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Hi Guys.

Has anyone had any experience with these wheels or other Prox wheels before? There's only a small thread from a while ago I could find saying they aren't good but Hambini and Jordan both did reviews of a different model a year or so ago and concluded they looked decent and good value.

https://www.proxcarbon.com/prox-super-light-carbon-spoke-wheels-c67db-undulating-rim-depth-road-wheelset_p106.html

On paper they're very good. Carbon spokes, ceramic bearings, 36t rachet DT swiss clone hubs, glossy marble/UD paintless finishes and lightweights for the depths. I've emailed and you can get mixed depths also, extra spokes are 3usd each and they are 539usd for a pair. They also do two different widths and two different layups. A light one (mix of T800/700) and a standard one (T700). Just dont really know alot about Prox other than its the Lightcarbon wheels brand.


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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Yishunbike R1058-D
« on: January 20, 2024, 09:47:58 AM »
Finished the build this week and took it out for the first spin today. Feels stiff and responsive without being uncomfortable. Fast on the flats . Really solid overall and pleased with it. The build went pretty smoothly, was a bit of a nightmare internally routing the handlebar however it wasn’t a Yishun one. There was a very small amount of paint overspray on the rear calliper mount that I sanded easily and was fine .

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Yishunbike R1058-D
« on: December 11, 2023, 06:22:05 AM »
Well, today I received the first pictures of my frame, paint job was done by Yishun and don't ask how I got them convinced to do so ;)
Unfortunately I am not able to upload the pictures as attachment, so here are the links to my drive.

Design was inspired by: Pinarello Dogma F Framekit 2023 Disc Electro Violett

I will share the complete build somewhere end of January when frame has arrived and I will share my first thoughts and more pictures while building as well.

Stay tuned!



https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-3d2R3efrxILTTJAmXteYbD8VBhMva2x/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-2EC-7j37hb6iG2szrhTEBzS5t1jgyI-/view?usp=sharing

Looks great! impressed you convinced them to paint it

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Yishunbike R1058-D
« on: December 08, 2023, 03:54:20 AM »
@chughes  So I actually went through the same dilemma and wanted a 38cm bar assuming Lightcarbon made them as they do in the other bars but the superlight one only went down to a 40cm. I went on the hunt for a different bar and ended up settling on a random one on aliexpress with good reviews which has arrived. I'm really pleased with it, it's very very still, has the grip dimples on the tops like an EXS bar and was also the cheapest option. The reach and drop were good and it's only a -6 rather than -10 so fits well with the measurements from a bike fit I did. I'd recommend. I' m going to see if I can remove the weird logos somehow (acetone, heat gun/hairdryer) because the look a bit shit and the rest of the bar looks great and finishing is great.

In terms of ride and feel, it's not been built yet, I have been sourcing other parts and tools but will be building soon.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005824099575.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.5.6a4a4537ktBRyc&algo_pvid=73dd8ed7-f625-4da9-813a-135275a5b17b&aem_p4p_detail=202312080151502374943398068240000074589&algo_exp_id=73dd8ed7-f625-4da9-813a-135275a5b17b-2&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21GBP%2181.76%2170.31%21%21%21715.94%21%21%402103847817020291101122915e7f8d%2112000034482194134%21sea%21UK%210%21AB&curPageLogUid=3sBnbCgokUOQ&search_p4p_id=202312080151502374943398068240000074589_3#nav-review


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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Yishunbike R1058-D
« on: October 26, 2023, 04:48:24 AM »
Ello, My R1058D has finally arrived. Size 59cm. They also said there was a month delay because of that mould issue. Ordered about 4 months ago. Ordered in gloss black. Ordered without handlebars (plan to order the lightcarbon superlight T1000 bar as it is the same price but lighter and they are all made in the same place anyway). Comes with thru axles, compression plug, headset, spacers, seatpost thingy. Quality is great, everything has been faced and masked when painting. BB is perfect. Theres a small amount of roughness in the headtube which I will sand, asked Melinda about this and she said it is ok. Plenty of clearance. Photos with a 28mm tyre. 


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my Yishun R1058D arrived finally

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Hiya, I have ordered the Yishun R1058_D. It is different to the new lightcarbon, they have different geometry. Lightcarbon is the direct to consumer arm of yishun who are the OEM manufacturer, however you can sometimes order directly from Yishun. Apparently you can't always. I started a separate thread for the Yishun 1058D if you were interested, just search it. The model is there own design and mould, they have their own R&D department and are registered as a company in germany. You can get the frames with a 5 year warranty for 20% additional cost which I went for, all in it cost about 800gbp. The frame is a mix of T700 and T800 carbon, T800 on all high stress areas. Yishun are the OEM manufacturer for Ribble in the UK and Da Rosa in italy as well as some other small italian brand, the quality is supposed to be top notch. I am expecting delivery end of august/early september.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Yishunbike R1058-D
« on: June 22, 2023, 04:05:36 AM »
@neobiker: Yishun is a really big OEM. If they create new models, those are initially open to OEM customers only, as they take up all the capacity anyway. Only when initial OEM demands die down, do they become open to retail customers.

@ENEP: Yeah, "stopwatch" is just bike computer :D It's just the standard carbon mount. Works fine, but it's easy to overtighten the little screws that hold in the adapter plate (for switching between Garmin, Wahoo, etc).

This is interesting! hadn't thought of that. I wonder which brand and model my 1058 will become hahah. Interesting you can't order it for retail now. They must have enough on their plate. I emailed asking for photos and they said they didn't have any yet still.

For anyone that's interested I asked them the type of carbon they will use on this model and the said a mix of T700 and T800. Headtube, dropout, BB, joints of top tube, seattube and seatstay are made of some T800 is what they told me.  I assume it is the same across their otehr newer 2023 models. I know that the older lightcarbon models are T700

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Yishunbike R1058-D
« on: June 22, 2023, 03:58:24 AM »
Did you end up asking?
I'm really curious, i want to buy the ribble just for the cockpit tbh

Hey! Sorry for the slow reply. I did ask them directly and they refused to tell me hahaha. They confirmed that they oem for Ribble but said they couldn't tell me which models, they even asked me where I'd heard about them producing for ribble (their own website lol) and asked to send them the link. Their reaction actually made me think that they probably do make this model, either way you wouldn't be able to buy the bars by the looks of it unfortunately.

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Okay so without battery means you will still get the hollow tube shaped holder for actual batteries which are 14500 type. Any idea if the interface/wires are Shimano Di2 compatible, in case someone needs extra or longer ones? From the pictures the port does seem similar to Shimano's.

Trace Velo's youtube video of the Ltwoo RX (of which the ERX is the electronic version) says that (the RX at least) follows the shimano standard. So it's possible they would fit. At least the brake hoses, brake pads and brake parts can be interchanged with shimano parts. Personally I would swap out the brake calipers for shimano ones. The Ltwoo calipers are a slightly unusual shape to get around shimano patents and heavier as a result.

I saw a video with china cycling talking about Ltwoo, apparently it was set up by an ex-Sram engineer who then worked as a patent lawyer for 6 years so both knows sram tech well, their patents and how to get around them which I thought was quite interesting. The shifter hoods strongly resemble sram red shifters I think.

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If you spec the ERX version to pair with Shimano Ultegra-level components (crank, chain, cassette, rotors) you are looking at around $1500 which is still cheaper than a complete 105 Di2 yet much lighter.

GC Performance latest video shows the ERX being comparable in weight to Sram eTap Red. And in general, Di2 is lighter than eTap.

Interesting in the video that the batteries inside the seat tube battery can be replaced. This is potentially quite a big plus. They look like AA batteries, so could be replaced out on the road if you forgot to charge/the world over.

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You can also check out Yishun, which is the OEM behind Light Carbon. They offer a wider selection of frames. I've recently built-up their R086D race frame:

https://www.yishunbike.com/product/r086-daero-road/

Quality was excellent. The only downsides are that it's press-fit only, and they don't do painting on single-set orders, so you'd have to paint it yourself, or find an affordable painting service near you.

Looks absolutely fierce! I was also going to suggest Yishun. I have pre-ordered their new frame which is a bit more relaxed. The R086D would be a great race frame though

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EXS are supposed to be even better than western bars. In terms of weight and aero they look pretty unbeatable. There’s lots about them on the weight weenies forum if you were interested. They’re just expensive is the thing:

https://exs-cycling.com/products/aerover-integrated-handlebar

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If you spec the ERX version to pair with Shimano Ultegra-level components (crank, chain, cassette, rotors) you are looking at around $1500 which is still cheaper than a complete 105 Di2 yet much lighter.

GC Performance latest video shows the ERX being comparable in weight to Sram eTap Red. And in general, Di2 is lighter than eTap.

That would be a great setup

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I guess the saving grace of it being such a close to a 105 Di2 copy is that they've copied a time-proven design. It's not like they've created something from scratch leaving alot of room for error. My guess is that there may be problems with the app and firmware more than the physical units but that's just a guess. I'm also very interested in this but may wait for the second version, although er9 is tempting for the price

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