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Carbonda 515-D
I couldn't find any threads on here about this bike so curious if anyone has any experience building one? I am particularly interested in the tire clearance. Carbonda has on their website that it's 25mm but wasn't sure if that was measured or labeled width. Would love any thoughts if anyone has experience with this frame.
October 21, 2021, 01:52:29 PM |
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Re: jstrawks' Carbonda CFR-1056 build thread
My SRAM groupset, previously back ordered till December 25th...is shipping today.
October 26, 2021, 10:20:01 AM |
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Re: Carbonda Cfr 1056
Nice wheather yesterday here in greater Stuttgart area, so i took the chance to... no, not ride:-( but to take some pics of the (95%) final state of my 1056. I changed the stem several times; now with a Rose Race Attack I'm pretty satisfied as it matches well the frame tube shapes (flat at the top) and the matte color. Setup is "full mechanical" incl. brakes (TRP Spyre SLC). With 160mm front and 140mm rear the performance is fine for a road bike; a bit more would alway be nice (heard of magical "ceramic" pads from the far east ;-)). I tried to run the cables as smooth as possible. With the nice polished parts at the brake calipers and the crank brothers pedals I tried some aluminium bottle cages; from my point of view it matches quite well. Anyway with bottles in them you won't really recognize them anymore... Some plotted decals to be done including giving the baby a name. I think of "1a n3ra" (read: la nera") and make some fun out of the "13" raplcing "lE". Main thing is: color or black reflective? And if color: which? A well known member of this forum is supporting me strongly, but I'm still undecided... November 01, 2021, 04:34:25 AM |
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Re: Carbonda Cfr 1056
I love these builds. Mine is about 95%: November 01, 2021, 06:19:49 PM |
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Re: Carbonda Cfr 1056
Does anybody know if I can use their cockpit with external routing instead of internal?You can certainly choose not to feed cables through the handlebars - just tape them to the bars. Or I suppose you could feed them into the holes marked 16.2*12 and out the holes marked 16*8.5. Then feed the cables into the holes in either side or top of the frame. No changes to headset or anything aftermarket required. I've built two of these - one with a flat handlebar & necessarily external cable routing - and one with Carbonda's handlebar and internal cable routing. No regrets with either. November 01, 2021, 11:06:25 PM |
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Re: Carbonda Cfr 1056
What is the color code of this beautiful red? RAL 3028 https://www.ralcolorchart.com/ral-classic/ral-3028-pure-red November 02, 2021, 08:21:18 PM |
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Re: jstrawks' Carbonda CFR-1056 build thread
My build is finished. I'll finish my spreadsheet and post that soon. November 19, 2021, 06:29:48 PM |
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Re: Carbonda Cfr 1056
There's a good 10cm it can be raised before minimum insertion. Depending on the saddle, you could be good up to about 78cm.
November 20, 2021, 09:06:36 AM |
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Re: jstrawks' Carbonda CFR-1056 build thread
Here's my spreadsheet: November 21, 2021, 09:34:06 AM |
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With 4 „cables“ or only 2 meaning wireless group?Apologies for delayed response - the integrated build was wireless, so just the 2 hydraulic cables running through the handlebar. Fully integrated makes for a really clean look. The handlebar, headset, spacers, and frame are designed to also accept 4 cables. In my mind, the larger concern with a fully integrated handlebar is that you have to guess at the perfect reach dimension (and width as well, I suppose) sight-unseen on an also unseen frame. So this path may be best suited for folks that are: a) habitually lucky, b) happen to have measurements perfectly dialed, or c) are willing to accept that the first handlebar may not work perfectly. November 30, 2021, 07:52:58 PM |
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