Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)

[CyclesNoir]

Anyone play with mounting the CF computer mount?  I'm running into a few issues with same. 

1) Screws aren't long enough to connect a mount on both the top and bottom sides.  2) The three screw holes on the base of the adjustable camera/light/other mount don't align with the holes on the CF mount (that is the main bar).  The middle hole is too far forward.  So even if the screws were longer, there doesn't seem to be a way to mount my light and the computer

Has anyone else encountered this issue?  should the adj camera/light/other mount be connected via the screws holding the CF Mount to the handlebars instead of under the disc on the front? 

Do you know the size (diameter and thread pitch) are that mount the discs for Wahoo/Garmin/Bryton?  My guage set doesn't go down far enough in size/

I'm thinking that I'll end up having to make my own mount - although that's not a project that I look forward to.

[cycloholic]

Ive added the little button "exaggerators" that slip in under the hoods to make the hidden buttons more pronounced (I got them off Aliexpress) - what a difference they make! I can press even with winter gloves and feel the clicks so clearly - a small but massive improvement.

Thanks for this excellent review bsharp77 - very helpful.

I'm just curious about what these 'exaggerators' are. Do you have a link?

[bsharp77]

Thanks for this excellent review bsharp77 - very helpful.

I'm just curious about what these 'exaggerators' are. Do you have a link?

No problem - glad you found it if some use!
The buttons on the tops of the 8170 shifters can be hard to locate sometimes, so these are simple little bits of plastic which sit onto the buttons to raise them and make them much more ‘clicky’.
Very simple, but very effective.

https://a.aliexpress.com/_EysFtKG

In other updates, I have ordered a set of Kocevelo handlebars as I’m just not happy with the angle of the tops on the handlebars. Really not great for climbing for me, I’d much prefer a nice flat bar - I don’t need the extra stack given by the bars.

Black Friday has also got its grips on me and I’ve given in and ordered a set of 9270 Dura Ace callipers for the bike. I just couldn’t resist :-)

[andymoreno]

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

I'm looking at getting that same YS9070 as my primary color, it looks really pure white on your photos, which is what I'm hoping for it to look like, I don't want it to be too pearl-like, I basically want 'white metallic'...

Can you say how it looks outside on a sunny day?!

[Bender87]

I'm looking at getting that same YS9070 as my primary color, it looks really pure white on your photos, which is what I'm hoping for it to look like, I don't want it to be too pearl-like, I basically want 'white metallic'...

Can you say how it looks outside on a sunny day?!

Yeah it looks like normal white, but it has a bit of the pearl/metallic effect init, but not too much for me at least.

I've been trying right now the second day to fit the handlebars brake hoses without any twist.
I was too focused yesterday on my brakes and hoses and how they look that i mounted them completely and after half a day of trying to route it into the handlebars gave up and throw them in the bin. I think the biggest issue was, the brakes and hoses were already fixed and the hose itself was very sturdy and had a very small curve into it. So every time i mounted the handlebar it made a 90° turn in one direction...

As i said, today the new hoses are a bit better and could be straightened before mounting. Inserted them into the fork and frame and routed everything into the handlebars, now it has no twist and i'm working on the rest, as mounting the brakes at the end to the hoses.

When finished I'm definitely taking some pictures outside

[Bike.Man]

Has it now been definitively clarified whether a Hutchinson Caracal Race with 40mm fits in the frame, and has anyone had the crazy idea of ​​installing Zipp XPLR?

[Jan-Lolek]

Has it now been definitively clarified whether a Hutchinson Caracal Race with 40mm fits in the frame, and has anyone had the crazy idea of ​​installing Zipp XPLR?

The Hutchinson Caracal Race is 42mm wide (true width). I tried it with 32mm rims (38mm outside). The front tire fits fine. The rear one is too big. There is only 2mm space to the left and right chain stay.

From my side the front max tire width is 45mm, in the back 40mm (real size).

[Bender87]

Finished with 7.6kg incl. pedals.
Had to cut the seat post by ~25mm due to my short legs.

Also i have to bleed the rear brake again, there is some weird "bubble" noise coming from the lever itself.
I'm also not completely happy with the EDS front derailleur, due to some dragging when it adjust itself to the rear cog position during shifting.
Cannot adjust the steps without the expert mode in the app, which is blocked by wheeltop right now.

Only issue i had so far which came from the frame is that it's really hard to clamp down the sattle with the screws without scratching the seat post.
You need a long narrow bit holder or bit itself to use a torque wrench on the clamping, otherwise it's not possible to access the screws without any tilt.
But that's a minor tool issue from my side.

[Francy68]

Finished with 7.6kg incl. pedals.
Had to cut the seat post by ~25mm due to my short legs.

Congratulation very nice!! Quick question: what size is your bike?
From the photos it looks like you have quite a lot of seatpost showing, so I was a bit surprised to read that you shortened the seat tube by 25mm. It seemed a bit strange, so I wanted to ask you directly.

[Bender87]

Congratulation very nice!! Quick question: what size is your bike?
From the photos it looks like you have quite a lot of seatpost showing, so I was a bit surprised to read that you shortened the seat tube by 25mm. It seemed a bit strange, so I wanted to ask you directly.

It's the 520.

The minimum insertion for the seat post is 100mm, but you only can insert it like ~200mm in total, till the smaller area around the front derailleur mount.
I needed 15-20mm lower height than the post would had with the max insertion.

Pictures show max insertion on the top and bottom of the post, so 25mm less length makes 25mm more space to adjust the height.

[JensenMacD]

I'm also not completely happy with the EDS front derailleur, due to some dragging when it adjust itself to the rear cog position during shifting.
Cannot adjust the steps without the expert mode in the app, which is blocked by wheeltop right now.

Off topic but figured I would help, when I can. You can email Wheeltop to get that unblocked. There is also a third party online tool, dreds.jeckyll.net (or something like that) that will allow you to edit the front derailleur how you want.

[klementino]

Has anyone that has ordered a 58 frame received any shipping notice?

My frame was to be sent around the 10th of November, but haven’t gotten any updates yet.

[CyclesNoir]

Has anyone that has ordered a 58 frame received any shipping notice?

My frame was to be sent around the 10th of November, but haven’t gotten any updates yet.

Shipping time varies based on your location.

I'm in the US.  I was told mine (56cm) would ship on a Monday and that I'd get the tracking number on Wednesday.  I emailed Wednesday (knowing they're busy this time of year) and got my tracking number right back.  Seven AM the following Wed (9 days from ship date, 7 days from tracking number) FedEx notified me that they had my package, and they dropped it off that afternoon.  So it looks to me like the tracking number doesn't really work (at least in the US) until the in country shipper receives the package.

Anyhow, no reason not to email your sales rep. and ask for an update.

[KRoser]

klementino: Yes, my 58cm frameset was shipped a day ago. I would guess yours will be sent out soon to .
My frame is simple matt black without any logos or anything, so maybe if you have some custom paint one it will take a bit longer.

[Bender87]

Has anyone that has ordered a 58 frame received any shipping notice?

My frame was to be sent around the 10th of November, but haven’t gotten any updates yet.

It took 12 or 14 days from DHL label created to my door. Updates were only available like 2 days before the delivery day.
It's pretty normal. There were not update in between.