Anyone's got any tips to bleed these brakes properly? I have quite decent braking and have bled them a number of times but the lever travel is still too much, they almost touch the bars, I wouldn't think they should be like this (?).

I tried the LTwoo suggested method to bleed and then use the air port at the shifter end until hydraulic overflows up from the caliper but this didn't result in much success. I also tried pushing and pulling the hydraulic using the shifter and caliper ports but this resulted in just a slightly improved result however lever travel is still too much IMO. I do notice when I connect the syringe to the caliper port, I get some hydraulic leakage as the the adapter doesn't seem to properly seal the port, could this be letting air in?

Any ideas??

Don't have it on mine and it's hard to comprehend how it sounds from here! Could it be internal cabling hitting the frame or handlebars? Did you sleeve internal cable outers with foam in the downtube?

Can't quite post a Youtube link here but it you search for "NO BIKES WHERE HARMED! How to adjust the saddle with a stuck seatpost" on Youtube, there is what seems to be the same exact problem on a Canyon Aeroad. Guess it can't be fixed in this manner right? Those plates just needed a bit of a tap!

Post 100KM ride review on my 268. This was my first full bike build.

I aimed to keep the build as budget as possible. It's based on an XL frame (I'm 1.85m tall) after earlier discussions on bike fit and keeping in mind my current endurance oriented bike in size L to maintain my stack and reach. I've used mechanical LTwoo R9 groupset with Senicx crankset and ZTTO bottom bracket.

Honestly and keeping in mind the final cost of the build (less than Eur1.8K landed in Malta), I can't fault this thing. Frame finish is pretty much perfect, the spray paint wowed everyone around, even the LTwoo, it was a hassle to install but it performs pretty well. Bike holds up speed pretty well and feels very stable, I'd say this is a no brainer really. Of course I'll have to see how it will hold up over time but first impressions are really good. Communication with VB was also satisfactory.

One word of warning - the integrated bars supplied by Velobuid look very neat but are also VERY aggressive. I've installed the shifters as far up as possible in the place where the bars' rough areas are located and I'm still struggling to reach the brakes from the hoods. Love the looks though....

Thanks everyone for the comments on here!!