Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)

[Hualicopter]

So if I am planning a 2x SRAM setup with this, am I correct that SRAM AXS Rival does not work since it is UDH? I'd have to go with SRAM XPLR Rival?

[bsharp77]

Finished the build tonight at long last.
What a beautiful bike - the raw carbon gloss finish really is amazing and I’m so glad I went for it.
Bike was so easy to build.

A quick 5 minute test confirmed the bike is solid as a rock and as comfortable as you would ever hope for - the geometry is superb. To be able to climb straight onto a bike and feel instantly comfortable and at home says it all.

Ultegra 8170 is absolutely ridiculous. Silent to the point where I wasn’t even sure I changed gear and so fast across the range.

Weighed in around 7.35kg with pedals which is right on target.

Hope to get an hour out on it tomorrow so hopefully will be able to report back after that, but initial impressions are really, really positive.

[vietmunki]

Damnn looks good as expected. Looking forward to an in depth review!

[kubackje]

Looks stunning. More photos please in high resolution 😁

[CyclesNoir]

Finished the build tonight at long last.
What a beautiful bike - the raw carbon gloss finish really is amazing and I’m so glad I went for it.
Bike was so easy to build.

A quick 5 minute test confirmed the bike is solid as a rock and as comfortable as you would ever hope for - the geometry is superb. To be able to climb straight onto a bike and feel instantly comfortable and at home says it all.

Ultegra 8170 is absolutely ridiculous. Silent to the point where I wasn’t even sure I changed gear and so fast across the range.

Weighed in around 7.35kg with pedals which is right on target.

Hope to get an hour out on it tomorrow so hopefully will be able to report back after that, but initial impressions are really, really positive.

Looks beautiful - congratulations!

[cycloholic]

That looks so good. Thanks for the report. Would love to know the full spec. Particularly the wheels and tyres use.

[Hainesy]

I requested extra mounts on the top tube. No extra charge.

It was your original post I think that gave me the idea! :-)
Same for me, no extra charge and they didn't indicate that it would increase lead time.

[cycloholic]

It was your original post I think that gave me the idea! :-)
Same for me, no extra charge and they didn't indicate that it would increase lead time.

Glad I could inspire someone 

One thing to note about my original post. I requested extra mounts on the forks too, but a week or so after I placed my order Wendy contacted me to say the fork mounts would not be possible due to concerns about strength. I was okay with that. I'll still use this frame for bike-packing.

[Bender87]

Finally it's here, Banana for scale: https://photos.app.goo.gl/nT3KeXnNwRXrJr938

Just few first impressions:

• There is a lot of paint on my frame (520) -> 1125gr with front and rear hanger and box cover
• Rear brake mounting is not completely flush, i would say it's not flatted after the frame come from the mold
• The paint around the front brake mounting points looks not so great
• Paint around the storage box edge looks a bit awful (maybe a bit of sanding to clean it would help)
• Paint around the top of the headtube has also poor finishing edge
• Have a bit of yellow paint on the underside of the top tube, don't know yet if it's on or under the clear coat
• The pouch has a good quality, not a 1€ AliX bag, more like 5-10€
• The BB looks flatted and has nice clean threads
• Got a second LC Light UDH in the accessories bag for free
• Handlebar looks superb to me (but only had two AliX cheap ones for comperrison so far)
• The storage box cover is made from aluminium, at least it feels like metal and not plastic

Overall I'm surprised by the quality of the frame, the paint job was a bit difficult due to the two/three layers of paint for the crystal blue effect and the edge to the white parts.
By sides the few edges mentioned above the paint job looks great, no "bad" edges from blue to white on the whole frame/fork.

Will take few pictures from the inside with my 3€-HD-endoscopy-cam the next days.

And i have to figure out how to remove the red color on my tires...

[Hainesy]

@Bender87 great photos, will look forward to seeing the finished build! What’s the storage compartment mechanism like - it feels secure?

[Bender87]

@Bender87 great photos, will look forward to seeing the finished build! What’s the storage compartment mechanism like - it feels secure?

I have to disassemble it (remove the screw), to check how it works.
I assume the screw is glued into place to hold the pressure of the latch.
If there is no glue, you would need some kind of spring washer to create the pressure, otherwise it would loosen itself by time.

At the moment, after 5 times open/close it's still pretty tight.

[Bender87]

I have to disassemble it (remove the screw), to check how it works.
I assume the screw is glued into place to hold the pressure of the latch.
If there is no glue, you would need some kind of spring washer to create the pressure, otherwise it would loosen itself by time.

At the moment, after 5 times open/close it's still pretty tight.

Yep, it's just a screw which is glued into the latch. When it's getting loose after some time all the tolerancea might got "deburred" and you can reset it with some new glue, than it should be fine for longer time.

Added few pictures of the latch.

[JensenMacD]

Anyone who has received the bike or a LC bike. Any concerns on the quality of the headset bearings? I'd hate to build the bike up to find out they will not last.

Order confirmed for my LCR018 50 in Ferrari Red. Slowly ordering everything else, to be prepared when the bike arrives. Ultegra 12 speed with Leese cranks already arrived. Now planning on going XMCS wheels but still deciding on the depth I want.

[POTOOOOOOOO]

Mostly, the included bearing are complete crap. If you have to route a hose though it, then worth swapping for something stainless steel or corrosion resistant.
Or leave plenty of extra hose they can be chopped and reinstalled once new bearings have been fitted.

Enduro aren’t the best, but they are widely available and a reasonable price.

My Caledonia 5 came with headset bearings that lasted 6 months before I replaced them.
My friends winspace lasted just over 8 months.
Another friends BMC lasted around 12 months.

All were fully greased with Park HPG-1 when fitted.


I used 440C stainless enduro bearings as replacements on all 3 bikes, and they’ve fine for 24+ months.

Obviously it depends on the conditions you ride in. If it’s a summer only bike, the factory bearings might be ok.

[Francy68]

Finally it's here, Banana for scale: https://photos.app.goo.gl/nT3KeXnNwRXrJr938

Just few first impressions:

• There is a lot of paint on my frame (520) -> 1125gr with front and rear hanger and box cover
• Rear brake mounting is not completely flush, i would say it's not flatted after the frame come from the mold
• The paint around the front brake mounting points looks not so great
• Paint around the storage box edge looks a bit awful (maybe a bit of sanding to clean it would help)
• Paint around the top of the headtube has also poor finishing edge
• Have a bit of yellow paint on the underside of the top tube, don't know yet if it's on or under the clear coat
• The pouch has a good quality, not a 1€ AliX bag, more like 5-10€
• The BB looks flatted and has nice clean threads
• Got a second LC Light UDH in the accessories bag for free
• Handlebar looks superb to me (but only had two AliX cheap ones for comperrison so far)
• The storage box cover is made from aluminium, at least it feels like metal and not plastic

Overall I'm surprised by the quality of the frame, the paint job was a bit difficult due to the two/three layers of paint for the crystal blue effect and the edge to the white parts.
By sides the few edges mentioned above the paint job looks great, no "bad" edges from blue to white on the whole frame/fork.

Will take few pictures from the inside with my 3€-HD-endoscopy-cam the next days.

And i have to figure out how to remove the red color on my tires...

congratulation, may I ask you which size of tyres you have?