Are the straight seatposts still available for purchase ? My friend rides the ltk-268 which isbthe same frame, and would love to reduce the reach!

Probably? Just send velobuild an e-mail. Apparently mine was returned and they sent it again today/yesterday lol.

New to this forum and this frame looks amazing! However Velobuild doesn't sell this anymore so it seems?

Buy it from longteng. Its the ltk-268

Quote from: Irideslowly on July 27, 2022, 12:13:29 PM
Buy it from longteng. Its the ltk-268

Thanks mate!

Quote from: Jimin on July 27, 2022, 12:10:57 PM
New to this forum and this frame looks amazing! However Velobuild doesn't sell this anymore so it seems?

If you email them to ask about availability they may have it

Straight seatpost finally showed up. Looks pretty good! Haven't gone on any rides with it yet, first one tomorrow. They also forgot to send me the new compression ring, at least my micro-spacer solution has been holding up fine.

For people  who ordered the zero offset seatpost, how much does it reduce the reach?

Just letting people know the zero offset seatpost for the 099 fits the LTK268. They are the same frame.

Quote from: BiciDomingo on February 18, 2022, 09:40:29 AM
Hi guys. I am new on this forum and really enjoy it.  Recieved my R-099's last month. Building up a size 52 for my girl right now. Really happy with the size 54 I am riding. I am definetly willing to pay $50 for the zero offset mould.

Hi, for your ACR stem, was it easy to pass all four cables (front+rear breaks & front+rear derailleurs) through the stem bottom hole and into the handlebar middle hole?
Looks like in the FSA photos, only three cables are meant to go through the stem bottom hole.

Also what handlebar did you go with? Looks like on AliExpress there are not many options for handlebars with a middle hole compatible with this stem.

Thanks.

You can go with these IIRC


Prime Doyenne Aero Handlebar

https://www.wiggle.com/prime-doyenne-aero-handlebar

Great, thanks!

Here's my build so far. Still suffering with the headset play issue though. I ordered some microspacers and hope this will take care of the problem.

Quote from: Irideslowly on October 06, 2022, 04:28:14 AM
For people  who ordered the zero offset seatpost, how much does it reduce the reach?

25mm the seat post from LTK268 has 25mm setback

Hi, did you find out what's the correct top and bottom bearings to use for the VB-R-099? I am needing to replace them soon and would like to buy the spares before taking the front apart. Thanks.

Quote from: rank1 on November 01, 2021, 04:18:11 AM

So I guess I wasn't the only one that had issues with my top bearings, so I feel much better now..  . I'm guessing you have the same frame and ended up buying the new headset, were the inner and outer angles 45/45 degrees or 36/45 ?

I'm looking to buy new headset bearings from here https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32991982476.html?algo_exp_id=be3dbb5a-973b-4573-97d0-1c621e580a8e-0&algo_pvid=be3dbb5a-973b-4573-97d0-1c621e580a8e&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22sku_id%22%3A%2266880025677%22%7D&spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.7993450btvj3Pz&af=1011943&afref=&cv=47843&dp=4e67870165b5b1c932cb60b098189d7f&mall_affr=pr3&utm_campaign=1011943&utm_content=47843&utm_medium=cpa&utm_source=admitad&aff_fcid=6617341363a041c29cf8107688ac888e-1635715984986-06277-_ePNSNV&aff_fsk=_ePNSNV&aff_platform=portals-tool&sk=_ePNSNV&aff_trace_key=6617341363a041c29cf8107688ac888e-1635715984986-06277-_ePNSNV&terminal_id=0de686744d79417dba06dd96895df1f7


It seems like Options Q and R are similar to T and T1, with the width being the difference (8mm vs 7mm)..

Which would be recommended for this frame? The Q and R or the Ts or even the U?  Too many choices that are slightly different.