Why would a stiff rear end slow you down?
Wouldn’t a flexy rear end potentially slow you down ascending?

I am a bit confused because they sell the magene p505 base about 10% than magene does on their own shop, or am I missing something?

https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005005506880823.html?spm=a2g0n.search-store.0.0.5f12Kf3PKf3PY0&aff_platform=msite&m_page_id=bokhcrckjycaazia18b62b1995312285cfe42004dd&gclid=&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21EUR%21392.92%21314.33%21%21%21409.50%21%21%402101fb1216981678880466437ed9c0%2112000033438014571%21sea%21DE%211909939259%21&algo_pvid=869a035e-7ed7-4e85-a542-e1cddbfd2d2a

https://www.pandapodium.cc/product/magene-pes-p505-base-power-meter-crankset/

Think warranty should be comparable?

So far i have around 500 km on it.
I’m happy with the bike! Really nothing to blame, the crank spins fine.
Only two points:
-the cover plate for the bottom tube that is supposed to cover the middle cable entry isn’t great. It’s flat, while the tube isn’t. Not a real issue , just worth mentioning. It anyone has an alternative let me know.
- i am a bit unsure about the supplied FSA expander as it’s height is less that the height of the stem. And it doesn’t sit in the middle if I were to remove the top spacers.
I bought a replacement compression plug by PRO, but that doesn’t seem right either, because it doesn’t sit flush against the steerer (three main contact points instead of evenly distributed). Do any of y’all have a suggestion? The specialized one maybe? Or am I being too cautious ?

Justin said it was fine. The Fork utilizes a carbon crown. I’ve since seen this on other bikes too..

I built it up this weekend. It wasn’t easy, but it was also my first time building one up from scratch.
At first I went in the frame with a camera but quickly realized I have no idea what I’m looking for so I just started. I was actually surprised how smooth the BB went in, I expected noises. Again, probably because I am used to BSA. Frame looked faultless , a bit a lacquer at the brakes but besides that I did not notice anything else.

Ended up at 7.75 kg with pedals, full 105, size 49.
Had some creaking from the seat post, tried to torque it to 5 NM or something like that (the clamp says 6NM) heard a crack. Well anyway, reapplied carbon paste and clamped it again. Haven’t heard the creaking afterwards (only a short ride).

During the ride I sometimes heard rattling , not sure if it’s from the di2 cable zip ties I installed that serve no purpose or if it was the cover plate on the downtube that was loose all of a sudden.

So the thing that is left for me now is:
How should I check if that crack is an issue? I don’t really see anything unusual.  I’m not sure if it really was the seat post because that thing is massive. I couldn’t even fit the di2 battery with the pro battery holder because the walls are so thick.
I’m also a bit unsure about the FSA COMPRESSOR they’ve supplied.

So i have received my frame as well. Looks good, brake mounts are also a bit unclean but besides that it’s fine.

I wondered about something that I am lacking experience. Firstly the headset bearings.
Did they really supply the right size? Apparently it’s fsa no42 but the gap doesn’t seem right.

Also, the cable exits below the bottom bracket don’t really make sense for anything else besides shifting cables if i look at their diameter.


the fork does sit flush with the frame however. Weird thought the bearings would have a stable fit on the fork.
Well, I’ll get to the build on the weekend I guess.
Frame without the alloy things (bottle cage bolts and the seat post thing) is around 850 for the 49 size.

My frameset is ready to be shipped. Let's see how long it takes until it arrives.
It's a size 490 in carbon gloss, not sure if I'll build it up though. But I'll make pictures of the frameset and what came with it.

Why is that?

Tines, what other components did you have to buy? This is my first build so I'm actually not sure which pieces I might be missing.

I'll be ordering the frame and a seat post.

I'm not sure about the headset sizing and dimensions.

Just the usual stuff, I ordered the FSA headset from speeder.
I’ve also bought foam for internal routing to prevent noise but the sc-r-52d apparently has this carbon tube inserted. So let’s see what I get.

That is a beauty
How was the bb instalation? I am waiting for my Loctite 595 to arrive before proceeding to avoid creaking.

Why do you use 595?
I want to try the BB installation without any retaining compound to see if its fine without (just being optimistic about tolerances I guess).

I also looked at the Park Tool retaining compound and apparently you have to use it with a primer because otherwise you'd end up with permanent adhesion (at least when working with carbon).
As I have not done anything like that before I can't be sure to use the primer correctly, fail somehow and end up with a stuck BB, so I want to avoid going that route.