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Re: Carbonda Cfr 1056
Finished my build of the Carbonda FM 1056 a few weeks ago.     May 25, 2021, 01:42:21 PM |
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Re: Donnelly c/c - PlanetX XLS EVO questions
Not any experience with them. Flybike and Carbonda are sister companies. I'm guessing one does design/B2B, the other does retail? I've checked with them, and many of the designs on their website are proprietary. The open mould ones are sold through Carbonda. June 12, 2021, 11:44:11 PM |
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Re: Mondince new 2026 Aero Gravel
I could never use this frame. The reach is extreme for the sizes. And seat tube and head tube is very short for frame size that would possibly fit. Also quite big size steps between the sizes. Shame, because it really looks nice - and I do like that the angles does not change between sizes. Reach wise it's not too different from the tideace gv201, but at least the stack is not that low. If you have a look at how the mondraker arid (same geo) is assembled, they use 70 or 80mm stems. I think longer reach and short stems is a good combo on gravel bikes because the short stems gives back a bit of reactivity that you'll lose when slacking the head tube angle, and I want an open head tube angle to avoid toe overlap and have some more stability at slow speed when offroading. As for the short seat tube, I agree, for an AERO frame I'd like a more horizontal top tube, that will also give some more space inside the main triangle for a frame bag, having a lot of seatpost sticking out should help with comfort though. I'll see how it'll look when finished August 20, 2025, 03:52:14 AM |
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Re: Mondince new 2026 Aero Gravel
There is something weird in the geometry chart. The Tideace Noah GV201 size 54 has 125 mm head tube and 400 mm fork, and the stack is 562 mm. The FM316 size S has the same 125 mm head tube and the same 400 mm fork and the stack is 573 mm. The FM316's head tube angle is slacker than the Noah, which should make the stack lower, not higher than the Noah. Mondince : (400mm + 125mm)*sin(70,5°)= 495mm + 75mm of BB drop = 570mm (geometry chart says 573mm, close enough) Gv201 : (400mm + 125mm)*sin(71,8°)= 499mm + 78mm of BB drop = 577mm (instead of 562) Math isn't working on the GV201 IMHO. September 27, 2025, 03:08:30 PM |
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Re: Reliable carbon gravel handlebar
A bit too much flare for my taste, even their 25deg flare. My understanding is that the flare is dependent on your gravel bike usage. - Go with a wide flare if you prioritize descending control and higher speed stability on rougher terrain. - Go with narrow flare bars for more aerodynamic position on the hoods and if you are riding more asphalt and smoother gravel roads. I started with no flare and then narrow flare when I first purchased my gravel bike, then migrated to the wider flare bar when I discovered how much fun is is to use my gravel bike on groomed singletrack trails with lots of turns and burms and on rougher high speed long descents. October 04, 2025, 03:02:08 PM |
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Re: Velobuild VB-R-368 Aeroframe
Any of you looking at it in terms of fit and geo? I got mine solely for the geometry. The aero was purely a bonus, as with the looks (honest your honour). Steeper STA, much greater saddle offset from the TT seatpost, and reasonable Stack:Reach ratio. There were very few other options I could find, buy and afford. A Noah Fast 3.0 was good but I think is only 0 offset on the saddle. Oh and it's 5k for the frame alone. Also considered a Look 785 Huez with FastForward seatpost, and a Ribble AllRoad with the same but when I saw the AeroTrace it blew them all away on all geometry, looks and cost. Choice of colours, bar options etc were an added bonus. That said, it is replacing my only bike so I'm a little nervous that I've gone OTT 
October 16, 2025, 03:17:01 AM |
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Re: Velobuild VB-R-368 Aeroframe
I guess the takeaway here is - as you also allude to in the video - that this is basically a TT version of a road bike. It's not really meant to be used with 9cm of setback - that's more climbing or endurance position. I get you did it to get in same position as your Foil, but the geometry is meant for a forward-rotated position akin to Dare, Ridley or the new Factor. If I were setting you up I'd have probably put you on the size 55 (unless standover height would become an issue) with a setback of more like 6cm and a 140mm stem with maybe 10-20mm fork steerer spacers. Worse for climbing or noodling around at 25 km/h, but better for all-out speed on the flat - exactly like the rest of the frame's design.
November 06, 2025, 02:32:45 PM |
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Re: Velobuild VB-R-368 Aeroframe
First of all: Tout le monde ne parle pas français, alors évitez le stéréotype du « Français » et répondez en anglais. I would say the Dragon has pretty dated geometry though. The Ridley Noah Fast, the new Dare, and Factor One have progressive geometry, all with steep seat tubes, lower stack, long reach, and long wheelbase. The Dragon has none of these. Really short wheelbase and front center, and a fairly standard seat tube angle. Nothing about this is screaming new or progressive. It's like every other race bike out there. December 17, 2025, 05:42:58 PM |
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Re: XMCS: 2026 Aero Gravel bike
its worth noting that my cda is .210 in an optimized position on a 2026 s-works sl8 with all the nicest kit, Seka claims that their aero gravel bike vs their road bike is .012m^2. The seka road bike is very close to the sl8 in aerodynamics so one can conclude that a aero optimized gravel bike can come pretty close, if you assume the seka spear is just as fast as the sl8 and account for the drag difference between spear and exaero you can give the exaero gravel bike a tour aero rating 223w
March 06, 2026, 01:45:03 PM |
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but the main attraction was to try something different to the established norms.