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Re: New gravel frame Seraph/tantan gr048 or lightcarbon LCG071-PRO
Quote from: taenbolle on May 13, 2025, 03:19:02 AM
Looking at Seraph/tantan gr048 or lightcarbon LCG071-PRO.
Thinking about buying the Seraph from this Aliexpress shop: https://a.aliexpress.com/_EwmwywK
Dont see alot of Gr048 builds here on Chinertown, wondering if it is safe to buy.
I have had mine for a little while now. Sample size of 1, but for me it's been solid and im 100kg+, done sprints on it and it didn't crack in half, which is fair enough for me. Ordered it through Seraph website and picked my own paint, can find my thoughts in the thread about that frame.  Note that I specifically picked that frame because it's short and tall, there might be other options.
May 31, 2025, 04:42:21 PM 		1
Re: WheelTop EDS TX Full Wireless Groupset (Chinese SRAM) If anyone's curious, I successfully mounted an ali sls motion clone ospw to a TX rd. Used the one intended for DA 9250 12spd. The pivot etc all mount up just fine. There is a slighly greater offset at the pivot, so you'll likely need to reset initial cal and maybe tweek the shifting a bit. But it all works, and any late shimano compatible ospw should work if you don't like the vibe of the Wheeltop unit (I don't like the Absolute Black vibe).
It is slightly shorter than the stock cage but no issues with a 11-34 .You can also just fit an oversized lower pulley in the stock cage without issue.
Edit - chain was a complete link too long. Works in all gears now both chainrings



July 30, 2025, 04:17:52 PM 		1
Re: Lightcarbon: New LCR017-D (or Yishun R1058-D) Just sharing my experience with the bike. I initiated my conversation with Wendy on WhatsApp on the 18th of March. Was unsure of which chameleon paint to pick. She sent a lot of different photos of paints. Went with the LCB-02HS - same as another kind poster on here. Thanks for helping me decide!

Finalized & paid on the 19th of March. Received the frame on the 7th of May. Well packaged and nothing to fault.

I've done 2000 km on it now and done a 200k ride once. It rides really well.

However, I did manage to somehow break the seatpost clamp mechanism. The "plate" that holds it against the frame dislodged after disassembly. I'm unsure if it was due to user error or not.
I asked to buy 2 new ones on a Thursday & for it to be shipped through express shipping. They covered half the shipping & I had it in hand the following Monday.
I notice that the torque spec is lower on their website in comparison to the sheet of paper with torque specs that was included with the frame.

Regardless of this minor hiccup, I'm really happy with both the frame as well as the bike as a whole. It's built up with Ultegra Di2 & the Magene PES P505 power meter. It's a joy to ride. Would buy again ;D
August 21, 2025, 02:39:11 PM 		1
Re: Let's make the slickest bike on the planet Oh, and a fun bit of news. The frame has arrived!!

Took just a week to get here from Hong Kong and i must say it definetly does the job.




Everything is wrong in the pic of course, i just threw stuff together to have a look at the fit. Still lacking a few little pieces, which became apparent once i had it in my hands. Gonna have to wait for the headset and BB still.

So there's an order in for some bits and bobs, and since i have upgraded the groupset to 1x12 i will need to get a new cassette. Now, i cannot really decide if i should go for the cheap sunshine thing at $40: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005838729902.html or go for the much more expensive but arguably nicer looking ZTTO variant: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005966996143.html

Also opting against the white seat for now, and wondering if i should be getting for this ugly-ass thing: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004428481317.html
 or this nicer, but possibly underwhelming one; https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005009215872010.html
Thoughts?

And yeah, i'm gonna go full dinner plate-sized cassette, i would not be surprised if the weight tips over 11kg or so. The fork alone is like 1,1 kg  :'( Weight ain't the point of this build though, that should be obvious. The whole point is absolute stupidity.
September 02, 2025, 02:36:52 PM 		1
Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road) got asked about the paint scheme today, do you think they are at the painting stage or do they ask this way in advance?
September 09, 2025, 09:54:00 AM 		1
Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road) My frame is ready to be sent!
September 17, 2025, 12:36:37 AM 		1
Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
Quote from: Bender87 on September 19, 2025, 03:53:51 AM
Hey together,
I ordered my 52cm Frame end of July and just asked Wendy about the timeframe. The frame is now in line for painting and will ready to send out end of October, unfortunately. :-\

Have also a half custom paint job in pearl white with the blue crystal on parts of the frame.

Your design looks awesome! If you don't mind, please share a picture of your frame after the paint job and your build-up :)"
September 19, 2025, 05:41:49 AM 		1
Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road) Just received mine today! AMA ! xD

Super excited for the first build.



https://postimg.cc/sQYphv7J
September 23, 2025, 12:37:23 PM 		1
Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
Quote from: RiP on October 07, 2025, 02:32:55 AM
Regarding those tires, can you tell us their mounted width on your wheels? And when will you be able to test them on the frame? ;D

Photos taken with the 35x622 on a 33c rim.
Front is lots of space, about 1cm on each side.

Back is more constraint, on the width of the wheel: the chainstays are the major hurdle if you want to go wider here, I guess - one of my allen keys just fits in there, 4mm wide, but stuck so <4mm.
So I guess, if you add 3*3 + 35 you come at 41, so a 40er should JUST fit, but maybe has not a lot of margin anymore.
October 07, 2025, 04:40:34 PM 		1
Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
Quote from: KRoser on October 07, 2025, 11:28:01 PM
zealot128: Nice, thanks. That looks similar as I measured from lightcarbon drawings :). 33c rim means 33mm internal width, what rim is that, what is a real width tyre measure?
Quote from: Bender87 on October 08, 2025, 02:11:20 AM
Thanks for the update, i assume that the rim width is 33mm outside?

Can you take some pictures of the front derailleur with that setup?
Quote from: RiP on October 08, 2025, 02:06:56 AM

Thank you very much, sir! But still, can I ask you to measure both the front and rear tire widths using that caliper, please? Or have you measured them and they really have 35mm width?

It seems the use of the Caracal Race 40C at the rear will be very difficult indeed. Anyway, I already have them, mounted on 21mm ID rims, and I'll teste it once the frame arrives. I also have some old 19mm ID wheels to test that tire at the rear. Or I can keep that
tire/rim at the front and use a narrower tire at the rear, on the same rim...  ???

Tires both are Schwalbe G-One Speed 35-622 TR. Rim has 33mm outside measurement, 25mm or so internal width.
Width of those tires:
- Back: 37.4mm @ 2.5 bar
- Front 38.6mm  @ 4.0 bar (filled in Tubeless stuff yesterday and pumped up harder, waited for leaks over night, None!)

So YMMV, those "35" tires get wider depending on rim + pressure i suppose. In this light, the front is even more spacy.

The Shimano DI2 FD has only 8mm gap to this tire - see photo for clearance.
October 08, 2025, 08:57:40 AM 		1