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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
« on: December 01, 2023, 02:03:24 PM »
Hey curious what sizes people went with for this frame.  I'm 5'8" (172.7cm) and trying to pick between a 52-S or a 54-M.  Currently I ride a Canyon Endurace in small but those Canyon sizes are odd & don't really equate to other brands.  Any thoughts?

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velobuild VB-R-218
« on: September 06, 2022, 08:44:18 AM »
Just finished my build waiting on more spacers to cut work on fit. sram forces groupset with power meter crank. only thing not forces is the cassette. 8.5kg

Can you tell me what saddle that is?  And your thoughts on it?  Been looking at those 3D printed saddles and even the "cheap" chinese ones are close to $100.

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Man, was mine really on there tight.  I had to take it to a my LBS and they even had a hell of a time unscrewing the end cap thingy.  They finally got it.  Watch out though, those notches on the other end where you use "butter knife" or whatever to hold it will chip away if you aren't careful then it will even be harder to hold it. 

I emailed EliteWheels if they had a video on how to do this & wow did they come through.  I had this video waiting for me in my email about 24 hours later.

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I got my wheels today.  No decals with black hubs.  They look good.  But I have a question... They are super loud and was going to put some grease in the free hub to maybe help dampen the noise before putting them on the bike...  So, how do you take this free hub body off?  I don't want to damage it so just want to make sure I'm doing it right. 

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Any of you 2 in US?  Just curious how long it took for them to arrive.  Elite sent me my UPS tracking number on 7/4 but hasn't been scanned in yet so I assume it's still on a boat somewhere.

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I went ahead and pulled the trigger on a 50D set of wheels.  I chose to get them with no decal which adds 12-15 days to actually make them.  I'll post a pic when I see them before they ship.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: VB-R-066 D Build
« on: June 10, 2022, 11:31:11 AM »
I have one setuped earlier this yr. And I am getting disc rub out of saddle so am thinking that there's quite some flex in the fork. Do you happen to get any disc rub when out of saddle?

Yeah, not sure I can help you with that unfortunately.  Since this is my wife's bike she hardly gets out of the saddle and definitely not putting down massive watts.  I assume your rotors are dead center between the caliper?  If not you might have to unscrew the caliper bolts and line it up slightly or maybe your rotor is warped?  Maybe try swapping them if they are the same size.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: VB-R-066 D Build
« on: June 08, 2022, 09:33:00 AM »
What a steal! I looked on Craigslist for a month before giving up $1k for a mixed r7020/r8025 set.

What reflective handlebar tape is that and does it complement the chameleon?

Yeah, I had to drive an hour and a half to go pick up the groupset but was worth it. I haven't found another used hydraulic groupset anywhere since for a decent price.  I did have to spend $70 on (2) 160mm rotors & a $20 shim kit for the rear brake caliper (previous owner used 140mm rotors). Oh, and a bottom bracket was $35 from Amazon.  So, probably $650 total.

The bar tape was $15 from Amazon.  Link below.  I also included 2 pictures to show you how it reflects.  In the shade it's just purple but in the sun it looks pretty cool.  The only negative which might be a deal breaker for some is it's pretty slick.  Not grippy at all.  But the wife says she has no problems with it.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RBVYY72?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: VB-R-066 D Build
« on: June 07, 2022, 08:37:01 AM »
Nice. I like that color.  Yeah, let's keep this thread going.  I really wish I would have weighed everything when I got my frame but didn't really think about it.  I'm pretty sure though that it's not the frames fault that my build weighed more than I expected but the parts/groupset I chose. 

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Thinking about ordering a set of these as well. They told me I can get it in black decals or no decals but they don’t have pictures of these options    ::)

If anyone chose this look please post here. Like to see the how they look.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: VB-R-066 D Build
« on: June 02, 2022, 01:11:58 PM »
This is pretty much an Endurace.

I have an Endurace in XS built with R8000/6800 and RS-685 shifters currently at 7.6kg I think it can go down to 7.3kg with TPU tubes and new shifters to replace the bulky offseries.

Also have a set of Elite's on it 45mm/27mm with RD-13 and Sapim CX Rays - 1445g with Tape.

Oh wow, please tell me how you like the hub sound.  I also got the RD13 hub!.  I was told by Elite to get the RD13 hub since it was supposed to be quieter.  I don't see how it could be any louder.  I guess their other hubs are just insanely loud?  I saw a video where someone packed the freehub with a bunch of grease (different brand but could apply here) and it helped the noise a noticeable amount.  Was thinking about trying that.  What are your thoughts?  Also, did you notice the RD13 has a different freehub pitch sound? Like it's a lower pitch sound as well.  (along with being loud).  But anway, thought I'd ask your experience with that hub.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: VB-R-066 D Build
« on: June 02, 2022, 12:51:37 PM »
Nice looking bike. The contrast in colors do look good. Hope your wife gets on well with it. Did you happen weight the frame and fork separately?
Is the seatpost frame specific? Let us know your wifes thoughts on the frame after she's got a few rides in.

Unfortunately, I did not weigh the frame/fork when it came.  I don't have a scale but the guy who put it all together for me on a theory that the paint added a noticeable amount of weight.  However, when I just had the frame & wheels on it felt light as crap.  The groupset definitely added a lot.  But, my Canyon Endurace with the exact same groupset in Small (which is about a 54cm in Canyon sizing) is about 7.6kg/16.8 with those Elite wheels on, so I dunno.

As for the seatpost I think it's your standard size rounded post.  I had the bike builder cut 2 inches off it because it was so long and I told him it was aluminum.  When I picked up the bike he corrected me and said it was carbon... just really thick carbon.  He showed me the cut off piece and it had to be quarter inch thick or something. 

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / VB-R-066 D Build
« on: June 02, 2022, 10:26:29 AM »
I'm a bit surprised there isn't a build thread on this frame on here, or a recent one at least.  I purchased this XS frame from Velobuild for my wife as she needed an upgrade to her 2013 Aluminum Giant Avail with 8 speed Sora.  I ordered on May 11 2022 and received the frame on May 25 2022, so pretty fast turn around which surprised me actually.  This frame almost looks identical in geometry to my Canyon Endurace CF SL 7. 

Along with the frame I purchased 2 custom paint colors (pink & chameleon blue) which actually turned ok.  The fade job between colors could be better and maybe we would have picked a lighter chameleon color as the blue tends to look almost black if it isn't light out.  However in the sunlight it does sparkle a bit which is nice. 

I also picked up:
$5 carbon spacer pack
$39 carbon VB-HB-009 handlebars (which i asked for 400mm and I believe they sent 420mm, which is OK and it still works but wasn't told ahead of time)
$35 ST-002 80mm carbon fiber stem (right before shipping Chris did send me an email stating he's substituting this stem for the stem that comes along with their 2021 separate handlebar/stem combo.  I didn't get this email till the next morning after shipping occurred and thought it might be ok.  Turns out it was not.  This stem is big, bulky and has a negative angle it seems.  My wife didn't like it too much.  I just ended up buying an aluminum stem from Amazon for $15 and used that.  Chris is being awesome though and said he'd refund me the cost of the stem so I'm happy)

I got a used 105 fully hydraulic groupset off craigslist for $525 which was an awesome find.  The crank is a 52/36 with 172.5mm cranks which might be a bit big for her but time will tell.  It came with a 11-34t cassette, chain, F&R D's, shifters & calipers.  I did have to buy little things like a bottom bracket, a spacer for one of the calipers, 160mm rotors, bottle cages, bar tape etc.

The wheels are from Elite Wheels that I had custom ordered in 50mm depth & 12k twill pattern & 1420 spokes.  I asked them for a quiet hub but it's still pretty loud.  The tires are GP5000's with pink latex tubes.   

I didn't build it as there is a guy up my street that sorta runs a bike shop out of his garage.  He charged me $150 to put it all together and that included all gear cables, hydro fluid (I had the hydro cables), installing the groupset, BB  etc.  I thought that was a pretty good price but I do wish I had the patience to learn myself. Maybe, if I end up doing another one...

The weight was a bit disappointing though.  I know the 105 r7020 groupset isn't the lightest but the builder said it weighed 17.9lbs/8.1kgs.  Maybe it was wishful thinking but I thought it would have weighed maybe 7.7kg or even less.  The seat is temporary as we still haven't decided on one to get so maybe that will lower the weight but not sure what else I could have done. 

The wife & I have our first real "test ride" tomorrow.  Planning on going 30-40 miles and see how it does but so far seems to be great.  If you have any questions let me know!

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So, I ended up purchasing the vbr-r-66 endurance disc frame. This seemed to be the most relaxed/comfort frame they offer. It also looks very similar geometry wise to her giant liv. I’m going to let velobuild paint it as well as they say they can fade the paint between pink & blue chameleon. Can’t wait to see how it turns out.

Thanks all for the suggestions.

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