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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velobuild VB-R-218
« on: October 13, 2022, 03:28:23 PM »
I ordered through Amazon, free shipping, no tariff. Once the order is in, then you confirm your wheel requirements.
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velobuild VB-R-218
« on: October 13, 2022, 12:10:01 PM »Received my copy (Disc) on Monday and also ordered a set of RC-50 wheels. Complementing it with Rival AXS the assembly was straight forward, but some points one should take care of (if not already mentioned somewhere in this thread).
When you fit a DUB/30mm axle you have to file down a protruding rivet that holds the bottom battery cover. Otherwise, you can't mount the axle straight. Just remove the bottom cover and you can access the rivet. The BSA threads seem to be cut post-mold and co-axial alignment/facing is fine. I had to remove some residuary debris and paint, but then you can screw in the bottom-bracket by hand easily and crank-axle fits smooth. Break mounts seem not to be machined but are sufficiently flat/parallel - no rubbing. What you have to take care of is the thread-insert holding the rear axle. It is fixed with a small screw that may get loose/lost. It can then happen that the insert rotates, and the axle becomes loose. Coming from the factory without it (!) apply thread-lock to the screw and check regularly. Overall quality of the frame seems fine, but time will tell. Test-drive today did not reveal any issues. The frame feels firm and with 28mm/5bar sufficiently comfortable (for a race bike). The handlebar seemed quite flexible when putting power into the bike, but I have no experience with the original, so that might be normal.
Someone having long(er)-term experience?
Nice looking build. I received my replica and will post some pics soon. Will use SRAM Force group set and Elite Wheels. Waiting for the wheels and some other odds and ends to arrive.
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velobuild VB-R-218
« on: October 08, 2022, 06:21:41 PM »i have wall hangers and i keep my families bikes on that.
I built a custom bike shelf in my "home office / bike cave".
I can't wait for my frame and wheels to arrive......the last items needed before the build process.
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velobuild VB-R-218
« on: September 21, 2022, 09:55:44 PM »Oh, there is an actual product called Juin Tech....... I thought the earlier poster had made a typo
I looked up the campagnolo manuals for servicing & it seems like either the sram force woukd be the easier install or the campy rim brakes would be easier to maintain
Frankly, in all my years of riding I have never had an issues with rim's, though my first & only carbon madone now has disc brakes
Elite Wheels ordered. SRAM Force Etap ordered. Need BB, cassette and bar tape.
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Best 50mm Rim Brake Carbon Wheelset
« on: September 21, 2022, 09:38:40 PM »Hi all,
I'm building up a Alchemy Atlas carbon frame into a very lightweight build, mainly for hilly days and want to get a 50mm rim brake wheelset to finish it off.
After a lot of searching, the best wheels I can find at a seriously competitive price are the Elite Drive 50V Ultralight version.
Carbon Spokes
1315g
Is there anything else out there worth considering?
I have a set of 40mm Farsports Kaze on my other bike (TCR) which are excellent, but these look like they are about the same weight but with 10mm extra depth which should help on the flats - a win win surely?!
The only other contenders I had on my shortlist were Farsports, Light Bicycle & Winspace Hyper - but all of those were either dearer, heavier or both!
Any other options out there worth considering before I purchase?
Thanks a lot.
Elite Wheels are awesome wheels. I am purchasing my second set, this set will go on my VB218.
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velobuild VB-R-186
« on: September 21, 2022, 09:36:10 PM »today first parts of my sram force Etap has atrived
unforunately no news on the frame and wheels
What BB did you get?
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
« on: September 15, 2022, 10:34:46 PM »
Question....I am going to build a 218 and use SRAM Rival etap. Someone stated that the DUB BB is not recommended per VB, is that correct? I will reach out to VB.
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velobuild VB-R-218
« on: September 12, 2022, 03:14:26 PM »Oh, there is an actual product called Juin Tech....... I thought the earlier poster had made a typo
I looked up the campagnolo manuals for servicing & it seems like either the sram force woukd be the easier install or the campy rim brakes would be easier to maintain
Frankly, in all my years of riding I have never had an issues with rim's, though my first & only carbon madone now has disc brakes
I pulled the trigger, order in....
Now the wait.... 
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velobuild VB-R-218
« on: September 10, 2022, 10:30:59 PM »
Hello,
First post here. I have built lots of things but never a road bike. When I saw the VB218 build on GC, I am going to take the plunge. I'm going with a size Small (disk) after looking at VB sizing vs my current bike along with contacting Chris with his recommendation. Model, size and color decided. Now onto wheels and groupset with full hydraulic, no hybrid. I will need to get tools for the brakes and maybe cable routing tool. Any recommendation on what I might need or may overlook for my first road bike build?
First post here. I have built lots of things but never a road bike. When I saw the VB218 build on GC, I am going to take the plunge. I'm going with a size Small (disk) after looking at VB sizing vs my current bike along with contacting Chris with his recommendation. Model, size and color decided. Now onto wheels and groupset with full hydraulic, no hybrid. I will need to get tools for the brakes and maybe cable routing tool. Any recommendation on what I might need or may overlook for my first road bike build?
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