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Re: Spcycle New Mold SP-R088 Carbon Road Fram!
Hi there, I have finished my build. This is my second china frame after a Carbonda CFR696 whoch I build up in 2021 (my project againt COVID depression). Since i am us9ng it mostly on paved roads I wanted something more „racy“. Intried some bikes at the local bike stores and found out that the perfect bike for me is a Tarmac SL8. But, with all the features I would like to have they charge a whopping 9k€ Germany. Today I did a quick technical testride. My observations: - while building up I had a problem to install the front calipers. The 15mm screws were to long (at least I could not get them into place). I endee up using shorter screws and I hope tha works - Riding experience is very fine so far. Much better accelerating than my gravel bike, like I espected. Although a sporty geometry the bike feels very comfortable. I do not know if this is due to a lack of stiffness and the frame is just flexing. But, so farbit feels nice. Keeping the speed above 30 kph ismuch easier than on the gravel hike (with the same wheels and tires). - last point, and this is a real problem: the bolt pf the seatpost clamp kept loosening again and again and the seatpost went down. I did not have a torque wrench with me and therefore I was scared to tighten it too much. At the end of the ride I went all the way down and the seat post was stuck in the seat tube. It took some effort to get it out again. Do you have an idea whatbI could do to tighten the seatpost clampmso that it will never come loose again? Any advice is highly appreciated! April 22, 2025, 02:41:39 PM |
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Re: Spcycle New Mold SP-R088 Carbon Road Frame
My mechanical shifting setup is complete. The front derailleur cable was a bit problematic because it doesn't have a guide. I secured the outer cable housing to the seat tube with a cable tie to stabilize it. I'll do a test ride as soon as it's dry outside. I'll add more handlebar tape and weigh the bike.
April 24, 2025, 04:38:49 PM |
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Re: Spcycle New Mold SP-R088 Carbon Road Frame
So after all the help from this forum I ordered my frame on 5th march in chameleon green and it arrived on 10th April I’m building it up with Ultegra Di2 - these are go zone 30mm rims for when it’s wet and windy and I’ve a set of carbon speed D60CU-31 T1100 wheels on the way Will keep you updated on the build and a complete breakdown when I’m finished Very impressed so far and the paint job looks amazing April 26, 2025, 01:09:24 PM |
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Re: Spcycle New Mold SP-R088 Carbon Road Frame
Hi guys! The frame just arrived after 20 days of shipment. It looks immaculate on the exterior, just a little polish needed to remove some minor scratches. My build will be the following:
I’ll keep you guys updated once I start the build!  In the meantime, if you have any tips, advice, or suggestions, feel free to share, I'd really appreciate it! April 29, 2025, 03:52:36 PM |
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Re: Leese carbon crankset
The instructions that come with these cranks are pretty poor. Cybrei’s instructions, on the other hand, are excellent. They advise using vernier calipers to measure your bottom bracket shell width, provide a detailed list of bottom bracket standards, and show the corresponding spacers or shims required. Since many of these cranks look very similar, clear and specific instructions like these are really helpful — and they’re readily available on the Cybrei website in English. The attached Cybrei PDF in Chinese has the BB spacing table. https://www.cybrei.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/%E6%9B%B2%E6%9F%84%E7%94%A8%E6%88%B7%E6%89%8B%E5%86%8C.pdf I’ll also measure from the centre of the bottle cage boss to the inside of each crank arm to ensure the distances are equal. This can help identify alignment issues in some cases. I’m using the DFS carbon crank, and they basically told me to follow Cybrei’s instructions, since they don’t supply their own as the have not managed to put on together yet!. I also contacted Passquest/Sprill, and they just sent me their standard instruction sheet again. May 01, 2025, 04:06:32 AM |
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Re: Spcycle New Mold SP-R088 Carbon Road Frame
Little build update, last step will be hydraulic cable, cut the fork and the bb (waiting for the correct tools) No issue rn, just still in doubt to how to place the battery with the batteri in the frame I can place the seat post like 600mm into the frame it’s enough? May 03, 2025, 08:48:31 AM |
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Re: Spcycle New Mold SP-R088 Carbon Road Frame
UPDATE: They will send me a new frame, Kudos to the customer service, they are quick to respond and very kind. I only have to wait another month before I can continue building but that's okay May 09, 2025, 05:17:14 AM |
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Re: Spcycle New Mold SP-R088 Carbon Road Frame
I rode my R088 the other night on a group ride. The week before I was badly dropped by a goated climber, so I wasn't in the mood to wait for the pack. I probably gapped the other cyclists by about 10-15 minutes to reach the climb checkpoint and then bombed the downhill taking the corners fast while accelerating on the straightaways. Even though my R088 is setup as a climber, overall stability is great. It's a great bang-for-buck frameset, with standardized components and easy to maintain. I seriously have no complaints about this bike. 
May 09, 2025, 09:39:18 AM |
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Re: Spcycle New Mold SP-R088 Carbon Road Frame
My R088 is almost ready - took it out for a short test ride and it feels amazing Weighs 7.2kgs Size 56 chameleon green Ultegra 8170 11-34t with 56/32 passquest chainring (Ultegra 160/140 rotors) Ryet 3d printed carbon saddle Lexon thin line integrated handlebar Carbon speed D60CU-31 T1100 rims with 5.0mm carbon spokes Pirelli p-zero tlr rs 32c tyres Still need to sort out some headset play, bleed the brakes, index gears properly and add handlebar tape, cages and install computer mount (and install rubber grommets in the di2 wire holes). Hopefully get this all done tonight to test ride to work tomorrow then make any final adjustments for a long first ride Saturday Build was fairly smooth (was aware of the battery issue seat tube issue so was prepared with a long file) - routing cables was no problem. Tubeless set up was a lot easier than I was anticipating! (Buying a proper sealer injector so much easier than trying to mount the tyres after pouring in sealant) Photo is quite dark so as it was late when i took it out so doesn’t do justice to the paint colour - my partner has taken absolutely zero interest in any of the conversations i have tried to have with her about the build, but when she saw the paintwork in the sunshine she was all “ooooh it’s an amazing colour, so sparky!” Will get some better photos in the sunlight this weekend May 14, 2025, 03:05:52 AM |
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Re: Spcycle New Mold SP-R088 Carbon Road Frame
Finally got chance to start my build today. Although this is my first ever DIY road build, I'm pleasantly surprised at how easy it's gone so far (famous last words). Nothing overly fancy, just a 1x11 speed mechanical. Have a fair bit to do still - install rear derailleur, chain, pedals, route cables through the bars, bleed brakes, index gears and then adjust saddle/seat post and should be g2g. Will try and get this done in the evenings over next week or 2. Left ~2.5cm spacers under the stem so there's plenty of room for adjustment before making final cut. Final build will be: R088 56cm frame Ultegra Shifters/Brakes Ultegra Power Meter Crankset GRX RD 48t Pass Quest Chainring (subject to adjustment) 11-42 Shimano Cassette Shimano 160mm rotor f&r Chaser brake mounts Ryet 108g saddle Ryet UNNO 40cm bar Kalloy Uno stem Onirii Pedals KMC chain Hunt 50mm wheels (spares for build, waiting on XM Carbon speed to arrive which these will be switched to) Sworks turbo tyres. Whilst I've not built this bike as a weight weenie build so far and it'll have some 60mm wheels from XM Carbon Speed on it in final form (albeit marginally lighter than the current Hunts) I'd like it to be around 7.5-7.8kg hopefully. June 08, 2025, 09:18:55 AM |
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