That looks really nice , been looking at getting Waltly to build a gravel frame for me as well

Currently ride a Cube attain pro GTC in a 53 , 537mm top tube ,which in that size has a 152mm headtube, Looking around at most frames , the head tubes in my size are a lot shorter, around the 125-130mm mark. Looking at some of the bigger brands like Bianchi and Pinarello, they do similar endurance frame sets with 150mm head tubes in my size , so question is, is there any Chinese company's that do endurance style frame sets with longer head tubes etc ... cheers for any info

Quote from: SnowDrifter on April 14, 2022, 05:42:28 PM

it's all in-spec. I'm 165lbs with a mid-drive motor on it

whats the above ? .. some kind of electric motor assist ?

Just waiting on my set to arrive .. I've also asked how they are on your other post , but you've answered that here so thanks for that

Very Nice ... How are the brakes ? ... im waiting on my set to finish my build which uses a sensah groupset as well ... Although I did manage to get hold of a carbonda 696 frame for less than £400 so that's what I'm waiting to build

Was inline for same frame as well until Planet X , knocked £500 off their freerangers frames, so gone with one of those (Carbonda 696) for less than £400

I wouldnt be too happy with the outcome on the forks, pretty poor showing by the company ... Lets just piss off the new customer, not once but twice ! Kinda puts me off ordering from the smaller Chinese companies , ... Good luck with getting it sorted

watching with interest, as looks a half decent frame

Yeah , works fine, not the exact one you linked , but I've had 2 x 3m come over the last year and all on bikes now working fine and half the price
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32825433906.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.0.0.21ef1802FUrVTj

Whats the rear tyre clearance like ?

cheers

Looks a lovely frame ... Did originally order a Ti sonder Camino , but after waiting months , they cancelled my order as they had complete bikes to build rather than sell me a frameset id paid for etc months ago !!
may look closer into the Ti market

Just came across this YouTube video for their headset installation for VB-R-099& VB-R-168& GF-002, could be some use as details aren't the best on the net
Could be of some help

Looking at both the above carbon Gravel frames , they look to be exactly the same frame , anyone with any experience of either frame ? .... geometry etc the same both frames .
Only thing I'm concerned about is the cable entry points as all it shows is a small plate on downtube with 2 cable entry points
anyone got pictures of said frames showing all built up and entry points etc

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003629806078.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.167b2a16o2QECd&algo_pvid=caa84a2b-520a-4fca-8b97-9babf293bd85&aem_p4p_detail=20220115042946560955879468180012719578&algo_exp_id=caa84a2b-520a-4fca-8b97-9babf293bd85-4&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22sku_id%22%3A%2212000026567573525%22%7D&pdp_pi=-1%3B341.89%3B-1%3BGBP+28.28%40salePrice%3BGBP%3Bsearch-mainSearch

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003381541885.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.167b2a16o2QECd&algo_pvid=ff03bb7c-9139-4775-8324-0f4946663ed2&algo_exp_id=ff03bb7c-9139-4775-8324-0f4946663ed2-20&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22sku_id%22%3A%2212000025518504941%22%7D&pdp_pi=-1%3B417.38%3B-1%3B-1%40salePrice%3BGBP%3Bsearch-mainSearch

cheers

Apart from the obvious Shimano GRX chain sets, What's out there with similar Q factor etc to GRX but not GRX ?
I've come across these on AliExpress but no mention of Q factor etc ... I'm guessing its something to do with Sensah ?

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