Quote from: bus4@207 on September 15, 2026, 03:35:03 PM
First ride today!
Am going to be using this as my road bike with big tyres and flat greenway/canal bank/flat hardpack long distance stuff.
I surprised at how it held speed and the comfort.It zipps along nicely.
Certainly on a par with a lot of road bikes I have ridden.
The build went pretty much ok.
Slight problem with the alignment of the front caliper but got it sorted.
Paint is absolutley superb. Zero overspray and no issues with bearings being seated.

Set up
1x with a 48 front ring and a ZTTO 11-44 13 speed cassette.
KMC x12 chain
Wheeltop gravel groupset
LEESE Carbon crank
FForward wheels with DT Swiss 240s hubs with Challenge Strada 30mm tyres.

That's a great looking build!
What color paint is that? and what headset top cap did you use??

Quote from: RussJ on August 04, 2026, 04:14:52 PM
Thank you for the reply. I'm glad you were about to get you issue resolved.   A forum member Reddit had the exact bar I did and had designed and 3D printed a c-ring. He gave me the file and I printed it and assembled everything back together and problem solved.

hi! can you please share the file of the c-ring? I'm building up a Mondince bike and also wanted to use a FSA ACR headset and cockpit, and have the same gapping issue

Quote from: TomFreedom73 on July 17, 2026, 06:45:02 AM
These are Incolor AEROWAV road handlebars.

The bike is incredibly agile and fast on the road. I'm achieving the same average speeds as on my DE ROSA 70 road bike with 30 mm tires.

that's an awesome build! how's the comfort, and the stiffness when climbing? and sprinting?

Quote from: Motosato on February 14, 2026, 06:20:16 AM
I let my self inspire by the rose backroad (green goldish mix). I don't have any colour code.

I really like the color! Did they paint it? or you?

If they painted it, can you please ask them for the paint code information and share it?

My vote is for no rack mounts since this supposed to be an "aero" gravel frame... one could use an Ortlieb Quick-Rack if they really wanted a rack installed..?

Inserts to allow for a bolt-on top tube bag would be appreciated though (like on Cervelos or the new Seka). Hidden fender mounts would be OK.

What's the expected frame weight? under 1000g? it seems the recent factory-designed/made frames have all been 1200g and up (GR201s, Mondice, etc)...

Lastly, how do the transitions in these red areas look? would you be able to provide front and 3/4 views? the aft side of the fork to downtube transition doesn't look as smooth as it could be, but it's difficult to tell from just this view... and how do the seat stay junctions look?

Have you seen the new Factor gravel prototype with the wiiiiide fork? look for photos from the recent Gravel Earth Series in Spain :-)

Hi! Do we have product info/specs on the various hubs that are offered? I went through the whole thread, and learned that their in-house options are:

- 21/21H
- 20/20H
- 18/18H
- 16H front hub

For each hub, I was interested in learning about:
- weights
- colors (silver/Ti, black, other?)
- ratchet options for each rear hub
- freehub body options (HG, XD, Microspline, campy, other?)
- straight pull only?
- photos /dwgs

Lastly, what non-carbon spokes are available? what is the baseline spoke? and what are "upgrades" (cx-ray, cx-super, pillar, etc)?

Quote from: patliean1 on August 20, 2023, 04:24:41 PM
I mentioned in one of David Author's (Just Ride Bikes) videos on the Ventum NS1 that the frame is basically an open mold. Ventum's marketing team replied to my comment with the following:

"The Ventum NS1 is not an open-mold, we have a team of engineers that are dedicated to designing our bikes. We'd be happy to answer any other questions you may have about the brand!"

I don't fully believe them. These micro brands are more marketing than they are engineering and frame development because having your own production is expensive.  I say this to say is the reason they can sell $1100 frames on "clearance" because those frames are probably not much better than a VeloBuild or Dengfu. Cheap Chinese stuff. You don't see Specialized or Trek selling their flagship frames for $1100 on sale.

That seems to be a bold claim based on some loose logic there... Commenting only on your claim about the 2023 model, and not the one that OP posted about, would you like to share which open mold frame the 2023 model is using, and where to buy it? I'm sure folks in this forum would love an aero frame with clearance for 35c tires and and T47 BB (I'm one of those people). UDH is a nice to have as well. Otherwise, it sounds like a custom mold frame for them... and it sounds like a decent competitor for the Soloist.

Spesh and Trek can keep their prices high cuz they know ppl will buy them given their brand power, because of their marketing... and they also create scarcity in terms of stock. 

For market predictions they screwed up on, have you looked at Stumpjumper carbon frameset prices this entire year? You can get one for $1750. Not far off from the final price of a painted and shipped Carbonda FM1001 + rear shock you need to get on your own... the S-Works frames are only a little bit more.

Hmm good observation. The paint is throwing me off.

It looks like the fork lacks an integrated like this: https://handsonbike.blogspot.com/2020/02/cervelo-aspero-fork.html

the photo above appears to show the fork just having a straight tube.

Quote from: timjen on August 08, 2023, 01:07:01 PM
Hi folks,

my frame arrived some weeks ago - assembling was a little bit tricky, for example the bottom bracket-area was very very tight, so I really had to cool the bearing down, but finally it went in. The biggest problem is the front end - I don't know if this is because of the painting or the frame hasn't the right measurements: First the Headset-Cover above the steering tube was to tight, so there needed to be d-shape microspacer, which Airwolf sent me really fast.

But the same problem occurs on the other side below the steering tube - when tightening the headset you can't steer. Unfortunally I got I nice scratch on top of the fork, but that's ok. The bigger problem is a) there a no bigger bearings in this size available here in Germany (49,5mm outerside, 38,5mm inner and 6mm height) and microspacer aren't available in 1 1/2" --> because of the shape of the bearing/fork/steering tube I can't imagine how a microspacer at this point should work. So for now I am waiting 2 weeks for a solution from Airwolf - at the moment I am really disappointed and think everything is trash.

Problems in the beginning of the project: I ordered the stock pink frame - Airwolf sent two times painted pictures of a reddish one - finally they got it and the color is amazing. When everything arrived I recognized that the seatpost was matte and the stem/handlebar were glossy - nowhere is mentioned that this is the way it is send when you order a glossy frame. After all I bought a new stem in matte and a handlebar from another brand with more flare.

So, this is my 4th chinese frame and till now it's the badest - from the beginning just problems, if the huge one with the down bearing of the headset cannot be solved I think I need a new frame, it's really a shame.

Anyone has an idea of solving this? As written a microspacer would be great, but I don't think it can work at this place because of the shape of the bearing.

Do you have any photos of the headset parts that it came with, and how you currently have it setup as? do they align with what's shown in this figure? I'm also curious about the paint, any photos would be appreciated!

Quote from: l45er on July 24, 2023, 10:12:09 PM
Sorry but as the bike is fully built I won't be able to help with that.

I did post a photo down the seat tube on this post http://chinertown.com/index.php/topic,4109.msg45930.html#msg45930. It was very clean.

Other than that, I can only comment that I didn't notice any anomalies when building the bike up. The BB went together fine, same with fork and headtube.

Someone else may be able to provide photos when they receive a frame.

Have you gotten any rides in yet? How does it handle? is the ride stiff or comfortable? how are the handlebars (comfy or stiff?)

Also, does the downtube have the holes to attach a downtube protector?

Quote from: l45er on June 25, 2023, 09:52:13 PM
Build complete! 8.59kg as pictured.

In regards to saddle, a SMP Dynamic was the only spare saddle I have at the moment and I have the carbon railed version on another bike. Angle looks a bit off in photos so need to adjust it, but they work well for me.

Changes still to be made
- PD-M520 SPD pedals (currently have PD-EH500 installed)
- 11-36t 12 speed rear cassette (currently have 11-30t installed)

Thank you for sharing your build! Have you been able to get any rides on it yet? How does it ride?

I'm curious, what's the German brand?

Quote from: Pharaohollie on February 01, 2023, 06:23:11 PM

It's 100% the Workswell frame, which is sold in the UK as the Pearson On and On. There are a few reviews of it online and on YouTube.

Where did you get that photo? Is it from a build thread somewhere?

Don't fall for the silly marketing associated with cycling tool brands, and terms like "shop quality"

There are companies, like Bondhus, that supply aerospace and automotive factories (I've seen them there). A set of their t-handle hexes start around $50 USD. If it's good enough for the people that put together the planes your fly on, they'll be more than fine for your open mold bike, or any high end bike.

Just look for a set that is comfortable, is long enough to reach the things you need (like water bottle cage bolts), has a lifetime warranty, and preferably get them from a local store where you can deal with any warranty issues that come up (should be rare in my experience). I would spend around $30-60 USD for a set, and use the savings elsewhere.