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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velobuild VB-R-177
« on: February 15, 2022, 04:13:31 AM »
I have 28mm tyres on mine and there's loads of room to spare. The spec sheet says 32mm will fit and it does look like that to me.
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Ivor I just received mine and with the new stem/handlebar combo, the top cap is made out of carbon and does not really secure anywhere, just the bolt seems to hold it in place. Did you have a hard time with that? There is a little dent underneath that is very small and seems to align with an opening in the stem but there is no contact to secure.Hi there, my top cap is thin metal. It screws down into the expander plug.
Looks really great! Congratulations!The bike has been great so far!
How is it holding up so far?
I am considering to get this frame.
How is the seatpost? Does it slide down out of position when riding?
Also how is the stiffness of the button bracket area?
Thanks for any response you can give.
Hi Ivor,
Bike looks amazing! Just waiting to build up my velobuild that I'll post about on here once done. I've seen you ordered wheels from Elitewheels. How long did they take to arrive once dispatched, I've seen they've posted mine via XDB so not sure on timescales. Velobuild frame turned up in less than 10 days, very impressed
Jake
I love the brown on black. I'm leaning to a VB-R-066, but I haven't ruled out the 177. I've got some questions for you!
Did you consider the 066? Was there somethig about the 177's geometry that sold you?
Is the bar/stem carbon?
What bottom bracket did you use?
What press tool did you use?
Can you describe how routing the rear brake line went?
Do you think hydraulic lines would be any harder to route than the Juin's mechanical housings?
Do you think that the lines would be easier to route if there were no deraileur cables to route?
Sorry to pepper you with a bunch of questions with my first Chinertown post.
How are the juin tech F1 brakes? I've been considering a 177 project but the price of 105 hydraulic brifters + calipers is crazy.I haven't managed to ride the bike yet! Bad weather and groin strain.
Sorry to grave dig. Any update on the frame especially weight?This has been a long, drawn out process!
Seen a few video on YouTube, Seem to have really nice paintjobs , seem to be very popular in the Philippines and Malaysia, Anybody built up a frame from them?