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Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
Regarding the communication about delivery times, my experience differs from rcwsr's and Ghandy's. Even before I paid for my order, the sales rep I dealt with, Joy, told me upfront that she couldn't commit to an exact timeline: Quote After payment, the production lead time for the frame and wheelset is 5–6 weeks, with an additional 3–4 weeks for paint. That was on the 12th of May. I paid the next day, on the 13th. I appreciate that they were upfront about this before taking my money rather than after. I'd much rather have a vague-but-honest estimate. Fast-forward ten weeks and I've just received photos of my painted frame in LCB-01HS, so the quoted lead time is holding up, though I'm at the top end of it. The frame still has to ship, of course, so I'll report back once it actually arrives. July 24, 2026, 07:35:19 AM |
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Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
similar inseam to you and ride a 56 size frame. i went from 175 to 165 about 20yrs ago on my triathlon bike to make it easier to spin in the aero position (less knee slamming into chest, easier to spin when fatigued and easier to transition onto the run) but didn’t make the change to my road bikes until about 10yrs ago. i had noticed pinching pain in the front of my right hip after aggressive trail running or just faster running, that lingered even on the bike. basically was diagnosed with hip impingement. bought a cheap black 105 level (rs10?) crankset to experiment (swapped the dura ace chainrings to save a few grams even though it looks a bit funky) and it worked so well it’s still on my parlee. no more pinching pain at the top of the stroke, definitely easier to get aero (flat back) and you can pedal through corners a bit easier. less pedal strikes. a little less toe overlap if you have big feet with shorter cranks too. i was PRing on a certain local group ride climb and i attribute it to the benefits from the shorter crank arms (efficiency, aero, maintaining power through corners) since i sure wasn’t getting any younger or putting in more miles. only drawback or adjustment for me was when sprinting or out of the saddle, it did take a little bit of adjustment not having the bigger torque of the longer crank arms… you sort of just learned to spin hard and fast and stay seated a little longer. now that i’m used to it, i’d say i get out of the saddle as much as i used to but there’s not as big of a jump in watts, but that could be i’m just older too. in any case, have since swapped to 165cranks on the gravel bike and spec’d it on the LCR. definitely one of the benefits of buying the frame and parts separately is you can specify 165 cranks when buying the groupset. will it for sure make your knee pain better? maybe. avoiding pushing big gears and thus sticking with higher cadence will likely help, so shorter cranks would facilitate that. you probably don’t want to be too quad dominant so probably would be careful not having your seat too far forward. I know it's not a topic specific to hear but I am wondering what crank lengths people are using? I have an 87cm inseam to the floor, 77cm to ankle roughly. My current bike has a 175mm crank but I feel like I could go smaller as my cadence tends to be a bit lower than it should, about 85-90 most of the time. I also have chondroamalacia patella and as I understand, a faster cadence can help with knee issues. Most bikes around my size are fitting 170 and 172.5mm cranks. I have now purchased a 58cm, with 110cm stem and thinking to grab 170 currently. I can obviously resell and go 172.5mm later on but more hassle. Wonder what people may recommend? Other than "get a bike fit!" as I will get one, I just want a ball park to start with July 26, 2026, 07:56:17 AM |
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Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
2.5 mm can be swallowed just by the small amount of slack in your shoes. The cleat can effectively move back or forth more than that - which is the same for everyone, but puts it into perspective. If you want change, you need to make change. 5mm will not make much of an effective difference, so I’d be willing to bet any felt “benefit” is placebo rather than mechanical or physical. I built a bike for a friend of mine who was having some fit issues. I swapped him from a 175mm to a 165mm and he didn’t notice the shorter length, but he noticed his hip muscles weren’t as tight anymore. Currently swapping all his bikes to 165 as the cranks become available July 26, 2026, 09:40:46 AM |
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Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
what really makes this forum exhausting from time to time is your constant need to convince everyone that your opinion is the right one. And your habit of putting every careless word under the microscope. I almost take this as a compliment from someone as pedantic as yourself. Remember the saddle rails ? Details matter and many times forums are flooded with incorrect information from people who post “facts” after a brief google, not fully understanding the misinformation they’re posting. Im not driven by a need to be “right” I’m happy to learn from reliable sources, but I’m also happy to call out BS when I see it. July 27, 2026, 09:45:50 AM |
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Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
Got my frame today. Orders on April 4th, add a slight delay for top tube mounts to be added, and again for the bars. Wish I could say it will be built up soon but kids…
July 27, 2026, 01:27:17 PM |
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