Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)

[Bender87]

did you choose to have the storage box cover in black color? Is It carbon?

I asked about the colour / paint on the cover, but it's quote "different material" which can not be painted.

It's not that big deal for me, maybe a cover it with some foil/wrap or something else.

[Nikh]

Can I ask for your height and inseam? I am 183 cm (6') tall with a ~81.5 cm (32") inseam, probably going to pull the trigger on the 56 cm as well but want a sanity check.

Thanks!

I am 183cm with 82,5 inseam, so pretty mush the same.
imo it depends what you are aiming for with this frame.

I hast a good Feeling with size 54 at sl8, with 80-90 stem. So my approach is,
to get a comparable Position with the lcr018 I need size 52 or 54.
52 with longer stem+spacer
54 with comparable stem, no spacer

Best regards

[NiHearts]

Hey everyone,

I’m finalizing the last details and will soon place the order for frame #56. The lead time is around 1.5 months.

I really like the matte and glossy raw carbon finish from the catalog, so I’m leaning toward that look with a custom head tube decal.


For the build, I’m planning to go with an electronic 2x12 groupset and a carbon wheelset with at least a 23 mm internal width.
I’ll probably wait for Black Friday to find the best deals. One of the options I’m considering is the Scope R5.A wheelset (https://www.scopecycling.com/product/r5a/
) — it’s currently on sale for €1048, as they’re phasing it out for a new version.

Still figuring out the final setup, so if you have any tips, recommendations, or want to share what you’re planning, I’d love to hear it!

[palanski]

I am 183cm with 82,5 inseam, so pretty mush the same.
imo it depends what you are aiming for with this frame.

I hast a good Feeling with size 54 at sl8, with 80-90 stem. So my approach is,
to get a comparable Position with the lcr018 I need size 52 or 54.
52 with longer stem+spacer
54 with comparable stem, no spacer

Appreciate the input! Comparing to the geometry of the 2018 Giant Defy M/L I'm coming from to the 56 R018, it's basically the same. See attached comparison chart. Because the reach is longer on the R018, I'm going with a shorter stem than my defy (100 mm vs 110 mm). I don't see a reason to go to a smaller frame size, but I'd love to hear more from your thinking.

[Nikh]

Appreciate the input! Comparing to the geometry of the 2018 Giant Defy M/L I'm coming from to the 56 R018, it's basically the same. See attached comparison chart. Because the reach is longer on the R018, I'm going with a shorter stem than my defy (100 mm vs 110 mm). I don't see a reason to go to a smaller frame size, but I'd love to hear more from your thinking.

Looks very much the same. I would check the reach of your handelbar. If I get it right, its 70mm at hbr17 (shorter than average handlebar). So maybe the stem length should still be 110.

Vertical difference between handlebar and saddle will be very low. Even without spacer.
I guess your saddle height will be somewhere at 71cm.
If it should get a more aggressive Position, this differnce should increase.

Of course there will be somewhere slightly differences in geometry, but nothing which would make unrideable.

[cycloholic]

This has been a great thread. I've just placed my order for a size 52cm with custom added mounts

Just incase anyone else likes the idea of attachment points on the frame, the LCR018-D frame is also available with threaded mounts on the top tube and the forks - just like the LCG071-PRO frame. For a long while I was torn between the two frames. I want to do the occaisional bit of bike packing so I wanted the mounts, but they were only available on the gravel frames.

I put the question to Wendy at Light Carbon and they are custom making this for me. Best of both worlds - endurance frame and mounting points. I'm super pleased and can't wait for delivery now. It'll probably add a few grams to the frame weight, but still be lighter that the 1.2kg of the LCG071-PRO frame.

[Dlawr42]

Just got an update from Jim that my size 56 frame will be shipped next week, ordered on Aug 28.

[kjerts]

Hey everyone,
I’m finalizing the last details and will soon place the order for frame #56. The lead time is around 1.5 months.
I really like the matte and glossy raw carbon finish from the catalog, so I’m leaning toward that look with a custom head tube decal.
For the build, I’m planning to go with an electronic 2x12 groupset and a carbon wheelset with at least a 23 mm internal width.
I’ll probably wait for Black Friday to find the best deals. One of the options I’m considering is the Scope R5.A wheelset (https://www.scopecycling.com/product/r5a/
) — it’s currently on sale for €1048, as they’re phasing it out for a new version.

Still figuring out the final setup, so if you have any tips, recommendations, or want to share what you’re planning, I’d love to hear it!

I just ordered a size 47 with dark gray decals on matte raw carbon. I modified @BenR's picture to see how it would look.

Going to use XMCS D50CU-33 T1100 wheels and Sram Red/Force E1-mix.

[bsharp77]

This has been a great thread. I've just placed my order for a size 52cm with custom added mounts

Just incase anyone else likes the idea of attachment points on the frame, the LCR018-D frame is also available with threaded mounts on the top tube and the forks - just like the LCG071-PRO frame. For a long while I was torn between the two frames. I want to do the occaisional bit of bike packing so I wanted the mounts, but they were only available on the gravel frames.

I put the question to Wendy at Light Carbon and they are custom making this for me. Best of both worlds - endurance frame and mounting points. I'm super pleased and can't wait for delivery now. It'll probably add a few grams to the frame weight, but still be lighter that the 1.2kg of the LCG071-PRO frame.

Ahhhh I didn't know custom mounts were an option - would definitely have put top tube threaded mounts on there to help integrate a storage solution for longer days.
Another big wish was for proper mudguard mounts - I wonder is this a possibility?

I will be starting to build mine up this weekend hopefully - I got a set of S-Parts rainbow titanium bolts for my 8170 groupset to add a bit of subtle colour highlights to the raw carbon frame, so to finish the job ive just received a matching top cap bolt, stem bolts and saddle clamp bolts.
I'm already blown away by the high quality finish of the frame, so I just can't wait to see how everything looks when its finished.

[palanski]

Looks very much the same. I would check the reach of your handelbar. If I get it right, its 70mm at hbr17 (shorter than average handlebar). So maybe the stem length should still be 110.

Vertical difference between handlebar and saddle will be very low. Even without spacer. I guess your saddle height will be somewhere at 71cm. If it should get a more aggressive Position, this differnce should increase. Of course there will be somewhere slightly differences in geometry, but nothing which would make unrideable.

Thank you for the suggestion. Amazingly, my current handlebars have a reach of 72 mm while the hbr17 have a 75 mm reach. So the proportions really are similar!

https://www.lightcarbon.com/ultra-light-and-aero-carbon-road-integrated-handlebar_p257.html
https://www.giant-bicycles.com/ca/contact-sl-handlebar

[vietmunki]

This has been a great thread. I've just placed my order for a size 52cm with custom added mounts

Just incase anyone else likes the idea of attachment points on the frame, the LCR018-D frame is also available with threaded mounts on the top tube and the forks - just like the LCG071-PRO frame. For a long while I was torn between the two frames. I want to do the occaisional bit of bike packing so I wanted the mounts, but they were only available on the gravel frames.

I put the question to Wendy at Light Carbon and they are custom making this for me. Best of both worlds - endurance frame and mounting points. I'm super pleased and can't wait for delivery now. It'll probably add a few grams to the frame weight, but still be lighter that the 1.2kg of the LCG071-PRO frame.

Whoa nice! Definitely wasn't an option when I initally asked for mount options for a bento box. May I ask how much it costs?

[cycloholic]

Whoa nice! Definitely wasn't an option when I initally asked for mount options for a bento box. May I ask how much it costs?

It was no additional cost which I thought was very nice! Indeed, the bento box mount is the most important for me. I hate the velcro strap on feed bags.

[Francy68]

I’m waiting for my new frame to arrive, but since my current road bike (cervelo r5) has some issues, I’ve changed my initial plan, I was thinking about turning my LCR018 into a more aero-performing oriented road bike, with the right groupset and wheels.
I’d really appreciate some feedback from people who already own this frame, or from those who know more than me about bike geometry and performance, to understand if the LCR018 can actually perform well as a race road bike.
Honestly, I’m a bit confused because I see many riders here in this forum using it more for kind of gravel setups and only few as AERO performing bike. Of course I understand I would never have a real AERO bike but how close it could be?

[CyclesNoir]

 I've been working with Chloe at LC since last August and she's been delightful.  She's professional, responsible, timely, & knowledgeable - a real gem.

Today she showed me pictures of my frame so I could approve the paint (see below).  I didn't ask her for the actual ship date, in part because I was too excited to think abut that, but also because we're ahead of schedule.  Originally the build was scheduled for end of September, but with the crush of orders this got changed to end of October.  Plus two to four weeks for paint.  So here we are at the end of October and paint is done (although I don't know if it's yet fully cured).

I chose a conservative scheme (inspired by a LCR017 on youTube) because I think it will better hold up to the inevitable battle scars in its future.

 

[CyclesNoir]

I’m waiting for my new frame to arrive, but since my current road bike (cervelo r5) has some issues, I’ve changed my initial plan, I was thinking about turning my LCR018 into a more aero-performing oriented road bike, with the right groupset and wheels.
I’d really appreciate some feedback from people who already own this frame, or from those who know more than me about bike geometry and performance, to understand if the LCR018 can actually perform well as a race road bike.
Honestly, I’m a bit confused because I see many riders here in this forum using it more for kind of gravel setups and only few as AERO performing bike. Of course I understand I would never have a real AERO bike but how close it could be?

The geometry is fine.  If you're fairly new to racing, the geo. won't matter too much anyway.  I can't speak to the actual aero, that would require some scientific testing.  But, your position on the bike is more important than the aero of the frame.  Accordingly, bike fit is probably the most important component for your consideration