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Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame Finally!  I've only had time to pick at the build 15-30minutes at a time so it took forever.
Wrong paint color notwithstanding, here are the other hiccups I experienced(mostly trivial):
- Brake cable exit hole on fork had some flaking carbon
- One of the Front brake mount screw holes was not deep enough, requiring use of an extra washer as a spacer
- Handlebar carbon is a bit messy inside making routing fiddly
- Rear brake mounts slightly misaligned, resulting in the slightest rub once per revolution (even if I manually open the Juin Tech calipers the whole way). It'll probably be fine once the pads are bedded
- some minor cosmetic scratches

And here is the good:
+ Weight was within specified, including hardware
+ Other than handlebars routing was super easy
+ Carbon looked super clean on the inside, other than deep in the fork
+ BB pressed in very cleanly

End build is a 1x12 based on the Sensah Empire Pro.
Showroom weight (without pedals) = 7.58kg
Weight with pedals and cages = 7.79kg
Real-world weight (with computer mount, computer, lights, Airtag, repair kit) = 8.6kg

UPDATE:  Included my parts and pricing.  All prices are Canadian Dollars, incl. taxes, duties, and shipping where applicable.  Weights are a mixture of estimates and actual, so differ from the final measured weight (probably some parts came in lower than advertised, and losses from cutting cables, handlebar tape, steerer, etc.)
September 09, 2021, 07:04:51 PM 		1
Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame you don't need more
September 16, 2021, 02:10:33 AM 		1
Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
Quote from: dentillozie on October 15, 2021, 02:55:14 PM
Hah, I ordered 15th of Sept and the shipping number (DPD) still shows nothing. What shipping method did you pick?
DPD. You don’t view anything in DPD tracking until the parcel is in you area, after customs clearing. Before that, you can track in wxy-express, but note that is a different tracking numbre. You can ask Chris for both numbers.

BTW, I received a notification from the local postal saying that I’ll receive it on monday.. cant wait
October 16, 2021, 03:39:27 AM 		1
Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame Wheels are Hunt 4 Season All-Road. Very nice budget wheelset for this type of bike. 20mm wide internally.
https://eu.huntbikewheels.com/collections/road-cx-disc-brake-wheels/products/4season-gravel-disc-road-cx-wheelset-1589g-24deep-24wide

Tires are Vittoria Terreno Zero 32c setup tubeless.



This setup has seen shit.  ;D
November 15, 2021, 01:45:28 AM 		1
Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
Quote from: dentillozie on January 14, 2022, 04:44:44 PM
Hi all, just building up my frame and was wondering what the best way would be to fit a DI2 battery in the seattube?
I saw many solutions like wedges or rubbel plug type thingies to even just bubblewrapping the battery and stuffing it in the tube.
Any suggestions?

Thanks!

I used a small piece of foam to fill the gaps and it's worked great.
January 16, 2022, 07:45:19 PM 		1
Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame quick update, put on GP5000's with the Velo Build 50mm wheels, still waiting on some Juin Tech brakes to come in over the next few days before I can complete the build.

I am also terrible at wrapping bars.
March 08, 2022, 09:21:26 PM 		1
Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
Quote from: OlieSimpson on March 11, 2022, 05:28:25 AM
Very nice!

I've also just received my Juin Tech's so am finalising my build. Also went from a Triban RC520 to a VB-R-168 so am very much looking forward to (hopefully) going a bit faster!

 Did some test laps today, took 5 seconds off an effort averaging 29 less watts, the thing i noticed the most was how fast it accelerated compared to the Triban.
March 11, 2022, 07:22:41 AM 		1