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ICAN TT017 TT Bike Build
I thought I would post my bike build for this bike to share my experience and views on this bike and my build. Im in the progress of assembling the bike and will post ongoing updates. The bike is the new TT model from ICAN. I went for this frame mainly because of the front end with integrated handle bars and mono riser. The reviews I found on ICAN seemed to indicate they were some of the better manufacturers from China. https://www.icanbikes.com/Products-list/carbon-tt-bike-frame/ I also ordered a disc wheel and 80mm dish front from ICAN https://www.icanbikes.com/Products-list/lightweight-carbon-tt-bike-wheelset-time-trial-wheelset-86c-25-disc/ https://www.icanframe.com/carbon-disc-tt-bike-track-bike-wheel-dc04 Communicating with ICAN was a bit of a challenge because of the language barrier. Using short to the point questions and few per email seemed to work than multiple long questions. I chose a gloss black frame and matt finish for the wheels. ICAN sent me a proforma invoice with gloss for the frame and wheels and I asked them to change the wheels back to matt finish and update the order. They made an error and supplied gloss wheels from the original proforma invoice. The wheels look OK in gloss, maybe better The groupset I'm using will be Shimano Ultegra. I wasn't convinced on the Chinese brands and Shimano is what I know and is easily available locally for me. I also had a Shimano crank to use. Costs Item Cost USD Cost AUD Frame $1200.00 $1,950.00 Disc Wheel $565.00 $941.67 Front Wheel $285.00 $475.00 Shipping $465.00 $775.00 Import Tax $422.00 Groupset & BB $3,200.00 Build Total AU$ $7,763.67 Negatives The ski poles/aero bars are connected to the plate on top of the rise. I don't want these and the only way to use the top plate and mount aero bars like the Winow bars would be to cut them off. The top plate interfaces with the riser or angle piece, so to retro fit one you would need to router or machine it to fit. There was a minor scuff on the fork. This can be polished out but I let ICAN know when I asked for the torque settings. They immediately sent me a picture of the fork prior to packing which didn't show the scuff and said they would not replace it, even though I didn't ask them to as it was minor. The bike and wheels were really well packed so I don't know where the mark came from. My advise is to film yourself opening the boxes and inspecting the goods as it would be hard to prove if there was damage. Positives Carbon looks good. I'm no expert but to me it looks well made Pricing was good compared to others. If you are in the US it may not be with Trumps new tariffs Frame design was good for me. It also accepts 32mm wide tyres The option of custom paint is appealing. I wish I went for the cracked ice paint although the black does look good. Not sure how much extra the custom paint is. Summary I'm happy with the purchase so far. You need to accept that after sales service is going to be difficult or non existent, unlike major brand. I'm guessing this will be for most China bikes. Parts may be an issue to get hold of in the future. I will post more as I get into the build Edit: Pricing fixed to match correct costs. I originally asked for pricing on the TT016 and TT017 and was planning on buying more from ICAN. The nice lady Sherry at ICAN gave me a discount of USD900 per frame as I have previously bought from ICAN. Sherry reluctantly stood by this after I only purchased one frame. April 03, 2025, 08:56:20 PM |
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Re: VB TT-023: Here comes a new build
Enjoy the build and I hope everything goes well, as it seems you only have one month from frame delivery to the first race with it. And let me know how the box fits! Hint: I'm just designing a 3d printable behind-the-seatpost bottlheholder (similar to the huge canyon fin on the speedmax). Coming soon (if the tests go well) July 16, 2025, 07:15:07 AM |
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Re: What are the best chinese carbon wheels, in your opinion?
Does anyone know if any of the above companies sell anodised/coloured hubs? Lightbicycle offer options for Chris king or hope, but come in at close to £1100 for a wheelset at that spec DFS do some sick colour options on the R2 hub. I can't remember the exact price but it seemed perfectly reasonable to me - i've ordered some with a two-color anodized gradient, not arrived yet. January 29, 2026, 06:27:59 AM |
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Re: Zen Carbon Wheels Xiamen
Do you offer coloured/anodised hubs? DFS Carbon offer the R2 hub in a load of colours. I have this hub but not is so load colours but Titanium Grey January 30, 2026, 05:04:50 AM |
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Re: VeloBuild VB-TT-023
Hi. I don´t know the diameter but I´m using the Leap TT Sram blip holders in this aerobars with no problems. I´m running now 85mm in spacers (2x20mm + 3x10mm + 3x5mm) because that´s all spacers I have. So far so good, everything is firm and seady. I ordered some 40mm and 16cm screws to get me higher (maybe not 40mm, I will test when they arrive) February 10, 2026, 03:49:08 PM |
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Re: VeloBuild VB-TT-023
I also finally managed to build my Velobuild TT-023. Attached a photo of the finished bike. Here is my setup: Frame: VB-TT-023, 1022 euro Bottom bracket: Senicx ceramic t47 bb, 44 euro Wheels: Elitewheels 80mm, 370 euro Tires: Vittoria Corsa Pro G2 TLR with TPU Ridenow innertube, 101 euro Rotors: RT-CL900 dura-ace, 45 euro Groupset: shimano Ultegra/dura ace di2 12 speed for tt bike, 1004 euro Chain: SUMC oil slick 12s, 48 euro Cassette: ztto 12 speed oil slick, 26 euro Powermeter: Stages R8100 170mm, 231 euro Saddle: Pro stealth aero 132mm carbon, 90 euro Bottle and cage: Elite Crono CX, 31 euro Pedals: Ultegra R8100, 48 euro Garmin mount: Closethegap raceday evo fi, 60 euro Tools: misscelanious, 46 euro Total: 3166 euro The installation process was quite easy. Most exciting part was cutting of the fork (measure ten times, cut once). The cable routing was very easy. The only downside I have noticed so far has to do with the cassette. The Ztto cassette doesn't shift as beautiful as an ultegra cassette. July 30, 2026, 03:32:20 AM |
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