Velobuild quality & pricing

[Juul]

Hi all,
After reading countless threads of many happy customers with chinese carbon frames (I have never bought or even seen one).. I am very intrigued

Specifically, I am looking at the Velobuild TT bike (VB-TT-023). Klein Concept on Youtube made an incredible looking bike!
I've also seen other on the forum that build up a great looking with this frame... everyone seems to be satisfied..

I just don't get why they could be so much cheaper than other big brands? Is the quality below par? Or is it just a hit an miss with these kinds of purchases? (i.e. or you get a superb bike, or you get a cracked frame)

[Coolh2o2]

Velobuild is a good frame. Maybe not the best, but the price can't be beat. Specifically, I'd say: get the frame, get it painted elsewhere. I was happy with everything but the paint job. They even did an RMA on my fork when it developed a hairline crack, around a year after.

[00Garza]

My first chinese frame was through velobuild back when it was a forum similar to this. Then it was handed over (or sold) to Zhongwei and it became their storefront. It actually was a zhongwei frame and I rode it for thousands of miles. Sold it and it is still being ridden locally.

Serge summed it up pretty concisely. We skip the middle man and overhead costs buying direct.
While I don't believe these frames are the same quality as high end big brands, they're getting closer and closer.

[Juul]

Thanks for your insights!
Definelty gonna give it a try then

Imo the frame just looks incredible!
Can't wait to build my own bike for the first time

[jlsr]

Hi!

I ordered the VB-TT-023 last year an dI'm very happy with it. I had a problem with the fork, the steerer tube hole was not "drilled enough" to install the expander but they sent me a new fork very fast 

I also like the riding feeling, it's more like a road bike than a TT bike... i prefer that (I had the orbea ordu omx before)

José.

[Juul]

Hi!

I ordered the VB-TT-023 last year an dI'm very happy with it. I had a problem with the fork, the steerer tube hole was not "drilled enough" to install the expander but they sent me a new fork very fast 

I also like the riding feeling, it's more like a road bike than a TT bike... i prefer that (I had the orbea ordu omx before)

José.

Wow that bike looks amazing! Did you get it custom painted?

[jlsr]

Thanks!

Yes, I chose the custom paint option from Velobuild. It's way cheaper than a custom paint in France.

[00Garza]

Hi!

I ordered the VB-TT-023 last year an dI'm very happy with it. I had a problem with the fork, the steerer tube hole was not "drilled enough" to install the expander but they sent me a new fork very fast 

I also like the riding feeling, it's more like a road bike than a TT bike... i prefer that (I had the orbea ordu omx before)

José.

Not a huge fan of TT bikes, but that looks great! What wheels are those?

[jlsr]

Not a huge fan of TT bikes, but that looks great! What wheels are those?

Its a custom wheel build with lightbicycle rims, the model is "Turbo 78", with 25mm internal rim width... very confortable!