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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Light Saddle and bottle cage
« on: September 16, 2023, 08:22:29 AM »
They might be too big but most smaller bottles fit fine e.g. wine bottles, beer bottles, activeO2 bottles, 1l coke pet-bottles, beer or cider cans,...
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Allround Performance Bike Build
« on: September 16, 2023, 06:23:41 AM »
I also got the VBR168 and it rides like a charm.
I spent around 2,5k to build it from mostly chinese parts and the only thing that bugs me is the cheap sunshine cassette and that I can't get 1 gear to work flawlessly with the Ltwoo RX12. Weights around 6,8 kg, replaced the brake fluid with bionol so I can safely run ultralight 140mm rotors and brakes
I also jumped around 1 to 2 metres over a kicker with it recently and the paint around the BB cracked but everything else is fine. If it withstands that than it's built like a tank.
I spent around 2,5k to build it from mostly chinese parts and the only thing that bugs me is the cheap sunshine cassette and that I can't get 1 gear to work flawlessly with the Ltwoo RX12. Weights around 6,8 kg, replaced the brake fluid with bionol so I can safely run ultralight 140mm rotors and brakes
I also jumped around 1 to 2 metres over a kicker with it recently and the paint around the BB cracked but everything else is fine. If it withstands that than it's built like a tank.
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Light Saddle and bottle cage
« on: September 16, 2023, 06:10:46 AM »
I use these for multiple years now:
https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005003439269539.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.5.2b075c5f02s4MQ&gatewayAdapt=glo2deu
I ride them on my street bike and later got them for my roadbike too.
They are not a big investment as they are super cheap, they carry anything from the standard bidons to beer or wine bottles, you can bend them within limits to perfectly fit your bottles and they weight slightly under 20g while being super secure.
You can also get them made from carbon but I wouldn't spend 4 times as much to save 5g per bottle cage and you can't bend them.
For the saddle I would sacrifice 20g in weight savings and get the mixed ultralight one, it's not the most sturdy one but comfy. I used to ride a 69g bare carbon saddle before that and wouldn't want to go back.
https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005005071499395.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.1.3ca83135Xtgkmr&algo_pvid=7eccf18a-b082-43e9-b4ba-99eac7cb5b63&algo_exp_id=7eccf18a-b082-43e9-b4ba-99eac7cb5b63-0&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21EUR%2145.96%2131.25%21%21%21347.62%21%21%4021038eda16948625352083627e14ca%2112000031526379429%21sea%21DE%21758736322%21S&curPageLogUid=MYOhfVU590Hk
I also tried the 3d printed ones and can't recommend them unless you are really tall but lightweight
https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005003439269539.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.5.2b075c5f02s4MQ&gatewayAdapt=glo2deu
I ride them on my street bike and later got them for my roadbike too.
They are not a big investment as they are super cheap, they carry anything from the standard bidons to beer or wine bottles, you can bend them within limits to perfectly fit your bottles and they weight slightly under 20g while being super secure.
You can also get them made from carbon but I wouldn't spend 4 times as much to save 5g per bottle cage and you can't bend them.
For the saddle I would sacrifice 20g in weight savings and get the mixed ultralight one, it's not the most sturdy one but comfy. I used to ride a 69g bare carbon saddle before that and wouldn't want to go back.
https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005005071499395.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.1.3ca83135Xtgkmr&algo_pvid=7eccf18a-b082-43e9-b4ba-99eac7cb5b63&algo_exp_id=7eccf18a-b082-43e9-b4ba-99eac7cb5b63-0&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21EUR%2145.96%2131.25%21%21%21347.62%21%21%4021038eda16948625352083627e14ca%2112000031526379429%21sea%21DE%21758736322%21S&curPageLogUid=MYOhfVU590Hk
I also tried the 3d printed ones and can't recommend them unless you are really tall but lightweight
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
« on: June 16, 2023, 06:24:02 AM »
Thanks for your help
On another note, my Frame arrived today.
What's your opinion on this steerer tube?
It looks like there is a part chuipped or is missing under where the bearing is seated, is it a reason for concern for you guys or do you think it is fine? (see picture)
In my case BB and brake mounts are not faced correctly and the workshop of my choice has no tools for it.
Would you simply install the BB and hope for the best or attempt a DIY solution like using wetstones or sandpaper on a piece of glass to face them?
In general it seems quite good besides the non perfect inside of the BB, the non faced bb, the non faced brake mounts and also my endoscope showed that they forgot to remove the innter tube correctly from the top tube and some piece of the tube is left in it, gonna have to rip it out and save 2 grams.
Frame comes in at around 1045g in size 54 including thru axle and front derailleur mount
On another note, my Frame arrived today.
What's your opinion on this steerer tube?
It looks like there is a part chuipped or is missing under where the bearing is seated, is it a reason for concern for you guys or do you think it is fine? (see picture)
In my case BB and brake mounts are not faced correctly and the workshop of my choice has no tools for it.
Would you simply install the BB and hope for the best or attempt a DIY solution like using wetstones or sandpaper on a piece of glass to face them?
In general it seems quite good besides the non perfect inside of the BB, the non faced bb, the non faced brake mounts and also my endoscope showed that they forgot to remove the innter tube correctly from the top tube and some piece of the tube is left in it, gonna have to rip it out and save 2 grams.
Frame comes in at around 1045g in size 54 including thru axle and front derailleur mount
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
« on: June 08, 2023, 11:15:31 AM »The hanger is two pieces, which I describe as inner and outer. The inner piece is always the actual “hanger” piece that connects to the derailleur. The inner and outer pieces sandwich the frame if that makes sense. The stock derailleur hanger set has the threads on the inner piece with the actual hanger part. The stock outer piece is just a piece of metal that is secured to the frame with a tiny bolt. I didn’t like that because if that tiny little bolt fails (and I’ve had it happen) then the outer piece falls off, which means the frame dropout isn’t secure. The thru axle will keep the wheel in place secured to the hanger, the frame won’t have any attachment points. So the frame is really only secured with the tiny bolt.
With the Cube hanger set, the threads are moved to the outer piece. So now you get the inner piece with the hanger, then the frame, then the outer piece with the threads. So now the thru axle connects to the outer piece and secures everything. Much more secure.
So what I bought is the inner piece (hanger with no threads) and a separate outer piece (with threads) and combined them to get the set.
Hope that makes sense.
Thanks eddy that helps.
To sum up you picked the following:
Color: YA00082P1 from this link:
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/1005002284610381.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.1000060.3.5fe172b1PHWtWm&gps-id=pcDetailBottomMoreThisSeller&scm=1007.13339.291025.0&scm_id=1007.13339.291025.0&scm-url=1007.13339.291025.0&pvid=47710f94-708c-4dab-9512-c81083bd549b&_t=gps-id%3ApcDetailBottomMoreThisSeller%2Cscm-url%3A1007.13339.291025.0%2Cpvid%3A47710f94-708c-4dab-9512-c81083bd549b%2Ctpp_buckets%3A668%232846%238109%231935&pdp_npi=3%40dis%21USD%2114.61%217.3%21%21%21%21%21%402103251316846751104572746e8fd2%2112000019912693538%21rec%21US%211815174450&gatewayAdapt=4itemAdapt
and Color: Large Nut-1.5pitch from this link:
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/1005001741343749.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.33.3d7018025WYVvj&gatewayAdapt=4itemAdapt
and then you made the hole wider on the innerpiece/actual hanger/Color: YA00082P1 , correct?
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame
« on: June 06, 2023, 07:50:21 AM »Yea, sort of. It's the Cube hanger. There are 2 ways to do it. The first link has 2 different hangers and you could use either with some mods. The 906 inner piece fits the frame, but the hole is too small. The 784 outer piece is the correct piece you need, and the hole is the right size, but the "neck?" is too wide and doesn't fit. So I actually bought both and modded them. So you either drill the hole slightly bigger on the 906 to fit the outer piece. Or you can trim the 784 a bit to get it to fit. I did both but ended up sticking with the 906.
The 2nd link is for a different outer piece with a 1.5 thread pitch to match the stock thru axle. So if I did it again, I'd buy the 906 from the first link and the outer piece from the 2nd link, then drill out the 906. It's a very small amount and took like 2 minutes.
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256802098295629.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.1000060.3.5fe172b1PHWtWm&gps-id=pcDetailBottomMoreThisSeller&scm=1007.13339.291025.0&scm_id=1007.13339.291025.0&scm-url=1007.13339.291025.0&pvid=47710f94-708c-4dab-9512-c81083bd549b&_t=gps-id%3ApcDetailBottomMoreThisSeller%2Cscm-url%3A1007.13339.291025.0%2Cpvid%3A47710f94-708c-4dab-9512-c81083bd549b%2Ctpp_buckets%3A668%232846%238109%231935&pdp_npi=3%40dis%21USD%2114.61%217.3%21%21%21%21%21%402103251316846751104572746e8fd2%2112000019912693538%21rec%21US%211815174450&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256801555028997.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.33.3d7018025WYVvj&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa
I'm about to order the parts as you describe, by inner piece you mean the hanger right and by outer piece you mean the nut?
So inner piece or hanger from the first link and the complete set including the nut from the second link with the 1.5 threading, is that correct?
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