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perfect thank you. are the hubs really original or are those fake?
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You can get quotes from Leon Hu and Peter from carbon speed, you can find both on this forum using the search.
You can also email farsports.
I think all 3, just to name 3 OEMs, will be able to quote for what you're after.
Nothing wrong with light carbon either.
Wheels are extremely commoditised. U shape T800 is going to be U shape T800.
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velobuild VB-R-218
« Last post by Sebastian on Today at 03:56:08 PM »
Conti’s premium tires are made in Germany. The GP5000 specifically says so on the tire I believe. The lower tier tires are from Asia. Vittoria used to be made in Italy but now they’re all from Thailand. Schwalbes are made in Asia as well I believe. Not sure about their top ranking tires. I’m not saying this is a bad thing in terms of quality. For me it’s rather about supporting my local economy, wages and working conditions and maybe for the stuff to have a slightly smaller carbon footprint.
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I don't know what to say, my ER9 is still working great.
Your sample size is 1. Mine is 5.
Beyond that and more importantly, a groupset is supposed to work, rather than break for no reason, so I am hoping that you're not the only user on the forum whose groupset is working!
I keep posting about the issues with mine so that it's visible to others who can then decide where they spend their money. I expected it would be beta, but that's a farce of a product, not a beta. I mean the failure rate is 100pc, as the 5th group is not being ridden atm. If they were on point with warranty and support, I wouldn't necessarily mind too much, but they're not.
Would be nice to have polls on the forum though, to know who's riding what.
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velobuild VB-R-218
« Last post by Serge_K on Today at 03:45:30 PM »
And for good reason, I might add. If you're looking for max bang for the buck, I found that Schwalbe's Ones (a tad more durable) and Pro Ones (super fast but fragile) are often cheaper than Conti and Vittoria and are still on par with the best. Pricing might depend on your country and distributor, though. Same goes for the Tufo Calibra Plus. That's one hell of a fast and light tire, but a bit fragile. I'm based in Germany, so German tire brands are cheap here and so is Tufo, being a Czech brand (which is actually made in Czech Republic in contrast to all the others who are actually producing in the Far East).

The conti gp5000 is made in Asia? The compound is so special and pricing so high, I always assumed it was made in Europe, if not Germany?
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: VeloBuild VB-R-268 frame
« Last post by Serge_K on Today at 03:42:41 PM »
If anyone has a good source for these type of decals please share. I searched etsy but the ones which look cooler are not decals but frame protectors, and I'd rather have proper cut decals than a 'big partially transparent sticker'

Check on your eBay or Craigslist equivalent for a shop that does vinyl cutting for car nerds. The vinyl on my frame is made for cars, resists UV, washing and stuff. Any car nerd will know exactly the type, I forgot the name.
If you want a design you like you'll probably have to either design it yourself, or pay someone to design exactly what you want if you're allergic to graphic design.
The decals for the whole bike cost me ten euro. If I had to pay someone to design it though...
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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Flyxii FE-02 Build
« Last post by frnchy on Today at 02:27:37 PM »
Did 2.0 tires fit for you?  I'm wondering if 2.2s might squeeze in there.

700 x 50mm (measured ~52 mm) fit fine on my FE-02 but I wouldn't go much wider, at least on the rear - you can probably fit a 2.2 on the front - but I found them to be too tall, i.e. brought my center of mass too far above the ground for my liking. I'm currently running 650b x 54mm (measured width) tires which fit in the rear with ~3 mm of room on all sides and I like the handling a lot more.
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Product could've been so much better with three dollars of oversight and quality control.  Guess the consumer is the unpaid test pilot

Yes, that is bad. I can't believe that the missing hole was a mistake by the engineering. That would be really stupid to be honest. Maybe it was a mistake with the manufacturing. But who knows.

My bike still looks and feels amazing and I'm so far very happy with it. Maybe they'll improve the future manufactured frames. We'll see.
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I completed the order today. Just need to wait for the newt batch of 380x90 handlebar !
I paid 767 USD for the frame + BB + extra rear mech hanger + shipping to EU.
I will post some pictures when I will get my hand on the frame  :)
I just the size will be ok (Im 170 and took the size 52).
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decals? Aren't decals simply stickers that typically have a logo on them? How would they change the complete bike color?

"Decals" is a bit of an ambiguous term. They can mean "just" stickers that you actually just stick on your frame (and can remove them without much hassle/anybody noticing). They could also be stenciled decals that you apply on the frame during painting process and be removed at the end to have the name/logo/symbol painted on the frame. Like you would have with the names of all major manufacturers.

I eventually went down the lane of a full custom painting with decals and all. Was good fun messing around with colors and styles. Attached is a mockup I built myself to present my idea to velobuild. I also included the font and the logo as PNG for them to print. Let's see if the final result will look anything like I imagined it :D
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