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Keep us update on the build and please let us know how the bike rides.  I'm also interested in this bike but can't find many reviews on it.

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I am also interested in the C5.  Being over 50 y.o, this bike has a more relaxed geometry.  I am also looking for more hands on reviews for this frame.  I also with that the bike came with a T47 bottom bracket.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
« on: January 11, 2023, 03:24:11 PM »
I have a internal routing cable kit but found it much easier to route the cables with a brake cable following the techniques from this youtube video

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: BXT Road 115 (BXT-ROAD-115)
« on: December 15, 2022, 09:05:14 AM »
I have the Velobuild 168 frame in size 49cm. Here are the weights of the components for comparison:

Frame - custom paint         1022
Fork - uncut, painted         409
Handlebar         318
Seatpost         255
Spacers         125
expander         54
bearings         60
thru axles         82

The final weight of the bike with 105 hydraulic brakes, Winspace Hyper D50 wheels and pedals was 8.2 Kg

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
« on: December 07, 2022, 08:18:07 AM »
1. Yes. It rotates so cannot be perfectly flush with headtube
2. The stem should have small indentations where those pins go. Make sure you align the stem exactly so indentations match with pins on spacers.
3. Yes. I am not a fan of that VB cap. You can't have those fancy caps on Ali express fit on it.

I had a hard time getting the pins to align with the holes in the integrated handlebar when I put the spacers and front fork together on the frame.  The hole and pins were just off by a little bit and would not seat together.  I enlarged the holes on the integrated handlebar so that the pins can seat inside the holes.  Luckily I had a very small drill bit that probably increase the size of the hole by half a millimeter.

The top cap that came with the integrated handlebar did not fit nicely.  I decided to just use the top cap from the compression plug.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
« on: November 01, 2022, 11:29:06 PM »
I placed my order for my 168 on 10/13/22 with custom paint of blue/purple chameleon blue.  To my surprise, I just received the frame 10/31/22.   On the front fork, I noticed the hole for the front brake line is on the right hand side of the steerer tube. I expected the hole to be in the middle of the steerer tube.  Will this be a problem running the brake line from the right side of the steerer tube to the left fork for the disc brake?

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
« on: October 01, 2022, 10:27:29 AM »
I want to get this frame but I am not certain which size would best fit me (49cm or 52cm).  I'm 5'4.5 with a 29" inseam, 50 years old.  I am currently riding a Trek Emonda 2015 52cm with a 80cm stem.  I am leaning to towards the 49cm frame since the offset in the seatpost would add to the effective top tube length and reach.  My concerns about the 49cm frame is the low stack.  I'm not sure if my 50 year old back can handle such a low stack.

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