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Can anyone tell me if, when replacing a rear derailleur cable on a 505, the bottom bracket needs to be removed (hope not!) to guide the cable through? Will be my 1st attempt at replacing an internal cable. I have a…
Colt__Seavers wrote: Hologram wasn't me, but I did throw in some rainbow and color shift pics provided by carbonda Ah that will be why I thought that👍
Jonah10 wrote: Thank you so much for the info. I'm actually leaning more towards the 505 now. May I ask what tire size are you running on your bike? Also, does the purchase of the 505 come with a seatpost? You're very…
Jonah10 wrote: Hey guys i'm new here. Got a road bike but I've been itching to build a budget gravel bike from the frame up for the first time. Really interested in the carbonda 626. I'm 5'7 and 170 pounds. Should I…
rdavis32 wrote: Got my 505 (formerly Kowalski's) built and will get my inaugural ride in this weekend! Got the Spinergy's through Paul. Silca's Nastro Cuscino tape on FSA AGX bars. That's looking great! I know they…
Gerben321 wrote: 142*12mm as stated on the website. No buddy. I mean actual length of thru axle itself. Cheers.
Hey folks! What's the correct length for the 505 rear axle? Was having a wee read through the forum and I have read that 168mm ( which is what I have) is the wrong length or maybe that is for the 696. Would also be…
Newplayer wrote: This is my 505 which I've had for a year now with a Lauf fork. This has been my weekend bike in which I do long rides in. I got bored with the stealth look so I decided to paint it and it now looks like…
Gerben321 wrote: That flake/metallic blue/purple is amazing! Any idea what that kind of paintjob would cost? I can confirm that the blue/purple is amazing👍Cost was only about £100. Total bargain.
Colt__Seavers wrote: best gravel channel! period. That's why I suggested the Token Ninja... I am also a big fan of this channel👍 DKlein (Dustin Klein) is another brilliant gravel channel. Lots of cool gravel ride clips…
Ferra98 wrote: Hi guys, it seems that carbonda site isn't available, anyone knows the reason? Accessible for me here in Scotland buddy👍
josines wrote: Sorry for the mess dude! The best mechanic is the one away from your own bike. If I were you I'd try to make an agreement with the bikeshop to pay for he repair of the frame. Such a repair is cheap, and…
SteeleWheels wrote: Holy crap they destroyed your frame. Yes indeed but are embarrassingly trying to deny it and blame it on the rivnut coming out. Nothing at all to do with scraping and poking (with force) a sharp…
NIGHTMARE!!!!! So this morning I decided to set about fitting recently purchased mudguards to my 505. Started undoing the right side bolt on seatstay and found that the bolt wouldn't lossen anymore from about the half…
mattbaar wrote: I've been reading through a lot of this post and had a question on the sizing. I'm pretty sure I'm going to go with the 505. I have a Trek Crockett size 52 now that seems a little small for me. I looked…
chas wrote: the "before" is the second picture, and the "after" is the first picture? Should go good with the bike! Apologies. Got the pics the wrong way round:-) The finished article.
Thank you:-) To prep them I just gave them a thorough wipe down with nail Polish remover to remove the existing lacquer. I finished off the paint with a leather satin finisher.
Paul38 wrote: Nice build! What frame size is it? And when you discussed the paint did you get a picture of some kind of a sample before they painted the frame? Thank you. Frame is a 54 buddy. Regarding the paint. I…
tahic wrote: That is beautiful..what is the paint code? Thank you. No code required I asked for "chameleon blue":-)
Got my 505 back from LBS at weekend. Very, very happy with the finished build. The paint job is gorgeous. One minute my bike is purple, the next it's blue and sometimes it's a sparkly combination of both. Went for a wee…