Cutting the fork steerer of my Velobuild VB-R-068

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This is the last trim needed to complete my Velobuild VB-R-068 aero road bike. Once you have found your preferred position, you have to cut the steerer to make sure the stem clamps where the compression plug is positioned. If too many spacers sit on top of the could risk applying the clamping force to an hollow part of the steerer.
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Комментарии : 47

@starlord5804 6 месяцев назад

Gorgeous bike ❤❤

@fucktheworld1207 6 месяцев назад

The Master Italian 🇮🇹 Machanic strikes again 👌🏻

@fede1275 6 месяцев назад

😄😄

@cyclingunboxed 6 месяцев назад

she's ready!

@fede1275 6 месяцев назад

Just need to set up the gears and tune the position, but it is almost done!

@n22pdf 6 месяцев назад

Love your style and channel dude.. subscribed 😊 Pete 🚴🏻👍😃

@fede1275 6 месяцев назад

Thank you!!

@bb-r5710 6 месяцев назад

Love your detail explanation and demonstration ❤

@fede1275 6 месяцев назад

Thank you!!

@slayter3 6 месяцев назад

Great video 👍

@fede1275 6 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@angela-onesroman8873 6 месяцев назад

The build is looking really nice, great color.

@fede1275 6 месяцев назад

Yes, it's looking really good!

@BikePappy 6 месяцев назад

Once you have everything set up to cut the steerer tube, douse the assembly with some foam shaving cream. As you cut, the swarf will be contained in the shaving cream which can easily be rinsed off afterwards.

@fede1275 6 месяцев назад

Nice tip!

@johnd1466 6 месяцев назад

Swarf is a new term for filings of metals created when cutting, not sure you should add carbon paste let alone shaving cream around a headset on dry lube at a max. Also A Torque Wrench would be advisable on stem / stem cap & steerer set up, knocked back a tad on each max. Then reset that wrench to less than zero

@CanyonWanderer 6 месяцев назад

Ciao Frederico, you've got the courage I lack 😁 I know the theory, but still 😳 Great explanation though!

@fede1275 6 месяцев назад

👍👍

@verdeboyo 6 месяцев назад

Ciao, love the detailed explanation and guidance, cos its amazing how wrong people can get it. Like you I'm sure, I've been working on all my bikes for decades. The new generation of bikes with e-shift and hydraulic disc brakes is totally new to me so for the first time ever I bought my Bianchi fully fitted and boxed up. The only thing I needed to do was exactly what you did here. I slammed mine cos it needed it for similar dimensions etc as my 2010 Bianchi. It is really about having the right tools for the job, even if you only ever will use them once. Cheers Gio

@fede1275 6 месяцев назад

You are right, I really value how relatively easy is to work on these simple bikes!

@simonwarmer8777 6 месяцев назад

Well explained, those extra mm’s👌.Hardly anybody mentions that. Nice rides!

@fede1275 6 месяцев назад

I know and I believe it is so important to also check the shape of the top cap!

@luv23c 6 месяцев назад

Those black parts really pop against the silver frame dude🤟

@fede1275 6 месяцев назад

True!!

@richardseverin8707 6 месяцев назад

Fantastic Fede , are you still planning to put some Mercedes logos on the bike , you could even put your name on the down tube & say it’s a new exotic bike make from Italy 🇮🇹. Looking forward to seeing a test ride vlog keep up the good work 👍🏽

@fede1275 6 месяцев назад

Thank you! I am not sure what to do, it looks stunning already! I'm afraid to add the stickers now 😂

@enricobrunodelzotto7486 6 месяцев назад

Grande! Great videos indeed. The only thing I dont understand is why you can like those external cables and not to choose a frame with integrated routing ones. But for the rest keep going Federico!

@fede1275 6 месяцев назад

Maybe in the future, but with mechanical shifting the external cables are just easier to live with. With the Ultimate the integrated cockpit looks modern enough for me and the aero drag of the cables is negligible.

@yonglingng5640 6 месяцев назад

The frame still runs internal routing, now better classified as regular internal routing. If the shift and brake lines enter the frame at any point, it's not external routing. External routing would be something like the Condor Italia RC.

@enricobrunodelzotto7486 6 месяцев назад

@@yonglingng5640 yeah what i meant was full integrated cable routing. In short i'd like having a clean bike, without cables.

@yonglingng5640 6 месяцев назад

@@enricobrunodelzotto7486 Then you'll have to pay the higher price when it comes to headset-related work, not everybody on integrated internal routing can stomach this harsh fact. Some of them won't know what hit them until the time comes.

@jgogl9791 6 месяцев назад

Always a pleasure to watch your videos Fede Pls could I ask a beginner's question - how does the compression plug stay in place, does it bite on the steerer or rather expand to fill and grip on it? It must attach in some way to the form or else when you tighten the top cap it would simply be free and ineffective?

@fede1275 6 месяцев назад

I should have mentioned it! When you torque the bolt of the compression plug to 8-10 Nm, the sides expand and hold the inside of the steerer. This way the plug is secured to the steerer and the top bolt is screwed to the inside of the main bolt to compress the bearings.

@alenkovacic7913 6 месяцев назад

You probably got one of the last vb-r68. I saw velobuild discontinued a lot of their older models... I was quite sad to se the sl6 inspired frame is not available anymore.

@fede1275 6 месяцев назад

It's so unfortunate, there will be no more rim brakes groupsets to fit and manufacturers would not be able to offer these bikes anymore. I can say I'm riding vintage bikes 😂

@alenkovacic7913 6 месяцев назад

@@fede1275 Wheeltop are coming out with an electronic rimbrake mini groupset (shifters and derailleurs). + Your 105 mechanical will still be functional for at least 10+ years if you take care of it. On my indoor trainer bike I have a 10 speed ultegra 6600 and still shifts like a dream.

@benbenvlogs3097 6 месяцев назад

Finally I was waiting for the update of the new frame , but the size is smaller which means the stack also shorter and u still slammed it till the end, new position?

@fede1275 6 месяцев назад

Yes, you are right, I am going to commit for full aero on this one, I am not replicating the Canyon Ultimate position.

@Millicente 6 месяцев назад

When riding the previous frame did you feel a difference in carbon fiber quality between the velobuild and the ultimate sl? I know there were quality control differences as expected

@fede1275 6 месяцев назад

Good question, I believe the Ultimate is harsher and the Velobuild absorbed the vibration better. Maybe the different layout made the Ultimate more responsive and the Velobuild more comfortable. The newer silver frame seems better built though.

@Millicente 6 месяцев назад

@@fede1275 perhaps they improved over the years or you got lucky!

@govermentsoundsystemrootik8887 6 месяцев назад

Informative as ever Fred., keep up the good work & ohh yeah love the build....

@fede1275 6 месяцев назад

Thanks, will do!

@mb10kx 6 месяцев назад

Hi, why is it necessary to have a spacer below the stem? I looked online but there seems to be no consensus. There is already a protective dust cap and a spacer surface should be similar as the bottom of a stem? As long as there is no play in the headset it should be fine I think. But maybe I missed something.

@fede1275 6 месяцев назад

It's not necessary, but in my case a small spacer below the stem was needed. Without it the bottom of the stem would touch the dust cap, due to its design. You would need to check on individual case. The spacer on top is to provide a better clamping position for the stem on the steerer.

@williamgalbraith3830 6 месяцев назад

Y one for another ? Should done one hydraulic dices bracks mybe idea for next one all out climbing machine 🫡

@fede1275 6 месяцев назад

It all started to test an aero bike vs a standard frame, where both had similar positions. Now the Ultimate is lighter and the Velobuild will have a more aggressive position to differentiate them more.