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Re: VeloBuild VB-R-268 frame I ordered on 27.10. Yesterday Chris sent me a picture when I asked. Said it will be shipped tomorrow or saturday. Could've been a bit sooner (he said it would), but it's ok I guess. When I ordered from Carbonda my xc frame, they shipped it really fast (but it was without painting).

Wheels should be shipped today, Peter said. Got a picture. They sit at 1420grams (D50CU-33 T800, cx-ray, inhouse hubs, brass nipples). Would've been under 1400 if I went alu nipples, but I detest them.

Everything else arrived. I went with 105di2, but ordered lighter rotors, riro carbon cranks and ztto 32t cassette (around 230g). So i hope build would land below 8kgs. Will go with xtr pedals atm. And another thing, Chris appologized for delays and sent me par of bottle cages and spare rd hanger. I was just about to buy the cages on ali, good thing I didn't :)
November 14, 2024, 09:22:13 AM 		1
Re: Post the picture of your diy paint sprayjob VeloBuild 168

I wanted to pay homage to the artist Joshua Vides with his cartoon/comic book effect.

3 coats of Honda Championship White  8)
2 coats of Dupli-Color Clear Effex
2 coats of 2K clear coat
So the black isn't paint. It's actually just reverse paint reveal. I covered up the raw finish with letter decals to reveal frame underneath after the coats of white paint dried.
November 19, 2024, 05:29:28 PM 		1
Re: Post the picture of your diy paint sprayjob Here's a couple more paint jobs I've done!
First one is not a road bike, but still a custom paint job.  ;D
I painted this helmet for my girlfriend. Painted with alcohol inks on a white base. Finished with regular 1k clear and wet sanded and buffed.

The bike is my old Velobuild 177. I can't quite remember, but I don't think I used any primer on this one...just scuffed up the original finish (probably 600 grit) and went to town on it.
The frame is painted with Spray.Bike Frame Builder's Copper. For the matte finish I applied a couple thin coats of matte 2k clear coat, lightly sanded to smooth everything out, then applied a final thin matte 2k coat.
The fork is painted with Montana Anthracite, finished with 2k clear and wet sanded/buffed.
The bars are The One Pro, repainted in black, finished with 2k clear and wet sanded/buffed.
My cousin now rides this bike built up with Rival XPLR. We're currently working on repainting it, updates coming soon.  ;D ;D
November 20, 2024, 04:25:23 AM 		1
Re: SPCycle SP-R088 Frameset
Quote from: spcycle on November 25, 2024, 07:14:46 PM
Size 54cm, Matt black color, frame 861G (including UDH hanger), Fork 400G, Seatpost 172.5G

from the photos it seems that the scale is disconnected from the power supply ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

it's magic
November 26, 2024, 07:08:57 AM 		1
Re: New Frame Do it All/Crit Racing bike I have the same concern. I have around 1.3-1.5 USD, I'm looking for a lightweight frameset, I already have an aero bike - Elves Falath Evo. On the table I have: Ican FL1, Winspace SLC3 and Elves Vanyar. At the moment Winspace has 60% of my votes, but I'm still thinking, it's the most expensive. The SLC3 is also the lightest, probably the best build in general, but I'm not sure. FOr the SLC you can have additional 10% from some of reviewers from Youtube. I reject the bigrock, it's not looking very good for me. On same Czech forum, I found Ican, looks really nice, around 6.5 kg in size M.
November 27, 2024, 08:10:01 AM 		1
Re: VeloBuild VB-R-268 frame Frame arrived. Managed to assemble everything and do a quick test ride. Everything seems ok with the frame, paint is really nicely done, although I'm on the edge about durabillity/quality. While I was pounding the pf shimano bb out of the bottom bracket shell (ill explain why), rear calliper was loose by the chainstays, and it rubbed againt the frame while I was pounding the bb, only to realize it scratched the paint there... So yea.

I meassured the diameter of the bb shell and it was around 40.6mm. I was keen on pressing in the shimano plastic bb, but after I pressed it in and inserted the spindle, shell pressed the bearings so tight so that spindle wasn't exactly spining like it should. I got used to BSA bb's, and spining cranks on it was always really smooth. Here, they simply wouldn't spin at all, so I immediately took them out and put in the threaded/PF bb from ztto. It sits flush and seems ok, will order another one as a replacement. I think VB could do with 0,2mm wider bb shell.

Build:
L size icebreak red paint
420/110 vb handlebars
105 di2 shifters/brakes/rd and fd
riro carbon cranks
"Peter's wheels" 26 iw, 50 deep
contis gp5k s tr

Build ended on 7.7-8 kg with pedals and bottle cages. Happy with the result. Although I, of course, made a mistake when cutting the forst steerer. I used to cutting mtb alu steerers and when I assembled the fork, caps, spacers and stem --- I didn't put in the fREAKING expander plug when I marked the cut... So the steerer sits pretty much flush with the stem, therefore - 0.5cm f??king spacer now sits on top, instead of the VB top cap. I don't want to dissasemble everything now because of it. I did order another set of spacers which didn't arrive (don't know why, asked Chris), so I will put one under the stem when it arrives and fix that problem.
December 05, 2024, 08:38:20 AM 		1
Re: VeloBuild VB-R-268 frame Yeah, it's pretty much red, cherry red tint kinda. Camera distorted the paint.
December 05, 2024, 08:58:50 AM 		1
Re: VeloBuild VB-R-268 frame Quick review after one year and over 5000km and near 60000m:
The frame seams stiff but the seatpost is very harsh. The straight construction of the seatpost leaves no room for flex for a little ride comfort. I had to buy another saddle which is more comfortable and lower the psi to 75 of my 28mm tyres (I used to run them conservatively hard at 100psi).
Altough there seams to be little to no flex in the frame the fork is a different story. I have constant brake disc rubbing while riding out of the saddle. There is just to much flex in the fork to avoid the disc rubbing against the brake pads. I have to admit though that I use cable accentuated hydraulic disc brakes that I have to run very tight to be able to apply enought force at my leavers. Maybe this would be different with full hydraulic brakes that maybe, would retreat farther.
I assembled the bike myself, but it wasn't straight forward. Especially as I am running a totaly mechanical setup with 4 cables running through the integrated cockpit. The canal underneath the "stem" where the cables are supposed to run has the effect, that the bend into the frame is much to tight. It would have been better if vb had made simply a hole and a lead out and they would run in the inside. Then we had more room for the cables.
After half a winter the headset bearings are done already. The quality could be better. I will have to replace them soon.
Other than that I am very pleased. I like the geometry and the look that resembles a sl7. I love this bike and my avg. speed has gon up 1km/h this year with exactly the same training intensity and total km and elevation compared with my previous road bike that wasn't aero.
I got the complete bike under 8kg with everything mounted (pedals, bottlecages, computer mounts) and there is some potential to lower the wheight eaven more. Here some facts about my components:
Elite Edge Wheels 50mm, Sensah carbon empire leavers, empire rear and front deraileur, a cheap crankset, scenix double chainring, zrace hybrid disc brakes, carbon saddle, old and heavy ultegra pedals, GP 5000 tires with tpu tubes: 7,9kg
December 07, 2024, 05:26:10 PM 		1
Re: VeloBuild VB-R-268 frame I finished my build end of October and have been able to ride the bike for two months.
I am now able to provide a feedback on the bike.

Build:
Frame with integrated handlebar/stem
Mechanical 105 12 speed (550 euros including disk rotors and bottom brackets)
Elite wheels Edge 50 mm (600 euros)
Tyres and tools including stand: 500 euros
Weight of the bike: 8.05 kg including bottle cages and pedals (250g)

I'm quite happy to have a bike under the 8kg bar, probably thanks to the carbon wheels.
It was easy to built, cable routing through the handlebar was also easy with the proper tool. The only hard part was routing the front derailleur cable through he frame cable stop.
I used to ride a 15-20 years old Gitane weighting 11kg or so so to me the Velobuild is great. I am not able to make a comparison with any modern and high end bike. The only thing I can say is that it's comfortable to ride and that it's silent, no creaking sound.

Cons:
The finish is not perfect, there are some imperfections in the paint especially around the wheels axe holes where paint is missing and there is a dent on the edge of the carbon headtube cover but it's not missing paint. I guess it's to be expected for such a low price. Overall, these aesthetic defects are barely visible.
December 31, 2024, 07:50:30 AM 		1
Re: VeloBuild VB-R-268 frame Same here. I am planning on fitting a mechanical ultegra with hydraulic shifters. I am yet to receive my frame yet though.

1,070g with rear axle, hangers, bolts, etc, so under 1kg in chameleon green size S.
January 09, 2025, 12:32:21 PM 		1