum. Forum members were passionate about helping each other, and the overall vibe felt like a positive community of budget-minded enthusiasts. You could easily spend hours each day reading pages upon pages of new posts. The forum was basically a party everyday. I’m lucky to have joined during COVID. Preach! For all the chatter around here about prices leveling up, or cooling market conditions, it is still the case that to buy “quality” however you choose to define it, it is upward from 3k/4k mucho dollars. For me, is about the love of riding, and riding the bike that I invest on building myself, versus the bike marketeering wants me to buy. I choose the former. The bike I need/love versus the bike somebody else wants me to have. The love for building things, plus the love of riding. And Life is good. I am in the middle of two builds, both Velobuild. A 168 and CX-02 because we all know, cross will come again. Velobuild’s customer service has worked for me. When certain pieces had been left out of the shipping, VB issued them asap much to my delight (and quiet frankly, my surprise). Being somewhat of a late comer to the forums, I have found reading through the posts, old and new, to be highly instructive, timely and relevant. Being a late buyer of a velobuild, I am seeying their product has evolved from the early days and the build issues that others have had, I have either averted them, or prepared for them. Some issues have disappeared completely, like the headset dust cap issue of it rubbing against the the top of the head tube. That particular issue has been engineered out in the frames that I have. Keep up the engagement and the passion isn the forum. Onward onward. January 28, 2024, 07:25:08 PM |
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Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame / routing of front derailleur cable
Greetings VBR-168 community, today my question to you folks is about the routing of the front derailleur cable. Having successfuly threaded the four cables of my fully mechanical setup through the integrated cockpit i proceeded to route the cables through the frame (i started the other way around, frame first then handlebar... well that didn't work!). I have now routed all four cables to their locations, RD is in place, RB is in place, FB is in place. When it comes to the FD I have routed the outter cable bellow the bottom bracket shell (Token Ninja Thread together), as others here have done, so that it can make the bend upwards towards exiting the frame. As the cable outer makes its way to the metal exit grommet provided I found that the way the piece was manufactured makes it impossible for the end of the cable outer to sit within it. Dont ask for a pic because is nearly impossible to see the area in question without an endoscope. I ended up modifying the piece with a dremmel by opening the aperture of the grommet piece facing the inside of the frame so that the end of the outer cable has a better chance at sitting with in it. Still not perfect fit. However, the cable inner does slides on through the grommet as intended. I get to my question, How critical for shfting performance on the FD is it to have full contact on the cable outer into the grommet from inside the frame? In other setups that use just the inner cable, or in external cable routing setups (without the outter cable) the cable is doing all the tension work. Seems to me that under this scenario the cable outer is not carrying much load, if any, and what is more important is to have proper tension on the inner cable. Does that make sense? Some pics for reference are below January 30, 2024, 01:59:56 PM |
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Re: Sensah Empire FD Stiff
I ended up installing the Sensah FD anyway, and was successful in getting it to move. I am using Jagwaire compression less cables. I think my initial error was not fully disengaging the shifter to its resting position. The thing does have a “trimming” feature that is easy to overlook. Thanks folks. Will report back on how it works.
February 03, 2024, 04:52:18 PM |
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