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Re: Velobuild VB-R-177
Hello everyone, Herewith my contribution with my new Velobuild VB-R-177. This has been my first bike build ever and it was a fun experience. I made my choice buying from Velobuild. Couldn't decide between the VB-R-166 and the VB-R-177 but I finally decided to go with the VB-R-177. My objective was to build a budget road bike. Therefore, I took my time and looked for used / discounted parts from the internet. I was very happy with most purchases (especially the group set). But it didn't always work out great. One of the disks appeared to be not completely round, so that needs replacement. Also buying second hand, means sometimes that some small parts are not included. Especially in my case as an inexperienced DIY bike mechanic, that appeared to be a challenge since most of the time you notice the absence of parts only while you are in the building process. It took me a lot of extra time, but I already calculated that in before starting the project. Furthermore; Youtube appeared to be my friend in this project, since there are tons of instructional movies around to get information from. I was also lucky with my local bike shop to help me out with missing parts and giving good advice when I got stuck. I did have play in the headset that made me worried, since I’ve seen some excellent Video’s from Patrick Lino (also known as patlien1 on this forum I believe) on Youtube. But in the end, it appeared a replacement of the inner lock end better montage. All in all, the integrated head set makes it trickier. I did bring the bike in with my local bike shop once it was built for a good checkup and to micro adjust the shifters and to give myself some peace of mind about safety. In conclusion; I learned a lot, will do many things differently in a new project. But it was very educational and a lot of fun, I think everybody can do it. I did my first longer rides and I'm super happy with the end result. But I must say my only comparison of the ride quality is with my ancient aluminum road bike only on 23mm tires. April 22, 2022, 03:58:13 AM |
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Re: Velobuild VB-R-177
For internal cable routing in handlebars, after testing the new method on a friends bike and saw the results, I did it for myself too, so here is how: just escape it, as easy as that  you save yourself a good amount of time, and it gives you the possibility to change, bar or stem in future if you want to, I will post a picture so you can see what I did.Interesting, can you share a bit more? Did you cut a hole in your integrated bar? What about the structural integrity? Also; does this not makes it easy for water to enter? May 05, 2022, 12:18:37 PM |
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Re: Velobuild VB-R-177
Sorry to take this long to reply. I was never really comfortable with the bike after the headset issues. Decided to change with either the Acr or the Superbox, decided for the Superbox because of the option running a semi integrated solution for for easier bike maintenance and travelling with the bike. The post from Liter took me over the line. Happy with the result so far, everything sits tight. June 26, 2022, 05:16:15 AM |
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Re: Velobuild VB-R-177
Have you considered buying taller bearings online? Should only cost about $20 and would arrive much faster. My bike was un-ridable as well, very carefully re-installing the headset gave some improvements but it got worse again after time and I think it was really unsafe. I decided to by a new headset (Deda Superbox). I still used the same bearings. In my opinion it was the new C-ring that solved the problem. No play at all anymore. August 04, 2022, 02:30:51 AM |
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Re: Velobuild VB-R-177
It is very good.I honestly don't know, used the existing bearings and the rest that came with the Deda Superbox stem (integrated topcap, headset spacers en topcover for the headtube 56mm & 46mm, D-clip insert. I saw you can pick them up with big discounts at the moment here in Europe. Best upgrade to VB-R-177 so far. August 08, 2022, 03:33:12 PM |
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Re: Recommendations for a carbon saddle?
Was somewhat skeptical at first but the carbon saddle from VB that I bought with the bike is the most comfortable I owned so far. Even compared too much more expensive saddles I bought in the past. Weight is just under 140 grams. Hope it will stay safe  August 08, 2022, 03:58:39 PM |
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Re: **Haideli Customer Appreciation FM-M009 Hardtail Frame GIVEAWAY!**
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Re: And the winner is....
Hi, The very happy and lucky winner here.  It will be my first MTB build. I promise to post updates of the build here. Many thanks to HDL. September 21, 2022, 09:33:22 AM |
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Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
It's done Great build, beautiful components, amazing weight. Congratulations. September 30, 2022, 01:30:19 PM |
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Re: Velobuild VB-R-177
I finished my VB-R-177 build yesterday. With Shimano 105 and DT Swiss 470 rims on Prime hubs, it's not super-light, coming in at 7.5kg. Very respectable weight!!! Congratulations. October 04, 2022, 12:38:24 PM |
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