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Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road) Hi all,

Just a couple of notes to make today regarding the LCR018-D.

1. If you have downtube storage - check the latch bolt regularly! Going over a rough patch of road today while out on my ride the whole door went flying with cage and bottle all attached. Managed to get it back without a car driving over it, but my lovely multi coloured anodised finish on the cage has been badly scratched which is very annoying.

2. I retract my statement that this bike isn't overly fast!!

I have a route which I use once a week as my benchmark route for training - around 32km, mixed terrain (280m climbing total).
I have over 50 saved activities on this route, shared between my old Aeroad copy and the LCR018-D.

Best average ive ever had on the Aeroad was 32.2km/hr.
Today on the LCR018-D I averaged 32.1km/hr.

This is not overly scientific, more just to let everyone know that this bike can be fast if you want it to be. Its already crazy comfortable for me, so to have sunshine today and get it out in good weather with a jersey on instead of a winter coat - I put it thorough its paces properly and it really is fantastic. Considering as well that the Aeroad is at least 2-3cm lower in stack, it makes the LCR018-D time even more impressive.

I will be changing the fork on the LCR018-D to my spare one which I have cut lower and will drop the front end by 1.5-2cm, so that should make things even more interesting, but regardless, the bike is fantastic and a joy to ride.

I am not claiming that the LCR018-D is the fastest bike out there, (im building up a Cervelo S3 at the minute which I expect to absolutely crush all my times), but for what is an incredible endurance bike is, it is no slouch!
March 20, 2026, 10:24:37 AM 		1
Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
Quote from: Bros on March 20, 2026, 10:39:53 AM
the difference between my 8kg road bike and 15kg enduro rig is only about a dozen seconds🙃

There is something seriously wrong if that’s the case.
March 20, 2026, 11:42:42 AM 		1
Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road) Just goes to show how different everyone is.
I can tell my power output to within 10-15w no problem, nevermind 60!!
Also, I’ve ridden a lot of bikes, and there’s huge time gaps between even quite similar bikes.
My 2018 TCR for example wouldn’t have a hope of being within 1 minute of my Canyon on a 1 hour effort with some climbing (less than 10m per km).

Anyway, there’s little point in arguing over it.
My point is simple, the LCR018-D is a fantastically fast bike and worth every penny.
March 20, 2026, 03:28:30 PM 		1
Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road) My winter build is a tribute to Norway... 🇧🇻🥰
March 26, 2026, 03:23:37 PM 		1
Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road) Interesting you should post this.
Had mine out for a 3 hour ride yesterday, storage door fell off twice, second time it cracked my bottle and all my remaining water went flowing down the road. 2 hours with no drink!!!!

I don’t know what’s going on with the mechanism - I’ll need to take a closer look, but it definitely feels like a design flaw and not up to standard.
If the v2 is not a proper fix, then they either need to come up with a v3 asap or i actually feel like requesting a frame swap to a non storage version as it is simply not fit for purpose.

So annoying that one little feature can really ruin what is otherwise a crazy good bike.
March 29, 2026, 06:31:53 AM 		1
Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road) Had a quick look this evening and it seems like the locking mechanisms tightness is dependent on the actual door being a tight fit in the first place.
My door has no foam on the very top edge.
I had put a bit of foam double sided tape up there not long after getting the bike and it made a massive difference to the locking mechanisms tightness.
This must have worn away, as on inspection tonight there’s none there, and the lock was very loose.
Just put another bit of foam tape on there, which makes the door quite hard to actually insert in the first place, but has tightened up the latch a heck of a lot.
It’s a bit of a bodge and not something I’m still 100% confident about relying on for big rides.
Will l contact Light Carbon to see what they say.
March 29, 2026, 04:53:20 PM 		1
Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road) Finallyyyyy done.

Now time to give it some beans. Planning to use it for fast bunch rides, crits, gravel races, and more.

Very happy with the looks and quality of the frame. Let's hope the storage door holds up. Feels rigid now.

EDIT: first ride is in the books. Feels very fast, comfy, smooth. Probably partly due to the 40mm tires. Tires are rubbing when getting out of the saddle while putting some power down. It seems the LC statement of 38mm max is true.

I'll change the tires for road setup soon. Very interested to feel the bike with 28mm front and 30mm rear tire.

This is a size 54 with 80mm sadle height and 120/380mm bar from LC. I'm 183 with 89cm inseam. The bike feels quite short. Stack feels good but I wouldn't mind a slightly longer reach. An even longer stem would put the weight too much forward though. 

Size 56 with a non-rise cockpit would possibly fit me better. It's all within margin though and I expect I'll be able to get used to it. 
March 31, 2026, 09:29:56 AM 		1
Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road) Just finished my build
June 21, 2026, 02:40:25 AM 		1
Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road) bike finally built up!

size 56, 400-90 bar-stem, zero offset seatpost
ferrari red to carbon clear coat fade, LC logo as carbon clear coat on head tube
light carbon 53db wheelset 50mm deep, 23mm int diameter, sapim cxray spokes, specialized sworks turbo 30c tires (31.5 wam) w/ridenow tpu tubes
dura ace 9270 groupset w/165mm 52-36 cranks, 160/140 rotors, 11-34 cassette, waxed chain, di2 top button "boosters"
cema ceramic t47 bottom bracket, meroca 3d printed carbon rail saddle 155
titanium out-front mount w/gopro mount (for cateye amp500 light), fizik bar tape, look keo pedals (to be replaced with favero assioma pro RL2)
specialized rib cage (non-carbon) bottle cages, downtube storage bag w/2 tpu tubes, co2, tire lever, $20, di2 charge adapter, usbc-usbc cable, spare c1632 battery)

weight: 7.6kg (w/bottle cages, computer mount, pedals, not including downtube storage)

hope to take it for a ride later this week!
July 07, 2026, 06:42:34 PM 		1
Re: Lightcarbon: LCR018-D (endurance all-road)
Quote from: mingc on August 28, 2026, 06:13:38 PM
I think a generous amount of carbon paste will prevent slipping.

Unfortunately not.
My bike now 400km and I re-clamped the seat post ~5-6-7 times.
Its installed with Dynamic Carbon paste.
Its torques with a Wera Torque wrench to 6, then 8 and the last two times with 10Nm.
Its clamped on the wannabe grippy paint (which is now stripped of, because of slipping).
It is really annoying. I will email Carol tomorrow asking for options: another clamp or seatpost or both or just hammering 20Nm on it, i dont know.

Quote from: MJaerogains on August 29, 2026, 12:28:13 AM
Took my bike into a new mechanic today and straight away he said he thinks the bottom of my seatpost is knocking against the seat tube when I’m climbing seated (which is the main time it creaks, stops as soon as I stand on the pedals), he’s seen it before, so likely he will cut it a bit shorter.

I cut 60mm from my stem, but it still creaks. But i think its the standard LCR Bottom bracket thats pretty cheap.
Will change it to Praxis Works one.
Or what would you guys say is a good, fair priced T47 BB for Shimano gear?
August 30, 2026, 03:11:55 PM 		1