Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)

[J89eu]

The 58 looks like a very close match to what you already have. Do you have spacers under your stem ? What’s the stem length and bar reach .

I do yes, 20mm of spacers and 120mm stem. Bar reach looks to be around 500mm but hard to measure accurately, will need some assistance for the other half later

[POTOOOOOOOO]

I do yes, 20mm of spacers and 120mm stem. Bar reach looks to be around 500mm but hard to measure accurately, will need some assistance for the other half later

Bar reach will be something like 75-80mm
A 120mm bar sounds to be a good choice unless the current ones are ridiculously long or short.

Google handle bar reach and measure

[klementino]

In addition to the storage door being useless (having to tape it shut, so I cannot use it), my seat post is continually slipping.

I have torqued to 10 nm and added a lot of carbon fibre paste.

Does anyone have a good solution?

I frequently fly with the bike and have to remove the seat post to remove the battery, so I don’t want to add any loose parts between the seat post and the frame (such as the plastic PVC part that a previous poster posted).

[J89eu]

Bar reach will be something like 75-80mm
A 120mm bar sounds to be a good choice unless the current ones are ridiculously long or short.

Google handle bar reach and measure

Ok, 60mm for the bar reach. Seems I was measuring frame reach before.

[chubv]

My frame ist ready to ship. I got pictures from Carol today.

[bsharp77]

In addition to the storage door being useless (having to tape it shut, so I cannot use it), my seat post is continually slipping.

I have torqued to 10 nm and added a lot of carbon fibre paste.

Does anyone have a good solution?

I frequently fly with the bike and have to remove the seat post to remove the battery, so I don’t want to add any loose parts between the seat post and the frame (such as the plastic PVC part that a previous poster posted).

Get in touch with your sales rep at LC.
Carol has agreed to send me out a new updated seatpost.

In the meantime, make sure your seatpost clamp is clean and greased - mine wasn’t clamping properly and causing terrible slippage. A quick clean and a spray of lube around the internals has made a big difference. Also upgraded to Silca carbon grip paste which is on another level from anything I’ve used before - great stuff.

[Ludo]

My frame ist ready to ship. I got pictures from Carol today.

Beautiful design!

[nick82]

In addition to the storage door being useless (having to tape it shut, so I cannot use it), my seat post is continually slipping.

I have torqued to 10 nm and added a lot of carbon fibre paste.

Does anyone have a good solution?

I frequently fly with the bike and have to remove the seat post to remove the battery, so I don’t want to add any loose parts between the seat post and the frame (such as the plastic PVC part that a previous poster posted).

whats wrong with the door? i added some foam tape to the top edge on mine because it made noise but that fixed it but if i could go back in time i would order it without the storage. i wish they had made it so you could put the di2 battery in there securely

[POTOOOOOOOO]

Ok, 60mm for the bar reach. Seems I was measuring frame reach before.

60mm would be very short for a bar. It’s critical to get this measurement correct.

People lays look at stem length but bar reach can be wildly different between bars.

[J89eu]

It's definitely 60mm, or very close to, within a few mm, it's an older bike, not sure if the pic helps? I measured from the mid point of the front of the stem to the farthest point on the drops


I am happy to go for a more modern geo if we've moved on from this, the thread is hard to search through but seems similar height people have been going for 120 or 130mm stem
It's hard for me to describe if what I have now is right as it's been my only road bike so I have nothing to compare to sadly

[POTOOOOOOOO]

It's definitely 60mm, or very close to, within a few mm, it's an older bike, not sure if the pic helps? I measured from the mid point of the front of the stem to the farthest point on the drops


I am happy to go for a more modern geo if we've moved on from this, the thread is hard to search through but seems similar height people have been going for 120 or 130mm stem
It's hard for me to describe if what I have now is right as it's been my only road bike so I have nothing to compare to sadly

Yes, but that’s what the bike fit data is for. without exact measurements I can’t help you as it’s pure guesswork, and other people’s  choices are absolutely irrelevant.

You have spacers there too which also changes the overall reach measurements so I’m unable to advise.

If you have a turbo trainer do a MYvelofit and see what it comes back with.

[J89eu]

Yes, but that’s what the bike fit data is for. without exact measurements I can’t help you as it’s pure guesswork, and other people’s  choices are absolutely irrelevant.

You have spacers there too which also changes the overall reach measurements so I’m unable to advise.

If you have a turbo trainer do a MYvelofit and see what it comes back with.

Sorry, perhaps I misunderstood something earlier, these were measurements I took from my bike rather than from a spec sheet

[UT801]

Sorry, perhaps I misunderstood something earlier, these were measurements I took from my bike rather than from a spec sheet

I've heard good things about myvelofit getting you close.  For background about where you are starting, you can look up your current bike measurements on geometry geeks, bikeinsights, 99 spokes, bike-stats, and quite a few more comparison sites.  If your bike is listed, and you are running the default bar and stem, it is likely that they have all the measurements that you need to know your bike details.  LCR018-D is on most of these sites.  If you can't find your bike, get the dimensions from the manufacturer and load them manually on these sites for a custom comparison.  This will be a good starting point. Then you might try to find reference bikes that you can touch, either by a friend or bike shop, possibly even renting something.
In my experience, the LCR018-D geometry is very close to my Santa Cruz Stigmata (in sizes 54), with the exception to of the long (+20 mm) toptube/ short stem combination that comes standard on the SC.  Other close bikes to LCR018-D are Cannondale Synapse, ENVE Fray, plus many more endurance bikes that you can search. Cervelo Caledonia is not too far off.  If you can ride any of these or find something comparable that you can access, that could be another way to zero in on an approximate fit.  I found that to fine-tune my preferences, some extended experimentation with stem length and seat position on my SC was very helpful. I ended up trying +10, 20 and 30 mm on the stem, settling on +20. Adjusting bike and bar reach, this put me closest to a 120 length LC bar. Then there's also the crank length, but I suppose this could be fixed first since it will affect everything else.  Lots of mid-size folks are moving to 165 mm cranks for a more forward position.  Personally, I like the 165's.   Shorter cranks usually require a taller saddle and allow for a slightly more forward seat position compared to longer cranks.  If you haven't been riding much lately, you might check around to see if you ought to get some seat time to be more comfortable in a riding position before trying to fine tune everything.

[niterider]

After experiencing problems with the storage compartment lid—it rattled and I even lost it once with a water bottle attached—Wendy sent me a new, improved lid free of charge within a week. This one doesn't rattle, fits much better, and the lever stays securely locked in the "locked" position. For me, it's a perfect solution with quick implementation. Great job on excellent service!

[Abreu.T]

did she sent free of charge (transportation included)?