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Re: Carbonda Cfr 1056 I decided to scrap the 27.5s it was just too tight. The 37mm measured 700c fit fine. I put Rene Herse bon jon pass 35c in the rear on internal 24mm wheel they measure 37mm and stelicom pass 38c on the front measure to 37mm on an internal 19mm wheel.

So happy with how this carbonda turned out
October 22, 2021, 04:07:31 PM 		1
Re: Workswell Frames I got some 2D drawings from Workswell on the 366. Very comparable tire clearance to the Carbonda 1056 if you are looking for second option. The fork looks to be the limiting factor.
February 21, 2022, 03:32:25 AM 		1
Re: Frame that accepts qr and thru axles? I don't think that'll work. The hub spacing is different on these wheels as well, so unless your wheelset already supports thru axles by switching the end caps, you'll need to get a new one.
April 17, 2022, 01:57:08 AM 		1
Re: Velobuild VB-R-218 Yep. That's mine.

First off thanks to all the regular posters on this forum for all the knowledge they share!

I was considering a 177 back in April, but when they introduced the 218, I decided to give that a shot instead.

I ordered the XL frame on 4-18-22, they shipped on 5/6 and I got the frame on 5/12. I was pretty pleased with that speed.
I went with matte black, which maybe helped getting it a little quicker.

Wheels are elite SLT 50mm deep 29mm wide and the groupset is Sensa Empire.
No issues with the frame, other than the challenges of getting the cables through the integrated bars.  Being my first build, I didn't think it was too bad.

I've only had time to get about 30 miles in so far, but no problem to report yet. I did put a little tape on my seat post, so I can check to make sure it's not slipping over time, as that's been an issue on other velobuild frames.

My other bike is an aluminum endurance frame, so this should be a lot lighter and quicker. The bathroom scale has the 218at just under 19.5 lbs, my endurance bike is 25 lbs.
June 19, 2022, 08:10:41 PM 		1
Re: L-TWOO RX 2x12 road groupset New Sensah hoods


New material and molding process that should hopefully hold up better than the old ones

Black, White, Blue, Red and Brown color options

You can tell them apart at the bottom. The new ones have a grooved pattern underneath while the old ones are smooth.

Regarding Sensah hydraulic brakes, people are now saying that they'll come in October...
June 24, 2022, 03:19:46 PM 		1
Re: Lexon "Riot 10" Lexon Riot Updates youtu.be/vW2uwHU_d7M
June 29, 2022, 02:31:57 PM 		1
Re: Onirii M2 and M4 hydraulic disc brakes Finally got round to fitting them a few days ago, after a bout of illness has stopped me going out.

So not used in anger yet, but I thought I'd give a few details on how it's gone.

Firstly, they come set up front left hand. which, being British is all wrong for me. First thing to do was swap the levers.

This was as easy as it is with any brake. 8mm spanner at the lever, undo, pull out hose, swap round and luckily no need for a new olive.

The hose is fairly flexible, but doesn't seem to need, nor come with, a barbed end reinforcing thingamy.

Now, I said the separate lever and caliper and hose didn't come filled. that was wrong. the lever has a screw in cap in the end with 10mm spanner flats. the hose has a small screw with a rubber seal to seal the end. fitting is a doddle. cut to length, remove caps and screw, fit lever rubber cap, screw thread compression bit and olive. pop it all together and nip it up.

in theory you shouldn't need to bleed it. however I will. I say will, as the bleed nipples are not a size I've got. the caliper end is M3 (I think), the lever end is M5. I have a multi size kit coming, so I'll update on ease of bleed and exact sizes.

Fitting the calipers to the bike is easy, as you'd expect. The levers are easy enough, it's a similar type setup as avid/sram used, a wrap around clamp with a bolt that runs through the lever but it's worth noting that the edges of the clamp are quite sharp, so watch those carbon bars and make sure the bolt is undone more than needed when adjusting the angle of the lever.
The lever fixing bolt is a torx, couldn't say exactly which size, a T20 sort of fits, but is slack. T25 doesn't fit. it's like a t23, if that was even a size. fairly typical for chinese bolts to be a more vague size than expected. it is steel though, and you do need to give it a bit more effort to close the clamp. I'm going to look for replacements fairly quickly.

Back to the calipers, the pads on the X2 are shimano G04/G03 size. The stock pads look cheaper than anything I've seen before. I swapped them out with a set of used pads from my SLX/XT brakes to give them a try.

Aligning the calipers is easy, but for my bike needed a little fine tuning as they run close to the rotor.

first 'up and down the road' brake test was a little underwhelming. modulation was good, but ultimate power seemed to taper off a little. Now, I'm 90kg (give or take a few portions of cheesecake) and run a 180 rotor up front and 160 at the back, so figured maybe that was it. Then they started to squeal...and squeal.

so, back to the workshop to remove the glazing from the pads and clean them up.

decided to go with new pads instead of the well used ones, just to give the brakes a fair trial.

bought new resin pads, didn't want to risk the additional heat build up from sintered, even though they are my preferred in shimano brakes. Cleaned up the rotors with brake cleaner, cleaned up the caliper pistons, just to make sure there was no oil in there too, a light sanding of the new pads prior to fitting and out I go for a couple of road hill reps to bed the pads in.

immediately different from the near outset.

Modulation is on par with my shimano's, albeit the final bite comes a little longer in, but ultimate power had me endoing down the hill, even with my butt hanging off the back of the saddle. All pretty controllable too, had a couple of nice nose rollers balanced, to my surprise.

The lever feels firm to use, little flex in the lever and only a bit in the lever body on the bar. It has enough shape not to be too narrow and not to wide. it reminds me of the feel of my old Hope Mono Mini's, but with more bite.

ultimate proof will be in the longer riding though, but so far, I'm hopeful (no pun intended)

:-)
July 04, 2022, 05:55:50 AM 		1
Re: Onirii M2 and M4 hydraulic disc brakes Some people on the german forums also have them on their bikes now. And found a way to bleed them (3rd link)

https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/china-teile-laber-thread.747673/post-18169283
https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/china-teile-laber-thread.747673/post-18171193
https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/china-teile-laber-thread.747673/post-18190599

First impressions are good!
July 04, 2022, 09:40:37 AM 		1
Re: Onirii M2 and M4 hydraulic disc brakes
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Thanks for the write up. So they have almost no modulation like Shimanos?

was out for a short ride last night with them. they have more modulation than shimano's. My Xt 2 pot's just seem to bite, with a little give, but it's quite a short window.

These, rather unsurprisingly, feel more linear. there's a fair bit of travel to get to the bite point, however I think that's more to do with the really strong pad springs I have, pushing the pistons back, rather than just keeping the pads in place. once at the bite, there's maybe 1.5x the lever travel once you hit the bite point to getting full power.

That took a bit of getting used to. I like the shimano's for their warp speed into anything and brake late, but you need to be quite subtle with feathering etc. these, no problem, grab a bit of brake and squeeze more for more power.

I'll try a few tricks to get the bite point a bit closer and see how they go.

one thing I did realise though, is that on my local trails, I brake a lot less than I thought. :-/
July 05, 2022, 03:49:59 AM 		1
Re: Onirii M2 and M4 hydraulic disc brakes That's a decent breakdown of them. there are quite a few sharp edges, some need a bit of buffing, mainly those that are in contact with the bars, to prevent point pressure.

The calipers have a rough finish on the inside around the pistons. Although I never thought it would be that much of a problem. they're cheap brakes, it's a hidden area.

he reported caliper flex is a bit worrying, can't say I'd noticed it in use, but....I'd not really looked. I'll need to keep an eye on that, if it looks like it's flexing more than it should I'll def need to watch out for cracking.

The comment about the lever piston diameter is interesting, admittedly it's not something I'd considered as most manufacturers for their mainstream brakes, I thought got piston seals in x size, so make the pistons to suit! there are notable exceptions, I guess.

It's not that they lack power, they don't deliver it in the same way as a servo wave brake. Over the next few rides I'm going to try a few different things, one of which will be swap out shimano levers onto the caliper, and shimano caliper onto the z race levers and see if each end behaves differently to stock. plus look at what impact fitting better hose has. the stock hose is really flexible.


July 11, 2022, 04:10:18 AM 		1