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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: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
Juin Tech F1's arrived build list : 54 VBR-168 Frame with Painted Dark Metallic Blue 50mm VeloBuild Wheels 25 Conti GP5000 with Transparent sidewalls Full 105 Groupo with Juin Tech F1 Calipers Some random saddle I had sitting in a draw Previous bike was a Triban RC500. Riding this 168 is so damn quick March 11, 2022, 12:27:42 AM |
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Dark Tranquillity is here
So, here is my version of VB-R-177. Order placed in January, delayed by Chinese new year, procurement of spokes and hubs and a lockdown. Custom paint and decals by Velobuild Wheels are also from Velobuild (50mm), but customized with sapim CX ray spokes and Bitex 312 hubs Groupset is all Shimano 105 hydraulic, with left crank PM (Xcadey) Both rotors are SM-RT70-SS 140mm (also Shimano 105 series) Tires are Conti GP5000 TL Saddle is Selle Italia Flite FM Flow manganese rails I didn't build it. I asked the LBS to do it for me as it would have taken ages to be completed They didn't report issues in the compression bolt, but did report misalignment in the front wheel brake caliper too, as well as they said it was the "wrong rotor". I fixed both things: - I flipped the caliper mount as per Shimano manual - When aligning the caliper, I used the business card method, but also inserted a 6mm allen key between the rotor (closer to the hub) and the caliper mount, before tighten the lower screw. The one on top I left it at 6Nm. April 24, 2022, 04:50:45 PM |
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Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
keep us posted on how it's going @planet_sammy @braincore @hazzer19 Many thanks for the offers, very very grateful! I wanted to cancel my order as I had a change of direction in my head but it took a few days for the reply to come through, Chris said the frame was already painted, then a week later I asked him for photos, several days went by and finally got the photos. I would have preferred to cancel the order... I'll see how the frame comes out in person and I may just wind up seeing if anyone here wants to take it off my hands? Did they do a good job of supplying the little frame bits for entry/exit ports and for different drivetrains like mechanical vs electronic? Has anyone slapped a real FSA ACR headset on one of these? How good are the bearing seats in terms of finish? Thanks guys!! Attached is the photo of my frame... The lines kinda changed positions from the scheme I selected and the pearl white looks less... white. The silver initially looked more brushed metal and now looks silver too, but hey the point of this bike was to have fun with paint and have a good disc brake road bike. Size is S 52 cm. June 11, 2022, 03:14:47 PM |
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Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
My Velobuild 168 arrived in the mail today. 52 cm. I think I got lucky!! Paint looks good and as advertised, although I swear the pearl white looks a little off white or I could just be seeing things. After a cursory glance around, interior looks good. You can definitely see where they glue the different sections together, but otherwise looks fine. Annoyingly, one of the “nuts” for the steerer clamp on the stem did not make it to my house along with the rest of the frame. Emailing Chris tonight. I purchased the separate stem/handlebar (110 mm, 42 cm) with the bike and other than the missing part, it looks good. See photos. I came up with the scheme one night after a long day at work. Pearl white, metallic silver, loud pink. The loud pink is nice. This all being said, does anyone want to take this off my hands? This project is getting terminated due to unforeseen circumstances and if anyone wants it let me know? ( I hope this bit doesn’t violate the forum policies; if it does I can remove it!) June 30, 2022, 08:56:44 PM |
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Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
This is why this community is so cool! It's a great bike  
July 24, 2022, 11:21:07 AM |
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Re: Velobuild VB-R-218
My build is done. I did a shakedown ride of around 45k. No issues like seatpost slippage or headset play. Everything works fine. Shifting is also smooth despite the full internal routing. The frame is surprisingly comfy. The bars are really nice as well. The shape works very well for me. Fit is not dialed in yet 100%. Saddle position not yet right. But it's great. Final build as pictured with pedals, cages and garmin mount weighs 7.65kg. I'm pretty happy with that. More pics and a full review once I got a few more Ks with this bike. August 22, 2022, 03:27:55 PM |
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Re: Velobuild VB-R-218
I ordered my VB-R-218 in size XXL with the 110/42 cockpit on August 20, with a September 5 ship date and September 13 arrival in Texas. My intention was to use it as a frame for all of the spare parts I've been collecting in my garage to use as a fun project bike. I spent yesterday building it up, and it's now mostly complete. I was worried about the shifting quality with the full internal routing -- enough that I actually started researching buying a Rival eTap groupset before I built up the bike, negating the entire purpose of even beginning this project -- but I powered through and I'm pleased to say the shifting is superb. Running both hydraulic brakes and mechanical shifting through the headset was a royal pain, but now that it's done I'm happy with the results. Handlebars rotate just fine with everything bundled up in there, and the shifting is just as smooth as my bikes with more relaxed cable routing. It was a little tough to get the bottom bracket threaded in. There was a ton of paint in the threads that I had to carefully scrape out because it was preventing me from even getting the threads engaged, but after an hour I was able to finally get the bottom bracket installed. I haven't noticed any friction or problems rotating the cranks, so I'm hopeful everything turns out to be aligned well enough. The only problem I have so far is that after several hours of tinkering, I can't get the hydraulic brakes aligned at all using the normal tricks. The scraping is much more severe than I've experienced from any of the other bikes I've built, and I suspect the mounts need to be faced. I ordered the Hayes brake alignment tool to see if that will help, but if not I'll pop into my LBS to get them faced. I just want to fully exhaust all attempts to do it myself since they're an authorized Pinarello dealer. Maybe they won't care, or maybe they'll be totally offended and toss me out. We'll see. Component list: - R7000 105 mechanical groupset, including 172.5 mm crank with 4iiii power meter - Giant PR2 wheelset - Continental GP5000 tires, 700x25 - Bontrager tubes - Proxim W350 saddle - Jagwire shift cables - RS500 SPD SL pedals, sitting in the garage not installed yet Definitely not lightweight. In its current state without pedals, it's 8.76 kg. The RS500 pedals are about 320g, and when I install the water bottle cages that arrive tomorrow that will tip me well over the 9 kg mark. Definitely not concerned about weight since this is a spare parts build, but depending on how it rides I could see myself swapping the wheelset out with something a little more svelt sometime in the future. Once I can get the brakes to the point where the wheels turn without waking up the neighbors, I'll report back on ride quality. September 18, 2022, 04:37:50 PM |
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Re: Velobuild VB-R-218
Mad some updates to my bike. I got sram red power meter crank from pro’s closet for less than forces crank. I also went with cheaper wheel set and got the elite drive wheels and using tpu tubes. The bike now weighs 7.95kg. Picture is with forces crank which looks better.
September 20, 2022, 03:25:49 AM |
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Re: Velobuild VB-R-218
We're done specs: frame size: xxl groupset shimano: di2 6770 shifters, 8050 FD, 6870RD, x11el chain 11 speed 52/36 11-28 wheelset: elite 55mm gp5000 rubber, 28mm front 32mmrear saddle fizik saddle arione r3 open brakes: jun tech F1 garmin mount, 4iii single side powermeter, fizik bartape 2x (double rap) look keo classic cleats.garmin rear radar wt8.98kg 19.80lbs lighter then my old aluminum bike (giant anyroad)same gear 23 pounds issues I had bottom bracket had paint in it bike shop hound it out was good after that. First time doing a fully internal build and the guys who did cable brakes and gears you have passions. Im 6'4" 193cm 235 lbs 106.6 kg September 27, 2022, 04:44:07 PM |
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