Hello guys,
this thread is to document my building process.
Backstory:
I ride a Canyon Inflite SL 8 at the moment, which I have to give back because I am leaving my company (it´s a lease, which you can do in Germany and some other countries in Europe). Before that I only rode MTBs, but in recent years I wasn´t riding as much as my super expensive bike wanted to. So I decided to give roadbikes a chance but I wanted to have a bike, which I can also use besides tarmac. I live in Freiburg in the south of Germany, so we have lots of mountains and forest.
The Canyon was a nice bike. It was kinda light (7,9kg), could handle tyres up to 38mm and is strong enough, so I wouldn´t destroy it, if I wanted to go a bit faster on paves, which normaly get ridden by MTBs.
The only downside was the long reach (or normal reach?). It always felt a bit too long and most of the time I wasn´t in the hoods but in front of them. So the next bike should have a shorter reach.
So for my bike, I wanted a roadbike, which could handle 32c tyres for some offroad. 90% of my riding is on tarmac though and I will use the bike for my 60km commute to my new workplace (30km on way) which will be on tarmac only. It should be mainly a roadbike, also because I don´t like the looks of roadtyres on gravelbikes, especially from the top. Oh yeah, the look of the bike is really important to me, I will admit that.
Also I was hesitant to buy a build up bike because I love searching for parts and building up my own bike. I did it with all of my MTBs, so some experience and tools are available.
At first I wanted to build up the bike with used parts, because I didn´t want to spend too much money on the bike just now. After a while I came across the FM066-Thread here on WW and startet looking for some chinese alternatives and boy that was a journey. There are so many different suppliers, different frames and not a lot of information given by the sellers. After a while I had a list of couple of frames:
- Carbonda CR1056 / Flybike FM1056
- Velobild R-168 / Workswell R-306 / Dengfu R-10
- Velobuild R-177
- Velobuild R-066 / OG-Nevkin CF025
- Workswell R-369
I really wanted the 168 from velobuild, but it has a longer reach. The Workswell-frames a super nice, but more expensive and some weren´t ready to produce. So at the end I was left with the 066 from velobuild and the CFR1056.
In the meantime Canyon brought a new model to their Endurace-line. The Endurace CF (not Sl nor SLX). Which comes with 35c tyre clearance and in the upper categorie with alloy-rims and rival axs for 2999Euro.
I was tempted to go for it and don´t have the hustle with a build but also not the joy of building your own bike. Also I wanted to change the cranks (too heavy and don´t like the design) and also the wheelset. Therefore it was too expensive in my eyes.
So back to the 066 and 1056. I liked the 066 more and it wasn´t too upright (the 1056 has less reach) so I decided to pull the trigger on it. The 066 is kinda the same frame as the Canyon Endurace CF SL.
Half an hour ago I placed the order at Velobuild. I bought the frame size large, the HB-006 integrated handlebar and two bottlecages. I asked for no paint, just raw with glossy finish (frame and handlebar), because I like the look and it saves some weight.
So now the challenge begins. All the other parts are not bought or choosed yet and I will have some time to get everything. The goal is too beat the offer of Canyon with their Endurace CF 7 eTap.
Weight: 8,62kg
Price: 2999 Euro
The goal is to stay below the price, aim for 7,0-7,5kg with 30c tyres and 40mm+ deep wheels. The build doesn´t have to be electric, I will take what I get at the moment.
I will update the partlist here with weights and prices. If you have any tipps for cheap parts with reasonable weight, let me know.
Cheers
Jim
