Show Posts

This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.

Topics - dustedrob

Pages: [1]

Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Lost rear axle cap from Velobuild CX-002

« on: December 20, 2023, 05:46:57 PM »

I did my first ride on my Velobuild CX-002 last weekend and halfway through it, i started noticing that my rear wheel was feeling loose and moving sideways. It turns out that the plastic cap that holds together the rear derailleur hanger and the axle with a tiny bolt fell off at some point. It could have been a catastrophic failure but luckily, i caught it just in time.

I already asked Chris at Velobuild for a replacement but since it's being shipped from China, it's going to be a while before I receive it. Is there anything I can do as a temporary fix? Or maybe get a similar part from a different frame manufacturer somewhere in the U.S.?

Pictures fore reference:

Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Spacers on top of the Velobuild stem?

« on: December 02, 2023, 12:39:14 PM »

I have a feeling this is not going to be possible but for anyone that has ordered a Velobuild frame with separate stem: Is there a way to put spacers on top of it? I don't want to commit to cutting the fork entirely but I guess this is a design flaw or they seriously expect you to get your stack height 100% correct at first or with all the spacers under the stem. Picture for reference:

Vendor Discussion & Reviews / Velobuild sent incorrect stem, ghosted me and delays shipping replacement

« on: October 31, 2023, 05:33:11 PM »

I ordered a CX-002 frame and received it over two weeks ago. Unfortunately, they shipped an incorrect stem length which I can't use so I contacted them the same day I received the package and ever since then it's been hell to try to get a replacement. They are extremely slow at responding emails and keep making excuses for not sending the replacement. A couple of days ago they provided an epacket tracking number which doesn't provide any information at all. Most of the tracking sites say it's an invalid number and USPS says the label was created but not dispatched.

I can't finish the build without the stem since I have to do all of the internal cable routing and all of the available integrated stems in the market are over $250 USD.

They also did the painting wrong and totally not like what they show in the pictures but at this point I don't even want to start arguing about that until i get the correct stem.

Is it fair to open up a Paypal dispute at the moment? Will it get me anywhere?

Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Has anyone tried Airwolf wheels?

« on: June 12, 2023, 10:04:56 PM »

I've got a fork from them recently and the quality was surprisingly good at a reasonable price so now I'm thinking about getting a wheelset which start at around $279 plus shipping which is a great price. Any thoughts or experiences with their wheelsets?
Thanks!

Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Internally routed road fork?

« on: April 17, 2023, 07:27:37 PM »

Hi, I'm looking for a carbon road fork with tire clearance of around 32-35mm and internal routing. Any recommendations? I've looked Ebay and Aliexpress but for some reason I only keep finding externally routed forks.
Thanks for your help

Maintenance, Mechanics, & Tools / Campagnolo freehub body for Ican hubs?

« on: April 13, 2023, 09:23:31 PM »

I have an Alpha 35 disc wheelset from Ican that I really like with my shimano bike but now I want to take it to a bike with a Campagnolo groupset. Unfortunately, after talking to their customer service, they don't have a campy freehub body for that wheelset and aren't interested in selling one to me so I'm trying to figure out if there's a compatible freehub body from Aliexpress that will fit. Does Ican make their own hubs or just rebrand them from another source? Where can I find it? Also, how whould I go about actually changing the body? The hub doesn't seem to have any cones that I can loosen to extract the freehub.
Thanks for the help.

Component Deals & Selection / Recommendations for TT disc framesets?

« on: February 14, 2023, 04:58:05 PM »

Looking to put together a TT bike but can't seem to find a decent frameset for disc brakes under 1k. I really like the Yoeleo T21 but they really went overboard with their prices.