{"id":11548,"date":"2021-03-03T21:31:18","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T20:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?p=11548"},"modified":"2021-03-07T11:37:05","modified_gmt":"2021-03-07T10:37:05","slug":"velofaktum-road-bike-gravel-bike-custom-built-for-left-handed-use-modification-setup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?p=11548","title":{"rendered":"VELOFAKTUM road bike \/ gravel bike, custom built for left handed use [modification, setup]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So I just sold my BMC bike [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?cat=301feed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>] and bought a custom part \/ custom built gravel \/ road bike instead. General tips for bike modifications are here [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?p=10034\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Here is what we did there.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Bike overview:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ordered from: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.velofaktum.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.velofaktum.de<\/a><\/li>\n<li>About 8-9 kg weight (bike only).<\/li>\n<li>Customized part \/ components selection: wheels Gunsha Alloy Stability, fork carbon \/ aluminum stem, crankset Shimano Ultegra R8000 2 x 11 50\/34, cassette 11-34, Tektro Mini V-brakes (rim brakes), flat bar, tires Continental X-King RS (32-622); saddle \/ pedals &#8211; my own old \/ used ones; custom build request was to place all brake levers and shifters on left side of handlebar, without fixing them there so I could do the final \/ detailed adjustment myself.<\/li>\n<li>Net price around 1500 EUR, including shipping and VAT around 2000 EUR; the extra cost for custom requests (left handed) was 30 EUR.<\/li>\n<li>Delay from first contact \/ order to finalized build \/ shipment \/ arrival around 6 months, which included lengthy careful discussions at first, and delays due to COVID-19 related restrictions of any kind \/ all sorts.<\/li>\n<li>I would highly recommend the manufacturer for being meticulous, taking care, proper packaging \/shipping and great value for price.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124730-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-11553\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124730-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124730-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124730-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124730-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124730-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124730-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124730-1218x914.jpg 1218w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124730-870x653.jpg 870w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124730-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124730-scaled.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brake levers on left side of handle bar, adjacent mount.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124650-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-11549\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124650-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124650-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124650-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124650-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124650-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124650-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124650-1218x914.jpg 1218w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124650-870x653.jpg 870w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124650-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124650-scaled.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shifters on left side of handle bar, opposing mount.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124700-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-11550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124700-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124700-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124700-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124700-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124700-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124700-1218x1624.jpg 1218w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124700-870x1160.jpg 870w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124700-480x640.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124700-scaled.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I prefer rim brakes &#8211;<em> far far far<\/em> easier servicing, less squealing under wet conditions or if a splash of oil gets there. And, more than enough braking power.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124710-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-11551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124710-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124710-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124710-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124710-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124710-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124710-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124710-1218x914.jpg 1218w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124710-870x653.jpg 870w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124710-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124710-scaled.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rear light on seat post, USB-chargeable.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124737-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-11554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124737-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124737-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124737-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124737-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124737-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124737-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124737-1218x914.jpg 1218w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124737-870x653.jpg 870w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124737-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124737-scaled.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I used my old Turbo saddle, quite comfortable.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124743-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-11555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124743-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124743-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124743-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124743-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124743-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124743-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124743-1218x914.jpg 1218w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124743-870x653.jpg 870w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124743-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124743-scaled.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bike rack that fits is that kit from Bontrager, I just adjusted the tubes a bit (sawed them off to be precise).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124750-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-11556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124750-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124750-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124750-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124750-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124750-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124750-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124750-1218x914.jpg 1218w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124750-870x653.jpg 870w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124750-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bike rack and saddle bag.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124757-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-11557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124757-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124757-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124757-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124757-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124757-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124757-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124757-1218x914.jpg 1218w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124757-870x653.jpg 870w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124757-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Flat lightweight pedals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124801-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-11558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124801-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124801-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124801-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124801-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124801-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124801-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124801-1218x914.jpg 1218w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124801-870x653.jpg 870w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124801-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Handlebar view &#8211; bell, and penguin for a more friendly sound.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124810-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-11559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124810-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124810-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124810-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124810-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124810-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124810-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124810-1218x914.jpg 1218w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124810-870x653.jpg 870w, https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210304_124810-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=swisswuff\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-size=\"large\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So I just sold my BMC bike [link] and bought a custom part \/ custom built gravel \/ road bike instead. General tips for bike modifications are here [link]. Here is what we did there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11552,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,11,123,210,204,1,314,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-activities-of-daily-living","category-bike","category-biking","category-ec-sports","category-extreme-cyborging","category-support","category-velofaktum-gran-sasso-lite","category-worldmods","wpcat-98-id","wpcat-11-id","wpcat-123-id","wpcat-210-id","wpcat-204-id","wpcat-1-id","wpcat-314-id","wpcat-9-id"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-08 08:24:21","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11548"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11569,"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11548\/revisions\/11569"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}