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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Carbonda Cfr 1056
« on: March 23, 2026, 09:07:47 AM »
Quote from: Odd78 on March 22, 2026, 11:20:35 AM
I'm planning out a CFR 1056 build and I want to make sure I'm not forgetting anything I'll need. Hoping to avoid getting halfway through a build and realizing I have to order something else.

Frame, fork, seatpost, clamp, bars/cockpit, headset, dereilleur hanger, and axels are all coming from carbonda.

So I need:
Groupset (Shimano 105 Di2)
Bottom Bracket (BBR60)
wheels (leaning towards SUPERTEAM Carbon Disc Wheel 50T-28 Tubeless 700C)
rotors (not sure exactly what I need)
Tires (undecided)
Saddle (undecided)
sound insulation for internal cables

bar tape, bottles cages, tubes


Tools:
Bike stand
Torque wrench
cable routing tool
hacksaw to cut fork

What am I forgetting?

Background: I've tinkered about on some bikes, done basic repairs, but have never built a bike from scratch before and have no experience with electronic shifters or hydraulic brakes.

I'm moderately handy, but this is potentially on the edge of my abilities, so any constructive advice, criticism and suggestions are welcome.

Don't buy the headset from Carbonda the bearing are not good. It's been mentioned multiple times in the thread. I went straight with a FSA NO. 55R/558 1.5 ACR headset.

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Vendor Discussion & Reviews / Re: Chinese Carbon Vendor List
« on: March 16, 2026, 12:16:04 PM »
BTLOS
https://btlos.com

✦ MTB,Fat Bike, Gravel and Road wheels.
✦ Complete wheels or rims only (up to 32'')
✉️ sales@btlos.com

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc!
« on: January 23, 2026, 04:25:03 PM »
Quote from: Bigbobby1482 on January 23, 2026, 08:48:04 AM
Has anyone been able to find a bleed syringe holder? Something like the Parktool BKM-1. Picture below.
https://imgur.com/a/EMI298n

You just reminded me that I need to find a solution for my syringe.

I think this or something similar could work well: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008033886846.html


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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Supplier for 'good' (or great) quality bolts
« on: December 15, 2025, 01:54:48 PM »
Quote from: tbgallant on December 11, 2025, 10:29:03 AM
I don't need/want Titanium bolts


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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Supplier for 'good' (or great) quality bolts
« on: December 15, 2025, 06:05:16 AM »
I bought a assortment of stainless metric fasteners on Amazon a while back and I forgot to tell you in my first reply, I just checked the brand and it's Senyard. I don't know if you have access to these in your country on Amazon.

They are graded and good quality at around 30$CAD.

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Supplier for 'good' (or great) quality bolts
« on: December 12, 2025, 10:03:27 AM »
Hello!

For good fasteners you want graded ones with a stamped number on the screws head. Most of the time when the screw head is blank, the fasteners is subpar quality like the ones you find in IKEA furniture.

Stainless steel fasteners is what I use for my bikes except for brake rotors:

A2-70 is general purpose stainless(similar to 304). Good enough if you don't ride in salty roads.

A4-80 is  marine grade(similar to 316 stainless) these resist to salt but are often more expensive.

For carbon steel ones, go for at least grade 8.8. 10.9 if you want to go overkill a little and 12.9 if you are building a bike that can also fly to space.

On Ali Express there are many stores that sells graded fasteners. I don't have any to suggest. I would check for reviews and look at the store reputation.

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Maintenance, Mechanics, & Tools / Re: Best road bike all-around grease
« on: September 18, 2025, 06:58:52 PM »
For best result when there is water exposure, use a ''marine'' grease which is almost always calcium sulfonate based. They are way better than the all purpose lithium based grease. Lucas, Motorex 2000, etc.

I find lithium grease to be easily washed away in areas like the headset or wheel bearings when you ride in all weather.


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Maintenance, Mechanics, & Tools / Re: Winspace C5 BB concerns/carbon quality
« on: April 01, 2025, 11:53:15 AM »
Quote from: Serge_K on March 25, 2025, 01:17:02 PM
So you're left with buying frames from Time, then? I love what they're doing, but it's quite a budget.

I meant that I'm mostly done with carbon in general for frames. A Time would be very nice and a safer investment on the long term in my opinion. I will just stick with aluminum and steel from now on!  :)

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Maintenance, Mechanics, & Tools / Re: Winspace C5 BB concerns/carbon quality
« on: March 25, 2025, 12:45:32 PM »
I would convince your friend to get refunded and chargeback as you are going to be the one dealing with them if something else happen but I might be wrong.

I didn't expect to see that coming from Winspace. Looks like they are now taking their customers for granted since they build a reasonably good reputation.

I only dealt with Carbonda so far and they argued with me on a defect inside near the headtube of my CFR1056 and kept telling me it's normal.

Influencers and such get the pretty frames no doubt.

This was my first and last buy from a chinese factory.

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Aftermarket Brake Pads?
« on: February 15, 2025, 08:45:59 AM »
Quote from: jonathanf2 on February 14, 2025, 06:21:04 PM
I just get the non-finned pads for 3 bucks. Honestly I don't feel much difference between regular and finned pads. I do a lot of descending as well. Better to have good braking/feathering technique as opposed to mashing your brakes.

I had a similar experience going from the Shimano finned pads to normal ones. I don't think a heatsink that small do any difference. It's mostly for looks or ''marginal gains'' like some people call it.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Carbonda CFR-1056 Frame Size Advice
« on: January 01, 2025, 09:23:56 PM »
Quote from: xandilly on January 01, 2025, 07:15:11 AM
Hi Johnny,

Sorry for late reply, but yes, agreed, it's a tricky sizing. Stack/reach is a bit too great for my tastes on the XL, so might stick with the L and see how it goes, we seem to have about the same build so should be fine... hopefully! You finding the bike fine otherwise? Any difficulties you had while assembling? Can I ask what headset you're sporting also? Is it the stock sample provided by Carbonda, or an aftermarket? Looks great by the way!

Thanks again,
~Xander

It's a great frame. One downside I found is the paint is fragile but I almost cover the whole bike with 3M Clear Scotchgard.  Everything went good for the assembly.

The headset is the FSA NO. 55R 1.5"/558. I read in this forum that Carbonda's headset is pretty cheaply made so I didn't want it.

Everything went good for the 2 years I've been riding it. I'm now building another bike and I will be selling it soon.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Carbonda CFR-1056 Frame Size Advice
« on: December 20, 2024, 09:43:40 PM »
Hi xandilly!

I ride the L (56cm) and I am 185cm. 34'' inseam. I find that there is a size missing between the L and the XL. The XL(58) looks more like a 60cm on paper and on the pictures.

Here is a picture of my bike.



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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: British professional team glued fake UCI compliance stickers to bikes purchased
« on: October 17, 2024, 05:37:36 PM »
I prefer these stickers by far  ;D




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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Carbonda Cfr 1056
« on: April 18, 2024, 11:31:36 AM »
Quote from: ElGreco on March 30, 2024, 09:00:02 AM
The current version can handle 38mm tires indeed. The information on the carbonda website is outdated.


I will believe it when I see it. I bought mine in spring 2023 and it's impossible to fit a 38mm tire. It will rub against the seatstays.


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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: 35mm tire clearance road bike?
« on: April 13, 2024, 03:48:13 PM »
Quote from: Pedaldancer on April 13, 2024, 02:34:17 PM
If the information that I collected is correct, the 1ü56 got an update which allows up to 38mm now.  Guess Carbonda could prove this information just by asking them.

I don't know, for me it's only rumors. I asked Wing the lady at Carbonda before buying and she said they recommend 32mm max. I would be surprised if they invested in modifying the molds or changing for brand new molds just to fit bigger tires. I bought mine last spring and I ride with GP5000 30mm measured at 32-33mm and I wouldn't go bigger than that. I have a 6mm gap on each side of the tires which is standard for safety.

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