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Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
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May 12, 2026, 02:08:54 PM |
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Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
Finished my build last sunday. Shimno 105Di2 Elitewheels ENT 38mm Weight: 8.05kg (low weight was not a priority) without, pedals, mounts, bartape May 22, 2026, 12:40:03 PM |
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Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
What does the sticker name read? You request that as well? The downtube reads Auraxis which is the planet from the videogame series Planetside. The paintjob is a tribute to the Vanu faction from that game. I designed a rough draft in MS paint (you can request the blank paintjob pdf from LC) and sent that to Chloe who then made the professional version. I requested a few changes afterwards because I couldn't kake up my mind on what I wanted. In the end we settled on the Crystal Purple with Chameleon 01HS and on a discount for the laser silver decals (the original 300 USD they wanted were a bit much for me) which was possible because someone else ordered laser silver and we could share the sheat (if I understood her correctly). June 07, 2026, 01:13:28 AM |
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Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
Finished my build last week and had a ride, WOW. I'm so in love with this build already. I'm coming from a 2015 endurance Pinarello and this feels SO much better. I received the frame early May, so I was hoping the new seat post grip and wedge would solve any slipping issues. It did not...took about 10k but slipped down. Other issue was the saddle rail bolts, max torque for the carbon rails was not nearly enough and it was tilting easily. Road side fix and I was able to do another 85k without issue tho. Some notes from my build in case others review this thread and take the advice posted along the way. 1. Park Tool BB 69.4 does NOT fit the CEMA ceramic BB LightCarbon offers. Standard Hollowtech II tool does however. 2. A titanium bolt was mentioned a few pages back for the seat post wedge. The bolt specified was too narrow for the wedge that came with my frame. Not sure if LC change the wedge or not... 3. This is me being a n00b, but the crown race is integrated into the fork. I was all worried it was missing from my kit. The rest seemed all good for me. Brake mounts were clean and calipers went on straight and easy. BB shell was flawless and BB went in super easy. All in all just a fantastic frame. June 09, 2026, 02:24:09 PM |
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Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
fyi, for those wondering about timelines, mine just shipped, 9 weeks after payment. custom paint and 1 week delay due to waiting for zero offset seatpost production.
June 11, 2026, 09:08:27 AM |
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Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
Wendy sent me my pre-delivery photos last Sunday. I paid on April 9 and am now waiting for my tracking number. The colors are glossy black and matte black. At the time, the basic price was USD699 and the 2 color paint job USD120. Wendy gave me the down and head tube logos for free but charged me USD35 after I asked to add the chainstay logos! June 18, 2026, 01:55:59 PM |
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Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
Hi to all, Here's a message from one of the quiet readers, who's very grateful for all the discussions and input I received thanks to the forum. I purchased my frame & wheels a while ago and had no rush for the build. I've now covered a couple of 100kms on the bike and I'm very happy with it. The ride is clean. It doesn't have a quirky or the opposite sluggish ride. It's just very neutral, pretty stiff uphill and it fits my goal of an allroad bike where I'm the guy doing 90% road whilst having the freedom to enjoy the silence in the woods or a very quiet side road. So thanks to all and I hope you enjoy the pics, I hope you might consider it as some input of what can happen if you fully use the opportunity of building a custom bike. Bring some color to your life! On a side note: this bike is only my personal use and any brand logos are only for my private usage. Thanks again, Jeroen June 18, 2026, 03:28:43 PM |
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Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
Just finished my build. Colours didn’t match my order (royal blue and matt carbon) and the extra cage bolt on the downtube was added above the original two instead of below per my request, but it looks great and rides really nice, got to be happy with it for what they charge! Coming from a 2023 Supersix Evo gen3 (which I loved except for the bars were a bit low - steerer was already cut when I bought it 2nd hand, compares very well so far. I wanted a higher stack and longer front centre, the bottom bracket with Elilee carbon cranks are super stiff (I opted for no storage compartment), so I will probably use this bike for both racing and endurance rides and sell the SSEvo. 58/XL size frame weighed about 1070g, bars 320g, fork 440g before cutting steerer, total build ready to ride at 7.55kg, right about where I wanted to end up. June 19, 2026, 04:49:30 AM |
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Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
beautiful bike (despite the not matching your order) -- the blue to glossy carbon fade looks great. really like the comparison to your previous ride... 23 supersix evo is a pretty solid bike, so great to hear the LCR018 compares well. i think your reasons are why a lot of us chose it: better geo in terms of stack but still racy (aero/stiff/competitive weight). very solid build too. happy if mine can be sub 8k. hope others also post ride reviews, including comparisons to other well known bikes/brands. Just finished my build. Colours didn’t match my order (royal blue and matt carbon) and the extra cage bolt on the downtube was added above the original two instead of below per my request, but it looks great and rides really nice, got to be happy with it for what they charge! June 19, 2026, 11:39:42 AM |
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Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
Just finished my build
June 21, 2026, 02:40:25 AM |
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