Spcycle New Mold G056 Carbon Gravel Frame

[fhold]

Great, thanks. I‘ll order it then and hope it get shipped fast so I can make progress on the weekend :-)

[fhold]

I finally got the buidl nearly finished and was able to do a first test ride. Thanks for all the help!! The bike feels great and I'm very happy with it.
Two things I'll have to fix:

• Headset play: I read alread in the forum and i suppose that my fork is just a tad to long, I have 0,5mm where the compression plug seems to be over the stem (see photo). Can I just sand it down a bit, or what would you do? I also have 2 metall washers but I don't see where I should put them. If i put them between compression ring and first spacer it would damage the hoses and cables. Any additional ideas?
• Breaking perfomance is weak. I will try to see if gets better, but i suppose i will have to rebleed them

[c.etzo]

Just cut 3-4 mm of steerer tube, sanding Will be much time consuming

[danta]

I finally got the buidl nearly finished and was able to do a first test ride. Thanks for all the help!! The bike feels great and I'm very happy with it.
Two things I'll have to fix:

• Headset play: I read alread in the forum and i suppose that my fork is just a tad to long, I have 0,5mm where the compression plug seems to be over the stem (see photo). Can I just sand it down a bit, or what would you do? I also have 2 metall washers but I don't see where I should put them. If i put them between compression ring and first spacer it would damage the hoses and cables. Any additional ideas?
• Breaking perfomance is weak. I will try to see if gets better, but i suppose i will have to rebleed them

Hello,

the bike looks great so far 

What fram size is it?

Retgards,

D.

[fhold]

Thanks! That’s size M purchased from surprisedstore

[danta]

Thanks, I ordered size small for my wife. I have all the parts, except the frame now.
Hopefully the bike gets finished till Cristmas.

D.
ps. Have Tufo Tires too, but Speedero ones.

[fhold]

Cool - what are the rest of the specs?
It was my first build so it took quite a while for me. But I'm planning to build a second bike for my GF in spring.

[danta]

As we are owning already a few bikes,
this shall become an allrounder especially for wet conditions.

So it's this G056 frame - process blue,
40mm deep, 30 wide rims - 700c,
Tufo Speedero 40mm - black,
integrated handlebar 38 mm,
GRX 800 - 1x11 spd,

Fenders Bluemels Stingray,

and probably a rack.

D.

 

[fhold]

Just cut 3-4 mm of steerer tube, sanding Will be much time consuming

That fixed it - many thanks 

[Ultramic]

That fixed it - many thanks 

Just keep in mind for next time that the steerer cut line is about 4-5mm below the top of the stem before the topcap is placed on. This is to allow for the expander plug (approx 2mm) + and additional 2-3mm for the actual compression.

[fhold]

yes I know - I just was too afraid to cut it too short so that I didn't cut enough 
My learning form the build as first timer is: you can watch as many videos you like and read a ton of infos - on the first build you will make nonetheless a lot of errors and that's the best learning curve :-D

[fhold]

Finally finished the build. Love the bike and can’t wait to take it for a ride. The final weight is 8,34 kg.

Unfortunately I’m unable to attache a foto

[danta]

First stage finished,
tbd:
Fenders,
Chain,
Bar tape.

[jonathanf2]

I just received my Ceccotti RF25 (same frame as the G056 & TanTan GR047). I bought mine from the Surprised Store on AliEx and they happened to have the best price for this frameset during the 11.11 sale. I ordered it on 11/11 and it arrived 12/18. So slightly over a month. I quickly weighed it and the frame with FD/RD hanger and cage screws weighed about 1160g. I preemptively applied protection tape all over the frame, a chain slap guard and down tube skid guard. After debating, I opted for a different fork that accommodates a 180mm front rotor while using standard flat mount brake calipers. No adapters necessary. I'll save the original white painted fork as a backup. Hence the panda color scheme of my frame.

I'm actually quite impressed with the Surprised Store's paint work and attention to detail of my frameset. The white paint looks clean and comes with a slight pearl-like sparkle. No overspray and looks very professional. They supplied all the necessary components, offered a seat post (I don't think the other sellers include it) and the head tube and T47 appear to be round. Also from what I could see inside the BB and head tube, the carbon layup looks clean with no voids or webbing. In retrospect, I should have bought a road frame from them as well, if I knew their quality was this good.

I now have to figure out my fit on this frameset. It's the most slack frame I own now. I opted for a separate bar, stem and exposed cables. I just don't want to deal with a loose headset and I can dial headset compression perfectly with stem spacers. It's going to be fitted with LTwoo eGR electronic shiftting, 38t chainring, a 9-46t cassette, and two wheelsets, one with 38c slicks and another with 38c gravel tires. Also I need to test if my Riro carbon crankset will fit. It most likely won't since it's a T47 86.5 BB width. If it doesn't I have different cranksets I can use.

First build photos attached. 

[jonathanf2]

Bike is done! My wife was wondering WTF I've been doing all day! 

It's funny how after working on so many bikes, you just go through the motion! Most the parts were salvaged from my other gravel frame and/or were in my parts bin. I also took a chance and bought the LTwoo eGR for less than $300 USD during the Black Friday sales.

Anyways, here are the stats:

- Ceccotti RF025 Gravel Frameset Small aka "The Kung-Fu Panda"
- LTwoo eGR Groupset
- 45mm Depth Carbon Wheelset
- 38c Panaracer Gravelking slicks
- ZTTO 9-46t 11 Speed Cassette
- 38T Pass Quest Aero Chainring
- Deda Zero carbon gravel fork to accommodate 180mm rotors
- Goldix hollow alloy crankset
- AliEx cheap SPD pedals in red
- 34cm flared drop bars
- Lightweight UNO stem
- RYET 3D printed saddle
- Magnetic water bottles
- Carbon front computer mount
- A shit load of rainbow titanium cage screws
- Lots of clear protection decals
- Chain and down tube decal guards

Pros: Looks kinda cool. Lots of of mounts if that's your thing. Wide tire clearance, but I prefer 38-40c tires. Fairly cheap from the Surprised Store bought during the 11.11 sale. Total cost with custom paint, shipping and tax was $404 USD.

Cons: Heavier than my old 2017 CX frame I was using for gravel. Bike clocks in close to 8kg and that's not even mounting my other wheelset with knobby gravel tires. Also the geometry is kinda funky, so I'm running a few extra stem spacers until I get used to it.

I still need to test ride it. Tuning the eGR was a breeze since I'm already using the ER9 for road.

Finished photos attached!