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Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame After a lot of e-mail back and forth, mine is now eventually shipped. Hope to receive it soon. Picture also on the Velobuild website, as far as I can see on this pictures I am really happy with the black fading to chameleon paint job. Photos here: http://www.velobuild.com/products/vb-r-168-light-weight-carbon-road-bike-frameset-glossy-green-chameleon-fading-paint.

I checked with Chris and I will also receive the two bolt version of the handlebar so I assume he is having issues acquiring the original bars that were on the pictures.
June 30, 2021, 08:44:07 AM 		1
Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame Update from Chris:
Yes, We sent one frame, only via mistake, we will send another ASAP

I really do not understand how that company works, how is possible if you have a invoice indicating two frames you only send one by 'mistake'
July 10, 2021, 12:11:19 PM 		1
Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
Quote from: Nickk2000 on July 21, 2021, 09:01:15 AM
Fwiw my dengfu bike box came beat up like that too. Took pics and videos, frames fine.

Hopefully velo packaged it well, dengfu packaged mine well as well. I think the sellers know the boxes get thrown around so they package them very securely with wraps and stuff. That dent is probably because it got pushed up against a conveyer belt entrance or somethingn, but i bet its fine. Let us know :)

Thanks! All seems to be okay on first sight, I checked with Chris and he asked to unpack and make pictures. Have checked and all seems okay, frame was packed really well indeed.

They did send me the wrong headset bearings... Anybody knows the correct size?

So far really happy with the paintjob and the quality of the frame. Will do a more thorough check in daylight tomorrow. Some first pictures:
July 21, 2021, 02:24:07 PM 		1
Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
Quote from: renrew on August 14, 2021, 03:02:40 PM
Dream including pedals?
Can you put the table online
Thank you :)

Of course  ;) ;)


The futures evolutions will be to change:

I should win 250gr
August 15, 2021, 08:57:48 AM 		1
Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame here as a comparison of the SL7 SWORKS without pedals
August 15, 2021, 02:41:55 PM 		1
Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
Quote from: renrew on August 15, 2021, 10:07:38 AM
Has anyone ever tried to install the seat post from the Tarmac SL7,
it fits, the rubber cover fits perfectly



definitely doesn’t fit
August 18, 2021, 06:17:45 AM 		1
Re: Shifter and brake cables and housing
Quote from: GilardiRT on September 03, 2021, 08:15:55 AM
Hello thank for your reply.
Are compersionless housings really necessary? What's the difference?

For cable actuated hydraulic brakes, compressionless housing brings braking action much closer to full hydraulic, while standard housing will make braking spongier.  Or so it is often said.

I can't give a personal account, as I built my 168 with a compressionless setup from the get-go, and my previous bikes were full hydro or old school v-brake
September 03, 2021, 05:00:40 PM 		1
Re: Velobuild VB-R-177 Hey o/ first time posting here. I just finished my bike build and want to share some of my experience here. I wrote this review for the Velobuild website, but I'm pasting it here too. Hopefully that can be useful to someone else :)

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I've recently finished building my VB-R-177 (Size XS) with Shimano 105 hydraulic disc brake bike, Fulcrum Racing DB7 650b wheels and Schwalbe Pro One 28mm tubeless tyres. The bike is perfect for short people.

The frame came well packaged and in good condition. There were no visible marks or damage to the frame.

The frame, however, took a lot longer to be shipped than initially agreed on. So, if you're in a hurry, this may not be the frame for you.

With that being said, the frame is really good and I was impressed. The quality of the carbon seems good with no sharp bits inside. The paint job was on point and exactly how I specified it to be. The frame came with almost (more about it below) everything you need to build it other than the groupset, cables and things you expect to not come with a frame.

I said the frame came with almost all parts because after assembling the headset, the handlebar were not turning smoothly. I had to buy some very thin (0.4mm) spacers to go between the top headset bearing and the compression ring to lift the headset a little bit and don't scrape the frame. Other than that, the build went without any issues.

For the integrated cockpit and fully integrated cables, I do recommend having a cable routing tool. I also used a small file to open some internal holes in the handlebar because the hydraulic hose and the shifter cables were too big for it. As long as you're patience, and route the cables through the handlebar FIRST before putting it on the bike, you should be OK. No, really, route your cables in the handlebar before assembling it to the bike, trust me on this. Think it through. This order is not the same as a more "traditional" bike build.

Tip: If you're buying a shifting cable set, make sure you buy one with a very long cable. In this bike, the outer housings goes all the way from the shifter until the derailler.

Tip2: You can buy silicone seatpost rings that will make the transition between the seatpost and frame a lot nicer, and prevent water ingress.

After going through the pain of routing the fully integrated cables I think the end result is worth it. The bike looks amazing. It's very light (between 7-8kg) even though I didn't buy any weight savings components.

I recently finished a 120km ride and the bike had no issues.
September 06, 2021, 03:37:14 PM 		1
Airtags! Remove the speaker without damaging the tag Anyone else using them as cheap bike theft insurance?

If so, where is everyone placing them?  They are a fair bit larger than I anticipated, and apparently they do not transmit well through carbon

Under the saddle seems popular, but not the most difficult place to spot. 

For now, I have it strapped to the top of my saddle clamp, somewhat camouflaged in an old piece of inner tube. 
September 14, 2021, 03:12:42 PM 		1
Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame you don't need more
September 16, 2021, 02:10:33 AM 		1