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Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame I can't remember, but not that long for me.

I was in contact with Chris recently and they did have some covid-related delays for sending my replacement forks, it might've affected you to? Although my forks were shipped September 7th, so that's after you got your code (implying yours should be shipped to). just contact Chris.
September 14, 2022, 03:06:35 AM 		2
Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
Quote from: cramy on September 14, 2022, 07:27:50 AM
Chris changed it for free?

Yes, replacement forks are on the way for free. Was going to post an update on the whole process when they arrived. The gist of it is that after some back and forth by email (it did take me a week to get my point accross), they sent me a new fork free of charge. I did get quite frustrated with the process, since I'm not sure why it took them so long to see that my fork was clearly not up to spec. In the end, if the new replacement fork is fine, it was not that bad.

I missed a cycling trip because of it (or actually this bike on a cycling trip), but that wasn't the end of the world.
September 15, 2022, 03:05:47 AM 		3
Re: Velobuild VB-R-186
Quote from: dr Smoooth on September 21, 2022, 09:36:10 PM
What BB did you get?

Not the person you were asking, but I got a similar setup (full sram rival), and it's the sram dub pressfit BB.

I keep reading mixed things about it, some say it's not reliable in theory because of smaller bearings, some say it lasted them forever. I'm expecting it wont last me as long as a BB for a 24mm spindle, but whatever.
September 22, 2022, 04:15:25 AM 		4
Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame Finished building my bike over the weekend. After receiving the replacement forks I was good to go. Built it up with SRAM Rival etap, LightBicycle wheels, pro stealth saddle, and gp5000 shoes.

It rides well but I have a slight rub on both the front and rear disc that I can't get rid of. I might drop it off at a bike shop to have the disc brake mounts faced, not sure what else it could be at this point (spent a lot of time aligning the calipers, removed some oil from the system s.t. it wasnt overpressurized, but both to no avail).

Overall the bike rides well and feels comfortable, will take a few rides to dial in the fit.

All in all had a good experience with this for the price. Sure my initial fork was obviously wonky, but after some back and forth via email I got a replacement one. I wouldn't pay double of what I paid for this frame, but for the price it's definitely good enough.
September 29, 2022, 03:28:50 AM 		6