Gravel budget build | testing Chinese carbon | Carbonda 696
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2 жыл бұрынComment / ask questions I will get back to you.
Everything is compatible and running great for 3000 km at the time of upload.
Shifters + brakes combo: Shimano GRX600 + GRX400
front derailleur: Shimano 105
Rear derailleur: Ultegra RX800
Rest of the build is from Aliexpress
I highly recommend building a bike, it was a lot of fun, you gonna learn a lot and will be able to make all the maintenance yourself.
@samt.1369 Жыл бұрын
I built a Carbonda 505 a year ago...such a rewarding experience! I couldn't even fix a derailleur before and now I am thinking about a second built 🤣
@johnaldred6864 2 жыл бұрын
Nice video.....enjoyed the build. . 👍
@lukas0suky 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@TheMachoRed 2 жыл бұрын
nice build
@lukas0suky 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@martinsnasel5787 Жыл бұрын
Zdarec. Taky se k tomu snad někdy dokopu. Ať se daří.
@tepianloop Жыл бұрын
this frame almost identical with mine Lexon GFX
@blakevk 2 жыл бұрын
Nice work! Even those cranks look ok What would u change?
@lukas0suky 2 жыл бұрын
I ended up buying a power meter and DUB crankset, which is running a little bit worse. Overall, the bike runs great! It is a good compromise of performance and price. I just ended up with better grip tape for comfort on rough terrain.
@giovannizorra3803 2 жыл бұрын
congratulation for the nice job! i have the same frame. only a small suggestion: please, notice that those lightweight cheap chain from aliexpress are a mass. they stretch only after few km of use and the risk is to jeopardize also the cassette and even the crank. i warmly suggest you to buy a 15€/$ basic KMC one.
@giovannizorra3803 2 жыл бұрын
I sow now that you already "tested" your bike. I hope everything has gone well :)
@lukas0suky 2 жыл бұрын
@@giovannizorra3803 exactly I have had 2 chains from aliexpress and both were super stretched after ~300km, usually on sram/shimano chains I can get ~3-4000km. But rest of the components from china are good quality and I already bought another climbing cassette from Ali
@giovannizorra3803 2 жыл бұрын
@@lukas0suky good do know that the chains did not ruin the cassette. I am the happy owner of a Chinese frame, with several Chinese components. Although, for wheel and group I opted for more renown brands.
@lukas0suky 2 жыл бұрын
@@giovannizorra3803 I would not be afraid of Chinese carbon wheel as well, I have been riding really hard gravel and rocks and they run perfect, still strait, no adjustments were needed out of the box and they still hold true. I got "elitewheels" if you are interested. There is only one annoyance, free-hub is very loud.
@giovannizorra3803 2 жыл бұрын
@@lukas0suky no doubts about the quality of material, but I had some negative feedback about assemblage and spokes quality. Anyway, I consider alloy wheels more suitable for rough gravelly path. If in future I will decide to upgrade to carbon wheels, it is very possibile I will look for a chinese solution.
@darexg Жыл бұрын
Could you please add part list with links in description?
@spirospandis975 Жыл бұрын
Cool video dude! I am doing something similar! It seem you got the Elite road wheels but added gravel tires? Is that correct? And if so, how does it feel? The max recommended size they mention on their page is 35mm!
@lukas0suky Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Correct, elite wheels. Those wheels are not exactly gravel ready, since the internal width is only 19mm, better would be something like 23mm internal. But I was running 38 and 40 tires without issue but it does not look that sleek. 35 tires look the best (out of gravel tires) and 28mm is even better but, I am primarily on 35 for now. No matter the terrain everything works like charm :)
@spirospandis975 Жыл бұрын
Very cool man! My wheels are on the way as we speak! Will be a great build im sure, thanks for your reply and the info :)
@samt.1369 Жыл бұрын
@@spirospandis975Did you get the Elite gravel wheelset?
@spirospandis975 Жыл бұрын
@@samt.1369 Hey man, sadly my wheels never arrived but i had ordered the disc road wheels with 29mm inner width... Those should be fine to gravel with aswell
@spirospandis975 Жыл бұрын
I got a full refund btw
@cycobikes 2 жыл бұрын
how far did you have to run the shift cable outers? on my frame end caps seem to slip through the down tube cable guide thingy...
@lukas0suky 2 жыл бұрын
I do not need to run outers in the frame, cables stop when they need to. Try to ask for a new stopper
@kamikadzee90 Жыл бұрын
Ahoj, moc pěkná stavba. Chystám se na to samé. Předpokládám, že s rámem jsi spokojený?
@lukas0suky Жыл бұрын
Ahoj, ram super, nemam ziadne staznosti (odjazdene 6000+ km)
@politicpolitic9813 2 жыл бұрын
What is the weight of the bike? How much are the wheels? And which wheel manufacturer? When will the new bike videos come out? How much is the total price?
@williammorris4419 5 ай бұрын
Look up top left corner ofvideo to see most of the answers
@mirospikos Жыл бұрын
Ahoj, především chci poděkovat za fajn video. Dále bych se chtěl zeptat na velikost rámu. Pro svých 180 cm si vybral vel. 56. Jak ti tato velikost padne? Dokázal bys říct, jakou velikost bys zvolil, kdybys měřil 186 cm (inseam 86cm)? Díky, Míra
@lukas0suky 9 ай бұрын
Ahoj, ja mam 180cm (inseam ~86cm) a mam ram velkosti 56, s predstavcom 80/90mm je to napohodu, ale nabuduce by som zobral 54 ram a nahodil dlhsi predstavec ;)
@gabrielfong 2 жыл бұрын
What are you thoughts on this frame thus far and the quality? Well worth the price?
@lukas0suky 2 жыл бұрын
I would buy again if I could not find a similarly priced bike on the second-hand market. I am noticeably quicker on flats and hills, running on gravel is not a problem at all. Generally awesome solution if you like to save a few bucks.
@Tethysmeer 2 жыл бұрын
I also built a 696 and find it is a brilliant frame. I even consider to sell my roadbike and buy wheelsets for the 696, I like the frame that much.
@marosm9837 2 жыл бұрын
First !
@shuangliu1897 2 жыл бұрын
May i know what size of frame is and height? Plan ro purchase a carbonda framese, but couldn't decide on size
@lukas0suky 2 жыл бұрын
180cm size56 I am running 80mm stem
@shuangliu1897 2 жыл бұрын
@@lukas0suky thx
@mirospikos 10 ай бұрын
What is your inseam height?
@pauldelosantos7666 2 жыл бұрын
How much for the frame + shipping?
@lukas0suky 2 жыл бұрын
~530USD for the frame + ~190USD for shipping + 2-5% payment processing fee + custom pain job if you want (which I declined) + maybe import fees == total for me was 750USD
@pauldelosantos7666 2 жыл бұрын
@@lukas0suky appreciate your response man, thanks! Subscribed.
@moshet842 2 жыл бұрын
You amaze me. You buy a nice frame and some kickass shimano drivetrain parts and decide to cheap out on a Bottom Bracket from Aliexpress? The BB is literally one of the cheapest parts you can get from Shimano at a much better quality.
@lukas0suky 2 жыл бұрын
Well someone needs to try it 🤷 5000km in and it's still ok, next time I will try shimano ;)