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Re: Looking For A Chiner Road Bike Frame - SWORKS Tarmac Well I got my VeloBuild VB-R-068 Frame set a few weeks ago......today I went racing on it, it was bloody awesome!
I got the matt black 54cm frame (I'm 1.8m / 5'11") and the fit was great. I stripped the matt black back to raw carbon on the forks and left the frame. Wet saned the whole frame and did my own custom paint job (Courtesy of Martin Grey's Etoe Youtube channel) and the result was awesome. From AliExpress I got the saddle, wheelset (50mm x 25mm carbon rims) Ultegra Crankset and brakes, Carbon bars with integral stem, Bar tape, shifter cable set, BB109 Ceramic Bottom bracket and from NZ online off Facebook (Bikeshelf) second hand near new Ultegra shifters and derailleurs. After about 40 hours work doing the custom paint job I put this all together and came in at a very nice 7.7kg ready to race.

I did see a review that said it was not very exciting/responsive but I have to disagree....it was agile and a real rocket ship on the downhills...very stable at 61+ Kph. I did however have to make a 3mm washer for the headset to work properly and pack the outer ring of the top headset bearing with ptfe thread tape to give it a nice snug fit.

Chris@velobuild was awesome to deal with and replied same day to all emails I sent him, I cant recommend this frame and Velobuild website more highly. Very impressed overall.
August 16, 2020, 05:19:30 AM 		1
Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts Shakeout ride was a success. Water bottle rattled loose and rear brake is dragging a bit (need to align caliper better, or maybe new pads as the spring is worn out). Adjusted the position of one matchmaker as it was too close to the grip.

The suspension is so fresh and different. My last FS was a Titus Racer X Carbon back in 2011. That bike was too small for me. The FM936 with the Sidluxe Ultimate and the SID RCT3 that was just rebuilt by Squish Dynamics is such a treat!

Need to install the BRAD system for the second bottle and I’m ready for an epic weekend of dirt.
August 26, 2020, 03:11:59 PM 		1
Re: Chinese SC/AM831 Group Buy I'm out, ordered an FM10
October 01, 2020, 06:10:09 PM 		1