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Re: Carbonda Gravel Carbon frame CFR707
Just received my 707 in RAL 1003. It will be a slow build but just so folks can see the frame. Signal Yellow with Pearl. Looks awesome.
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Re: Carbonda Gravel Carbon frame CFR707
Finally got my frame built. All in all an excellent experience with great customer service from Tina, especially the back and forth on the custom paint ideas. Had it built locally by a bit of a high end road snob, and he was pleasantly surprised with the quality. He faced the BB (only needed a very light skim) and brake mounts - only need to clean up the paint overspray. 58cm CRF-707, Gloss raw carbon to ivory fade. Went the non internal routing, and used my own mix of headset - Hope IS52 on the bottom (love the selaed split crown race), and the Ritchey IS52 on top. Other pretty standard stuff - Newman bar / stem, Force wide cranks, GRX810 1x11. Only treat for myself was the Hope Calipers. September 29, 2025, 05:05:51 PM |
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Evolve Cima ML- Rewind
Hey all. I haven’t seen to much about the Evolve Cima. Thought I’d put this out there for interested parties. Finally got the first ride on my new Cima today. Size ML. I did a mid grade build with some stuff I had and some new parts. Rival E1 shifters and older D2 RD and FD. Frame - 777g with hanger Wheels -1319g with valves and tape -Elite wheels Drive 2 50d. Bars -335 - Krueza 120mm x 40mm wide Post - 156g 380mm x 10mm offset Cassette - 309g force 10-36 Crankset w/ power meter - 705g Force 165mm with XCADEY PM and D2 force chainrings 48/35 Rotors - 146g x2 i dont remeber. Sram I think? Tires - 279g x2 Vittoria Corsa Tubetype 30mm 15.5lbs with pedals, cages, garmin mount. Frame was immaculately packaged. The users manual is excellent. All the spare parts were well packed and organized. Definitely feels high quality. The frame is beautiful. Perfect paint. Well threaded and faced BB and brake mounts. Etc. build up was simple enough. Internal routing was simple besides me crossing the brake hoses and setting them up Euro style by accident at first. The angles of the exit points on the bars are annoying but not insurmountable with a good pick and some finesse. First ride. The bike feels like a rocket. Stiff but responsive. Climbs very well. Unfortunately it was 28 degrees today in NY so I couldn’t give it the juice on the descents. I am a bit nervous about its descending. The handling is very different than my 54cm SuperSix Evo 3. You can see how steep the head angle is. The front tire is almost touching the downtube. Front center is very short. I’m hoping it can stay composed at high speed descents. Overall very happy with the bike so far. Pics attached. January 03, 2026, 07:19:29 PM |
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Re: Carbonda CFR-696 UDH axle specs
…and here are the full specs: 12*172: M12*P1.0*16.5L 12*121: M12*P1.5*17L This was a nice monologue, albeit a bit lonely 
January 20, 2026, 10:23:27 AM |
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Re: CX wheels QR disc brake
I have been looking at these Elitewheels with QR for a while: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004464531980.html March 20, 2026, 03:02:58 AM |
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Re: Velobuild AERO GRAV Frame
Thanks for the reply! I’ll make sure to get one of those. For the rear, no adapter is required for a 160 mm disc, as this is the minimum size supported by the frame. For the front, to use a 160 mm disc, a 140 mm adapter is used, since it is also designed to accommodate 160 mm. March 24, 2026, 09:43:03 AM |
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Re: Mondince new 2026 Aero Gravel
Received my FM316 frameset around two weeks ago, and the whole ordering process was an absolute breeze thanks to Jack’s incredible support and responsiveness. Took me about two days to fully build the bike and start riding it – already knocked out roughly 700 km so far! Build Specs
Full build cost was around €2800 (±$3.3K), excluding pedals which I already owned. Weight is around 8.6 kg including pedals, bottle cages, and the Garmin mount, which I think is pretty solid considering the cockpit isn’t integrated and the Deda Vinci stem is actually quite heavy (~350g with the Garmin mount adapter). Frame color is black pearl / white pearl with a gloss finish, and I’m honestly really impressed with how it looks in person. The only minor downside so far is the quality of the stock bolts, which isn’t amazing. I already ordered a full set of Ti bolts from Wanyifa that should arrive later this week. This is my second bike alongside an S-Works SL8 (size 54). Stack and reach are surprisingly close between both bikes, and the handling feels very similar as well, so adaptation was pretty much immediate. A few people I ride with asked me why I went with GRX mechanical instead of Di2 or SRAM Force. I was actually inspired by Zach Calton, a US pro mountain/gravel racer, who praised the GRX 12-speed mechanical groupset quite a lot. According to him, shifting performance is flawless, the setup is lighter than GRX Di2, and the clutch mechanism does a really good job at limiting chain and derailleur vibrations on rough terrain – all of that at a fraction of the GRX Di2 price. I fully integrated the shifting cables through the stem and handlebar, and honestly the shifting performance has been excellent. It's reliable and nearly as fast as an electronic groupset. Considering the price point, I’m extremely happy with it. So far the only part I’m a bit unsure about are the Pathfinder 45s – they feel a bit slippery on Cat 1 gravel and especially sketchy once the ground gets wet. Might swap them sooner than expected. Will share more updates after a few longer rides! May 08, 2026, 10:02:27 AM |
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Re: Mondince new 2026 Aero Gravel
Wanted a fast, lightweight daily driver with flat bar ergonomics and MTB shifting. Nothing like that exists off the shelf at a sane price, so I built it. Why Flatbar on an XL frame? Swap a drop bar for a flat bar and you lose ~80mm of effective reach — the hoods just aren't there anymore. To compensate, I went one (massive) size up to XL and paired it with a 130mm stem. The result matches my drop bar bike's reach almost exactly: same aggressive, stretched position, but with upright sightlines and the ability to run a full Shimano XT groupset off the MTB shelf for a fraction of GRX pricing. The build: Frame & Cockpit Mondince FM316 XL (wanted purple, but got midnight-blue - ok, i´m fine with it haha) Carbon rigid fork (just clearcoat) Toseek Carbon Flatbar — 660mm Kalloy Uno stem 130mm Kactus Tech Ceramic T47 BB Wheels & Tyres: Elite Wheels Gravel Pro Carbon — 24mm inner width, swap to MicroSpline freehub Tufo Thundero HD 44mm Tyres - love them! Drivetrain: SRAM Rival E1 Wide crankset — 165mm (cheaper than GRX) Alugear Oval 42T chainring — 2mm offset (chains the chainline to 49.5mm for the 142mm rear axle) Shimano Deore XT 12-speed — shifter, derailleur, 10-51T cassette (crazy cheap! 180€ total + 3 XT chains waxed) Brakes: Shimano XT M8100 levers + Flatmount calipers (for 120€ total) 180mm front / 160mm rear Total weight: ~9.1kg with pedals, mounts, everything / Price: ~1800€ in germany Happy to go deep on the chainline math or the geometry sizing logic if anyone's interested. Attatched a pic in comparsion with Tideace GV201 size 54. May 22, 2026, 04:13:34 AM |
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Re: Mondince FM336
Just rolled the first metres with my FM336 size S GRX DI2 2x12, at the moment with a allroad wheel set. The building process was a piece of cake with this frame, which is very well done. The provided head set bearings fit well. I have to say thanks to Mondince. I'll finish building my new gravel wheel set with 32mm IW rims and the bike is ready for the Balkans summer tour. Plan to use it for a 600km brevet end of next week, have to clock some km before to see if everything fits. June 03, 2026, 04:23:08 PM |
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DIY full internal cabling Carbonda 696
I recently embarked on a new adventure. After seeing some Insta posts of Ravé Bike https://www.instagram.com/rave.bike/ where he converts bike to full internal, I wanted to try this myself, just for fun... I decided to also remove all the mounting points I did not use. These include: 2 points on the top tube, one between the chainstays, 5 rack mounts in the back. Since I ride 1x11, the front derailleur exit also had to disappear. On the fork the hole on the side for the brake cable had to go and the 3 mounting points on each side were removed along with a mount for a fender. I drilled out the rivnuts and filled the holes with carbon. Afterwards I used putty to clean everything up on the part of the bike that stays black and used transparant filler on the parts that will stay visible carbon. I sanded the back side to bare carbon because that part will stay visible under the clear. After finishing the sanding, I gave everything a last transparant filler layer and sanded it the last time with 600 grit. For the internal cabling part I stole the concept from Ravé Bike. I made my own carbon plug that goes in the steerer with epoxy. I drilled 2 holes in the steerer where the cable will go in and out. I also had to drill the cable sleeve in the fork to get the front brake cable to enter the steerer. I reinforced the bottom of the steerer with 3 layers of carbon before drilling the cable exit. That's the state of the frame for the moment. I plan to build a DIY paint tent next week and hopefully will be able to paint everything next weekend. The front part will get burnt copper metallic and the rear will stay clear. The entire frame will also get a layer of a golden mica/pearl over the base coat and before the clear. Oh yeah, aI also made a carbon cover for the bottom of the frame (the original is plastic). Handlebar and seatpost will be painted in the burnt orange and cranks have been sanded and will be painted clear. To answer the most obvious question: "yes I know this can be dangerous, but critical locations are reinforced, so I don't see much of a problem". There are too much pictures to share here, so please visit this folder for the pics: https://photos.app.goo.gl/3djodAWJ3smmAVRN8 July 05, 2026, 10:33:36 AM |
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