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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Lightcarbon: New LCR017-D (or Yishun R1058-D)
« on: September 23, 2024, 07:15:05 AM »
it's actually a versatile bike. I'm 178cm for 68kg and I bought the 54. I also have the Vanyar from Elves and the head tube is at 121mm so low I wouldn't say it's a hard bike. Pinch the cross tube under your fingers and you will feel the flexibility of the carbon. I ride a 28 in the front and 30 in the rear at 5 Bar. I was in doubt about the seat post 0 or 20 and I bought both because it also depends on your morphology, saddle length (245cm, 275cm)

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Lightcarbon: New LCR017-D (or Yishun R1058-D)
« on: September 19, 2024, 01:33:18 AM »
This is the part that fits over the upper bearing. Another thing not to neglect is the tightening of the expander in the fork. Sometimes it is not tightened enough and when you compress the steering cap, it tends to go up

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29er / Re: Why youtube wants to show chinese carbon frame failures
« on: September 03, 2024, 06:15:59 AM »
In defense, Chinese manufacturers have a lot of work to do in terms of communication, marketing, etc. I am always surprised to see videos of frames coming out of the back of a workshop at some manufacturers and resellers, with just a sheet in the background in a more or less dirty setting. Then, we can see machines dropping weights to see the strength of the carbon. In short, there is a little artisanal side that is not very reassuring.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Replica Factor Ostro VAM
« on: August 10, 2024, 01:53:36 AM »
No sympathy for the people who make fakes and who fuel this industry. As an artistic creator, I would not like someone to copy my works and make the same signature as mine and also sell them under my name. Let these people get inspired and develop their own design, why not. Not to mention that I find it corny. What would you say if someone took your appearance and moved into your bed?

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Lightcarbon: New LCR017-D (or Yishun R1058-D)
« on: June 15, 2024, 06:29:00 AM »
For my part, I installed a Kactus bottom bracket. The letter R was on the left and L on the right (LOL). Obviously, I knew how to correct it. I sent an email to Kactus to report the problem and they admitted that there was a printing problem on certain batches

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Lightcarbon: New LCR017-D (or Yishun R1058-D)
« on: June 14, 2024, 02:05:48 PM »
Quote from: Stoemper on June 14, 2024, 10:35:25 AM
Thanks makes, sense first time setting up di2. Seems of the two only the triangular part fits is that normal?
With a colson on battery , it's more practical

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Endurance style Framesets with longer head tubes ?
« on: June 06, 2024, 03:47:40 PM »
Eglath from Elves bike

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: SPCycle (R065 T1000) Aero
« on: June 06, 2024, 07:05:00 AM »
As the owner of an LCO17, it rolls very well on the flat with 45mm wheels. I don't feel any aerodynamic brakes because of the wider diagonal tube at the bottom. For information, a water container is wider than the frame. In this case, all the frames would therefore be less aerodynamic as soon as you put bottles (???). You have to see the purchase of a bike as a whole (frame + wheel). You can buy a great tennis racket and a string that is unsuitable for your game. First of all, it is the geometry to favor and that is personal.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: VeloBuild VB-R-268 frame
« on: June 02, 2024, 04:30:52 AM »
Quote from: pavlo.k on June 02, 2024, 02:06:24 AM
Do you mean pass front brake hose to the left in front of the steering tube and hold it there with a tape?
With this technique, your pipe will be on the right side

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: VeloBuild VB-R-268 frame
« on: June 01, 2024, 06:01:04 PM »
Quote from: pavlo.k on June 01, 2024, 01:30:48 PM
Did anyone build the bike with 2by mechanical shifting? I'm struggling with routing the cables through the headset. The problem is that the exit port for front brake is on the right side of the steering tube for some reason so I end up with 3 cables on one side and 1 cable on the other side of the steering tube wich results in steering pulling to the right when assembled.
Some hold the cable with adhesive tape on the fork (at mid-height) to keep it on the right side. Also make sure that your cable has not passed behind the fork to come back in front

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Lightcarbon: New LCR017-D (or Yishun R1058-D)
« on: May 28, 2024, 02:01:26 AM »
Quote from: doomguard on May 27, 2024, 07:41:18 PM
How to route the di2 cable if there is no hole under the front derailleur? Through the hole for mechanical behind?
Sorry to have raised this problem which certainly does not have one. For my part, I don't have a hole under the FD. So I went through the space provided at the bottom of the seat tube. I have a Shimano Di2. A part is provided for Shimano or Sram. On the other hand, so that the electrical wire could pass through this plastic part, I had to slightly enlarge the hole in this plastic part screwed to the frame. A little electrical tape on the electrical wire closes the small space to prevent the passage of water. Very simple overall

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Lightcarbon: New LCR017-D (or Yishun R1058-D)
« on: May 27, 2024, 06:11:49 AM »
I see that now these frames have a hole under the front derailleur hanger

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Yishunbike R096-D Endurance Frame
« on: May 26, 2024, 03:44:32 PM »
You actually have a lot of spacers under the handlebars. Maybe this YT video on channel BBInfinite 2 years ago (Adjust a Headset Like a Boss) will help you compress your headset in the best way. I myself was amazed at the compression with plastic spacers

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Lightcarbon: New LCR017-D (or Yishun R1058-D)
« on: May 25, 2024, 12:28:13 PM »
Quote from: PaxiH on May 25, 2024, 10:22:17 AM
I finished the Build today after receiving the wheel set.
I've also ridden the first few kilometers to set every adjustment and get a first feel for the bike. The build with pedals and bottle mounts is about 7,5kg.

The mechanical shifting works fine. It only needs some fine tuning. The bike feels very good and stiff. I have to say that I do not really have a comparison. Only my aluminum gravelbike (Trek Checkpoint). I'll also post my impressions after a few longer rides.

I think the frame fits me pretty well with size 54. I'm 175cm with inseem of 82. But after only 10km I don't know exactly.

My personal Pros and Cons so far:
+ Good frame  and parts quality. No bigger problems yet.
+ The build was good with some smaller problems.

- front derailleur hanger not so good for mechanical Shimano due to the missing support for the stabilizer screw.
- paint quality is okay (small imperfections here and there) but the clear coat is very thin so that I already have some smaller scratches. I think the paintjob should be clear coated at least 2 times.

As already mentioned by other people the carbon in some areas (downtube, toptube) Is very thin. You can easily flex it with your thumb. I don't know if that is normal for that kind of frames. I just want to say it.

All in all I'm very happy how it turned out and looking forward to the next rides. The whole build was about 2500 Euro. For that price I can't buy a branded Frame with carbon wheels and group set.
It's clear, you're going to beat all your KOMs. We're not going to miss you with this red bike in the green meadows

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Lightcarbon: New LCR017-D (or Yishun R1058-D)
« on: May 24, 2024, 11:57:01 AM »
On a di2 Ultegra, this screw is already at the extreme limit of the plate

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