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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LightCarbon Gravel LCG074-D Micro Suspension Pivot Design
« on: May 04, 2026, 03:09:42 PM »
Small update from my end. Have ridden about 2000km on the bike so far, including the Traka 200 this past weekend. Bike performed flawlessly!

The front end (not sure whether it's the fork or head tube) is not the stiffest, but no problem for me. Wouldn't call it comfortable per se though. But it's difficult for me to compare, as this is my first gravel bike (having ridden road bikes and MTBs for many years). Rear appears to be quite comfortable.

Paint job is holding up well.
So far very happy with my purchase!

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LightCarbon Gravel LCG074-D Micro Suspension Pivot Design
« on: December 28, 2025, 01:03:59 PM »
Looks good!

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LightCarbon Gravel LCG074-D Micro Suspension Pivot Design
« on: November 29, 2025, 04:34:01 AM »
Quote from: Theolean on November 28, 2025, 10:09:05 AM
If I pull the front brake, I can feel and hear that the shaft of the fork moves a bit.

Until now, I haven't investigated in detail the reason behind this movement.

With a different bike, I had the same behaviour and I could eliminate the movement by tighten the ahead cap.

Did you shorten the steerer tube sufficiently? If not, it might be that the top cap gets stuck on the expander in the steerer tube and thus not apply sufficient compression.

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LightCarbon Gravel LCG074-D Micro Suspension Pivot Design
« on: November 25, 2025, 02:44:56 PM »
Quote from: Theolean on November 24, 2025, 10:02:55 AM
I have received my frame four days ago.

The paint job is very good, but not superb. If you consider the price, it is absolutely worth it! I will upload pictures later.

After completing the assembly, I noticed that the headset bearing was slightly loose. I tightened all screws to the specified torque. Has anyone else the same problem?

Not me. When you say the bearing is loose, do you mean you feel the play when you hold the front back and put you finger on the top cap and push the frame forwards or do you mean the bearing fit in the frame is not perfect?

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LightCarbon Gravel LCG074-D Micro Suspension Pivot Design
« on: November 17, 2025, 12:09:54 AM »
So far I'm really happy with my build. No issues at all.

How good is it compared to other gravel frames? I don't know since I'm primary a road cyclist that has a hardtail MTB for the colder months.

So when looking at the comfort, I have the feeling that the rear of the bike is more comfortable than my mtb. However I don't know how much of that is due to the suspension pivot and how much to the flexing seat post.
I don't have the feeling that the system is giving me any issues that a flexy rear triangle might. Power transfer is fine as far as I can tell, no disk brake rub etc.


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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LightCarbon Gravel LCG074-D Micro Suspension Pivot Design
« on: November 08, 2025, 01:24:49 PM »
Quote from: moo5000 on November 04, 2025, 02:25:29 AM
I was just watching Peak torque and he he's ranting regarding toe overlap on the Yoeleo G21 ( ). The frame geometry comes close to the LCG074.

Does anyone have trouble regarding toe overlap with big tires? This could make me want to change from 52 to 55 in frame size. I'm 182cm so probably 55 is the best size anyways but a bikefit will hopefully give me a good answer.

No issues for me, but I have frame size 58 (and shoe size 45).

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LightCarbon Gravel LCG074-D Micro Suspension Pivot Design
« on: October 29, 2025, 01:28:28 AM »
Quote from: Hainesy on October 28, 2025, 03:42:08 PM
I think I’m about to push the order button on one of these, I’m 178cm with 77cm inseam, was planning to go with size 52 bike - does that sound about right?

You can always compare the geometry of your current bikes to this ons:

https://geometrygeeks.bike/bike/lightcarbon-lcg074-d-2025/

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LightCarbon Gravel LCG074-D Micro Suspension Pivot Design
« on: October 28, 2025, 01:17:46 AM »
Some replies, more info will follow.

Paint job (2 colours) was $180. A friend of mine got the same frame with a chameleon effect (looks even better than mine) and that was $120.

I went for a Rival group, but swapped with Force for weight savings (crank set) or looks (cassette and purple chain).

Build was quite easy. The most fiddly bit was routing the brake hose through the handlebar. I'm not the best at that and don't have proper tools for the job.

Keep in mind that the mandatory spacer to hide the brake haves for the integrated handlebar will raise the stack quite a bit.

I went for a 38t. Plenty of space left, but they spec 42t as the maximum.
SRAM XPLR cranksets are always of the "road wide standard) IIRC.

Quality of the frame is very good. BB and head tube area inside is flawless.

The wheels are from Yishun. Have already had 4 other wheelsets of theirs. Mostly with DT Swiss hubs and Sapim CX Ray spokes but since this is a bit of a "budget" build I chose their default setup: unbranded hubs and Pillar spokes.

Yishun branded frames also appear to be manufactured by Lightcarbon, so there is some cooperation between the two.

To be continued

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LightCarbon Gravel LCG074-D Micro Suspension Pivot Design
« on: October 26, 2025, 11:46:15 AM »
First pictures of my build. Still need to torque everything to spec, remove stickers/foils and clean bike. It's a size 58.




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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LightCarbon Gravel LCG074-D Micro Suspension Pivot Design
« on: October 24, 2025, 11:59:38 AM »
I've been a bit busy lately so my build has been delayed somewhat. This weekend I'll finally start and I assume finish. Will post pictures afterwards!

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LightCarbon Gravel LCG074-D Micro Suspension Pivot Design
« on: September 18, 2025, 02:47:15 PM »
Quote from: jefflinde on September 18, 2025, 12:56:24 PM
Looks awesome. Please let us know what the biggest tire you think could fit in there. Or share pics of what ever tire you are running.  Also, what is inside the pivot point?  Is it bearings or a bushing or elastomer?   Thank you.

Bearings in the pivot point.

 With regards to tire clearance: they say it's max 50mm so that's what I got.

Will post pictures of the build (and real life clearance) but due to my calendar being quite full I think this will be the beginning oktober at the earliest.

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LightCarbon Gravel LCG074-D Micro Suspension Pivot Design
« on: September 18, 2025, 11:35:54 AM »
Ok, I haven't taken the time yet to take proper pictures, but these are the first ones I took after I unpacked the frame.

Can add better ones later. The inside of the frame (bottom bracket and headset area) looks really clean.


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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LightCarbon Gravel LCG074-D Micro Suspension Pivot Design
« on: September 13, 2025, 01:44:55 PM »
My frame will arrive Monday evening. Let me know if you're interested in specific specs or pictures.

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LightCarbon Gravel LCG074-D Micro Suspension Pivot Design
« on: September 03, 2025, 08:16:58 AM »
I actually ordered one with a custom paint job and it is currently in transit. So did a friend of mine. It's indeed a bit of a gamble whether the pivot will be reliable.

I'll post pictures once the frames arrive and will keep you informed on the build.

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