How is everyone’s seat post fit? I have a second build (velobuild 268) and the seat post on that one fits perfectly in the frame, good manufacturing tolerances, which made me realize my YFR066 is pretty loose in the frame until the bolt is tightened. Anyone notice this too?

Heres some stuff related to those new axles plus a copy of their rim catalog. (not sure if Leon is going to be mad that I am posting what he's sent me)

I'm about 10 rides in to owning the frame, figured it makes sense to have an update. I did have one issue with the front derailleur mount bolts getting stripped after tightening them up. Was attempting to get to 5nm and they stripped at around 3nm, which seems really low. When it gets loose next, I'll extract them and replace them with better quality bolts. Not a big deal.

That being said, riding this bike has been excellent. I am happy with the stiffness and agility of the frame and the integrated handlebars.


As Eddie did, here is my build including all the tools I bought to assemble it: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kxmcrzbgUrXaXckA3jgbMvaOweVeR3Iw0n9Df3uwnoA/edit?usp=sharing

Finally got my first short ride in with the bike fully assembled (Seattle and the rainy weather bleh). Bike is very agile, frame is not totally noodley for me, but could be stiffer. If I were to do it again, still would consider throwing a couple hundred more on a different frame.

Anyways thought I'd drop a photo to share the complete build. Happy with the Di2 105 drivetrain too!

Total weight clocked in at 8.1kg including pedals, tires, tape, water bottle cages... everything you see here minus the water bottle itself. Not bad!

That's really disappointing, do you think you'll have to try out a different headset/fork? Or will you be able to make it work?

I did my first ride on Thursday around the neighborhood, and other than tightening a few bolts everything worked okay. I need to work on fit some more, my Velofit seemed to put the seat too far down and with my 165mm cranks it just felt like my legs were "compressed" and I couldn't really get much power out. I did notice that if I brake hard, the fork does "chatter" some front/back, but I haven't ever had a disc road bike so that may be normal?

Overall, I really like the Ultegra mechanical groupset, shifting has been reliable and smooth even with the internal cable routing.

Your bike looks great, so at least you have that going for you!

For the fork and integrated handlebars, I have it lined up with only 2 spacers and it looks a little better with some pressure applied. Plan on finishing the build enough this week to ride it a little, hoping the 2 spacers are enough or that I can even remove one for my fit, then I'll cut the fork and brakes lines down and finish it up.

So far I've routed the brake lines and the di2 cables and battery, which was easy. Installed levers, bottom bracket, crank, crankset, brakes, etc. All of that has been easy and quality has been good on those tolerances on the frame. Synced the di2. Just need to throw on the wheelset and bleed the brakes so I can play with the headset spacers.

Cool! I've been following this thread with the greatest interest, as that bike is pretty much all in my Aliexpress cart (airwolf frame, Magene power meter, Elite wheels)
I even put that same saddle on my Triban today

All in all, as of today, would you advise to buy or to look for something else?

Will let you know my report on it soon, but probably would have been happier spending $200 more for something with higher quality.

I did get the integrated handlebar, guess we will see if I need it! Did you get any grommets for the cable exits or should I order some? Trying to make sure I have all the causes of possible noises taken care of, as well as better waterproofing since I’m in Seattle. Also, my order is finally in the states but it’s been sitting in LA customs for a couple days. Hope it shows up soon.

Oof thats rough to hear that the frame is not solid. Thank you for the continued updates.

My frame is expected to arrive in week or so and hopefully I'll be able to tell you if its a defect or if mine has it too.

Super excited to see this build. I also ordered the YFR066 (though I chose painted w/ integrated cockpit) during 11.11 sale for ~$515 inc taxes. Can't wait for your updates.