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Re: Elves Falath EVO 2023
Finished building it, everything went well, just the brake hoses were hard to fit into the handlebar, and the rear hose was pulling the handlebar towards the right side, it went away the next day... Maybe the hoses needed to "take their form". Paintjob is amazing, same for the wheels, the noise is insane, didn't do a real ride yet but just cruised around, the bike feels really stiff yet comfortable with the 28mm tyres and 29mm wide wheels, should do a real test ride tomorrow. Bike comes at 8.2kg with pedals, gps mount and bottle cage, really good for a size 61cm frame sub 4k euros. https://imgur.com/a/PMzOMGm June 18, 2023, 04:08:25 PM |
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Re: Elves Falath EVO 2023
https://imgur.com/a/rJj9r9s Bike feels really good, it's easier to stay tucked in than my rim brake Madone, the flat aero bars also help since you can put some weight with your wrists. It accelerates way better than my TT bike but almost holds a 50kmh pull as well, the perfect bike for flat roads. I'll test it in uphills this weekend June 22, 2023, 05:01:23 AM |
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Re: Elves Falath EVO 2023
Thanks for sharing your build including riding footage! It's very much appreciated and helps a lot! I'm 196 cm (6"5) and exploring the (chinese) market for a new roadbike frame. Unfortunately there are not many options out there for us tall riders. I like the Elves frame but I'm still not sure if the low stack number is too aggressive for me. I'm lookin for an all out racebike since I own a gravelbike with relaxed geometry already but I know for sure that I couldn't hold your extreme riding position comfortably for more than a few minutes. Im running 420x130mm bars, the biggest size they have. I'm 1m98 with a ~96cm inseam. The bike fits me perfectly, it is an aero race bike tho, I have very flexible hips and work on mobility and I'm not in that position for a whole 4h ride haha June 29, 2023, 04:45:25 AM |
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Re: Elves Falath EVO 2023
Already +500k on the bike, it definitely isn't the best bike for a chill/recovery ride haha, really stiff everywhere. I have a slight issue with the chainstays, they flare out and my shoes are so damn long they're slightly rubbing the left chainstay when I'm out of the saddle, my Q factor is already quite big since I have Assioma pedals, might add a washer or two. I put some clear tape so it won't damage the paint any further. The frame also didn't have any chainstay protection cover or metal cover for the BB, ordered some and might epoxy a metal cover on the chainstay Apart from that no issues whatsoever https://imgur.com/a/2m6DyY2 June 29, 2023, 05:27:40 AM |
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Re: Elves Falath EVO 2023
Also, if you guys saw the Cam Nicholls' video about the steerer being 50/50 carbon/fiberglass, Elves made an insta post about why they put fiberglass in their steerer. They're more transparent than the whole bike industry haha GC Performance also made a video about it I personally didn't even see there was 2 different materials in the steerer... the bonding between the 2 is well made, I cut the steerer myself and had 0 issues June 29, 2023, 05:48:56 AM |
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Re: Elves Falath EVO 2023
I'm not going to delete or moderate anything, I just want to ask you all to please try and keep it respectful. Feel free to disagree with each other but leave the name-calling out of it, we don't want that type of discourse here.
November 28, 2023, 09:43:49 AM |
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Re: TanTan Seraph TT-X34, FM639 or FM619
Updating an outdated thread. Oh well. I just received my TanTan x34 frameset. Gloss black finish with the faint visuals of raw carbon underneath. Pics coming soon... November 28, 2023, 04:04:16 PM |
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