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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Replica Factor Ostro VAM
« on: October 26, 2025, 09:44:05 PM »
Back from the first ride, with all my teeth intact.

Frame feels good and stiff, no issues ripping it up climbs and sprints.
No other issues either, like creaks, instability or slipping seatpost (i didn't put grease, just torqued to Factor's specs), FYI i am 84kg
Also accidentally went over a huge pothole no issues, which I will consider the structural test 😂

TCR currently waiting a new stem (bolt snapped in old one RIP), before i can do any back-to-back comparisons (Same wheelset).

Still need to get my fitness back after joining the dad life so unable to make any "It's so slippery through the wind at 50kph" comments yet.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets
« on: October 24, 2025, 06:22:31 PM »
Quote from: Udeson on October 24, 2025, 03:33:32 PM
1. Loose the chain
2. Disassemble the RD and move ot away from the bike (do not forget to unplug power connection)
3. Unscrew the small philipps-head screw on the bottom of the RD (the screw sits approximately at the depth of the groove of the mounting bolt of the RD cage) until it no longer loosens. Press the RD cage towards the RD and pull the srcrew out (if you do not hold the RD cage the spring pumps out the cage and you cannot reconstruct the position of the spring - inside the RD and on which of the three holes the spring was on the RD cage). How do I know? I didn't hold the cage when I removed the screw.

So if there are people here who can remember the original position of the spring inside the RD and in which hole the spring was positioned on the RD cage side... PLS let me know :-)

Thanks for the tips, I also watched a OSPW install before ripping everything apart which helped 😂.

The original position is like my sketch

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets
« on: October 24, 2025, 03:34:05 AM »
Welp I bought a oversized pulley.
Any idea how to install?
No instructions on their page and support isn't responding 😂

Ltwoo RD doesn't have a big ol single bolt through the RD to remove the lower arm

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Replica Factor Ostro VAM
« on: October 22, 2025, 06:36:33 PM »
My bad, I mean clear coat overrun.
So there is a small but noticable lip in the clear coat right next to one of the rear brake mount bolting holes, just something to take off with some light sanding.

My plan is to brand it with Lao Gan Ma stickers later 😎

Routed brakes and installed 'The One Ultra' handlebars.

Did not encounter any major issues;
- Had to file out the RD cable hole, the Ltwoo connector is girthier than Di2 I'm pretty sure.
- BB threaded in smooth
- headset bearings snug fit, no play
- front brake threads were a little gunked up (clear coat??) Chased and cleaned.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Replica Factor Ostro VAM
« on: October 22, 2025, 02:33:38 AM »
My order from Yohobikes have arrived
Ordered September 24, arrived October 22 (Western Australia).

Initial impressions is that the interior is very clean, Bearing surfaces look smooth, Brake mounts on front look good, rear has paint overrun and needs sanding.
Overall looks good enough to ride.

Will put it on the stand and build it up over the next week.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Anyone ordered from Yohobike recently?
« on: October 22, 2025, 02:25:13 AM »
Ordered September 24
Arrived today October 22 (Western Australia).

Note the speed of replies drops by orders of magnitudes after you pay 😂
Watch the Replica Factor Ostro Vam thread to see how either how the build goes, or a thorough review of my dental insurance :)

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Chinese cycling clothes
« on: September 28, 2025, 06:52:35 AM »
A post for the long sleeve connoisseurs out there.

EVA long sleeves from Taobao are another level for those of you brave enough or with the linguistic skills.
80AUD + shipping
On another level of quality compared to Spexcel long sleeves.

Tight fitting (180cm 85kg, size L) art work looks money.

10/10 would highly recommend (temp range between 15-30)

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Replica Factor Ostro VAM
« on: September 24, 2025, 02:45:15 AM »
Ok, I have ordered a 56cm from Yohobikes.

Their photographic Dutch angle is slightly less than perfect to see inside the frame but gives me enough confidence to pay rest of the 80% payment.

Note: frame weight is including FD hanger, Rear TA, bottle cage bolts.
So considering clearcoat is probably ~80g, frame 56cm is ~1000g.
~200g off genuine but I doubt I'll notice that with my 85kg chassis

570 USD to Australia (excluding any taxes).
1month sea freight.

I have a 2023 tcr adv at home so will give a direct comparison (with photos) when it arrives

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Replica Factor Ostro VAM
« on: September 23, 2025, 07:55:46 AM »
Quote from: Vasegaard on September 23, 2025, 07:49:21 AM
Maybe this is common knowledge, but I am 99.99% sure that either 1 Yohobike is the supplier for Taiwan Glory Bike Store or they are just a mirror.

Yoho bikes have the exact same photos of the frames and weights, price and deal with 20% up front and 80% after photos of the frame. But Yoho bikes have more information regarding the frames.

Yes absolutely, many of the Aliexpress stores have the same photos and geometry charts as Yoho.
Who is getting which frame in what layup from what factory is anyone's guess.
So whenever one of us degens takes a leap of faith, we collect little more info... (Ape together strong)

My primary reason for going with Yoho is they've at least been around for a while + many of the Aliexpress stores discussed have mysteriously emptied their store pages / listings...

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Replica Factor Ostro VAM
« on: September 23, 2025, 07:36:59 AM »
Following up on my previous comment Re: with Yohobikes.
They do offer the "Black" raw carbon paint with dark reflective decals.
I'm 90% certain I will order a size 56 without decals in the next week.

Will keep you all updated on how it goes :)

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Long Teng / Mondince aero frame FM126 Indiegogo
« on: September 22, 2025, 07:47:41 AM »
Quote from: Vasegaard on September 22, 2025, 07:24:56 AM
I've been chatting with Jack and at the moment they expect for it to be ready in June. They are considering making the molds bicoque or not monocoque to decrease the cost.
If they continue with monocoque one piece holding the price might be 500 usd for normal weight and 650 for ultralight and then 150 usd for shipping (roughly)

This is basically the same price as it would be on indiegogo.

Hell that would be a steal for Ultralight pricing.
I'd happily pay more than that for a monocoque High fibre frame.
(Don't tell them that tho) 😂🤫

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Replica Factor Ostro VAM
« on: September 22, 2025, 06:31:01 AM »
Anyone had experience with Yohobikes?
Was chatting with them, $670usd for a Ostro Vam V2 frame + bars delivered to Aus.
They seem to have a fair few years of history across several forums and pretty receptive to questions and requests for photos.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Long Teng / Mondince aero frame FM126 Indiegogo
« on: September 20, 2025, 06:43:03 PM »
100% Frame + Bars + both seat posts
54cm

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LTK266-D-SL, lightweight frame confirmed under 800g w/paint and accessories (M)
« on: September 19, 2025, 02:24:28 AM »
Quote from: Sakizashi on September 18, 2025, 09:21:08 PM


Rival e1 levers, hope RX2 calipers. 1x using an old crank I had lying around, a ton of 3d printed parts. Stem is a 130mm Kalloy Uno -17. Also, the handlebar that I am going to keep blurred for now, since it's still being developed. It weighs 1.3kg+. The bike, including that chonker of a bar and the Look Xtrack carbon (steel axles), is just under 8kg.

With my DFS road wheels and 28mm tires, this bike weighs 7.7ish kg.

This is basically a test vehicle for parts I design, so it's built less to look good and more to be quickly taken apart and have parts swapped around.

Out of curiosity @Sakizashi
Are you using a FDM pseudo metal filament to make ridable prototype designs?
Or are we talking engineering filaments

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Long Teng / Mondince aero frame FM126 Indiegogo
« on: September 17, 2025, 07:35:10 AM »
Speaking as a target audience for this bike, its raison d'être is undoubtedly the deep aero front fork.

When it comes to aerodynamics, the front end of the bike is where about 90% of the drag is created. The air that reaches the rear stays and wheel is already a turbulent mess, so nailing the front-end design is critical. So to satisfy my inner Aero #StanceNash, these forks are money (rest of the bike looks good too).

The other key factor is reducing my frontal profile. Less bike specific and more setup planning, I plan to run this frame with a size down + setback seatpost and Onirii Y1RS-style handlebars to achieve a high stack, pseudo-time trial position. Think along the lines of Arne Peters from Morpheus Bikes on Instagram.

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