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Re: Airwolf YFR068 - 2023 Gravel Frame Headset play fixed btw, thx guys!
February 26, 2024, 03:21:12 AM 		1
Re: Airwolf YFR068 - 2023 Gravel Frame Did my first ride on it yesterday (only an hour because I'm recovering from an accident):

-It's stable - not in annoying way, but definiteley not nervous like a Giant TCX or the Factor O2 it replaced
-It clears 45mm tires (when using a GRX Di2 front derailleur) but only just. With a 21mm internal rim these tires (Schwalbe G One RS) are quite voluminous. I'm afraid I'll have to size down or dremel down...
-It's quick enough (or I am), averaged 33 kph
-The slipping seat post as someone mentioned is also a problem for me, I thought i'd have done it up tight already but it still slipped about 1.5cm during the ride.

All in all I really like it, can't wait to go out on an actual gravel ride with it now!
March 04, 2024, 08:44:27 AM 		1
Re: Airwolf YFR068 - 2023 Gravel Frame
Quote from: jsiegrist on April 08, 2024, 10:20:34 AM
Do you know if that works for the top and the bottom?

Yes, both bearings are the same. I installed both new, "Black Bearing" brand, would say that quality felt much better than the ones supplied with frame.
April 08, 2024, 10:45:49 AM 		1
Re: Airwolf YFR068 - 2023 Gravel Frame Well my build is 90% complete. Waiting on some power meter SRAM Force cranks to finish the build. Running some loaner cranks for the time being.

Mixed feelings about this bike. The quality of the paint (see pic of example - it chipped really easily. Has happened in a few locations), issues with the headset plug (as others have noted) and misaligned brake caliper mounts were low points (normal methods for aligning brakes didn't work, needed to really play around to eliminate brake rub). Overall required excessive fiddling to get things right, in my opinion.

The bike rides well enough, but it seems noisy and the wheels I chose are probably too stiff. I can't tell if the noise is the chain/cassette combo? Open to feedback, based on my componenet selection - maybe I'm made some bad choices. Once I get final parts on it, I'll weigh it. I'm not shooting for weight weenie but I think it'll end up light as a result of all that carbon.

Here are the specs:
- SRAM Force AXS brakes and shifters
- SRAM GX AXS rear derailuer (went mullet on this build, good for where I live)
- Garabuk 10-50 cassette
- SRAM Rival cranks with 42T cassette (upgrading to SRAM Force with PM and 44T when it arrives)
- Shimano 160mm ICE-tech rotors
- SRAM GX chain (for now)
- WheelsFar Wheels. 50mm deep, 24mm internals, 30mm external width, DT350 hubs with aero Sapim spokes
- GravelKing SK 43mm tires
- 400mm handlebar and 110mm stem on 58cm frame
- Specialized Power Comp Saddle (not what's on in pic, but have since swapped it out)

Anyone else find specing and building bikes to be almost more fun than riding them?
April 17, 2024, 02:49:09 PM 		1
Re: 3 years warranty Carbon Speed Gravel frameset Looks kaputt already.  ;D
May 01, 2024, 03:17:06 AM 		1
Re: Airwolf YFR068 - 2023 Gravel Frame Well I'm diving into this experiment as well and ordered a 56 size frame, bbright bb, specialized 6.5 headset bearings and compression cap. Airwolf sent a message a few days after ordering asking for stem and handlebar size and I went with 90 stem and 42 handelbar. I am 6' tall. We'll see how it fits. Thanks to all who provided tips along the way. I am going to follow them in the build process.
May 28, 2024, 12:47:14 PM 		1
Re: Airwolf YFR068 - 2023 Gravel Frame drove about 1500 km on mine
it was necessary to replace the compression cap with a specialized
otherwise everything is fine
May 30, 2024, 10:23:59 AM 		1