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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Replica Factor Ostro VAM
« on: February 17, 2026, 09:47:00 AM »
Anyone else find the bars lacking stiffness?

Not sure if it's because I'm coming from a very stiff set up, but it gives me a slight concern.
Would be good to know if anyone else has thought the same but has put some decent miles into them without issue.

For ref I am using the larger first spacer and one big spacer. Bars are 100*380

Yes, they're absolutely terrible. Ive ordered some more expensive ones that hopefully should be a lot stiffer.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Replica Factor Ostro VAM
« on: February 05, 2026, 12:31:38 AM »
Thats where mine feels too flexible. The bottom end of the frame does feel ok but the head tube to seat tube moves too much.

It's fine to be able to get the power down but it's not a good feeling if the bars and seat always feel as they are going in different directions.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Replica Factor Ostro VAM
« on: February 04, 2026, 02:43:29 AM »
IT came with the bibycle frame. i returned the frame because it was like jelly, very flimsy. im waitrinr for aliexpress response. it dangerrous

my english not good,sorry

What frame did you get?

Ive got a 58cm eps frame. Ive not fully built it yet but im concerned mines too flexy.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Replica Factor Ostro VAM
« on: January 23, 2026, 09:48:51 PM »
Taiwan eisen ?  This is not about Peter.
This is Joe from Vanobike ?

I don't know why he is using "Taiwan eisen" name

What?

P..S. Now I've cut down the stearer the stem cap doesn't fit like the other one. Still feels very flexible compared to my fake sl7 bars (very stiff) and my fake sl8 bar/stem. (Somewhere in the middle)  Even my 140mm ally stem with 44mm bars  on my indoor trainer moves less.


At this rate I'm going to have to put on a separate bar and wait for a genuine bar to come up on ebay. Wasn't really the size I wanted anyway but they didn't do 120/38.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Replica Factor Ostro VAM
« on: January 23, 2026, 05:09:20 AM »
What's the overall opinion on the best supplier of the V2? Currently Taiwan Eisen Carbon Frame Store looks great on their website. I've ordered a frame from rocking cycle store in the past and that was great, had a few annoying things but was safe and great to ride. Taiwan Glory frames on here look good but that top cap issue would annoy me.

I couldnt find F-C on aliexpress do they still exist?

I've just received mine from Taiwan Eisen. Looks absolutely stunning. The paint and graphics are perfect. I've not fully built it yet but everything has fitted perfect so far (Headset bearings, seatpost etc). The stem top cap is correct but the bolt is the wrong type. It's a standard cap head but I think it should be a dome so it sticks up above the cap. Ill have to get he right bolt.

My only concern is the bars feel quite flexible but I've not cut the stearer or clamped anything down correctly so hopefully it should be ok.

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Have you got any close up photos of the ud gloss finish? Looks really nice and am rigth on the edge of ordering one of these or a ostro vam.

Did you get it like that from Tan Tan?

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Replica Factor Ostro VAM
« on: November 24, 2025, 03:08:18 AM »
Im thinking of ordering a frome from Taiwan Glory. I know there are a few people who have frames from there.

Could anyone tell me how stiff these frames are?

Thanks

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velobuild VB-R-368 Aeroframe
« on: November 22, 2025, 05:59:51 AM »
Very controversial stem angle!

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velobuild VB-R-368 Aeroframe
« on: November 21, 2025, 02:00:04 AM »


Size 58


Cant wait to see this built up. The flip colour looks really good on the big profile frame. It looks like its got a bigger area to "flip" and these frames look better in bigger sizes.

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