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Re: New VeloBuild gravel race frame in the works... +1 for UDH and a round seatpost with a regular seat clamp collar, please. 

ALSO

- hub dynamo cable routing in the right fork leg, please!! + cable and brake line port on the down tube (with an optional cover if you want to go full internal routing)
- fork crown mount for front rack and/or dynamo light
- low seat stays, use the additional space on the back of the seattube for another bottle cage mount. This can be used for a bottle cage. Or you could mount a dynamo tail light there.
- rack mounts on the rear. Sure, there's Tailfin and Ortlieb quick rack and all these other options out there. But a good custom rack or even just a Tubus Fly Evo steel rack are basically just as light, much cheaper and much more flexible to use.

February 18, 2025, 05:22:05 AM 		1
Re: New VeloBuild gravel race frame in the works...
Quote from: Sakizashi on February 19, 2025, 06:06:48 PM
7. Mounts: 2 bottles in the frame, one under the DT. Top tube bag bolts. No more. No dynamo wiring. No internal storage. You cant use that in a race and it just adds complexity, weight, and something else that will rattle. Just stick to the essentials.

Goes to show how many different use cases there are in gravel "racing". I strongly disagree on dynamo wiring. Takes a hole in the downtube and a channel in the fork leg. That's it. The rest can be routed alongside the brake lines. A mount for a taillight is optional - nice to have though. In ultra racing hub dynamos are actually very popular. SON dynamos has just introduced a new lightweight hub dynamo that has been used in the Atlas mountain race. I say there's no harm in adding the feature, certainly no massive weight gain and it would set it apart from a lot of other options out there.
Top tube bolts on the other hand: I added them to my custom steel frame and kind of found that they're useless. There's very few good top tube bags with a bolt on feature. Most of them too flabby in shape and annoying because the knees hit them when out of the saddle. Once they get longer you need additional straps anyway. Once you have a fully laden bike for longer distances, I find I prefer to have stuff in my frame bag and access through a zipper on the side or have it in a compartment on my handlebar bag. I say top tube mounts are the least useful of them all.
I do actually use the mounts on my fork legs. But I agree that for a race bike, you could omit those. If you load your bike aero optimised, you're gonna want to bring all bags in line with the frame and not mount anything to the side of the forks.
February 20, 2025, 12:33:59 AM 		1
Re: New VeloBuild gravel race frame in the works... The demand for what you are asking for is really niche. Big brands do market research to target their offerings, and very few of those big brands offer bike-packing rigs. The big component brands like SRAM and Shimano also don't offer much integration or even proper gearing for loaded setups. Sure, you can argue that it creates room for a niche product to step into, but it's not reflective of the market for gravel bikes unless everyone's research is missing something big.

Dynamos are rare on race bikes. Where is the native dynamo-compatible charging for Di2 or Etap? Sram and Shimano have products to take power from ebike batteries, but not for dynamos. Why? Because so few people own race bikes with dynamos.

Even a bike like the Rodeo Labs Flaanimal, which is very well-featured for multi-day bike packing and racing, is rarely seen with a dynamo hub despite coming with a compatible fork and including routing for a rear light.
February 20, 2025, 03:04:51 PM 		1
Re: Tideace NEW Gravel Frame: GR201 Shake out ride this Monday  ;D

-GR201 size 540
-9Velo GV45 2.0
-SRAM Eagle GX/Force
-10/52t Cassette 44t Chainring
-Cybrei Ceramic T47 BB
-Continental Terra Speed 45c
-Onirii ONE 3D Saddle
-Fizik Temp Bartape EDIT: I absolutely hate the way these look after install.
-Cyclowax Waxed Chain
February 22, 2025, 03:19:03 PM 		1
Re: Tideace NEW Gravel Frame: GR201 My YouTube video is live. Super happy with the riding dynamics. Proper gravel roads have yet to be seen.

TanTan GR201 Gravel Bike / 9VELO GV45 Gravel Wheels - Superb!

https:  //youtu.be/TVES8-aJ3D4    <---Remove the spaces
February 24, 2025, 08:50:26 PM 		1
Re: Xiamen Carbon Speed 10 years anniversary special promotion
Quote from: notnow on March 16, 2025, 08:47:48 PM
weight on those?
T1100 version UD paintless finish
50-31 : 375+/-10g
60-31: 420+/-10g
March 16, 2025, 10:16:28 PM 		1
Re: Tideace NEW Gravel Frame: GR201 A few updates for this season:
 
- Switched to Wheeltop GEX which support the 50T cassette better - also 13 speed (new cassette, 11-50)
-Voicevelo VFV Deep-V seatpost
- clikvalves
- Tufo Thundero HD 48mm tyres
April 07, 2025, 07:11:34 AM 		1
Sensah Electronic Groupset (14 speed?) Sensah (also known as Sentyeh or Shuntai) is getting ready to showcase their new electronic groupset. Not much info yet, but it should be on display at the Shanghai Bike Show this week. It's said to be a 14 speed groupset, but no word yet on other specs. I did find a CG renderings of the shifter and rear derailleur.  ;)
May 05, 2025, 01:01:24 AM 		1