Assisting Force AF01

[dietherr]

Hi carbonazza,

which size is your frame? Small or medium?

Best regards
Didi

I was lucky to get one at Eurobike
The frame (a super light one), seatpost, and bars are from them.

SRAM XPLR Red for the transmission.
The wheels are from my CFR505, which is very sad being dropped after so many years together, and I will move to LightBicycle WG55 with carbon spokes.
I'll end up with 45mm tires, the frame allows 50

I just did a quick 50km ride in the woods nearby yesterday.
It is stiff, in a good way. It doesn't flex at all when pedaling hard, sprinting, or fast cornering.
And if feels more precise to handle. Even making a U-turn is easier.
As pictured, it is 7.8kg

If you are in Europe, one finding from this build is https://www.wielerkoopjes.nl/ and their sister site https://www.wheel-parts.shop/nl/.
They sell good OEM components, no fancy boxes, but great prices and excellent service.

For the name, yeah... there's a cultural thing here.
Darevie is another example of these out-of-nowhere words.
Initially, it did hurt my feelings, but now I'm starting to get used to it.
In any case, it's vinyl stickers.

I'm not a good photographer, so I took many pictures to be sure I got at least a few good ones  :

[carbonazza]

Hi carbonazza,

which size is your frame? Small or medium?

Best regards
Didi

Size M

[pinkyyto]

Hey guys, I emailed assisting force three times now, and I am yet to receive a reply. Did anyone else go through this? I even sent a mail to Carbonda, and the same result. I askeed for a few clarifications about shipment et al, but no one seems to be home. Should I wait, persist or just give up? I am really interested in the frame.

[insanetree]

I've talked to Adam from AF/Carbonda at Eurobike. I will send you his contact. 

[akito]

Hey guys, I emailed assisting force three times now, and I am yet to receive a reply. Did anyone else go through this? I even sent a mail to Carbonda, and the same result. I askeed for a few clarifications about shipment et al, but no one seems to be home. Should I wait, persist or just give up? I am really interested in the frame.

I ordered mine last week via WhatsApp. I made the first exchange via the website's messaging service at the bottom left of the screen.
My contact's name is Raffael, but I imagine it's perfect if Insanetree gave you Adam's!

[F1nggy]

I was lucky to get one at Eurobike
The frame (a super light one), seatpost, and bars are from them.

SRAM XPLR Red for the transmission.
The wheels are from my CFR505, which is very sad being dropped after so many years together, and I will move to LightBicycle WG55 with carbon spokes.
I'll end up with 45mm tires, the frame allows 50

I just did a quick 50km ride in the woods nearby yesterday.
It is stiff, in a good way. It doesn't flex at all when pedaling hard, sprinting, or fast cornering.
And if feels more precise to handle. Even making a U-turn is easier.
As pictured, it is 7.8kg

If you are in Europe, one finding from this build is https://www.wielerkoopjes.nl/ and their sister site https://www.wheel-parts.shop/nl/.
They sell good OEM components, no fancy boxes, but great prices and excellent service.

For the name, yeah... there's a cultural thing here.
Darevie is another example of these out-of-nowhere words.
Initially, it did hurt my feelings, but now I'm starting to get used to it.
In any case, it's vinyl stickers.

I'm not a good photographer, so I took many pictures to be sure I got at least a few good ones  : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1b45PRepiLBsEmhYl47EmzG9tmCGcI2TG

Would it be possible for you to measure the actual tire clearence on this frame 🤩?
Like, whats the measurement between chain stays at the part where the tires would be.

[LittleBobcat]

Ordered mine last friday, size XL, ETD before 10.30 with custom painting. Received their new seatpost for AF01 seperately just earlier last month. 27.2*400mm, 189g with steel bolts(M6*30+M6*35) & alumium saddle clamps & base. 176g after titanium bolts & carbon saddle base swapped. Will get some pics later.

[pinkyyto]

Ordered mine last friday, size XL, ETD before 10.30 with custom painting. Received their new seatpost for AF01 seperately just earlier last month. 27.2*400mm, 189g with steel bolts(M6*30+M6*35) & alumium saddle clamps & base. 176g after titanium bolts & carbon saddle base swapped. Will get some pics later.

Hey, what color did you choose for custom painting? And how much did they charge you for it? Please post pics when you get your frame!

[motaro1989]

I finally made up my mind - ordered the AF01SSL in UD carbon finish, size S.
Paid an extra $50 to have the decals removed from the downtube.
I've been communicating with Raffael.
It should ship by the end of the month - I'll share my impressions once it arrives.

[akito]

I finally made up my mind - ordered the AF01SSL in UD carbon finish, size S.
Paid an extra $50 to have the decals removed from the downtube.
I've been communicating with Raffael.
It should ship by the end of the month - I'll share my impressions once it arrives.

Thanks for your feedback, motaro1989. I'm in the same situation as you (except that I got the SL version). I placed my order on August 28, so I hope it will be delivered soon. Just out of curiosity, how tall are you that you got a size S?

[motaro1989]

I'm 173 cm tall with a 79 cm inseam. I've found that sizing recommendations for road and gravel bikes run too large. Based on the geometry, this one should fit me well with a 70 mm stem and a few spacers. For reference, I usually ride a size M in mountain bikes.

[akito]

I'm 173 cm tall with a 79 cm inseam. I've found that sizing recommendations for road and gravel bikes run too large. Based on the geometry, this one should fit me well with a 70 mm stem and a few spacers. For reference, I usually ride a size M in mountain bikes.

OK, thank you very much for your reply! It was very very difficult to choose between the S and the M here . I've gone for an M with a height of 178 cm, an inseam of 83 cm and an 80 mm stem. I'll see how it goes .

[Rolle2k]

The top tube lenght is usally the limiting factor for me... i'm 177cm with 82-82.5cm inseam. If i bought a new bike today i would like to have ~540mm top tube with 70mm stem at max. Many gravelbikes gets a bit to stretched out too make room for tire clearance without toe overlap.
With my Spcycle G069 i have size small (~560mm top tube according to geometry chart, but real measured lenght seems to be less, maybe 552mm or so) but i only use 60mm stem, and handbars with 77mm reach. I could probably get even better comfort with handlebars with a little less reach, or a frame with a little shorter top tube. But that will be for next build.

[akito]

For those who have placed an order, do you have any news about a possible delivery date?

It's been 80 days for me, Pedaldanceur before reason saying not to count too much on the 90 days was right!

[Tijoe]

142 rear hub?   I am still waiting for a Boost/148 based gravel frame.  I really want to be able to swap my narrow carbon rim based boost wheels into a gravel frame so I can standardize on one rear wheel size.