Nice looking build. I've been running Sensah SRX Pro on my bike for the last couple of months, and I'm really happy with it. As you say, it's very 'clicky' and shifts are nice and precise. Feels far better than the older Sora I replaced. I would make one suggestion for brakes, though - get a set of cable actuated hydraulic brakes. They have many of the advantages of full hyraulics (dual piston, self adjustment, firm feel) but with the ease of setup of cable brakes (no bleeding required!).
Looks slick 🤘 Ready to watch Michelle drop you on the bike you built her? Also don’t think your total price includes the USD to CAD conversion for the frame 😬
Nope all the prices are in USD because I bought the parts at different times and didn't want to back calculate the exchange rates. Also you know I'm no gentleman so won't be letting her drop me 😉
@@oliverdowd1978 A long term review of your vb-r-068 FRED-WORKS would be nice to watch :) The vb-r-068 is actually on my list as a backup rim brake bike. Disc hydraulic brake bikes are becoming too high maintenance for me lately.
as an old school mountain biker, I don't get the Gravel movement - why not a 29'' Hard Tail - more comfy, even more terrain options, awesome steep uphill, great on rough descents, still fast enough on smooth roads, cheaper... I don't see why I suddenly need a Gravel bike.
Yes that makes sense. The reason I went with a gravel bike for my GF is she'll mainly be doing road riding with me with the occasional off road ride. But if you were on the other end of the spectrum mainly doing offroad stuff with very little road maybe a MTB would make more sense.
@@oliverdowd1978 Yeah, I feel like the Gravel Bike was invented to give the Road Bike community an option to go adventuring on any given surface without loosing the Road Bike feel they are already familiar with. Since I always had a Hardtail MTB myself and just added a Road Bike to my collection few years ago, the need for a Gravel Bike is is just not there. Also there are alot of other options to choose from if you wanna ride off the road occasionally. Cyclocross Bikes exist for quite some time, also something that is called a Trekking Bike, which is just a City Bike with a suspension and wider tires I believe? Gravel just adds the Road Bike handlebar and serves it as something new and innovative - thats why I loose it if my Road Bike buddies are like "OMG I can ride anywhere now!" like if it re-invents the wheel. When I see Gravel bikes with a suspension its over for me lol
@@CosminMuresanTrainspotting I can do 25kph on tarmac with just 100w on my 29'' MTB if I wanted to - just grab it very narrow und tuck yourself in, its bit less comfortable but its doable. the thing is, if you compare a mtb with a gravel bike on a course that features every surface where both of them shine, the MTB would win in overall speed, because its so much faster on very rough terrain, that the gravel bike cant compensate this on tarmac or light gravel. after all I think it just comes down to what you wanna do - sure the gravel bike is a good alternative for ppl that are used to roadbike geometry, handling and how the cockpit feels. you can go anywhere if you wanted to, but with the sacrifice of comfort compared to a cross country mtb and speed compared to a road bike. the gravel bike can't do anything specific very good, it is just average on flat terrain, regardless the surface and very bad for the mountains or rough descents.
Not quite a fair comparison though. It isn't fair to compare bikes that were designed, prototyped, tested and have warranties that are actually honored vs a company that just steals designs outright and makes excuses to wiggle out of most issues.
Technically there is a warranty but I can't speak to how good it is. It's just an open mold frame so the designs aren't stolen. I'd be weary still of big brands, just look at specialized having to do a big recall on the sl7 because of failing forks last year.
@@oliverdowd1978 Most of the velobuild frames aren't open mold, they are stolen, look at for example their pinarello. Also the recall is an example of good service, if your frame needs a recall do you really think velobuild is going to do it? No, they will let your bike fail.
Nice looking build. I've been running Sensah SRX Pro on my bike for the last couple of months, and I'm really happy with it. As you say, it's very 'clicky' and shifts are nice and precise. Feels far better than the older Sora I replaced. I would make one suggestion for brakes, though - get a set of cable actuated hydraulic brakes. They have many of the advantages of full hyraulics (dual piston, self adjustment, firm feel) but with the ease of setup of cable brakes (no bleeding required!).
Yeah I'll definitely consider upgrading to this down the line!
Looks slick 🤘 Ready to watch Michelle drop you on the bike you built her?
Also don’t think your total price includes the USD to CAD conversion for the frame 😬
Nope all the prices are in USD because I bought the parts at different times and didn't want to back calculate the exchange rates. Also you know I'm no gentleman so won't be letting her drop me 😉
Overall it is a great build 👍
Thanks....I want one for myself now too!
@@oliverdowd1978 A long term review of your vb-r-068 FRED-WORKS would be nice to watch :)
The vb-r-068 is actually on my list as a backup rim brake bike. Disc hydraulic brake bikes are becoming too high maintenance for me lately.
@@anyonecanbicycle4438 yeah that's a good idea!
Nice build. Why pay thousands more. Awesome content
I see you have started importing cheap Korean labour as part of your build !
Actually the labor pays me
as an old school mountain biker, I don't get the Gravel movement - why not a 29'' Hard Tail - more comfy, even more terrain options, awesome steep uphill, great on rough descents, still fast enough on smooth roads, cheaper... I don't see why I suddenly need a Gravel bike.
Yes that makes sense. The reason I went with a gravel bike for my GF is she'll mainly be doing road riding with me with the occasional off road ride. But if you were on the other end of the spectrum mainly doing offroad stuff with very little road maybe a MTB would make more sense.
@@oliverdowd1978 Yeah, I feel like the Gravel Bike was invented to give the Road Bike community an option to go adventuring on any given surface without loosing the Road Bike feel they are already familiar with. Since I always had a Hardtail MTB myself and just added a Road Bike to my collection few years ago, the need for a Gravel Bike is is just not there. Also there are alot of other options to choose from if you wanna ride off the road occasionally. Cyclocross Bikes exist for quite some time, also something that is called a Trekking Bike, which is just a City Bike with a suspension and wider tires I believe? Gravel just adds the Road Bike handlebar and serves it as something new and innovative - thats why I loose it if my Road Bike buddies are like "OMG I can ride anywhere now!" like if it re-invents the wheel. When I see Gravel bikes with a suspension its over for me lol
@@blinzi69 Honestly with gravel you can go way more with less effort. And average speed can go from 16-18km/h to 22-25 km/h
@@CosminMuresanTrainspotting I can do 25kph on tarmac with just 100w on my 29'' MTB if I wanted to - just grab it very narrow und tuck yourself in, its bit less comfortable but its doable. the thing is, if you compare a mtb with a gravel bike on a course that features every surface where both of them shine, the MTB would win in overall speed, because its so much faster on very rough terrain, that the gravel bike cant compensate this on tarmac or light gravel. after all I think it just comes down to what you wanna do - sure the gravel bike is a good alternative for ppl that are used to roadbike geometry, handling and how the cockpit feels. you can go anywhere if you wanted to, but with the sacrifice of comfort compared to a cross country mtb and speed compared to a road bike. the gravel bike can't do anything specific very good, it is just average on flat terrain, regardless the surface and very bad for the mountains or rough descents.
Not quite a fair comparison though. It isn't fair to compare bikes that were designed, prototyped, tested and have warranties that are actually honored vs a company that just steals designs outright and makes excuses to wiggle out of most issues.
Technically there is a warranty but I can't speak to how good it is. It's just an open mold frame so the designs aren't stolen. I'd be weary still of big brands, just look at specialized having to do a big recall on the sl7 because of failing forks last year.
@@oliverdowd1978 Most of the velobuild frames aren't open mold, they are stolen, look at for example their pinarello. Also the recall is an example of good service, if your frame needs a recall do you really think velobuild is going to do it? No, they will let your bike fail.
Rad
Thanks!