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Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road) Hoogie: Yeah, no problem. It is pretty simple part and maybe it is even non issue for most I just personally dont like anything serrated against carbon :).
December 19, 2025, 07:07:39 AM 		1
Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road) Also if anyone is interested and have access to 3dprinter, here is my design for Garmin Varia rigid holder specific to LCR018-D seatpost profile.

Big thanks to Jim from LightCarbon, he was able to sent me seatpost profile drawing in high res and thanks to that he saved me a lot of time in CAD and measuring. I think that was pretty awesome from LightCarbon.

Only thing you will need is M3 hexagon nut (there is a little cut out in holder where do you slot or push in m3 nut) and M3x20mm bolt, puck and puck bolts you can use the ones from original Varia mount.

I also recommend to use at least 3 wall loop and 25% infill (just to be sure just print it with 100% infill, it increases weight for just 2g :) ) in slicer, and PETG material for increased temperature and UV resistance.
December 19, 2025, 02:04:30 PM 		1
Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
Quote from: palanski on December 17, 2025, 08:44:03 AM
Hot tip: Request QC photos prior to shipping. I was notified that my frame was shipped to me and had to ask for QC photos, which were supplied promptly but without any ability to address issues since the frame was already on its way to me. In my case, they didn't match the requested paint job to the specifications we discussed quite thoroughly over email and was on the painting diagram re: angles of paint lines. See below forks.

Along with an apology and an offer for $20 USD off a future order, I was told by Wendy that: "Indeed some customers required photos before shipping when place the order, but some didn't. Because you did not make that requirement, so I didn't send."

I had assumed that QC photos would precede shipping, but such is life.

Following up on this, LightCarbon is refusing to take responsibility saying I needed to request QC photos prior to shipment. I would like to take a poll for those who have had their frames shipped to understand if this was truly my mistake or Wendy's.

If your frame has been shipped, could you take a moment to fill out this quick survey? https://forms.gle/Ks7sdXNwURkiijsT8

Thank you! :)
December 22, 2025, 02:55:03 PM 		1
Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road) Morning all just a quick update on my LCR018-D.

Been riding it now for 1000km without a single problem of any kind - the bike is so smooth and reliable.
I bought it as my everyday, all weather bike and it couldn't have lived up to its billing any better - absolutely brilliant.

I have just got my hands on a Cervelo S3 frameset which I am building up as my "best" summer bike, so that has meant some changes for the LCR018-D.
All the premium parts I had (Ultegra 8170 di2 galfer rotors) have been taken off to do the new build.

Ive now re-built the LCR018-D with 105 di2 and if you blindfolded me, not a chance I could tell the difference. This groupset is superb.
I guess there's a slight weight penalty, but its irrelevant for this bike and its still not heavy by any means, the bike still feels lovely to ride.

The HBR17 handlebars just didn't suit me at all, so I took this opportunity to replace with a set of Toseek bars.
A more traditional aero shaped integrated bar - and for me it's a massive difference. They are much more comfortable for me.
Fitting was easy as the included spacers are I think identical to the LightCarbon ones so that made life very simple.
The carbon effect finish on the bars also matches in very well with the bare carbon finish on the frame.
I got the Garmin mount off Aliexpress too, but due to the angle of the bars, its facing downwards (seems to be a trend with the racers these days), but its not for me, so ill replace with something that gives a nice horizontal finish.

Final additions are a set of purple VXM rotors (160/140) from Aliexpress and NT-BP036 Semi Metallic pads from Noah & Theo on eBay.
Both of these brake recommendations came from Luke (Trace Velo) on YouTube and I can confirm they are excellent choices.
Not only do the rotors look superb, but the combination gives great stopping power and modulation and appears to be silent so far (wet weather testing today to see how they perform).
I like them so much that when the Galfers wear out on the S3 build, I will replace with these as well. For the price they are crazy good.

That should be all the changes in the meantime, just loads of hopefully happy miles to come.

I will be selling my HBR17 handlebars (80mm length, 400mm width), so if anyone is interested, just let me know.





   
January 13, 2026, 02:46:29 AM 		1
Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road) Hello everyone, finally finished my build and the total weight came up to 7.5kgs! Quite impressed with the paint job and the glossy finish is a treat to the eyes! If I had to nitpick, the paint around the bottom tube storage door wasn't consistent and there was some paint on the rear brake mount.
The build was pretty smooth too for my first build! The only thing I struggled with in the build was some disc rub (VXM rotors) with Zrace XG4 calipers on the rear wheel. Did anyone else face disc rubs in their build?
I haven't had a chance to ride it properly yet due to the weather, but hopefully soon!
January 19, 2026, 02:16:13 PM 		1
Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road) I love it, great and black should be left for cars, on road bike I want the 60s, full on colors!
January 19, 2026, 03:46:55 PM 		1
Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
Quote from: Bros on January 20, 2026, 02:42:40 PM
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The British Racing Green color from the lightcarbon palette is a pearl color. Below is a photo of the frame in this color.


The picture doesn't show it off well at all. I bought my LCR017 in British Racing Green and it's a fairly dark metallic. The colour swatch on their website is a better representation.
January 20, 2026, 03:48:44 PM 		1
Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
Quote from: thorbens on February 10, 2026, 12:08:32 AM
Trial and error is your best bet, I'd do the same

Quote from: Hoogie on February 10, 2026, 01:28:35 PM
I used the 3mm spacer on the drive side. Which gave me enough adjustment room on the non-drive side with the adjustment ring thing (not sure what the official name is) to set the correct preload.

I used the standard SRAM T47 bottom bracket. So not the same as your rotor. But since T47 85.5 should be the same. I think 3 or 3.5 should both work fine. Just try and see what fits best.
Quote from: thorbens on February 10, 2026, 12:08:32 AM
Trial and error is your best bet, I'd do the same

Thanks, thorben and Hoogie. But I must admit that the BB manual with its 3.5mm on the none drivetrain side and 6mm on the drive train side didn’t lie. It seems to work fine. I still was able to use the adjustment ring a little bit. I’ll give another notice after finishing the build.
February 11, 2026, 01:51:46 PM 		1
Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road) A new YT video on their stiffness testing.
https://youtu.be/61VoyEI4CPo?si=DCDFiyM6LeGm_qz1
February 12, 2026, 02:02:14 AM 		1