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Re: Velo Build R-099 Build
Project finished! Did a quick 25km test ride today and my first impression was absolutely great. Will update on my experience again when I've done some more rides. See https://roadmeister.cc for more info.  See https://roadmeister.cc for more info. March 21, 2021, 11:52:52 AM |
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Re: Velobuild VB-R-177
Well, this was a shock. My frame got shipped on the 13th and this morning has been delivered to my house in the UK so 3 days shipping and no import charges! It was using EMS HK. Obviously the first thing to do was to weigh everything. It's a size 54 - M clear coat paint. Frame (with derailleur hanger, FD mount, bottle cage screws, seat post clamp, grommets) = 1039g Fork uncut = 384g Seat post with all fittings = 211g Handlebar (400 width, stem 100) = 311g Everything looks very neat and tidy - can't wait to put it all together. July 16, 2021, 05:04:03 AM |
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Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
Yes they'll come together, no worries. You can contact your velobuild support to double clarify for peace of heart.
March 01, 2022, 02:01:20 AM |
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Re: Velobuild VB-R-177
I just ordered a 168 from Velobuild and Chris told me it would take 10 days to paint.
March 07, 2022, 06:40:04 PM |
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Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
Metallic Dark Blue That colour choice turned out really well, make sure to post a pic when the build is done! March 08, 2022, 11:44:50 AM |
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Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
For my 066 frame I wanted a midnight blue color but they told me they don't have one and referred me to the brighter metallic blue which I was okay with.
March 08, 2022, 07:12:49 PM |
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Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
Nice looking bike! Looks familiar  Mine: https://i.imgur.com/MKwL5nj.jpg?1 March 09, 2022, 05:58:44 AM |
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Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
ahahha yeah, pretty sure I sent Chris one of your photos for painting purposes. When I saw your build, it was one of the reasons I ordered the frame and wheels. haha twinsies Zdrenka89 this is your bike right? https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca3IkZBvkNm/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link March 09, 2022, 12:38:58 PM |
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Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
Did you figure out how to route this yet? There were some posts about this earlier in the thread, and at least one person routed theirs above the BB. http://chinertown.com/index.php/topic,3147.msg28515.html#msg28515 Hey Bamboo! It took a bit of filing to take some material off the inside of the frame stop where the cable enters, this opened up the angle a little bit and allowed me to fit the cable and ferrule into the stop, routing it underneath the bottom bracket. It means that there is no tight bend inside the frame as the cable is not going to run almost vertically from under the bottom bracket directly up to the front derailleur. Honestly it took a good few hours and MANY attempts to get it to sit properly but I'm happy with how it's turned out. My next challenge is the bars, I'm now finding it pretty hard to sort the internal cable routing out which I'm guessing is going to take many more hours and attempts to get the cables through. I may just file a little bit of material away from where the cables exit close to the shifters to create a slightly bigger hole, as the problem I'm having is the hole is SUPER tight to get both a shifter cable and a brake cable through. Any other suggestions? March 10, 2022, 02:14:41 AM |
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Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
Hey Ollie, it is punish to go get those cables in through the headset, I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not, but I lightly put some grease on the cable housing to get it to slide through nicely. Success! After failing miserably yesterday using one of the internal cable tools to try and route the bars, I ditched the tool and just used a spare brake cable which took around 30 mins to route all 4 cables! Inspiration came from this video: https://youtu.be/gt9cW70vFwM]https://youtu.be/gt9cW70vFwM March 10, 2022, 02:38:10 PM |
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