Today i got the crankset, the chainring and the bottom bracket .

In other news - the brakes arrived today! Packaging was OK, the brakes themselves look fine.

I was using those brakes before swapping them with the Lewis LV4. Pretty good brakes but I think they work better with 2.3mm thick rotors . I paired mine with Godridge braided hoses just for looks back then .

Any ideas why this outdated standard chinese frame is 850usd? The color schemes are interesting, but what else?

Outdated standard because of the lack of UDH? Yeah, I do agree with that... I think the price is because Elves is a "big" brand in Asia and the fact that they do mainly road frames. Also, maybe the fact that it's their own design might explain the price.

Hello there, this will be my second build so far (the first one was based on a Kinesis TY400s but it got stolen in January ) and my first carbon build.
Can't wait to finish it .

Here are the parts that i have ordered and got so far :
Nandor Pro frame "Glossy Blk&Matt Blk&3D Magic" in size L/19" (ordered 01.04.2024, got it 06.05.2024) - 1231g (frame) - 203g (seatpost) - 850$
RYET Integrated Handlebar (this is basically a copy of the FSA KFX SIC) (ordered 28.04.2024, got it 07.05.2024) - 262g - 153$
Kactus PF30 DUB bottom bracket (ordered 05.05.2024) - 114g - 29$
ZRace 38T Boost chainring to check if the frame can really handle a 38T (ordered 05.05.2024) - 76g - 11$
Lewis LV4 brakes (ordered 06.05.2024) - 485g - 264$
RIRO MTB DUB carbon crankset (05.05.2024) - 424g - 130$
Kinesis 7Plus aluminum rigid fork This is the fork i first used on my previous build until i swapped it a year after for a PIKE Ultimate 120mm. I may use it again for the built until i get something better - 1194g - 152$

I'll update the thread everytime i order and get new parts .

What brake pads do the LV2 (and LT4) use? I couldn't see it on the website.

They use SRAM's Level dual pistons caliper style of pads for the LV2, Hope's E4 pads style for the LH4 and the LV4 and Hope's V4 pads style for the LHT Ultimate.

On another note, my bike got stolen last weekend so i won't be able to give more updates to you guys about the LV4... I'm sorry .
They were flawless last time i was able to used them, that's all i can say .

I'm dying to know how these perform.

The more pics i see of these the more tempted I become but also want to know what they're like in the real world. You're pictures really make the all-silver set looks pretty tasty. Keep us posted and weights and performance!

The levers feel amazing... My BL-M8100 levers still works perfectly, but now they feel like garbage in comparison ; D. No play in the lever blades either.
Only tried the front brake, but they're very direct, little to no progression.
With an allen key, you can also get the pads closer or further to the disk with the barrel adjuster inside the reach adjuster, and that's the main difference with the Piccola or any other brakes as far as i know.

Could you put the full set on a scale?

Did you have to take care of customs stuff or did the brakes arrive just like that?

My work place got a scale so I'll weight them there tomorrow .

Did you have to take care of customs stuff or did the brakes arrive just like that?

Superbuy got a tax free shipping option so I didn't have to pay any tax (declared value of the package was $21). You can pay them to choose the right shipping line and options depending on what you want them to ship.