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Re: Elite Wheels - Hubs Question & Tubeless vs Clincher
Quote from: Jbegs on October 15, 2021, 10:54:53 AM
...If you are only riding road, stay away from tubeless all together...

Maybe you had some bad luck or poor sealant or tires combination.
I ride tubeless tires on my road bike for about 3-4 years now.
This year so far without a flat for ~8,400km.
With Orange sealant, the regular one. And GP5000 tires.

Tubeless rims have a special bead profile that retains better the tire on it.
And in the center has a deeper groove for an easier mount.
October 16, 2021, 12:43:27 AM 		1
Re: Elite Wheels - Hubs Question & Tubeless vs Clincher
Quote from: Jbegs on October 19, 2021, 03:27:51 PM
Has nothing to do with the tire staying inflated. Its more to do with the benefits of a tubeless system vs Clincher in a road application. I also said it depends what your using it for.
Having almost no flats, and lower pressure for comfort are worth the small effort even for pure road riding.
Everybody could try a pair of tubeless tires once, use them until they die or being fed up, and make their own idea of it, instead of reading forums  ;)
In any case if you are shopping for new rims, take tubeless and get both options.
October 20, 2021, 03:37:02 AM 		1
Re: Elite Wheels - Hubs Question & Tubeless vs Clincher
Quote from: carbonazza on October 20, 2021, 03:37:02 AM
Having almost no flats, and lower pressure for comfort are worth the small effort even for pure road riding.
Everybody could try a pair of tubeless tires once, use them until they die or being fed up, and make their own idea of it, instead of reading forums  ;)
In any case if you are shopping for new rims, take tubeless and get both options.

In line with what you are saying, I tried tubeless.  Don't know if I am head over heels in love with it compared to tubes, but I probably wont be going back.
Then again, I am using Michelin Power Road, which apparently are super easy to mount and I have an air compressor...
October 20, 2021, 09:23:25 AM 		1
Re: Velobuild VB-R-177 Should be picking this up in the next 48 hours! I just need to put on a rear mount, I assumed I could bolt the sram one right to the frame like my old bike!
June 02, 2022, 12:20:26 PM 		1
Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
Quote from: kr78 on June 11, 2022, 02:34:00 PM
Handlebar considerations – a hint

Along with the 168 frame I ordered a 100/400mm fully integrated handlebar. I also ordered the VB-HB-021 (2021 New Carbon Handlebar with Separate Stem) with a 110mm stem and a 400mm bar. With the VB-HB-021 option I intended to have a longer cockpit compared to the fully integrated one. However, it turned out that the VB-HB-021 option is shorter than the fully integrated one, although number wise the stem is longer.

Handlebars and stems are always very tricky. What you have seen could have been seen beforehand (if you know what to look for and know about the hurdles there.)

Lets assume the integrated one also has a bar and stem part to explain your problem.

The integrated bar has a given reach of 80mm vs the 75mm of the separated bar. So with identical stems the integrated one would be 5mm longer - this would lessen the difference to 5mm with identical 100mm or 110mm stems.

BUT the stem angles are different - the integrated one levels out, while the separated one still has some upward angle.
This is very hard to decipher from the website - I tried to illustrate this below.

1 is the separated one - see the angle? Also visible in the placement of the measure of 90/100 etc.
2 is the integrated one - no angle at the connection point.

So if you are just looking for the "reach" of the stem the 100mm integrated one is probably more like 95mm and the separate is angled so much upward that 110mm might be less than 100mm - combine this with 5mm less reach in the bar and your observation makes sense.

You can play around with the Stem Comparison tool to figure things like this out in more detail: http://yojimg.net/bike/web_tools/stem.php

BTW: Full disclosure - I would have made the identical mistake and as I went with the integrated bar and had to guess the real reach with no real angle given it came out a bit different than I planned... paired with the long SRAM Hoods my fit is a little off, so more spacers than planned have to stay for the moment.
June 11, 2022, 05:59:22 PM 		1
Re: Velobuild VB-R-177 Would be great if that new thread could be created…
June 16, 2022, 07:06:15 PM 		1
Re: 54/36 chainring on 105 R7000 crank arm Hehehehe…
June 21, 2022, 07:38:55 AM 		1
Re: Elite Wheels - Hubs Question & Tubeless vs Clincher
Quote from: carbonazza on October 20, 2021, 03:37:02 AM
Having almost no flats, and lower pressure for comfort are worth the small effort even for pure road riding.
Everybody could try a pair of tubeless tires once, use them until they die or being fed up, and make their own idea of it, instead of reading forums  ;)
In any case if you are shopping for new rims, take tubeless and get both options.

Got my first tubeless puncture today.
I say puncture, because it didn't result in a flat.
I now realize the importance of distinguishing between a flat and a puncture.
The hole was slightly too big for the sealant to stop
Added a plug and a bit of air, and I was off.   

Took all of 2 traffic light changes to do
June 24, 2022, 03:14:08 PM 		1
Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
Quote from: Jwzard on June 24, 2022, 12:15:09 PM
Sorry if this question is answered somewhere in the thead but do anyone have the real weights of frame, fork, seatpost and handlebar?

Here you go: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JRhus6SxSn-_OqfEiuNH-_bxQrsS67ouus0gICANTKk/edit#gid=704196738

Whilst I'm at it, I've clocked 2,000km's on mine in 4 months and it's been great. Not a single issue with the build process or on any of the rides I've had on it. Maybe I'm lucky and got a good frame, or maybe some people are unlucky and get a 'bad one', however in my case I'd highly recommend it!
June 25, 2022, 01:59:16 PM 		1
Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
Quote from: s3si1u on June 25, 2022, 06:24:35 PM
Just tagging along here because the 177 also has that small screw and I've always wondered about it. Does anyone know if it serves any purpose other than to hold the end cap in place? I removed the little end cap on mine and stuck the screw back in just to simplify removing/replacing the axle.

P.S. I know the screw serves no purpose with the axle in.  But I can imagine the fucking thing falling down a drain when I take the front wheel out to transport the bike, if I leave the screw off. 
June 25, 2022, 07:54:06 PM 		1