New VeloBuild gravel race frame in the works...

[Tilmanstoa5ty]

Very nice!
I'm curious, would you be able to make a pie chart with who is buying gravel frames from you, vs who is buying road frames?
I feel that in continental Europe, gravel is not too popular, and i suspect it's very popular in the US.
So, pie chart 1 could be gravel frame sales per shipping destination: US X%, Germany Y%...
and pie chart 2 could be road frame sales per shipping destination.

I'm in Europe, and nobody around me has even said the word gravel in months. I have 2 gravel bikes in a friend's attic i havent touched in 1y. And the other gravel frames i built for friends are being used with road tyres only...
That'd be very cool to see.

In germany gravel has gotten really popular around the year 2020 i would say and while the hype isn't at it's peak anymore you still see a lot of gravel bikes out there. People treat it more as a lifestyle and bikepacking bike i'd say. I don't see gravel racing being popular in germany. We don't have those beautiful long gravel roads like a lot of parts of the US have so the riding is probably quite different. I think a lot of people had the same experience as me and started out with a gravel bike which led them into road bike territory.

[rasch]

Very nice!
I'm curious, would you be able to make a pie chart with who is buying gravel frames from you, vs who is buying road frames?
I feel that in continental Europe, gravel is not too popular, and i suspect it's very popular in the US.
So, pie chart 1 could be gravel frame sales per shipping destination: US X%, Germany Y%...
and pie chart 2 could be road frame sales per shipping destination.

I'm in Europe, and nobody around me has even said the word gravel in months. I have 2 gravel bikes in a friend's attic i havent touched in 1y. And the other gravel frames i built for friends are being used with road tyres only...
That'd be very cool to see.

Gravel is quite common in Belgium. Last year I built 4. Especially for commuters and weekend riders.

In Portugal not that much. It has been increasing slowly. There (e)MTB and Road are still kings with a high increase on eMTB. Last year I've actually investigated the ROI on eMTB custom builds, but ended up quitting it.

Chris, nice price on this one! As it's made mostly for racers doesn't fit my clients. Looking forward for a new Road and Gravel Endurance frames

[BeR]

Gravel is quite common in Belgium. Last year I built 4. Especially for commuters and weekend riders.

In Portugal not that much. It has been increasing slowly. There (e)MTB and Road are still kings with a high increase on eMTB. Last year I've actually investigated the ROI on eMTB custom builds, but ended up quitting it.

Chris, nice price on this one! As it's made mostly for racers doesn't fit my clients. Looking forward for a new Road and Gravel Endurance frames

+1 for road frame.

[pavlo.k]

According to the description on the website both seatpost variations come with this design.

I just got info from Chris (or whoever answers in whatsapp) that 20mm offset seatpost is the same as on CX-002 frame https://www.velobuild.com/products/velobuild-2023-new-cx-002-carbon-fiber-cyclocross-frame-full-inner-routing
which is a two-bolt clamp

[Lotnik]

Very nice!
I'm curious, would you be able to make a pie chart with who is buying gravel frames from you, vs who is buying road frames?
I feel that in continental Europe, gravel is not too popular, and i suspect it's very popular in the US.
So, pie chart 1 could be gravel frame sales per shipping destination: US X%, Germany Y%...
and pie chart 2 could be road frame sales per shipping destination.

I'm in Europe, and nobody around me has even said the word gravel in months. I have 2 gravel bikes in a friend's attic i havent touched in 1y. And the other gravel frames i built for friends are being used with road tyres only...
That'd be very cool to see.

In Poland gravel racing are the most popular bike race right now. It's hundreds of them around country.

[Sebastian]

75mm BB drop is cool to see. That's a good way to compensate for the additional height of 50mm tires.
Also, the chain stays are very short at just 425mm considering that the frame clears 50s.
Reach is long, despite the head angle not being super duper slack at least on the bigger sizes. That could make for twitchy steering if you run a short stem.

[VeloBuild.Bikes]

Frames are starting to come off the production line! Check out some photos here: https://www.velobuild.com/products/2025-velobuild-carbon-fiber-racing-gravel-bike-frame

Medium size frames will be available to ship at the end of May and other sizes in June.

We also offer a flared version of the handlebar (both integrated and separate bar/stem) if you are interested in this. We're working on making this option available on the website. For the time being you can just let us know you want this after placing an order online

[rwtbne]

Hi Chris, you also planning on doing a race / road frame for 2025?

[Serge_K]

Hi Chris, you also planning on doing a race / road frame for 2025?

+1!
We want something aero, with a higher stack (like the Pinarello X).

[VeloBuild.Bikes]

This isn't Chris - but we'll say hi! Wait, we're all Chris, nvmd 

And yes new aero road frame may be in the works...

[cramy]

This isn't Chris - but we'll say hi! Wait, we're all Chris, nvmd 

And yes new aero road frame may be in the works...

Any specs or 3d rendering so far?

[kubackje]

Looking good but judging by the pictures it's a one screw saddle clamp design like on the VB-R-268, correct? I think a two screw design is way better especially on rough terrain. On the 268 a lot of people have issues with tilting seats.

+1 for that. One bolt seat clamps is the worst thing on earth and just does not work for gravel. Few bumps here and there and the saddle tilts. Been in this situation on various saddles too many times.
That's the one thing holding me back from trying this frame.

Are there any plans to develop a two bolt saddle clamps @velobuild?

[muringuets]

+1 for that. One bolt seat clamps is the worst thing on earth and just does not work for gravel. Few bumps here and there and the saddle tilts. Been in this situation on various saddles too many times.
That's the one thing holding me back from trying this frame.

Are there any plans to develop a two bolt saddle clamps @velobuild?

Somebody asked Velobuild regarding this, and got a response that the -20mm setback seatpost is actually a two bolt saddle clamp. Look up on the thread and you'll find it.

Anyway, would be nice to have confirmation. From what I learned, Velobuild has an online shop, but you can have lots of customization just asking them after ordering.

[rwtbne]

+1!
We want something aero, with a higher stack (like the Pinarello X).

Or like the new factor monza UDH, high stack, 34c tires

[Tasthal]

This isn't Chris - but we'll say hi! Wait, we're all Chris, nvmd 

And yes new aero road frame may be in the works...

In-frame storage part of those plans?