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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Lightcarbon: New LCR017-D (or Yishun R1058-D)
« Last post by rasch on Today at 01:09:52 PM »
Quote from: PaxiH on Today at 12:19:31 PM
I just received my Frameset today. So far it looks good.

But I think there is one big problem. The front derailleur mount seems to small, so that the bolt from the front derailleur do not touch anything. I also can't glue the Shimano metal sticker.

Anyone have an idea what I should do now?
Did I do something wrong or is that a problem from the hanger?

But isn't that the 'tension' screw? That is not the one attaching the derailleur to the frame if I'm not mistaken
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29er / Re: Spcycle 2023 New Travel 120mm Super Light 29er full suspension frame
« Last post by FedericoBettini on Today at 01:07:24 PM »
Quote from: spcycle on April 22, 2024, 05:08:52 AM
spcycle will fulfill its warranty obligations. We will send you the aluminum swingarm and carbon rear triangle for free.

Unfortunately, after more than 1 month, nothing has yet arrived. I wasn't even given any shipping tracking....
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: WheelTop EDS TX Full Wireless Groupset (Chinese SRAM)
« Last post by jonathanf2 on Today at 12:27:05 PM »
Whoa, the EDS TX weather sealing is impressive! The ER9/X would be flat out dead if they tried this test!

https://www.facebook.com/reel/744011111161408
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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LTWOO eGR
« Last post by jonathanf2 on Today at 12:20:13 PM »
Has anyone considered building or has built a 1x road or light gravel bike (like 32c tires) using the eGR? It might be fun to build an lightweight climbing frame with the groupset.
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Lightcarbon: New LCR017-D (or Yishun R1058-D)
« Last post by PaxiH on Today at 12:19:31 PM »
I just received my Frameset today. So far it looks good.

But I think there is one big problem. The front derailleur mount seems to small, so that the bolt from the front derailleur do not touch anything. I also can't glue the Shimano metal sticker.

Anyone have an idea what I should do now?
Did I do something wrong or is that a problem from the hanger?
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velobuild Quality Control
« Last post by Sebastian on Today at 12:16:50 PM »
Well, I’ve followed the VB-R 218 thread closely and while there’s been a fair number of qc issues, at least VB handled every single one of them fairly. They readily shipped out replacement frames. But of course that doesn’t necessarily speak for good qc.
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velobuild Quality Control
« Last post by FullCarbonAlchemist on Today at 12:01:49 PM »
I’ve seen enough VB complaints that personally I’d recommend Carbonda instead if there’s an equivalent model, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that all Velobuild frames are doomed.
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Speeder Cycling SC-R55D
« Last post by Sakizashi on Today at 11:29:26 AM »
Quote from: patliean1 on Today at 09:04:22 AM
How does this effect handling? Both head tube and seat tube angles still confuse me.

Slacker head tube angles typically make for a less responsive bike; but this isnt a good or bad thing since the question is whether or not the overall design is balanced in terms of feedback to actual turning action. One of the concrete benefits of the slacker HT angle is increased front-center and wheelbase for larger riders without increasing reach. Because of current forward trend in bike fitting this has meant that in turns there is too much front weight bias giving bikes a tendency step out.

My opinion would be that they should just increase reach by 2-3% across sizes and call it a day rather than slack out the HT angles, but that creates fit problems for many riders and then you are fighting decades of bike fitting "science" and aesthetic.
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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Looking for a gravel frame closely similar to the Specialized Crux
« Last post by patliean1 on Today at 10:27:11 AM »
Egregious post I know...

I'm looking for something that has similar geometry, tire clearance, and aesthetics to the Specialized Crux. If one even exists in the Chinertown realm. The frame doesn't have to weight 800-900 grams considering the price. Currently I have the Yoeleo G21 and VeloBuild CX002.

Yoeleo G21
Positives:
-Huge tire clearance
-Robust frameset
-Extra mounting points (if you need them)

Negatives:
-Fully internal cabling. This makes no sense on a gravel bike.
-I personally do not need the extra mounts.
-Geo is more on the adventure/endurance side, despite the supposed "race" geometry compared to a traditional gravel bike.

Velobuild CX-002
Positives:
-Price
-More "all road" and "CX" than adventure gravel.
-Also robust frameset and decent fit/finish.

Negatives:
-Tire clearance is 42c.
-Taller bottom bracket height.
-Fully internal cabling.

Having ridden the latest SL8 and seeing how brilliant it is, I'm inspired to consolidate my Yoeleo G21/VB CX-002 in favor a single bike for everything not intended purely for road. Despite being on sale, the Crux still isn't exactly affordable. But I love the geometry, weight, traditional seatpost, threaded BB, and especially the external cable routing options.

This stream of consciousness sounds as if I've already my decision. Most likely. But I wanna cover all basis before pulling the trigger. Thanks!
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velobuild Quality Control
« Last post by rasch on Today at 10:08:49 AM »
The overall consensus is positive. Yet you get what you pay for. You pay 50usd for a paintjob which in other places costs at least double.

It's consensually good for the price point you pay and you shouldn't look into anything cheaper than it. Because they are unbeatable in price quality. But if you can spend more on carbonda, LC or others you'll have better quality (usually).
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