Well, my FSA ACR stem is doing great on this steerer.

sorry, i mean Chris hasn't give me any tracking number yet
and he promised to give me a photo after painting process
but he kinda dodge it and said already sent it to me also the EMS already picked up the package
is it normal with velobuild process?

Ah. I also ordered wheels and they were a bit delayed. So got paint pics first and frame was send a bit later together with the wheels.
My own frame should be at the painter atm. For some weeks now. It's the same design (different colors) so might be a bit complex and time consuming for them. Asked Chris multiple times for updates. But he doesn't know much details it seems. He can only say it is 'being painted' / 'at paint shop'. It looks like the paint shop is swamped with orders at the moment. They work a bit different there, typical China. When pressed they struggle a bit to answer and it is very confusing. It'll come, but I hate being patient and not receiving clear answers.

Great paint design!

Thanks!

Nice one
how's the ride feels? any huge different with branded one?

It is ridden by my girlfriend with near to no technical bike knowledge. She mentioned it feels fast, stable and comfortable.

Looks very nice indeed!

Would love to hear more about it, how did the rest of the build go, any issues? How did you end up routing the cables? Did the FSA headset/stem work okay etc.?

And how is the ride which is probably the most important part 

My first attempt at internal cabling resulted in a stripped and damaged outer layer of most cables. The FSA ACR stem (70mm) and bar (36cm) have a lot of -very- tight bends. These places also have sharp metal edges so in my second attempt I carefully guided the cables to make sure they didn't chafe on those sharp edges. Treat it as a one-way job because pulling cables back results in catching and damage. Also, I noticed the Velobuild bearings had a different angling compared to my ACR headset ones, so I switched those back on the second cabling-pass. The ACR headset is designed to take the front hydraulic brake cable through the top of the expansion plug and steerer, but that is not possible in the Velobuild fork. So I routed everything trough the just big enough gap in the compression ring, and tried to route it as logical as possible (left/right and minimal cable crossing). The brake hose enters the fork about halfway into the steerer and neatly exits above the brake mount. There's a few mm too big of a gap between frame and headset cover for my liking, but there's no play in the headset whatsoever so I'll gladly deal with it. When angling the handlebar in extreme positions the cable housing shorten and lengthen through the frame which could result in unwanted shifts, but with full internal cabling I imagine that is unavoidable as there is no place to loop excess housing. Shifting and breaking is working fine. I tightened the seatpost wedge to 6nm and put on a thin layer of carbon paste. There is no slippage, but it's at 55kg rider weight.
The finish is good, not perfect. Between the layers there is a noticeable hight difference. A few dings here and there. Be very careful around the headtube area, paint easily chips around those edges. It did certainly meet our expectation. The colors are vibrant and the chameleon/metallic color has a premium look to it.

All in all impressed by the build quality and finish. It is going to be seriously put to the test in the French Vosges and Alps coming weeks (Col du Grand Ballon, Alpe d'Huez, Col du Galibier, Col d'Iseran etc.).

Beautiful indeed. I believe that's the size 49. First time seeing a completed one.

How's the access to the bottle? I am thinking of getting cages that allow access from the sides.

Ding ding ding, you are right. It's the size 49 frame.
The bottle cages are well positioned for such a smalle frame size, plenty of clearance. Did not hear any complaints during the test ride!

It's quite tight but having 4 cables past the steerer is possible. I set mine up with the rear brake on the right shifter, standard in the UK, and that made it easier as the cable just keeps right into the fork. I'm also using Jagwire compressionless so the cables are quite stiff.

Did you manage to sort out the FD cable too? I ended up using a cable ferrule similar to this https://www.wiggle.co.uk/token-tk680-alloy-gear-nose, to clip inside the exit hole and position the outer cable inside. But it doesn't full clip into velobuild port so the cable tension is keeping it together. It's fine for now but in the future re-cabling with the BB installed is going to be a nightmare.

I did manage to route all four cables into the tiny ACR hole. Looks to be a bit of friction when turning the steering, but I need to test it better later.
The FD cable solution will be similar to yours I guess. I also considered drilling out the small hole so the outer cable will be able to pass through, but it leaves no place to hook the cable end.. Dilemma..

Hi guys,

   Question about this frame,  do the bottom of the frame,  under the bottom bracket,
does it have a smal hole to let the water sip in case some water get into the fram when riding in rain or when washing the bike ?

Yes, there is a small hole in the bottom of the frame.

Any updates on how the build is coming along?

Specifically on the ACR Headset and Stem combo, did you have to do any mods to get them to fit or were they okay out of the box? Can you also provide a link to the exact ACR headset, stem and bar that you've bought as I might do the same for my 168 to shorten the cockpit.

Thanks!

The build is going great, everything fits and looks slick. I did not need to modify anything.
We went with the FSA No.55R 1.5" headset and non-series stem. You can't put spacers on top of this stem so it's a bit of a pain in the ass to dial in the fit. The FSA ACR compatible handlebar choice is very limited, I'd look at that first before deciding. We went with an energy super compact.

Oh and by the way, what type of headset and stem + bar are you using? Seems to be FSA ACR? Why use that in stead of the integrated bars supplied by VB?

FSA ACR is correct. We needed a shorter stem compared to what was available. Very happy with the seamless connection, but the stem and spacers were hard to get over the steerer. Maybe it is not perfectly round.
Weird that the frames didn't go with the same plane..