I made an out front that roughly matches the 2 bolt pattern on the gravel bar. The front bolt is a little angled. And it's adjusted for the size small head tube angle.

It's just compressed carbon fiber and uses the parts from an AliExpress mount. It bolts through from the mount puck to the GoPro mount. Here's the file if you wanted to make you own or print it from metal or or just take the dimensions. https://cad.onshape.com/documents/9a8966dd923077790a7317b0/w/80f5320a8d866c1a15872e45/e/fc8def4be478ee5ec0b13cb4?renderMode=0&uiState=6adaf9ddc1e89902c971224c

Quote from: LP119 on October 15, 2026, 07:03:35 AM
A few question. First, how does the bike ride? Are you running Dubs in 50c (2.0) or the 2.2 - Curious to know how you like them as I'm running Tufo Thundero in 48c on my Crux but would like to run either the 2.0 or 2.2 on my GRT. Any issue when building the bike or things I should know as I'll be buying tools to assemble it myself, would be my first build so any tips is welcomed! Great looking bike by the way, can't wait for mine to arrive later this fall!

Rides quite well! I'm running 2.2. Beyond the things I already posted, neither the ergon or zipp bar plugs fit, had to trim them but thats not unusual from the bikes I've had

Quote from: TommyGun on October 12, 2026, 12:33:10 AM
That is exactly the colour I want to get. But mine would be size L.
Could you give us some photos of the whole bike. 

Here are photos from this weekend. Its clear coat with red in the front and just clear in the back. Peter also sent me this instagram which is also my bike with a better look at the color: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DdeQt3uSkRy/

Holy, 2.2 dubnitals on this bike totally transforms it. Bike handles well, feels composed and the better tires just grip in places I didn't even know was possible (clearly never ridden a mtb). With the caracals, the off-road to road transition felt like the road was more efficient. With the dubnitals, the effort felt similar. Not sure if it feels slower on road or faster on gravel (I didn't really have good segments to compare yet). But I like how it feels! Really glad I can use bigger tires

Also the tire clearance is quite generous unlike some other brands. The 2.2 came out to around 55.5mm on 30mm IW and there is around 8mm at least everywhere so points to 6mm clearance on stated tire clearance

yeah no downtube protector. I have 100mm on both bikes (aspero is -17 on 54cm). Twitchy-ness is probably over emphasizing it, it just felt more willing to steerer. It'd probably be normal after a couple rides. Will try to do some offroad this weekend

ok first ride (short, mostly road) thoughts:

- surprisingly smooth especially coming from an aspero with an ergon split seatpost (tho at max insertion)
- handles well however was twitchier than I was expecting. Should have been +2 trail but felt -2 trail. Running 40mm that inflates to 44mm. Wouldn't say bad just unexpected (I went 170mm -> 160mm cranks which could have contributed, feels a little different)
- feels like I'm more on the bike rather than in the bike compared to the aspero

other notes:
- no chainstay protector
- fork seems fully tubed for hose (or I got super lucky)
- no dummy hanger plate for 1x
- 4mm (not 5mm) bolts on handlebar for computer mount
- shockingly was able to fit the silca gravelero pump into the storage with ease. I was certain that it would be too long but its not!

XMCS said to file it off but it doesn't seem very smooth after the ridge either and I rather not do that modification. I just order a couple shorter expander plugs to test and I pulled one from my other bike for now. The expander plug it came does seem nice

Ran into a snag on size S frame/fork. I cut the fork slammed for only the 12mm headset and the expander plug is too long. There is a ridge on the inside before a not smooth section 40mm from the top. The plug is 50mm. I think if you have a 10mm spacer + the 12mm you will be fine. I'll have to go get a shorter expander plug. Shouldn't affect most except those slamming a size small

Quote from: LP119 on October 07, 2026, 05:08:55 AM
I just ordered mine and seeing the finish on the frame, looks very promising! Quick question, any idea what those 2 large silver washers are for?

Pretty sure those are washers for the thru axles. I did also get a tiny 3 piece seatpost wedge but I'm not sure where its used on the bike

My frame finally came in! Ordered end of July. I know people are eager for photos/details.

Weights:
- Frame (S, clear coat only, with 2 additional bolt holes bottom of downtube) - 1096g (no bolt, hangers, axle, storage door, etc)
- Fork uncut - 471g
- Handlebars (flared gravel 38cm x 100mm) - 360g
- Seatpost with hardware - 181g
- Storage door - 46g (with 2 bolts)
- Axles - 64g

Frame and fork looks wonderful! Finish looks good too. XMCS logos on the bolts are a nice touch. The storage door is matte and plastic but feels rigid enough. I requested bolt holes under the downtube as well. This is also the 46t max frame.

Some nitpicks, there is no manual included which would be nice but its pretty straight forward. The bars where the shifters mount measured closer to 39cm than 38cm. The bar sizes are measured from the top. The flare also start from the top into the bend so probably add 1cm to the width to get the width at mount point.

Will be building it soon. Coming from an Aspero. Will probably run the same WG44 Lightbicycle wheels with 40cm Caracal Race first for comparison then 2.2 Dubnitals later. Let me know if people have questions (sorry I don't have a front derailleur )

fwiw, I'm pretty excited about this bike simply just due to the tire clearance and geometry. There aren't very many gravel bikes with this tire clearance and a racy geometry that I like. Some others I have considered include Enve Mog, Allied Able, Tideace GV201 and Cervelo Aspero. I have the Aspero and really wished it could fit bigger tires. So while I also wished it was cheaper, this tire clearance + geometry has been a rarer combo to come by imo.

Also added the bike to bikeinsights for comparing the geometry!

I bought another hub and was specifically looking for the star ratchet style and not EXP. This way I could swap the cassette + freehub between my wheels and can save on expensive cassettes. However, I realized there are two types of star ratchet freehubs. There is the DT Swiss LN version and the regular version. The LN version is flat on the side that faces the hub when slid in while the regular freehub has couple steps. They are not compatible. So if this also matters to you, definitely look at the photos of the freehub before buying. Specifically the Venfort hub with a step on the outside of the rear hub uses the LN freehub

Fun thread, looking forward to seeing y'alls frames.

I have ordered frames, wheels, etc from China before and shipping is sllooowww for large items on boats. I don't know these sellers particularly but I think giving some more patience is worth it. I understand the anxiety though cause I've been through it too but its more than likely going to be ok

Finally got my wheel built with the space grey venfort hubs. Very uneventful; so far so good. Built like any hub as well. I honestly thought I would have more thoughts but this is it for now

Really appreciate all the info here. Decided to build a new wheelset and since the goldix 370 have been going quite well for me in all weather commuting, I decided to try another chinese hub. I came across a space grey venfort hub on discount for $65 (!) and matches everything I was looking for (light, older dual 36t ratchet system, road spacing) so I ordered those.

Just got them and they seem quite nice and feels solid. Bearings look good and there is some grease on them too. There are some nicks on the hub bodies and the finish is not that durable. Easy to scratch with some metal calipers. But at $65, I'll give that pass.

One hesitation I had was that there were no drawings/dimension on the hubs to calculate spoke length. I heard other people had success messaging the seller so I did that. It didn't give confidence when they asked for rim depth and not rim ERD. Even providing ERD, they wanted depth. I ended up measuring the hubs myself which was kind of hard as they were straight pull and using the dt swiss spoke calculator. Surprisingly, the spoke lengths were within ~1mm of the length the seller gave so either we are both right or both wrong

Currently waiting on the rims (WG44) and spokes/nipples (pillar 1420, sapim double square) to come in. Will update when I get things built!