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Re: Ornan Bike gravel frame build One final build update!  ;D
I'm thinking this will be the last update. I've come to the realization that when I first built this bike, I didn't really know much about gravel geometry and what I built here is not a true "gravel" bike, at least not for the kind of riding I've grown to enjoy. What I created is essentially the sickest endurance bike of all time lol. The short wheelbase and more compact "allroad" geo make it a great bike for city riding on nasty surfaces, curb hopping, endurance rides, short fun rides, easy/flat gravel, etc... it can even fit 700x43 tires. It's truly a perfect do-it-all one bike solution. One of my favorite iterations of this bike is with 700x35 Gravelking slicks, a longer stem and my road shoes/pedals for riding on the road. Unfortunately, it's also good at eating a lil shit on rutty singletrack. ;D ;D Hence, I'm now in the search of something very different geomtry-wise. I still dig this bike and plan on keeping it around (with a different groupset) for its newfound allroad/endurance purpose, but what I really want is something with drop bars better suited for the rutty trails and technical offroad stuff I've come to enjoy.
Anyway, here she is in her current state. The latest upgrades include:
- Ryet carbon wheels
- Aliexpress Ingrid crankset with a genuine 44t Ingrid chainring
- GX AXS derailleur
- X01 cassette 10-50
- XX1 copper chain
- a fleet of Panaracer and WTB tires that I swap out depending on the ride  ;D

I'm now in the search for a more "progressive" gravel frameset and I'm having trouble finding a carbon frame with my desired geo and specs, so this time around I think I'll be going for a steel frame with custom geo from Marino Bike this time (prices are reasonable af). https://www.marinobike.com/

January 26, 2024, 01:09:54 PM
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Re: Lightcarbon LCG071-D Build  

Here's mine I built up about a year ago.
Overall it's been a pretty good frame. Pretty light, comfortable. For 700 bucks I paid it's pretty good, although it's not a frame I'd consider impressive or excellent in how it rides. Overall fit and finish/build quality was very good.

Couple complaints: 
This thing is an absolute brick aerodynamically. I have no idea why, but the thing really struggles to get up over 42mph on steep descents. The previous generic carbon frame I had (can't remember the brand) would easily blow through 45mph on 27mm deep rims and me not in any sort of aero kit. I have this bike on 45mm 9Velo wheels, I now have an aerohelmet, my kit is full aero/race fit and I weigh about 3kg heavier than when I was using the other bike and it's rare I get up over 42mph.  Very strange. I suspect the rear stays might be negatively effecting as they have a very flat face, the fork legs are also pretty chunky and not aero looking at all, very blunt looking. The tires I have on it are a little bit wider than what I had on the other bike, but these tires (40mm Challenge Getaway Pro HTLR) have about the lowest rolling resistance possible for a tire with any sort of tread, the other tires were slower rolling Gravel Kings at 38mm.

At that high speed the handling is pretty squirrelly, it is not confidence inspiring at all up there. Only carbon bike I've ever had that made me a bit nervous above 40mph.

Horrendous toe overlap. Constantly rubbing my toes on the front wheel if I have to make any sort of tight turns on the bike.

Overall a decent frame for the money, but certainly not impressive for the money. I've been searching for a replacement for some time, trying to figure out where to go with that. 



July 24, 2024, 03:09:21 PM
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Re: Winspace SLC 2.0 frame sizing ? SLC 3.0 owner here.

I'm 6 feet tall and went with a size large. No clue why Winspace has yet to update their website to reflect the 3.0 frame.
Still working on my review video, but so far the bike is great for what it is.

August 02, 2024, 07:51:29 AM
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Re: Gravel Frame with 2.1 or more tire clearance

Here's mine with 29er/700c 2.1"/51mm Thunder Burts

August 19, 2024, 06:04:05 PM
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Re: Are the hubs genuine in wheels from companies like BTLOS, Light Bicycle etc? You can safely assume branded hubs from wheelbuilding companies are genuine. Fakes are easy to spot and people would raise hell if they tried to pass fakes off as genuine hubs. I might expect that kind of chicanery from an anonymous Ebay or AliEx storefront, but I think companies with established brands like LightBicycle wouldn't dare.
September 11, 2024, 01:38:41 PM
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Re: Do any of the Chinese aero/semi aero frames have wind tunnel tests? Please quote source, out of respect for those who did the work, and because it's helpful.
Is it the cycling news study behind the one GBP paywall?

You also need to specify the test protocol: what wheels and tyres is it tested with? The wheels and tyres can easily be responsible for half or more of the variance between bikes - unless they're standardized ofc.

To answer your question, the tavelo arow, I think, markets wind tunnel testing. And the alilee/ delilee/ some name with "eeee" sounding name (as featured on cam Nichols YT channel a few weeks ago).

Have you looked at the German website that tests bikes in the wind tunnel? Forgot the name. It's been discussed multiple times on the Nero show (YT).

September 26, 2024, 03:42:09 AM
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Re: Do any of the Chinese aero/semi aero frames have wind tunnel tests? He posted tour magazin data, though really old sets. Arow wasn't tunnel tested. Seka spear, incolor intropy, xds ad9 were, though the xds setup was very dodgy.
September 26, 2024, 05:44:18 AM
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Re: Do any of the Chinese aero/semi aero frames have wind tunnel tests? Those numbeds are also weighted. They take drag numbers at different yaws and use an equation to get a number from those measurments. The equation favours lower yaw angles, but it still dpesn't tell the whole story. For example: S5 and Aeroad have the same result in tour tests, but if you look at tests that show the yaw/drag graph, you'll see that the S5 if faster at lower yaw angles (no wind of full headwind) and the aeroad if faster at higher yaw angles (crosswinds). Even though the equation tries to balance that out, the reality is that in real world conditions the S5 should be faster something like 90% of the time.

Tour did show these graphs once upon a time but they havent been done it for a while now.

September 26, 2024, 07:59:48 AM
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Re: Do any of the Chinese aero/semi aero frames have wind tunnel tests? Having seen some of those mobile wind tunnel testing machines on wheels which some of the Chinese brands use, I would not put much credence in their data. I'm not saying those mobile units can't be effective. But I suspect brands use it mostly as a marketing tool.

I could be wrong...

September 26, 2024, 08:25:36 AM
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Re: Do any of the Chinese aero/semi aero frames have wind tunnel tests? All the ones I listed were in proper wind tunnels, not like the joke that is winspace
September 26, 2024, 08:27:18 AM
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