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Re: VeloBuild VB-TT-023 Finally finished my VB-TT build. Only ridden on Turbo so far so no idea on road feel / secureness of contact points (particularly concerned about Bars / Seatpost slipping on bumpy terrain)

Components:

SRAM Force Rear Mech
2 pairs of SRAM AXS Wireles Blips
76 Projects Blip Holders
RideRever Trivia TT Brakes
Stock Basebar and Vision TFE Clone Bars
Pass Quest 56t Single Chainring
Dura Ace R9200 167.5 mm Crankset
KMC 12 Speed Chain
Praxis T47 Integrated Bottom Bracket (Shimano)
Shimano 105 R7100 11-34t Cassette
ISM PN3.1 Saddle
*I do have a SRAM Red eTap AXS Front Mech and Pass Quest 56/42t Double Chainring for a 2x setup
Tri Spoke and Disc to be obtained in due course.

Cost: £1,921.54 (not including labor to build or 2x Chainset setup)
October 28, 2024, 05:40:48 AM 		1
Re: Magene QED 12spd groupset showcased in Shanghai Another video on Magene. Seems they are drumming up the marketing machine for upcoming releases.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmIdqCh7DzU
Edit: for anyone that also cannot see the link/video that aliexpress_junkie posted above:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hPPdvBeYbg
November 06, 2024, 11:27:25 AM 		1
Re: New frame: Longteng RD301-D Despite a blustery day with occasional drizzle, I took the bike out for a maiden ride. I don't want to jump to too many conclusions due to the swirling winds, but here are a few (very) preliminary thoughts:

- The ride is very comfortable. This is probably more due to the bike and less to the frame itself - I'm sure the 32 tires do their part in this.

- Handling is neutral. It's nimble but stable compared to my previous race-oriented bike which feels twitchy in comparison. I like the way it's got a bit of "understeer" in car terms where, unlike my previous bike, not every movement in my arms will cause the bike to react, which gave me a lot of confidence taking corners even on this first ride. I like being able to control the bike using body English through my (ample) hips/butt.

- I do feel cross-winds, more so than on my previous bike. This is probably due more to the 45mm rims than the frame. I don't really notice it until I'm making a turn, where it feels like I'm "catching" the wind in the front wheel. This is my first time on deeper rims, so I probably just need to get used to it.

- The acceleration took me by surprise. Starting at traffic lights, I had to back off a few times because I'd close the distance to others on the road quicker than I'm used to. Maybe this is the aero profile of the bike shining through, or maybe it's the chunky T47 bottom bracket giving it extra stiffness, but the bike gets up to speed quickly. I'm really curious about how the bike does on climbs, given this initial sense of efficiency.

Again, these are just first impressions FWIW. Enjoy the pics!
November 07, 2024, 12:22:59 AM 		1
Re: Winowsports NEW Carbon TT Rest Extension Handlebar ARB02 and TT handlebar HB052 Received these in the post the other day and got round to installing them on the bike. Seem to be of a high quality and impressed with them although I hope the Garmin mount comes out soon. As they have no angle to them I'll be mounting them to the Drag 2 Zero Angled Spacers (on order) which should be perfect.
November 27, 2024, 04:16:57 AM 		1
Re: VeloBuild VB-TT-023 All parts have finally arrived and got the rig set up. This is what it looks like pretty much in race set up (1st race is IM Lanza so front mech needed, but will be removed for flatter races).

Made a DIY BTA bottle cage plate from an AliEx carbon plate and a 3 slot bottle age adaptor common in MTBing.

The Trek Speedconcept Gen 3 (disc brake) specific downtube bottle doesnt work on this frame as it comes, however I'll find a way to mod the that bottle cage to fit. That or use the Orbea Ordu OMX or Cervelo downtube bottle.
February 08, 2025, 03:11:15 AM 		1
Re: ICAN TT017 TT Bike Build
Quote from: Aradell on April 29, 2025, 06:53:16 AM
I've been looking at your pictures, and the technical drawings a bit. These are just my thoughts.

In the current configuration, all the load is transferred both via the bolts (the bolts work mostly in tension), as well as via the spacer stack (these are under compression).
This mechanism or load transfer doesn't really change when u put the Winow extensions, or some other extensions instead of the ski poles. Most of the load is on your elbows and go through the plate either way.

If you were to change the extension and use the existing base plate. Then you are stuck with a base plate that has the interface/holes for the ski pole extensions.
What material is this base plate? Aluminium? Or steel? Depending on the material, you could grind off the fittings for the ski poles. If the plate is steel, I'm 99% certain this would be fine and still strong enough. Not so sure about aluminium.

Manufacturing a new plate would also be an option, but pretty hard. Since, like you said, it would need the same male/female interface to interact correctly with the spacer stack. And the holes for the bolts also need the right chamfer/radius on the top, so that you can use the different angle spacers for the base plate.

I would reach out to ICAN to purchase a extra base plate (part 22 on the drawings) and modify it as best as you can. But this would obviously depend on the price for this part.

The plate is made of steel. You can and would need to cut off the fitting for the steel pole to fit the Winow bars. I borrowed a set from a friend and the pole fittings clash with the bars unless you raise the angle with the Winow angle spacer.
I don't see this as a problem and I'm sure it would not affect the strength.

Yes, a new plate would need to have the right chamfer angle if you use the angled riser pieces. I was planning on using a plate without the angled riser and fit angle pieces to the new bars and plate to avoid this.

Ask ICAN for a cost of an additional plate or ask them if they can modify it. The more people that ask they may listen and change the design. I have asked and they said they would not change the design. I also told them after I built the bike as part of some feedback that this is the major drawback for this bike as its very common for people to fit alternative areo bars to TT bikes.
April 29, 2025, 08:56:36 PM 		1
Re: HongFu FM309 - TT/Tri bike so happen the colab frame designers are on slowtwitch forum, n explained their ideas behind the chosen geo
https://forum.slowtwitch.com/t/hongfu-avenger-tribike-2025/1288609
May 10, 2025, 08:51:53 PM 		1
Re: VeloBuild VB-TT-023
Quote from: benchys on May 23, 2025, 01:26:58 AM
Hey @mattgolt,

Have you got any pics of your front setup?

Hey there,

I just came back from a 70.3 yesterday and just cleaned and rebuilt my bike. Took the chance to put on my old cockpit and take some photos of it. I'm not using this cockpit any more, since the extensions are too short for me - I'm using a 3d printed prototype at the moment and I'm waiting for winow to release an XL version of their fasttt clones and then maybe go back to a similar system.

Hope these photos help. The cockpit basically revolves around the wingspan extenders from RON, that you linked. And a 3d printed bridge that sorta looks like batman. This could be done with the original bridge as well, but I haven't found a nice solution for a BTA setup with the original bridge.. On the photos, only a bottlecage and the twistlock for my garmin is missing.
May 26, 2025, 01:49:23 PM 		1
Re: ICAN TT017 TT Bike Build Update to the build.
Winow bars now added. I have used a plate from an old set up along with the custom 15 degree angle adapters. The mono riser has the 10 degree angle and then the plate has 15 degree angle adapters, so 25 degrees in total.
The mono riser has an opening so the cables can easily exit this and up into the Winow bars.
Much more aero and comfortable than the stock standard. I will email ICAN again to show them what people want and see if they take it onboard.
June 30, 2025, 12:33:32 AM 		1
Re: VeloBuild VB-TT-023
Quote from: ngthanhphuc on July 30, 2025, 04:59:13 AM
Does anyone have a solution for a BTA setup with a Garmin mount on the stock Velobuild handlebars?

2mm Carbon Plate: https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005007049758967.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.134.76655c5f3nCeDh&gatewayAdapt=glo2deu

Bottle mount long: https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005008585918087.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.69.76655c5f3nCeDh&gatewayAdapt=glo2deu

Bottle mount short: https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005006788434505.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.99.76655c5f3nCeDh&gatewayAdapt=glo2deu

Garmin Mount: https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005006233411618.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.104.76655c5f3nCeDh&gatewayAdapt=glo2deu
July 31, 2025, 02:28:21 AM 		1