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Re: Carbonda Gravel Carbon frame CFR707








April 17, 2022, 11:23:18 PM 		1
Re: FM1002 / FM1166 - 150mm frame More or less final build - love this frame  :)
April 22, 2022, 12:58:27 AM 		1
How I painted my frame I decided to paint my Carbonda CFR707 frame myself. This was my first bike painting project, and I learned quite a bit during the process. I thought I’d document my experiences for anyone else contemplating a similar project. I made plenty of mistakes along the way so hopefully this will save someone some trouble!


I used SprayMax 2K primer and clear coat, and Montana Cans Gold paint. I also painted the bottle cages using the same procedure. I left the insides carbon since they would quickly get scuffed by the bottles.


A few general tips:
  • Always wear PPE when working with aerosols, especially the 2K stuff! I wore a respirator, gloves, and safety glasses when doing any kind of spraying. (All of my sanding was wet sanding, so there was no concern with dust.)
  • I used a scrap of PVC pipe to practice and test techniques on. This gave me a good idea of how well the paint sanded and polished, and I was also able to practice doing fades.
  • Bikes are very weird shapes, so it helps to have a large work surface and a rack to hang the frame during painting.
  • Change sandpaper frequently, as the finer grits clog very easily.
  • Always inspect your work in good lighting, such as direct sunlight. Some issues will not show up well otherwise.
  • The online color guide for Montana Cans wasn’t a great match. The frame ended up significantly more purple than intended. The paint did match the color samples on the cans though.
  • I had a few issues with my finger overhanging the spray nozzle and causing drips. It pays to check your finger position frequently.
June 04, 2022, 12:47:29 PM 		1
Light Carbon LCFS947 build I finally finished the build and here is the Green Pine.

I was delivered by national post office just 16 days after i made the payment. Amazing work followed by Jim from lightcarbon.

Full build album is in the link.

https://imgur.com/a/lX4lcHO

Frame:
Lightcarbon LCFS947 -Large-

Build

Fork: Rockshox Lyric Select 170mm 42mm with 2 tokens

Rear Shock: Rockshox Deluxe Ultimate 185x55 159mm travel with factory tokens. Found 190€ new on bike24 so no piggyback..

Drivetrain: Shimano XT8100 shifter / SLX7100 Rear derailleur / SLX7100 crankset 32T 170mm/ SLX 6100 Chain & cassette

Brakes: Shimano deore 6120 with metallic pads

Rotors: Slx RT66 203mm F - 180mm R

Handlebar: Nukeproof horizon v2 - 35mm- 25mm rise- 770mm

Stem: Nukeproof horizon 35mm

Wheelset: Nukeproof Horizon v2 102T

Headset and seatpost clamp: Nukeproof

Dropper post: Brand-X 170mm 31.6 going to swap with a friend's 150mm. This frame works allright with Oneup v2 150mm only!

Saddle: WTB volt

Tires: Maxxis Aggressor / Dissector / Assegai on rotation 2.5/2.6

Going to give some ride feedback soon!
June 08, 2022, 01:34:41 PM 		1
Re: LCFS947 - 160mm 4-bar 27+/29


1 year update! Non drive side picture oops, the climb was very long for me haha. My riding is 50/50 lift access janky park stuff and trail riding. The 947 has been perfect, definitely saved me from some sketchy lines several times. The frame also survived a few big crashes and came away with only a few scratches. It's been problem free as well, apart from the linkage changing colour on me. I re-painted it over the winter and it looks pretty good for a rattle can job. Had no problem disassembling and reassembling the linkage. I also added sound dampening foam to all the internal cables and it made a huge difference. I would definitely recommend adding them to any new build.

I also upgraded to a nukeproof horizon enduro saddle and that was worth it as well. It's a low height saddle so it helps get it out of the way when the dropper is down.
June 09, 2022, 04:31:21 PM 		1
Re: Trusted 150mm 29er suggestions And.... it's built! Just chain to buy and pedals to fit. My only tip from the build is: do the internal cable routing while you have the back end off to check bearings. It's much easier to feed rear brake hose and derailleur cable through that way.
June 11, 2022, 05:47:34 PM 		1
Re: Sunrimoon helmets, or helmets in general - Update: they finally arrived Funnily enough this whole forum is discussing parts that most people would consider unsafe or too risky
June 15, 2022, 03:02:24 AM 		1
Re: Velobuild GF-002 Just finished up building my new GF-002 frame. Almost all parts except for the bars/stem were transferred over from my GF-001.


Aside from a few stumbling blocks that were on me, the build was smooth. Frame and separate bar/stem combo from VB have been great and I'm happy with everything so far.


Learnings:


1. No cabling exposed with separate VB bar/stem: This bar/stem combo has fully integrated cabling with no exposed cabling at all (unless you don't want internal cabling and route on the outside of the bars). Unlike the integrated bars where the cables/wires poke out under the stem before going down the fork. This is only an issue if you're running an external Di2 junction box like I am as you normally place it under the stem where you have access to the wires being exposed, can connect the junction box and then the wires go down the fork. This is how I have my VB-R-168 set up.


Considered getting an internal junction box to mount to the opening in the top of the downtube, however I wasn't able to source one easily (aka I was too cheap and didn't find a deal I liked, plus needed another junction and extra wire). Someone suggested I just drill a hole in the stem and that's what I did! Solution worked perfectly and I don't have any concerns with the integrity of the stem provided how small the hole is and how thick the carbon in that area is. Photo below.


2. Smallest chainring for the GF-002 is 46T: I tried mounting my regular compact Shimano 2x crankset 50/34 and the small chainring was pressed hard against the chainstay with no room to move. Not sure if my choice of BB made a difference but I have a Wheels Manufacturing BB386EVO. I ended up getting some 24mm spacers for the crankset shaft to push out the crank and 3mm worth of spacers did the trick. Found out after from VB about the 46T chainring minimum.


A few things I appreciate having that my GF-001 didn't are:


- Fender eyelets in the fork
- Additional bottle/bag mounts on the side of the fork and under the downtube
- Round seatpost


Really happy with how the paint job turned out. I wasn't sure about their ability to blend the two colors but they did a good job with the transition. Decals were made locally and splatter is just some left over plasti-dip splattered by moi.


The newly revised slightly taller C ring for the headset seems to be making a difference to prevent the play issue some were experiencing with the separate bar/stem option. Overall happy with how it turned out.
June 15, 2022, 12:22:58 PM 		1
Re: LCFS947 - 160mm 4-bar 27+/29 I have this frame in size large and has the same issue with play.  My lower shock bolt was slightly under sized.  So I purchased some aluminum tubing with a 10mm OD and a 5mm ID which is the correct hole size for an m6 tap.  I cut it to length and tapped each end.  Red lock tight on one bolt and some never seize on the other.  The tubing came in at 9.95mm vs the 9.72mm on my stock bolt.  The play is gone and I even saves a few grams over the stock steel bolt.  Total cost was about 20.   
June 29, 2022, 02:21:00 AM 		1
Re: LCFS947 - 160mm 4-bar 27+/29 I reached out to light carbon on this before I made my own fix and was very politely told that it was with in spec.   If anyone else gets the same response and want to go down the path I took let me know.  I have extra bar stock and can make you one.  Just PM me.   
July 06, 2022, 12:34:11 PM 		1