Thanks, build went well.

My build:
Shimano 105 mechanical group set, Praxis crank, DT Swiss wheels all stolen off donor Specialized 2019 Allen Sprint Comp Disk with cracked seat stays I purchase on Craigslist for $300. Needed new set of pads ($60) and bar tape ($22) but otherwise everything was in good working order.  Cabled it up with generic amazon brake hose ($16) and Shimano Optislick Shift Cable Set (R7000) ($24). Bottom bracket is the Praxis M30-BB86 ($45) because it needed to be compatible with the crank.

I had not read the advice here, and ran my cables from the back to the front. it was all actually fine, I mean it was a little struggle getting both the brake and the shifter cable through the bars, but it didn't take more than one evening of swearing.  That seems pretty good based of some of the stories I have heard.  Needed to drill out the front derailure cable hole, and ran the housing all the way to the shifter.  From the horror stories I have heard, I was worried about shift performance all round but have been impressed, it feels snappier and easier all round VS the 10speed Ultregra I have on my other bike. woot!

Really enjoyable ride. fit feels good, reach might be slightly long, but will find out on my first long ride.  Im 6'1", got the 56cm Large.

Only issue? creak.  Ive got the bottom bracket creak.  I'll be going through with a torque wrench, grease, and RTV silicone to see if I can chase it down. First ride was perfect (12mi) second ride it now seems to creak with anything above a light pedal stroke.  Just like one click, but quite annoying.  Hope its just e pedal or crank bolt or something... removing the press fit BB in there with Loctite Superflex RTV is not something I look forward to, nor is it something I have any idea how I would improve on re-install.

The spacer included won't be needed as the fork has the race built into it instead of others that don't.

Thanks! I was nervous because I haven't seen carbon forks sitting directly on the bearing, but it does appear to have the correct angle.  Wish VB provided some documentation, but I suppose that is what you sacrifice for the price.

Hello, my VB177 in raw matte carbon arrived yesterday and I am overall quite happy with the quality.  I will be filing the caliper mounts as they dont seem quite flat, and the cable guides/from its seem to be not capable of sitting perfectly flush with the frame, but otherwise it is very impressive for the price.

I have questions for those who have built this up before:  I am building with Shimano 105 mechanical, hydraulic disc.  I know this is going to be a cable wrangling experience… do you recommend starting with cables attached to brifters and routing through from the top to the back, or starting with cables attached to breaks and routing bottom up? Or put the cables in one way or another, and terminate both ends after everything is run?

Second question, as this is my first internal cable build:  how and where do you put the foam cable sheath on? Seems like it must feed on  from the headset side, but not sure where it is most important to be, and also not sure where I DONT want it because the excess thickness would get in the way.

Thanks!