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Re: Spcycle New Mold G068 Carbon Gravel Frame
You’ll have to tell us about the ride quality, and how you liked it. I am 179/83 and got the frame in size S. Personally, I find their sizing recommendations somewhat on the large side. I am pretty happy with my size, very sporty ride, while still being stable in the front (I only tried the 55mm trail setting). I live in Switzerland and have ridden 600km so far, about 60% gravel/CX-light and 40% road. The 45mm tires in combination with the 25mm inner width Elite Gravel wheels are great - very capable off-road. Frame clearance is about 8mm on the side with true to size 45mm tires. With the Conti RS tires its about 2kmh slower than my Venge - while being 20mm higher and 20mm shorter in front. On the downhill with 70kmh its rock solid (with balanced wheels). The handlebar from SPcycles was only okay, as the rivets for the Garmin mount were glued in crooked - so i had to file them flat. The screw sits still not flush.... Otherwise, no complaints for the price of 120USD. Middle of the road with respect to flex. Bought it in 80/450 to match the progressive frame geo. In conclusion: I can only recommend the frame, paint is great (except around the bottle cages and overspray on the brake mounts) and rides very well so far. Looked very clean on the inside. I am now thinking about selling the Venge. Its a pretty good do-it-all bike when paired with wide, fast rolling tires. I hope that helps. July 30, 2024, 03:22:11 AM |
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Re: Spcycle New Mold G068 Carbon Gravel Frame
Just received my 068 about 2 hours ago; this post is first impressions + some remarks about features that aren't listed on the SPCycle site. Before starting, I want to give props to David at SPCycle for being very responsive to my (many, annoying) emails and providing accurate tire clearance measurements. Thanks! FULL ALBUM HERE: https://imgur.com/a/H2liWld This is a size small frame in the blue chameleon color. I'm very pleased with the paintwork - it's flawless almost everywhere, just some tiny deformation around mounts and holes that will be covered up by bolts anyway. The color itself is exactly what I'd hoped for, a blue/purple shift with teal sparkles. There is some overspray around brake mounts and some of the bolt bosses, but nothing that can't be fixed with some careful use of a sharp utility knife. The weight isn't super impressive, but it never was gonna be: 1154 grams for the frame (no hardware) and 500 grams for the fork (with thru axle inserts, uncut). Seeing as the downtube is so incredibly girthy, and the rest of the frame isn't exactly svelte, I'm ok with these figures. Now for a list of thoughts and observations:
Overall, it looks like this frame will do exactly what I wanted - to serve as a road and gravel bike with 2 wheelsets, without compromising too much on either front. I'll make at least one more post, probably 2, detailing any build notes and ride impressions I have. Check out the album - it's got all the pictures thus far! August 23, 2024, 05:16:59 PM |
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Re: Spcycle New Mold G068 Carbon Gravel Frame
Where did you end up sourcing the Token headset from? I've had a look online and they don't seem to be particularly easy to find. Is it the TK1556SP model? Yup, got it from the Token US website: https://tokenproducts.us/collections/all-headsets/products/s-box-semi-integrated-cable-router-for-road-bikes-tk-1556sp I've finally completed the build and taken the bike out for its first trip up a familiar local climb, and it performed great. The paint in direct sunlight is amazing. There's a few minor fit tweaks to do, and I need to put on a longer chain (this one is left over from my road bike with shorter chainstays), but overall, very nice and I'm happy to have gotten the fit right on the first try. There's absolutely no flex between the headtube and bottom bracket, which is noticeable out of the saddle and when sprinting, but it's not uncomfortable. It does feel a bit more squat than my road bike, but that's likely because of the 14 mm shorter reach and slightly lower BB height. The handling characteristics are much closer to my road bike than my gravel bike, which makes sense given that I sized this frame to be closer to the former. It's definitely not sluggish, if not as extremely precise as my road bike (one day I'll rebuild it into something... maybe make it as light as I can for fun). I don't have any more major build notes; the only thing I forgot to mention is that the rear brake mount is 160 mm native, so there's no way to run a 140 mm rotor. I'm not interested in doing so, but something to think about if you like that size in the back. Also, with a +20 mm adapter in the rear and the fork in the 50 mm offset position, you could run a 180 mm rotor in the rear and a 140 in the front... wacky and dumb, but possible! Unless something goes really wrong, this is my last update until I get my 650b rims in 3-4 weeks and get those wheels built up. Stuck with just road wheels for now, I'm gonna be doing all the longer road rides I haven't done in a while, so I won't be able to judge this frame as a proper gravel bike until then. August 26, 2024, 07:09:35 PM |
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Re: Spcycle New Mold G068 Carbon Gravel Frame
Hi all, I am building the same bike but using the CWinds frame. They will be releasing an updated G30 U with integrated bars in the next month. I was speaking with them. That’s a decent list of parts. Pretty much exactly what I’m building. August 28, 2024, 08:05:54 AM |
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Re: Spcycle New Mold G068 Carbon Gravel Frame
My 650b rims came in about 10 days earlier than I was expecting, so I built them up over the weekend and took them on their first ride today. 34 miles with 3300 feet of climbing; pretty short in absolute terms, but it was a good split of surfaces, about 45% pavement, 35% smooth/slightly washboarded dirt, and 20% jeep doubletrack with lots of rocks. Not a ton of distance or vert, and it is only one ride, but my impressions of a bike rarely change after the first ride so I think I can provide some useful info. Main thoughts:
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I'm using the SRAM T47 BB and even though it's nominally for 85.5 shells, I can confirm it works perfectly fine in the 86.5 mm hubshell of this frame. With RED cranks, the fit is absolutely perfect with a 2.5mm driveside spacer and the preload adjuster turned all the way out. My subcompact chainrings sit a little closer to the frame than stock chainrings would, so with a 2 mm driveside spacer you could get some preload adjustment. Slight amendment; this did work fine but when the chain was on the inner chainring it was like 0.3 mm from the frame, close enough that wax got onto the downtube. I ended up sanding about 0.7 mm off the inner face of the preload adjuster ring and swapped to a 3 mm spacer on the drive side. This bought me ~0.5 mm more clearance, which is good enough. This problem is likely unique to my setup - the Bikingreen chainrings sit further inboard than stock chainrings due to the weirdness needed to fit subcompact rings to a 110 BCD spider. ----------------------------------------------- Final thoughts, having put ~175 miles of road riding in on this frame with 700c wheels plus this one ride on 650b: this frame is really good at being a road bike, pretty good at being a rough-terrain gravel bike, but it's not a master at either discipline. Where it felt the best was the smoother dirt, and I think it would be absolutely outstanding when ridden on such roads with a set of 700 x ~45 mm tires. Still, it's plenty good enough at fulfilling the dual role I ask of it - a keeper for sure! September 16, 2024, 10:02:17 PM |
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Re: Spcycle New Mold G068 Carbon Gravel Frame
@frnchy How do you like riding quality of the frame? Is the power transfer ok? In other word is it stiff enough to build a fast bike? I'd say it's definitely stiff enough for whatever fast build you'd want to do. No BB or other frame deflection that I could feel or see evidence of when I did some sprints on my first few rides to test it out. My handlebars are pretty flexible though so muscling around the front end gets a little squishy, but that's build dependent, if you put on a super stiff handlebar I think the front end would keep up. Stiffness aside, the frame rides fine, there's nothing remarkable about it either positively or negatively in that regard. Ride quality is so much more dependent on contact points, wheels, and above all tires, and it's definitely more comfy with the 50 mm tire 650b setup than with my 30 mm 700c wheels. If you want more detailed and better-written analysis, seek out reviews of the newest Canyon Grail, the geometry is the same and that has a lot more impact on ride feel and handling than frame stiffness. October 22, 2024, 05:58:34 PM |
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Re: Spcycle New Mold G068 Carbon Gravel Frame
Finally got this built and out for a shakedown ride - haven't had it on the gravel yet but first impressions are excellent. Geometry feels dialed. Paint looks fantastic. SRAM mullet is fantastic for a gravel build. Size S and a 70mm stem (same as Canyon supply on stock builds) is ideal for my 174cm height. XMCarbonSpeed wheels were easy to set up and seal, and even the own brand tubeless valves seemed nicely made. Downsides in building: - BB and brake mounts needed facing - Grommets on the frame are a poor fit once you run a hose through them (if I had my time again I probably would've ordered the fully internally routed one). - Headset/UDH/axles are pretty chunky - suspect that a fair bit of weight could be shaved off these. Code: [Select] Part Item Weight (g) Notes
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