Steel bikes are MUCH kinder to the environment... no one talks about this. Steel bikes have a MUCH longer life due to MUCH greater impact resistance. Steel bike have a MUCH better ride. It is MUCH cheaper and easier to buy a custom steel bike.
I use a level under the drop and shifter to get the right shifter position. As mentioned already, do not forget the facing for a tightest fit. Don't forget to clean the two upper little screws on the FD.
For RIM brakes, the extremely light TPU tubes are not recommended, better stick with the 36 g TPU tubes or similar. I'm using cloth rim tape (Velox brand) for better thermal insulation, because the rims can get hot with rim brakes, especially in the front. I've been riding like this (Ride Now 36 g) all summer without a problem.
I bought a Waltly TI frame custom made and delivered to Ireland. Great experience and I now have an amazing beautiful bike. Just a very positive experience. 2024 used a frame geometry of a bike I really liked. Minimum intergration and routing through the frame as I wanted a Audax bike. For ease of repair on the side of the road at 2am. Very happy😊
@klein-concept titanium is such a good material for a bike frame. Waltly craftmanshio is superb. The result is we all have these beautiful functional objects to cycle.
I have a very similar bike with a similar story, My Soma Smoothie. It was never supposed to be anything but a "winter/training/backup" bike, I remember thinking the name was a bit lame, a smoothie is what I have for breakfast when I can't be bothered to make anything. Then about 30 seconds into the first ride, I couldn't think of a more fitting name. Started swapping out components soon after, including getting those EE calipers, (which are amazing), ENVE 2.0 fork, Ultegra mechs DA levers and ROTOR ALDHU PM crank-set, Prime wheels (next upgrade I think). It's not my fastest or lightest bike, but it puts a smile a mile wide on my face that a plastic surgeon couldn't remove. Best thing is, It can't go out of fashion because being a relatively modern steel rim brake road bike, it was never in fashion 🤣 I think I will probably keep it forever.
Very interesting build. Retro but still able to cut it with the new stuff. I'm currently building up a Steel Standert Phadfinder (I'm sure you're familiar). Won't be as light as yours but will be sub 8kg (with pedals etc) Keep up the good work. Tschüss
I mean a one bike solution for all scenarios but if you use it in winter and you’re not worried about dropping it and worrying about your paint you immediately compromised your resistance to rust in one accident and lost out on a potential 2k frame. Although you can repair steel easier.
The titanium bike frame looks great. Maybe a little heavy compared to Litespeed, but still at $1,700 USD, it is too expensive. Can you do a video on buying a good quality aluminum frame from China at a budget/decent/fair price?
Yes was also hoping for it to be a bit lighter but i think at that pricepoint its ok. Unfortunately i m not really a aluminum fan but if i find something that is really at good value i might give it a try 🤜🤛
I ride and love a steel frame. Mine is a single speed by State, it's a "Retro-reissue" with lugged cro-mo frame. Nicer than their standard frame. I swapped the brakes that came with it for some vintage Campagnolo record dual pivot.
I got 2 old steel frames of Daccordi ! 1st frame is from the 80s and I maintain using the groupset & parts from that period and another one is a custom-made frame from the early 90s and i set it up using modern components to be nice neo-retro style ride which I love so much !
I am wanting to do a neo retro build myself. In terms of stiffness are the steel frames noodly ? How do they compare to say a modern aluminium frameset.
@@abedfo88 the old steel frames are not as stiff as a modern steel one due to thinner tubing and also not as stiff as modern aluminium. But i actually enjoy this on older frames as it results in a very comfortable ride 🫶
Nice! I'm love my 2006 Specialized Allez Comp Cro-Mo. It's a Columbus FOCO tig welded frame - the last steel race frame from Specialized. It's light, responsive, and very comfortable. I'm running 11 speed Ultegra and with Mavic's, it weighs in right around 18lbs and rides like a dream. Yea for good steel bikes!
I really like these exotic steel frames from the late 90's to early 2000's. They are great for creative projects and experimental builds. My latest one is a Viner Nemo with 26 inch wheels and 42mm Continental tires. The fork is from a retro MTB with cantilevers so it stops great even with rim brakes.
Very nice Daccordi,I'm using a Peugeot Monaco 1990 and it rides really well,very comfortable steel frame with downtube shifters and Titanium quill stem.💯✌🏻🚴♂️
@@klein-concept The shifting is really fast and is indexed but I will get Shimano STI's eventually and a better wheelset and im hoping a 7800 crankset.💯✌🏻🚴♂️
I've always used butyl. The heavy, slow, thick, cheap stuff. Recently bought three RideNow 36g inner tubes to use as spares for a 375km race in Denmark (where you get punctures every 60km). I started the race with the butyls on. 30kms in, puncture in the front tire. I swiftly put the spare TPU one with no problems. Right as I get on the bike again, I thought it was leaking because of how supple and bouncy they felt compared to the chunks of hard rubber I was using before! They were not leaking! The inner tube held for the rest of the 350 km amazingly. Instant convert to TPU. Already bought 8 more and can't see a point where I go back. Even if I get a defective one, I'll just swap! Side note: for those 350km I did hear a rattle in my cockpit and I moved and tightened everything and still couldn't get rid of the rattle. Turns out it was the plastic valve of the inner tubes hitting my alu rim. That's why they come with some stickers to avoid this rattle. Now you know!
It might be a dumb question as I’m going to build my first bike this winter. Where do you get headset spacers that fit an FSA stem? If I understood correctly, the bottom cap that sits on top of the bearing is provided by Winspace, but the caps on top need to sit perfectly flush with the stem. I’m not going for a slammed stem, so I need to ensure I have enough spacers before starting the build :D, I don't really like the shape of the fsa stem but sadly it looks like there are not that many available fully integrated options.
@@lolxd7150 not anstupidnquestion at all. If i remember correctly the frame actually comes with a couple spacers that fit the top cover that sits on top of the bearing. You could have a look at their original handlebar or an Avian Canary handlebar instead of going with a stem handlebar combo like i did. 🤜🤛
My surprise winter kit is cross country skiing training trousers. Wind proof in the front and stretchy in the back. They work better than any cycling specific winter tights I have had. The brand is Swix and Bjorn Daehli.
Klein Can I just ask who made the spacer for the headsets so the handlebars could fit and what was the size of your headtube I’m in the process of ordering the same type of frame from Sumi This build is excellent
@@Grant-bu4nj there is the standard FSA spacer and then when you order the Avian Canary handlebar you can select what headset standard you have (in this case FSA) and they 3D print it for you.
