Hello !

I'm going to start my build soon and I've received the little piece of paper to show how much to torque the différents parts but I'm wondering if there is a better notice with full and more detailed instructions ?

I made my order in early November and received the frame on January 3rd in size 58. The build went really well and I really cant nitpick anything. I replaced the headset bearings with Enduro stainless steel bearings and went for a Wheels MFG bb. The wheels are Elite Pro 2.0 with a 24mm inner width, and I currently have 32mm GP5000s. I put Ultegra Di2 groupset on it with 11-34T cassette, 170MM cranks, 50-34T chainring. Thanks everyone for all the posts and info along the way.

Quote from: NB87 on March 31, 2026, 09:29:56 AM
Finallyyyyy done.

Now time to give it some beans. Planning to use it for fast bunch rides, crits, gravel races, and more.

Very happy with the looks and quality of the frame. Let's hope the storage door holds up. Feels rigid now.

EDIT: first ride is in the books. Feels very fast, comfy, smooth. Probably partly due to the 40mm tires. Tires are rubbing when getting out of the saddle while putting some power down. It seems the LC statement of 38mm max is true.

I'll change the tires for road setup soon. Very interested to feel the bike with 28mm front and 30mm rear tire.

This is a size 54 with 80mm sadle height and 120/380mm bar from LC. I'm 183 with 89cm inseam. The bike feels quite short. Stack feels good but I wouldn't mind a slightly longer reach. An even longer stem would put the weight too much forward though. 

Size 56 with a non-rise cockpit would possibly fit me better. It's all within margin though and I expect I'll be able to get used to it. 

What do you mean by '80mm saddle height'?

Quote from: jstrawks on April 02, 2026, 03:58:10 PM
What do you mean by '80mm saddle height'?

Height from centre bb to top of saddle.

Hi guys, new here and to bike building in general.
How would I go about if I had a specific design. I added it below, made with AI. Is this a good enough photo reference for them to make the design?
I woul ask LC directly, but im probably not buying till end of the month and I dont wanna waste their time as a non buyer.

Plenty to by for them with that picture, I don't see any issue.

Quote from: NB87 on April 03, 2026, 03:18:51 AM
Height from centre bb to top of saddle.

800mm/80cm, then?

Gavin confirmed my size 54 is shipping soon, and the new production batch meets the new smaller diameter downtube dimension.  The seatposts are also the latest / fully taped version. 
A big thank you to everyone on this board for sharing their builds, and experiences, and for LC to continually listen to feedback and improve their product design and quality!
It's nice to see that LC are keeping to their revised shipping schedule as well. Especially considering the earlier feedback about persistent delays.

From LC:
I have checked, yes, your frame is from latest batch of production, and have just been moved to painting workshop today.
So it is with the latest refined diameter, and will come with latest seat post (including additional anti-slip tape).
BTW, the ETD will still be Apr.13th as mentioned last time.

I must have missed something. This is the first I'm hearing of a "new smaller diameter downtube dimension". Does anyone have any information about this? I also don't understand about the seatpost being "fully taped". I don't think the added texture that goes all the way around the post involves tape. Am I wrong?

Quote from: sovex on April 03, 2026, 12:50:55 PM
Hi guys, new here and to bike building in general.
How would I go about if I had a specific design. I added it below, made with AI. Is this a good enough photo reference for them to make the design?
I woul ask LC directly, but im probably not buying till end of the month and I dont wanna waste their time as a non buyer.

Very nice!  Jim may get a chuckle when you order because he and I went back-and-forth on color swatches until we settled on a very similar color to yours.  Ask him to see the color YS 2280-1.  That should get you close to what you're thinking.

Hey,

For those who ordered the frame, how much was the frame (with everything like handlebar, seatpost, axles etc) without any paint job please ?

Thank you

This was the price 2 weeks ago:

LCR018-D: USD 699/set
SD01:  USD 49/pc
SD02:  USD 65/pc

Quote from: muflon11 on April 05, 2026, 01:39:17 AM
This was the price 2 weeks ago:

LCR018-D: USD 699/set
SD01:  USD 49/pc
SD02:  USD 65/pc

What does SD01 and SD02 mean?

Quote from: Shayzzz on April 04, 2026, 08:14:09 PM
Hey,

For those who ordered the frame, how much was the frame (with everything like handlebar, seatpost, axles etc) without any paint job please ?

Thank you

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2026-02-06 649USD

Quote from: jstrawks on April 05, 2026, 07:58:21 AM
What does SD01 and SD02 mean?

The Lightcarbon seatposts