I'm sorry who and who? Yeah I know it's a bit garish hahaha. The intent was to have some line art done to make it more resemble green stems and flowers. I had some sketches mocked up but just ran out of time and direction and most importantly the intended artist and recipient hahaha.

It was literally their last one lol :-) I've been sitting on this for a little while.

Hi, I am selling a Velobuild VB-R-218 frameset and integrated bars. This is a rim brake frameset and meant for Direct Mount type brakes. I bought the frameset for an art project for myself and have just run out of energy and space.

The frame is an exact geometry match for a 50 cm size of the bike that it resembles. Same for the bars: they are 42 cm at the drops with a 90 mm stem length and match geometry values.

Of important note, I test fit 28 mm tires mounted on 19 mm inner width rims and there is a LOT of clearance! I was kinda wondering if i could get 30 or 32 mm tires on this with the right brakeset...

Asking $500 shipped to anywhere in the continental US. 

OH MY GOOD GOD. They just informed me the frame weight is 1300g in a 52 cm, 1350 in a 58 cm.

So it's been a while since I've posted and I just popped back to see what everyone has been saying about the Airwolf YFR066.... BUT THEN I SAW THE SLR!

I want to do it. I was just gonna do the 066 as a random frame until I can finish a BMC teammachine I turned into a long term art project. (Bought the frame for $1300 but that was the easy part...)

Now, though, I have a calling bahahaha. I'm a jaded ex bike mechanic. I want to get it just out of spite for the years of trauma the industry has caused me.

I'll chime back in if I get it. I think the SLR blows out the 066 budget.

Whoops! Sorry I missed this reply!

The shifting is still perfect! The only trouble has actually been getting the front derailleur aligned juuuuust right and with the right adjustment. Between the chain line and whacky rear gearing, it wants to barely rub in either big-small or big-big and right now it is perfect. Honestly electronic shifting seems to be the way to go for weird drivetrain combos.

For sale is my gravel bike that I never thought I'd sell, so here goes nothing. Read the entire description as this bike has seen modifications.

Frameset is a 2018 Workswell WCB-R-146 aka "our version of a 3T Exploro". The frame has been modified by my trusted local bike shop to work with the crankset; some paint had to be removed around the bottom bracket. I also had them modify the frame at the seat post clamp to prevent cracking. These modifications are not standard but it has been four years since and the bike has been flawless. I never planned on selling it hence my lack of hesitation having someone physically modify the frame.

Some chain slap paint chips but nothing to worry about with structural integrity.

Since I installed a chain drop-stop device after the first six months of ownership the shifting has been absolutely flawless and no chain drops or chain suck incidents since.

Shifters/Derailleurs/Brakes are Campagnolo Super Record EPS 11s. Brake rotors are 160 mm Shimano Ice-Tech front and rear for better heat management. EPS battery charger is included with the bike. Rear derailleur has been modified to accommodate the wide gear range.

Handlebars are Specialized Aerofly 42 cm; stem is 110 mm 6 deg rise.

Cassette and chain are Shimano XTR; cassette is 11-40. Chain is brand new.

Crankset is an FSA carbon 172.5 mm 110 BCD with a 52-36 PowerTap C-1 power meter chainring. It has been flawless!

Wheels are a light and completely bomb-proof set of Light Bicycle AR46 disc rims handbuilt on Mercury Wheels hubs with DT Swiss Competition spokes. They are set up tubeless with Bontrager GR2 Team Issue 40 mm gravel tires.

Bike comes with Arundel carbon bottle cages that grip like hell and Garmin computer mount but NOT the pedals.

This bike has never been crashed and is in excellent shape (except for the fact that the frame is not-as-received, once again, to be sure I'm making it clear). It has just been completely cleaned and serviced with a new chain installed. It has performed flawlessly over the past four years and I'm bummed to see it go!

Asking USD $2000, shipping at buyer's expense to US and Canada via Bike Flights. I am open to shipping worldwide but you may not like the shipping fees UPS is charging us civilians these days. Open to offers, I can even deliver if you're in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Quote from: voshond on August 30, 2022, 02:22:57 PM

If anything and what also Hambini recommends: try to stick to 24mm axles, they will actually be stiffer and give you more clearance. I know there are rotor aldhu cranks, with 24mm axles, that might be compatible with Sram? Maybe they even have 24mm versions?

Agreed- you take a huge durability and longevity hit by trying to cram a ~30 mm spindle in a BB86 (Really, English/Italian/French even) sized hole.

Those ceramic bottom brackets do not necessarily correlate to durability. Look at how XTR and Campagnolo Pro-Tech approach durability, with seal design and highest quality steel bearings. Ceramic bearings actually do require a fair amount of upkeep, which not many people commit to. For example, I'd look into Enduro Angular Contact series bearings.

What you seek is definitely out there good sir! Search around the crowds that own collapsible frame bikes (like the venerable Ritchey Break-Away) and there are a lot of solutions for quick-connect mech cables. Less so for hydro lines; I'd get in touch with Ritchey and S&S to see who they recommend. The only solution I could come up with is from these amazing folks: https://22bicycles.com/products/brake-break-hydraulic-disconnect

The big drawback is that all of these solutions require a lot of room or bare cable (not cable in full-length housing) or both.

The aggravating bottom line (speaking as a retired mechanic) is that the new fad of fully-internal everything is just not made with DIY in mind. Systems are designed to work better with electronic shifting. Bikes are no longer really expected to be disassembled past removing the wheels. They even make travel cases meant for frames without the bars being removed. It is really frustrating at times!!

Quote from: St0mpB0x on July 07, 2022, 06:58:07 PM
Yeah, that looks shit. You'll want to check what the actual spacing is between the blades first. They might just be overly wide which is a different and probably worse problem.

I'm super curious to see what the spacing is; this really does look like a terribly (but still kinda well???) made thru axle or you are now the owner of a boost-spaced road fork 

I agree with St0mpB0x; there's a few things they did that aren't that bad, but a few items that I'd be sketched out on. Speaking as a retired mechanic who has occasionally ridden some questionable setups!

Re: your idea about a simple adapter for the barstem/headset cap interface, I'd keep it at least 2 mm thick as you said. You want to be careful it doesn't warp/flex.

Really interested to see how this project turns out! Are you going for a 1x road bike or.... ss?!

I second the last two replies; I'm not willing to bet that was an intentional hole, like the patches you'd see on the insides of carbon hoops where they removed the bag. This looks a lot like "Oh crap we have a huge void; slap some bond in it and ship it!".

Quote from: 1Sigma on July 05, 2022, 08:43:04 AM
It is what you would expect it to be for $50-$80.
It's way cheaper than getting it painted professionally afterwards.
It's way better than most of us can do DIY.

Really really great way to answer the question. I selected custom colors from their palette and a design from their designs available and it turned out pretty great! (I also got the 168 and now I'm trying to unload the frameset unridden due to external complications.)

I even got the seatpost painted and it too was really not that bad!

I'll get it up there after work. Thanks!!

In a "good news" update, Chris replied promptly and my nuts are in the mail! (Well, that is what he said at least.)

My Velobuild 168 arrived in the mail today. 52 cm. I think I got lucky!!

Paint looks good and as advertised, although I swear the pearl white looks a little off white or I could just be seeing things.

After a cursory glance around, interior looks good. You can definitely see where they glue the different sections together, but otherwise looks fine.

Annoyingly, one of the "nuts" for the steerer clamp on the stem did not make it to my house along with the rest of the frame. Emailing Chris tonight.

I purchased the separate stem/handlebar (110 mm, 42 cm) with the bike and other than the missing part, it looks good.

See photos. I came up with the scheme one night after a long day at work. Pearl white, metallic silver, loud pink. The loud pink is nice.

This all being said, does anyone want to take this off my hands? This project is getting terminated due to unforeseen circumstances and if anyone wants it let me know? ( I hope this bit doesn't violate the forum policies; if it does I can remove it!)