Hi all, I’ve been lurking here and on Reddit, scouring for all the videos and posts about this frame that I can find. I’m wondering if anyone (who has not shared this already in this thread) would be willing to share tire clearance stats, for science?

I know the frame is rated for 38C. I’ve heard accounts of people being able to fit 40s on 23mm IW rims in the rear; I’ve also heard accounts of 35C tires being tight. I’m just looking for more data points here.

For context, I would really love to be able to run a pair of 40C gravel tires on this bike. I don’t need more than that for my area, but do need more than 35C. Do you think this frame would let me get away with gravel tires (gravelking X1?) at 40C or even 42C in the front, and 38C or 40C in the rear? I would get a GRX Di2 2x12 drive train for this bike for the few extra mm of clearance afforded by the front mech. I also have a set of Elitewheels Marvel G35s with 22mm IW for my gravel wheels.

Thanks in advance for insights, measurements and/or pics!

Hmm, so I’m looking at the geo charts and comparing the LCG072-D to the LCR018-D, in size L/560. They’re so similar. Single digit mm difference on stack/reach, head tube angle about 1 degree difference,  chain stay 5mm longer on the LCG and wheelbase  18mm longer on the LCG (that’s the most significant difference). So I’m not so sure that these would ride all that differently on tarmac unless I’m underestimating the difference a handful of millimeters here and there can make. Am I off base?

Ok so my current bike is a GT grade comp which, even as far as gravel bikes go, has a hilariously long reach and wheelbase. And yes I would describe it as “sluggish”.

Seems like the GT Grade size M is 55mm longer wheelbase than your Litespeed in size L, which is 48mm longer in turn than the LCG072 in 56. lol. Huge difference. Similar story for chainstay length.

For reference I tried my friend’s Trek Domane (56) and it felt downright squirrelly compared to what I was used to, and I’m trying to triangulate how the LCG072 might feel on the spectrum of “boat-like gravel bike” to “Domane.” My impression is that the LCG072 will handle far closer to a road bike than the gravel bike I’m used to, or even than the Litespeed you’re used to, which I would consider a win for my application.

Any insight to offer there? Thanks in advance!

Anyway, I've already got two wheelsets... one Elitewheels Drive (gen 1) 50D running Conti GP5K 32C for road duty and one Elitewheels Marvel G35 running Pirelli Cinturato Gravel H 45C for gravel duty. Idea would be to build this frame up with a GRX 2x12 Di2 groupset, british racing green custom paint, with brown saddle & bar tape. I've always lusted after that color combo.

Also re: the fork, yeah I think it's a new design. I started a thread about this on the Chinese Carbon subreddit and someone mentioned that Lightcarbon did redesign the fork for even more clearance, but that's unverified info since few details about this frameset exist in the real world.

How would you build this one up?