Carbon frame

ok , so I have asked about wheels before , now it is about the frame .

Looking for one of those chinese carbon frame .

I want a road bike with discs .

Can anyone recommend a seller ?

Light bicycle have said it is out of stock .

I have emailed velobuild.com , nut havent had a reply yet .

anyone else ?

Hi,

Can recommend the Iplay IP105D. Its cross bike but doubles well as a road bike too.

Regards

thanks , should have done a search on here , lots of posts already . 😳

it is here .

Which one did you go for? What’s the hose guide like on the non disc side of the forks?

Is that a pure road bike or a cross bike compromise?

It is a FR320. Pure road discs bike. All internal cabling and di2 compatible.

How much?

$820 for frameset, wheels and shipping. Avoided customs.

Impressive. Looks nice, well played.

Look forward to seeing the final build.

Ultegra 6700 except for shifters , older Dura ace model .

It is my first carbon frameset.
Can I use normal grease for seatpost, headset, etc…
What is best way to cut the fork steerer?
And finally, the headset came with a different top cap, no star nut, looks like one of those plug things. How do I fit it?

Thanks

@cchris2lou
Not to concern you but they don’t seem to have left a hole for you to fit the BB/cranks in there.

Santa Cruz have some advice on carbon & grease, worth checking but I think it’s all fine and greased my bits before putting them in the frame

ok thanks .

yes forgot the main question ,what drill bit for bottom bracket ?

Press fit?
Or are you going to tap a thread in there for an xtype bb?

plastic cover on the BB. It is a BSA frame. 😉

And for info, the brakes mounts are for 140mm rotors. I’m going for 160mm with the spacers kit from Avid.

Done, 8.5kg .

which seller did you buy it from? looks good, is the rear spacing 135?

yes 135 .

seller is bicycle liu’s store .

Needs all black tyres and green bar tape.

No you can’t use ordinary grease as it can make the carbon swell. For seatposts you need carbon assembly paste which has little bits(TM) in it that increase friction so you don’t need to overtighten the clamp.

it needs a yellow Flite and yellow Look pedals .

I have used normal grease .

Normal grease on mine, very pleased with my flyxii “madone” for £267 delivered