Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)

[KC]

45 business days is more than 2 months. You have not reached that. Mine shipped around the 2 month mark as promised.

You're right 45 days is approximately 2 months, but as per my last inquiry to Wendy, it totals to around 62 business days (i.e. almost a month of delay in production).

I asked why thats the case, still waiting for a hopefully informative reply.

[GreyRacer]

Seat post length - is it normal to cut it shorter ?
I am 176cm with slightly shorter than average legs, got size 52. The saddle seems to be 10-15mm above what I have on my way too large bike, and it is almost all the way down. I can feel mushiness from the gear power cables.
80cm inseam and 176cm height

BTW: mine was paid May 23rd. Delivered yesterday to Denmark. Got tracking number July 29th (got it a day earlier from local postal service).

I was told 1 month of production + approx 20 work days for painting. So about 2 months total. It took 2 months and a couple days before I got photo.  So close to estimate.

Too bad they did not have preferred bar size made at the same time / reserved.

[szorek]

Seat post length - is it normal to cut it shorter ?
I am 176cm with slightly shorter than average legs, got size 52. The saddle seems to be 10-15mm above what I have on my way too large bike, and it is almost all the way down. I can feel mushiness from the gear power cables.
80cm inseam and 176cm height

BTW: mine was paid May 23rd. Delivered yesterday to Denmark. Got tracking number July 29th (got it a day earlier from local postal service).

I was told 1 month of production + approx 20 work days for painting. So about 2 months total. It took 2 months and a couple days before I got photo.  So close to estimate.

Too bad they did not have preferred bar size made at the same time / reserved.

HOW HIGH is your seatpost from the bottom bracket to the top of the saddle?

[JensenMacD]

Seat post length - is it normal to cut it shorter ?

I cut mine shorter, the same way I would cut a steer tube. Marked the spot, cut and cleaned after. I then made a new min insertion line with a paint marker, to ensure I have no issues.

[KC]

You're right 45 days is approximately 2 months, but as per my last inquiry to Wendy, it totals to around 62 business days (i.e. almost a month of delay in production).

I asked why thats the case, still waiting for a hopefully informative reply.

For anyone following. I got a reply from Wendy stating that the delay was due to the HBR17 size I ordered, stock needed to be manufactured first.
With that said, I opted for a wider but similar stem length, the entire assembly is being shipped now and waiting for a tracking #.

Kudos to Wendy for offering 2 BC11 bottle cages for my troubles. I am happy with LC's customer service especially coming from an overseas market.

[pschei]

Including Paypal fee I added the ti Garmin mount for $51

Jim quoted me $125 for the titanium mount shipped to the US,so I will probably pass on that option.

[Valhalla]

For anyone following. I got a reply from Wendy stating that the delay was due to the HBR17 size I ordered, stock needed to be manufactured first.
With that said, I opted for a wider but similar stem length, the entire assembly is being shipped now and waiting for a tracking #.

Kudos to Wendy for offering 2 BC11 bottle cages for my troubles. I am happy with LC's customer service especially coming from an overseas market.

Does anyone know if they mount BB on bike frame before sending or do you need to mount it yourself? I have torque wrench up to 25nm and i think T47 is 30-40Nm needed?
I guess trip to mechanic is needed for this 

[mingc]

Seat post length - is it normal to cut it shorter?

I didn't cut my seatpost even though it's shoved in with only 1cm of markings showing.

For anyone following. I got a reply from Wendy stating that the delay was due to the HBR17 size I ordered, stock needed to be manufactured first.
With that said, I opted for a wider but similar stem length, the entire assembly is being shipped now and waiting for a tracking #.

Kudos to Wendy for offering 2 BC11 bottle cages for my troubles. I am happy with LC's customer service especially coming from an overseas market.

Interesting that LC is sending you the horseshoe shaped headset spacer. I did not get one and others have reported that they did not get one too.

Jim quoted me $125 for the titanium mount shipped to the US,so I will probably pass on that option.

Wendy quoted me USD49 last May.

[Valhalla]

I didn't cut my seatpost even though it's shoved in with only 1cm of markings showing. Interesting that there sending you the horseshoe shaped headset spacer. I did not get one and others have reported that they did not get one too. Wendy quoted me USD49 last May.

Isn't horseshoe spacer basically cap for between fork and integrated handlebar?
Thats quite a oversight ...

[GreyRacer]

HOW HIGH is your seatpost from the bottom bracket to the top of the saddle?

Now it is 72.5cm approximately. With 170mm cranks I am supposed to start at 71cm according to the multiplier of inseam. And 72.5 feels on the high side. So I would need to cut 2-3cm

Top white cm mark is about 1cm above frame. 1 line above rubber.

[jksu]

wow!  i wonder how much they charge for the titanium mount now when ordered with the bike? 
$10 (april, as part of my LCR order) -> $50 (may, for @mingc) ->$125 (aug, for @pschei shipped) are significant jumps.

maybe demand is way up or they ran through their supply, or just shipping costs/tariffs? 

Jim quoted me $125 for the titanium mount shipped to the US,so I will probably pass on that option.

[2wheeledbarbie]

Building up the frame and bike was pretty straightforward.
However, what I didn’t like was tightening the bottom bracket cups against the carbon frame.
There was some slight abrasion during tightening. I really wish there was a steel washer between the cup and the frame. The current setup just doesn’t feel right or durable.

thats not just a thing with this frame

Setting up the brakes on this frame is also much harder than on my aluminum Radon R1—it’s quite strange.
On my Radon, I simply loosen the caliper bolts, squeeze the brake lever hard, and torque the bolts down. The brakes end up nearly perfectly centered.
Doing the exact same thing on the LCR18 just doesn’t work at all. Are the hydraulic hoses extrem stiff brand new. I dont know.

That method doesn't always work even on a frame that it did before.  I use thin spacers and then do that

I initially torqued the seatpost to 6 Nm, but that didn't hold. It slipped twice during a ride, even though I used Dynamic carbon paste.
I have now tightened it to 8Nm, hoping it stays this time.

yes mine can slip to.  Design flaw with this type of method.  not just a lightcarbon thing

The thru-axles do not feel high-quality either.
I can already tell they will fail at some point.
It’s a pity they aren’t standard axles but use a proprietary cone shape instead.
LightCarbon should switch to a more standardized solution.

nope, disagree.  I regularly take my bike off and on a trainer.  absolutely nothing wrong with the thru-axles.

The internal frame storage was rattling like crazy. I had to glue extra foam inside to stop it.
I hoped i works nice from the factory, but for me, it didn't work out of the box.

have you clipped it in properly.  should be very snug.  Are you sure it isn't your cables rattling?

Finally, the bike is 2-3x as vulnerable to crosswinds as my Radon R1 ( round tube aluminium bike).
It is incredible how much of a difference there is.
While I was actually considering 65mm deep rims for my Radon R1, on the LCR18, I would now rather run shallower wheels with 40mm depth.

yes, you bought an aero frame.  always going to feel side on wind compared to a standard alu bike.  I felt the same thing (I run 56mm rims)

[2wheeledbarbie]

My computer mount snapped when I rolled over a small bump during my ride this morning. Has anyone found an alternative mount that fits the three bolt mount on the hbr17 bars? Hoping to find something more durable than the stock mount and less expensive than the ti version.

I use a karoo 3 and it was attached to the bar via leash, so no damage to the computer thankfully.

very weird. I've got a insta360 x5 attached to mine along with a garmin 540.  sometimes use a small battery pack too and have no issue with it.  Ask for a warranty replacement.

[2wheeledbarbie]

I actually asked myself the same question when I changed the setup. My thought was that, since the GP 4-Season is not designed for tubeless use, the tyre might not have been sitting properly on the rim and could perhaps have contributed to the instability.

not likely TBH.

[2wheeledbarbie]

Hey guys,

Lurking around in this topic for a while, as i have LCR018-D on my wishlist for next bike.

I am currently in ordering phase and doing some details with their staff over e-mail.

Just interested can anyone suggest about size 54 or 56 as currently i am on Focus Culebro SL 2.0 2014(i think this is model 99% sure) and recently had a bike fit with my current bike.
According to his bike fit my reach to handlebar is 495mm and stack is 575mm and i have 655 mm height to handlebars (80 mm stacked with spacers) - i measured stack and total height so could be up n down a bit.
Saddle height is 785 mm so just interested no idea if i'm missing smth with size 54 with saddle height also.
Right now i have it size 54 with 100mm stem and 8mm added stack (according to their specs in mail).
It is shorter in height but i assume relaxed geometry will give similar position or should i just go size 56 to have more flexibility in height and reach is very similar.
I am 185 mm height with shorter legs and inseam of 81 mm (longer torso and shorter legs).
First bike i bought was 2 big for me (bike fitter shortened my stem from 110 mm to 60 mm) so just scared about going 2 big again.

Thanks for help.

54 frame + 100 mm HBR17.   They both have almost the same top tube length.  forget about reach unless you mean top tube length as they are two totally different measurements.  The 54 has 29mm more stack than your focus.  The other thing to consider is the reach on the bar itself.  How do they compare?