Carbonda Gravel Carbon frame CFR707

[adriaanm]

Weights:

Frame size S, rainbow paint (including RD hanger, cable routing liners, bolts in every mount): 1274g
Fork painted & uncut (bolts in every mount): 562 g
Seatpost + head (350mm): 184 g

[jannmayer]

Weights:

Frame size S, rainbow paint (including RD hanger, cable routing liners, bolts in every mount): 1274g
Fork painted & uncut (bolts in every mount): 562 g
Seatpost + head (350mm): 184 g

Looks like they're coming in pretty close to the advertised weights.

My frame was supposed to ship about two weeks ago, but I've just been informed that it will be another two weeks. Oh well, more time to decide on my paint scheme, right?

[adriaanm]

Some pics of my build. Waiting for headset & flatmount bolts. (I reused most parts from my previous build.)

[Zdrenka89]

Looks like a great value bike! The seatstay-seattube cluster is growing on me. Clearly it has lots of clearance as promised.

What size tires are you running for reference?

[adriaanm]

Those are 40mm wide, as measured. Clearance is 63mm at the pinch point AFAICT, so 50mm is definitely fine even with lots of mud :-)

[Zdrenka89]

Sounds like you could run a 45mm tire with mudgaurds/fenders no problems! 

[adriaanm]

Took the bike out on one of my favorite loops. Feels awesome! Great traction on steep climbs with loose dirt. Really zippy and comfy.

Some more frame specs:

Headset: IS52/28.6 | IS52/40 (I'm using a Ritchey comp cartridge headset: https://www.bike24.com/p2106612.html, https://www.bike24.com/p2510554.html)
Rear axle: 173mm M12*P1.5*L15 (carbonda's weighs 40g)
Front axle: 120mm M12*P1.5*L14 (carbonda's weighs 29g)

Seatpost wedge: 36g (I torqued to 5Nm + carbon paste around the part of the seatpost that contacts the round section of the seattube).
The seatpost head is a nice design, but definitely torque those bolts well (I went up to 8Nm with some loctite. They are mounted upside down. On my first ride I probably didn't tighten them enough and they came loose, but everything staid in place.)

[boborides]

Can you tell me the exactly color scheme you used?  I really like it.  It looks like a dark grey with rainbow effect.  I have mine in production with a matte black but this color is beautiful

[adriaanm]

Thanks! I think your analysis is right it’s a glossy dark gray. They just call it rainbow paint. It’s $125. I really like it 

[adriaanm]

One more pic, out in the forest.

[theirishrider]

Oah!!! I love it!!

[jannmayer]

My frame arrived yesterday. I got an XL with external routing and will be building it up with Shimano GRX 2x. I haven't had the chance to weight it yet, but everything looks really good. The removable chainstay bridge fender mount is a nice touch.

Tire clearance is impressive. Both the frame and the fork cleared a 700x50 tire that measured 52 mm across the knobs. The fork had about 7 mm on each side and the frame about 6 mm. A 29x2.1" tire should be about the maximum. It may be possible to go slightly wider with 650b wheels but not by much. I had to remove the fender mounting bolt from the chainstay/bottom bracket junction in order to get the wheel in. It might be a bit tricky to get he wheel in and out when it's built up.

[jannmayer]

I do have a question on the cable routing. The inserts for the cable entries on the headtube each appear to have two holes, but one of them has a rather square profile. Are these the correct inserts for a mechanical 2x drivetrain with hydraulic brakes? They don't look substantial enough to serve as cable stops, so I'm assuming full-length housing is the way to go.

(This is my first build, so I'm sure I'll have many more questions as I progress!   )

[adriaanm]

I’m running 1x with full cable housing for the rear derailleur and hydraulic hoses, so I can’t comment on the front derailleur (I think some FD can accept full housing, but I’ve never installed one of those).

 I did have to slightly drill out the removable plastic cable stop at the head tube to run full housing for the RD. I noticed the BB area had a removable contraption with a cable stop for the FD, but I didn’t pay much attention. So, I guess my comment is kinda useless, sorry :-)

[boborides]

You will want to do full cable housing, I did it with mine.  I switched the entry point for the shifter cables though. So my front derailleur cable housing enters through the right, my rear derailleur cable housing enters through the left.