VeloBuild VB-R-268 frame

[Tdiguy]

Has anyone considered or tried a SL7 transition cover instead of the supplied VeloBuild cover?

[2Burgen]

Velobuild paints the cover so it fits the frame colour.

[adrian9211]

Anyone has experience with orders to UK? Chris advised to choose cheaper delivery method and pay custom duties. Really wish to pay more for delivery and be sure to receive parcel without any hassle.

[Serge_K]

Anyone has experience with orders to UK? Chris advised to choose cheaper delivery method and pay custom duties. Really wish to pay more for delivery and be sure to receive parcel without any hassle.

Given the sales volumes Chris, and having dealt numerous times with customs myself, if he suggests that, it will probably end up being cheaper, wouldnt be in his own interest to advise something worse for you, and i m pretty sure their margin on all shipping methods is similar. The parcel gets stopped, you get a letter, you have to pay something, and then it's delivered to you. if you have documents ready (ask him the value declared on the parcel and make sure you have some invoice that shows that), it can delay delivery by only a few days.
And if budget is no object, dont get a VB

[Jnewman]

Anyone has experience with orders to UK? Chris advised to choose cheaper delivery method and pay custom duties. Really wish to pay more for delivery and be sure to receive parcel without any hassle.

I paid for the cheaper delivery and arrived in about 14 days from dispatch. I didn't get charged any custom duties - I've only been charged for one order from China ever - a set of cheap wheels. Only cost me about £20 as they always mark down the actual price on the box.

[PLA]

How is the quality of velobuild these days? I'm considering a frame from them...

[heissduscher]

So, my build is done 

Looks Awesome! which size did you get ? I am currently undecided between an S and an M and try to figure out which is visually more appealing to me..

[easycon69]

I'm really proud to show you my latest build:

Frame: Velobuild 268 size 54, color: Ice break red fade to black
Bar/stem: Velobuild integrated 110/420 mm
Saddle: RXL Carbon saddle
Groupset: Shimano Ultegra Di2 R8170, 50/34 - 11-30. 172,5 mm
Wheels: Farsport Feder 45 mm 28 mm external
Tyres: Continental Ultra Sport III 700x28 mm
Tubes: RideNow TPU 36g

Weight 7,3 kg with Garmin support and bottle cages, w/o pedals. 

I am very happy with the result, considering that this is my first assembly of a bicycle with an electronic groupset and hydraulic brakes. I didn't have any particular problems during assembly, apart from a little worry when cutting the brake lines to length.
I covered 120+ km over the weekend and everything went smoothly: the bike responds very well to stress and is stiffer than my VB 168.

[some guy]

I'm really proud to show you my latest build:

Frame: Velobuild 268 size 54, color: Ice break red fade to black
Bar/stem: Velobuild integrated 110/420 mm
Saddle: RXL Carbon saddle
Groupset: Shimano Ultegra Di2 R8170, 50/34 - 11-30. 172,5 mm
Wheels: Farsport Feder 45 mm 28 mm external
Tyres: Continental Ultra Sport III 700x28 mm
Tubes: RideNow TPU 36g

Weight 7,3 kg with Garmin support and bottle cages, w/o pedals. 

I am very happy with the result, considering that this is my first assembly of a bicycle with an electronic groupset and hydraulic brakes. I didn't have any particular problems during assembly, apart from a little worry when cutting the brake lines to length.
I covered 120+ km over the weekend and everything went smoothly: the bike responds very well to stress and is stiffer than my VB 168.

do you use the seatpost cover from another bike or did velobuild finally update theirs?

[easycon69]

do you use the seatpost cover from another bike or did velobuild finally update theirs?

I've used a seatpost cover bought from Aliexpress. The one supplied by Velobuild is longer in the back, not so nice to see...

[some guy]

I've used a seatpost cover bought from Aliexpress. The one supplied by Velobuild is longer in the back, not so nice to see...

Would you mind sharing the link?

[volan]

Guys I'd like to build a road bike after years of MTB. I have one stupid question with regards to seatposts. So I got used to round seatposts (droppers) but here this build 268 has oval shaped seatpost. How can I know what replacement seatpost to buy if I ever needed one? Where could I buy replacement? Thanks!

[SillyMochi]

Those oval seatpost are almost all proprietary, so you can only use the one VB provides. They offer spares if you need one. How long though, nobody knows. Wouldn't count on still getting one in 10 years.

[pavlo.k]

Guys I'd like to build a road bike after years of MTB. I have one stupid question with regards to seatposts. So I got used to round seatposts (droppers) but here this build 268 has oval shaped seatpost. How can I know what replacement seatpost to buy if I ever needed one? Where could I buy replacement? Thanks!

you can order extra seatpost with your frame

[volan]

Well that's a bummer. Why they do that...