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Re: My Dengfu R12 - First Impressions and Video
It's beautiful! I bet it's even better looking in person. Thank you! I'm gonna explain this in a video, dropping this weekend. But yeah I spent 2 hours compounding/polishing the frame before the decal work. It made a subtle but huge difference in both the shine and allowing the raw carbon to seep through. December 15, 2021, 01:54:26 PM |
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Re: My Dengfu R12 - First Impressions and Video
I'm liking it a lot! I have no comparison to other "modern" bikes tho, so I'd be interested about your opinion comparing it to the other 3 chinese carbon frames. Still haven't got any good photos of it yet.  
December 15, 2021, 09:29:54 PM |
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Re: My Dengfu R12 - First Impressions and Video
The video on painting my Dengfu R12 is live. By no means was my technique professional, but I'm happy with the results of the paint and decals. YouTube Title: Spray Paint A Bike At Home Plus Custom Decals - Dengfu R12 December 17, 2021, 11:40:21 AM |
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Re: Painting reccomendations
You should sand away as much as you possibly can, some places are more difficult get of course. Also (kinda obvious) these 2k paints are bad to breath in so wear a proper respirator and be in a well ventilated area. Here's a video guide of a pro doing a proper DIY spray can paint job. https://youtu. be/rsD3E0b6mko December 20, 2021, 02:53:06 AM |
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Re: Painting reccomendations
UD matte has usually a layer of paint on it, so you can just sand it a bit with a fine grit and start painting w/o a primer.
December 20, 2021, 11:22:42 AM |
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SVChucko's Seraph/TanTan FM10 build
At long last, the FM10 frame I ordered in mid-September arrived at my Silicon Valley home, just in time for the holidays! Merry Christmas to me! The box was in pretty good shape considering it had been in transit for 3 months. I went over the frame with a fine tooth comb once I got it unpacked. There was some minor cosmetic damage to the pre-installed upper headset bearing race - but as I will explain later, that won't matter. Some minor paint chipping around one of the rear end pivot bolts, and the rough end of the bottom bracket tube, were about the only things I could complain about. I was disappointed that there aren't any strings strung through the cable holes. That'll make things tricky when I put it together. Here are some pictures to get it started. December 21, 2021, 11:57:21 PM |
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Re: Velobuild VB-R-177
Final weight without bottle cages, computer mount, or pedals: 7.6kg Difficult to tell in the photos but the paint is chameleon blue and purple. Blurple. Size M 120mm Stem 400mm Handlebars December 22, 2021, 01:37:52 PM |
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Re: Lexon "Riot 10"
I've finished assembling mine, and I wanted to leave some thoughts for people who are thinking about getting this frame. 1: The need to have the BB threads chased is real. The provided BB worked fine for me, but not with my 30mm spindle, and the bsa30 BB I was going to use worked fine for the left side, but I ended up cross threading the drive side cup. I was lucky enough to get it mounted and square in the end, but it is now a permanent fixture of the frame and I will just replace the bearings only when the time comes. 2: The description for the white frame states that a chainring up to 40t can be used. There is just no way this is going to happen (unless the white frame is different somehow). A 38t for sure will not fit, a 36 might, but it would be awfully close. I think 34T is the realistic max chainring this frame will allow. 3: I am 5'10" on a good day, normally proportioned, and I find the frame fairly small (reach). I have back issues, and I like to be more stretched out. I could have easily fit a larger size. (i'm using a 70mm stem, and 0 offset seatpost) Overall, I'm happy. I'm took a chance on a chinese derailleur and I suspect I'll quickly get something more reputable. Weight is a hair under 21lbs. (I am a hair over 20lbs overweight...) December 27, 2021, 10:35:48 PM |
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Re: SVChucko's Seraph/TanTan FM10 build
Lots of progress tonight. I tapped out the factory-installed upper headset race without incident, and pressed in the race that came with my ZTTO headset. I installed a Cane Creek Helm II fork, temporarily using a 70mm stem and an old Titec Pluto riser bar. The stem may stay, but I will definitely need a wider bar. I got a set of take-off SRAM Code RSC take-offs for a good price off eBay, from a bike dealer in SoCal. I mounted the calipers, but the rear caliper bolts are too long for this frame. I need to find shorter bolts. I already had brake rotors (203mm front, 180mm rear). When I tried to install the front rotor, 2 of the 6 bolt holes in the Goldix GDX 370 front hub stripped before I could get them up to torque! I've complained to the vendor. We'll see how that works out. The rear hub didn't have that problem, fortunately. But now I need to replace the front hub and rebuild the wheel. I mounted the ZTTO 11-speed cassette and Sensah derailleur and shifter. Routing the shifter cable housing and the rear brake hose was a hassle, but nowhere near as bad as I'd feared. I won't cut either to length until I have a handlebar. I took an old seatpost and measured the insertion depth. I came up with 160mm (this is the 17.5" frame). Looks like my best bet is a OneUp Dropper V2 150mm. I may not be able to use all the travel, but I can shim it down to 140mm. That's more travel than I can get with any other post in this frame. After months of staring at a pile of parts, it's starting to look like a bike! Still a long ways to go, though. I have to buy and install some cockpit parts (bar, saddle, dropper post, pedals) and a chain, and rebuild the front wheel, before it'll be rideable. December 28, 2021, 03:01:18 AM |
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Re: Light Carbon LCFS917 XC Frame
A great frame if Light Carbon are willing to sell it.
December 29, 2021, 09:38:46 AM |
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