Velobuild VB-R-168 Frame

[ant]

ordered last week, arrived today with rims from a seller on here at the same time
56 frame
separate stem/bar if i need to switch things up
building up with a combination of sensah empire pro 11sp, campy cranks from my other bike, some sram and shimano bits and pieces ( I have no brand loyalty lol)

[Queen of Skulls]

Thanks - yeah, quite the opposite here. Inseam of 96 cm or so. Really like the look of the 168 though, but wish it was slightly larger - especially the seat tube.

thats almost 7in tall inseam. I am like 9 in taller in torso than the avg guy. and 13 than the avg lady. So we have the opposite problem for sure. I need an aero frame with  like 2 to 3 in or 50 to 75mm longer top tube. IE the 150mm  or more stem.

[gilj]

Finished building my bike over the weekend. After receiving the replacement forks I was good to go. Built it up with SRAM Rival etap, LightBicycle wheels, pro stealth saddle, and gp5000 shoes.

It rides well but I have a slight rub on both the front and rear disc that I can't get rid of. I might drop it off at a bike shop to have the disc brake mounts faced, not sure what else it could be at this point (spent a lot of time aligning the calipers, removed some oil from the system s.t. it wasnt overpressurized, but both to no avail).

Overall the bike rides well and feels comfortable, will take a few rides to dial in the fit.

All in all had a good experience with this for the price. Sure my initial fork was obviously wonky, but after some back and forth via email I got a replacement one. I wouldn't pay double of what I paid for this frame, but for the price it's definitely good enough.

[vTuga]

It's done

Velobuild VB-R-168
SRAM Force AXS Disc 12v
Cassete 10-33
Crankset 46/33 - 165mm
Elitewheels Drive 50D
Pedals - Favero Assioma Duo
Tires Continental GP5000 Cream 25c
Tubolitos
Bartape Lizardskins 1.8mm
Garmin Edge 830
Garmin Varia RTL515

Weight: 7.6kg
(With pedals, garmin mount and bottle cages)

[Pigdog]

It's done

Velobuild VB-R-168
SRAM Force AXS Disc 12v
Cassete 10-33
Crankset 46/33 - 165mm
Elitewheels Drive 50D
Pedals - Favero Assioma Duo
Tires Continental GP5000 Cream 25c
Tubolitos
Bartape Lizardskins 1.8mm
Garmin Edge 830
Garmin Varia RTL515

Weight: 7.6kg
(With pedals, garmin mount and bottle cages)

Looks great!

[sb8811]

I love the paint job! Looks awesome, nice job

[vTuga]

I love the paint job! Looks awesome, nice job

Thank you. You can't really see how amazing the paint job really is in this photo. It’s a blue and purple chameleon with shinny specks that sparkle with the light. It’s gorgeous, really.

[mwh0169]

It's done

Weight: 7.6kg
(With pedals, garmin mount and bottle cages)

Great build, beautiful components, amazing weight.
Congratulations.

[renrew]

Class! What was your cost?

It's done

Velobuild VB-R-168
SRAM Force AXS Disc 12v
Cassete 10-33
Crankset 46/33 - 165mm
Elitewheels Drive 50D
Pedals - Favero Assioma Duo
Tires Continental GP5000 Cream 25c
Tubolitos
Bartape Lizardskins 1.8mm
Garmin Edge 830
Garmin Varia RTL515

Weight: 7.6kg
(With pedals, garmin mount and bottle cages)

[vTuga]

Class! What was your cost?

Thanks. Total cost including all the tools and accessories I had to buy to assemble it all myself, was 4k€. I think it’s a great price comparing it to bikes with the same components and comparable specs. A Tarmac SL7 Pro AXS costs 9.200€ and weights 7.6kg without pedals.

[renrew]

Ok fits, mine with ASX Red weighs 7.5 with pedals.
Costs €5000.
A great bike for the money, and on par with a SL7 Tarmac.
Equivalently I would have to spend over 10k.

Thanks. Total cost including all the tools and accessories I had to buy to assemble it all myself, was 4k€. I think it’s a great price comparing it to bikes with the same components and comparable specs. A Tarmac SL7 Pro AXS costs 9.200€ and weights 7.6kg without pedals.

[vTuga]

Ok fits, mine with ASX Red weighs 7.5 with pedals.
Costs €5000.
A great bike for the money, and on par with a SL7 Tarmac.
Equivalently I would have to spend over 10k.

Yes. I think Red is about 300g less than Force. I did however save a little weight on the wheelset (weight is 1300g, very light for 50mm depth), carbon saddle (115g), tubolitos (2x40g), tires (240g each), and bartape (50g).

[renrew]

the few grams don't make it, I also have the same translation, but only 28 teeth at the back,
get along great with it

Yes. I think Red is about 300g less than Force. I did however save a little weight on the wheelset (weight is 1300g, very light for 50mm depth), carbon saddle (115g), tubolitos (2x40g), tires (240g each), and bartape (50g).

[renrew]

"weight is 1300g, very light for 50mm depth"
what is the innerwidt?

180 DT - 50C - CX - Ray LIGHTCARBON
with 22mm inner width 1470 g

[bball3r823]

I want to get this frame but I am not certain which size would best fit me (49cm or 52cm).  I'm 5'4.5 with a 29" inseam, 50 years old.  I am currently riding a Trek Emonda 2015 52cm with a 80cm stem.  I am leaning to towards the 49cm frame since the offset in the seatpost would add to the effective top tube length and reach.  My concerns about the 49cm frame is the low stack.  I'm not sure if my 50 year old back can handle such a low stack.