Author Topic: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)  (Read 1289809 times)

jstrawks

Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
« Reply #1770 on: March 10, 2026, 07:00:04 AM »
If (when) I get mine, it will get a Gtechniq coating before I build it up. If I have my seatpost painted I'll probably mask off the bottom of the post before coating it.

Ivan

Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
« Reply #1771 on: March 10, 2026, 07:05:54 AM »
First: I would buy it again. Overall happy with it. I just missing some more enjoyment.
But I owned soo many expensive big brand bikes that gave me a good feel of how a ride can be. Some of the bikes performed better others less.
I will now playing with different tires and the contact points.
Again it’s a great product and I am looking forward for the new Gravel frame to replace my Trek Checkmate…an other expensive bike that I not really like to ride.

Reyltz

Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
« Reply #1772 on: March 10, 2026, 09:08:05 AM »
Heads up for anyone following the LCR018-D thread. Trace Velo just released a video featuring the LightCarbon LCR018-D frameset.

Looks like he’ll also be doing a full build and a follow-up video later on :)

Trace Velo video on the LCR018-D
« Last Edit: March 10, 2026, 09:14:03 AM by Reyltz »

Ludo

Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
« Reply #1773 on: March 10, 2026, 09:41:11 AM »
Expect prices to go up…

jstrawks

Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
« Reply #1774 on: March 10, 2026, 11:25:19 AM »
Expect prices to go up…

Expect an affiliate code!

I think this frame is way too nice for a full Aliexpress build, but that's probably just me.

Ludo

Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
« Reply #1775 on: March 10, 2026, 12:55:39 PM »
What do you think in chiner world is not up to the standard? Outside of brifter/derrailleur there is quality at very good value level on pretty much every component. And most people running wheeltop and latest version of erx seem to be happy. There are some issues but compared to 18months ago it’s night and day.

jstrawks

Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
« Reply #1776 on: March 10, 2026, 02:15:00 PM »
What do you think in chiner world is not up to the standard? Outside of brifter/derrailleur there is quality at very good value level on pretty much every component. And most people running wheeltop and latest version of erx seem to be happy. There are some issues but compared to 18months ago it’s night and day.

I don't think any of it is necessarily bad, but I don't think any part of any Aliexpress drive train, braking system, bottom bracket, or headset rivals western brands. The one possible exception is cranksets. Some of them seem pretty darned good.

neXt

Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
« Reply #1777 on: March 10, 2026, 02:16:46 PM »
Just to note - as a bike thats out in all weather, I gave it a ceramic coating last week (CarPro SiC Quartz) and it has really opened my eyes to ceramic coatings.
First off, the bike looks bonkers good (glass like shine and smooth to touch), but the real benefit is the cleanliness. The application was as easy as a polish - simply rub one, wait and buff.
After being out on wet mucky roads yesterday, I came home and there was a layer of muck on the underside of the down tube.
Instead of the usual scrubbing match to get it off, I ran my finger along it and watched everything fall straight off - it was fantastically satisfying!
The SiC is available in very small bottles (10ml for £14.95), and I was able to coat the bike frame 3 times and still have some left over - can't be bad to that value.

Interesting one, it seems not too expensive compared to other car specific brands.
I've the new Dynamic Secret Surface Ceramic-Coating here for my upcoming build. Will see how it goes and how long it lasts.. It seems they embeded the coating in some kind of gel, as its much higer volume (100ml for 3-4 bikes).

oilegorpines

Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
« Reply #1778 on: March 10, 2026, 02:19:54 PM »
Heads up for anyone following the LCR018-D thread. Trace Velo just released a video featuring the LightCarbon LCR018-D frameset.

Looks like he’ll also be doing a full build and a follow-up video later on :)

Trace Velo video on the LCR018-D

Nice in the video that LC is offering a partial refund or replacement if you find something wrong with the frame QC. He reported right away to LC and they did a meeting to double the effort of Quality Control to prevent it from happening again.

neXt

Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
« Reply #1779 on: March 10, 2026, 02:28:42 PM »
Nice in the video that LC is offering a partial refund or replacement if you find something wrong with the frame QC. He reported right away to LC and they did a meeting to double the effort of Quality Control to prevent it from happening again.

In my opinion that doesnt mean anything and no one can check if they will do. Of cause they say that to a sponsored youtuber, but will they do the same for an average customer?
This kind of statements are absolutly worthless imho.

jstrawks

Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
« Reply #1780 on: March 10, 2026, 03:01:44 PM »
In my opinion that doesnt mean anything and no one can check if they will do. Of cause they say that to a sponsored youtuber, but will they do the same for an average customer?
This kind of statements are absolutly worthless imho.

First of all, Luke isn't a sponsored Youtuber. They sent him a frame for him to build up and review. Why would LC do that other than for the exposure to the TraceVelo audience. They know that he's going to tell his audience everything about his experience, including his experiences dealing with LC's QC and customer service. If they tell him they'll replace the frame, they know he's going to tell his audience that a price adjustment and if that's unsatisfacory, a frame replacement is on the table. They're asking for trouble if they put that out there but fail to live up to that. They told him that they didn't simply increase QC on finished frames, they told him they've worked with the supplier of the latex bladders and have actually altered them, implementing an improvement. Do you think they're lying to Luke? DO you think Luke would relay that information if he didn't believe it was true?

LC puts their reputation on the line by sending Luke a frame. Luke puts his reputation on the line with whatever follows. He risks his livelihood if he doesn't look after his reputation. These statements are only worthless if reputations are worthless.

Hualicopter

Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
« Reply #1781 on: March 10, 2026, 03:01:55 PM »
Just got photos of the bike frame, will finalize painting this week I believe so hopefully get the frame by the end of the month!

bsharp77

Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
« Reply #1782 on: March 10, 2026, 04:21:43 PM »
Interesting one, it seems not too expensive compared to other car specific brands.
I've the new Dynamic Secret Surface Ceramic-Coating here for my upcoming build. Will see how it goes and how long it lasts.. It seems they embeded the coating in some kind of gel, as its much higer volume (100ml for 3-4 bikes).

Ha! Funny you should mention secret surface - I got it when they had a sale a while back.
Tried it and have to say I wasn’t really impressed at all. I have a few Dynamic products and not really happy with any of them to be honest.
The Carpro stuff is in a different league, and as mentioned actually cheaper as you can buy the small bottle, which is more than enough for one frame.

Hualicopter

Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
« Reply #1783 on: March 10, 2026, 10:32:46 PM »
Is the OEM T47 BB 12 or 16 notch? Need to buy a tool.

hoolabalooza

Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
« Reply #1784 on: March 11, 2026, 04:32:45 AM »
Is the OEM T47 BB 12 or 16 notch? Need to buy a tool.

Very curious about that myself. If it is this one, it should be 16T? https://www.aliexpress.com/i/1005007632877687.html