Mine developed a horrific creak - turns out that one of the chainring bolts had snapped, think they are extremely soft.

Replace and retorque the bolt and see if that improves things?

Default for creaks is complete dissassembly and light touch of grease everywhere that parts meet, tends to be the cheapest and most successful outcome, even if it sometimes leaves me not knowing which bit was creaking!

same here, the creaking is crazy. I already replaced the chainring-Screws, cleaned everything and greased it. No changes.
I am pretty sure it is because of the size difference between the mount and the spider.
and imo the creaking comes either from
lockring and spider is "rubbing" or
spider and mount is "rubbing".
tried 2 different type of grease already.
I would say it is a little quieter than before, but tbh i'm slowly going crazy.
So it could be imagination.

btw: Geoid PM500 seems to have the same issue.

Hello!

I should be receiving the tracking number for my frame soon, I'm planning to install a 105 Di2 groupset on it along with a Magene P515.

This is the first time I'll be building up a bike. I've bought everything I need, but I have one question I can't find the answer to: I've read/seen that sometimes spacers are required between the crankset and the bottom bracket, could you tell me whether the spacers are included with the LCR018-D frame kit?

Thank you

Spacer came with Magene crankset. (And i had to use it, because of the space between spiderpm and frame and because of the length of the Pipe, which goes through the BB.)

Nice! Which size (ml) are the bottles?

750ml,
Getting the rear bottle back into the cage is a bit complicated while driving, as the cages are relatively tight.
A smaller bottle would be easier, i guess.

Yeah, I think the stiffness difference is one of those things that might be measurable, but not something that we would really notice in the real world. I have a gravel frame coming with internal storage and I'm not worried about it at all. Most of us guys are visual creatures, right? The enjoyment of seeing my bike without a saddle bag is going to outweigh any imperceptible loss of stiffness.

I was more concerned about the durability of the lid than the frame itself. If the lid breaks then it could be a pain to get a replacement, especially years later from now.

In Case of no Spare Parts and loss of the part, no repairing possible: I am pretty sure, 3D-Printing and AI will get easier and accessable enough to create a new one. But keep an eye on it for a few years 😄

Furthermore i am sure that "the enjoyment of seeing" increases Placeboeffects for Speed 😄
A saddle bag will influence aerodynamics more than a storage bag.
Fortunately it isnt that easy to measure aero gains compared to weight.

I am about to pull the trigger but and going back and forth between the 56 and the 58.  I have a velobuild 168 in the 58 and I had to use a 90cm stem and feel a little stretched out.  Looking at the geometry the LC in 58 is about the same (9mm reach difference) but higher stack (about 25mm). The 56 is kind of the opposite oddly enough with a close stack height (6mm difference higher) to the 168 but bigger difference in reach (16mm shorter)

I’m 187cm with 86cm inseam.

That said, my flexibility is kinda crap in that I cannot touch my toes. I have the gravel Planet X Tempest in L with an 100mm stem and feels good.  The LC in 56 is damn near the same stack and reach.  The LC in 58 is pretty much the same reach but has an 18mm higher stack.

So, for an endurance bike I’m not sure which is the right option.  Open to hearing opinions.

I have 82 inseam at 183cm height.
And I decided to go with size 52 (instead 54)

I wonder, if your drop could be negative at 58.

The Scratch and those dots can bei fehlt with the fingernail.

The Scratch could bei a crack too, but i dont think so. I will check this with a camera.
What do you think about?

Thanks for your response man!

The only thing that has me worried is that the seatpost is 400MM long and only has 200MM which can be used. This is what i can find online.

I have the same height as you around 810-815MM. Do you own the bike and are riding with this set up ?

Thanks!!

Wondering If Here Things are gettin Mixed Up:
Seat tube insert is max. 200.
Seatpost is 400mm

Means: seat tube + (400mm Seatpost - Minimum insert 100mm= 300mm)
If seattube is 530:
530+300=830mm (+height of the saddle, ~40mm= 870mm)

Recommend es to Insert at least 120mm -> 810mm + Saddle height