Spcycle New Mold G068 Carbon Gravel Frame

[fhill]

Funny Update: Installed the crank, turns out my Rotor Power2max is rubbing at the frame, but the Magene seems to work maybe i'll add a 1mm spacer on the Drive Side to install the Rotor crank

[fhill]

Finalized the build more or less.

Solution to the issue with the p2m Rotor crank as adding a 0,1mm spacer to the drive side.

Only issue left is with the ritchey top cap and the frame having a 4mm gap.. as well as the added stack thru this..

[fhill]

First picture of the bike outside.
Rides nicely, some issues still with the cranks and the cassette, no problem with the frame itself

[Rolle2k]

After alot of fiddling i solved the gap OK with the ritchey comp headset..
First of all i ordered the Ritchey WCS headset bearing - which is a IS52-bearing that doesnt add as much height as the is52-one that followed with the headset/cover kit. They are physicalle both 8mm thick - but the 45degree angel-parts, are bigger on both sides, which makes the bearing give at least about 0.5mm (or so) less stack.
Then i removed the rubber sealing ring that is under around the edges of the cover - put a little bit of hot melt glue all around on the inside, put the sealing back fast and put it on and torqued down the headset. this made the rubber seal all the way down - and its not possible to see the glue from outside - the rubber closes the whole gap.

It would be better if ritchey just released different height of the rubber sealing, (like +0,5mm +1.0mm, +1.5mm and +2.0mm thickness) but this is alot better than before, and will certainly stop alot of dust/water getting there.

[testerframer123]

First of all i ordered the Ritchey WCS headset bearing - which is a IS52-bearing that doesnt add as much height as the is52-one that followed with the headset/cover kit. They are physicalle both 8mm thick

Do you know if the original headset bearing from spcycle is also 8mm thick?


Been thinking about getting this frame but would definitely like to go with a "proper" headset right from the start.
Have been looking at the Deda S-DCR system as an easy solution to work with any bar/stem combo, comes with bearings measuring 51.9mm OD and 8mm height. Top cap seems a bit more universal than the ritchey system.
Unfortunate that headset standards are so complicated and frame dependant.

[Rolle2k]

The spcycle bearing is 7mm thick, but since it has less 45-degree edge cut away, it gives more stack than the 8mm thick Ritchey WCS.
Usually it looks like 8mm bearings actually has less stack than 7mm bearings, since they make more room for the 45-degree cutaway of the edges, so the bearing sits deeper down the headtube, and also the compression ring sits a bit deeper into the bearing itself.

[zett]

How long did shipping via DPD/WXYEXPRESS to Europe (Germany) take for you? I recently ordered the frameset and was surprised, SPcycle was really quick in getting it shipped, just took a couple of days.

[gf]

I ordered a G058 frameset from spcycle aliexpress store last spring, I wait 2 weeks to prepare and paint the frame and about other 2 weeks to delivery in Italy by WXY and DPD courrier.