Bike Build - Wilier Rave SLR ID2

[Dexter-morgan]

Do a Youtube video build of this, I enjoy watching builds (not sure why)

[Furbz]

2 hours ago, DJuice said:

Cool article on your you dad.  
 

https://escapecollective.com/the-70-year-old-who-beat-75-of-the-gravel-burn-field/

 

 

How cool is that! 

Really proud of him!

[Furbz]

Wheels are all setup and ready to roll!

Miche Graff Aero 48 Rims - claimed weight is 1525g

Actual weight came in at 1540g including to rim tape.

On the Wilier webpage they even go so far as saying the rim tape ads +-12 grams.

so base on that mine are a mere 3grams heavier than claimed. WIN!

They sport a 27mm internal and i have Race King 2.2 tires fitted - tires fit the frame with around 3-4mm of space on each side.

They blow out to 54mm wide on this rim.

By comparison my MTB with 26mm internal rims and 2.4WT tires blows out to 60mm wide

 

[NotSoBigBen]

5 minutes ago, Furbz said:

Wheels are all setup and ready to roll!

Miche Graff Aero 48 Rims - claimed weight is 1525g

Actual weight came in at 1540g including to rim tape.

On the Wilier webpage they even go so far as saying the rim tape ads +-12 grams.

so base on that mine are a mere 3grams heavier than claimed. WIN!

They sport a 27mm internal and i have Race King 2.2 tires fitted - tires fit the frame with around 3-4mm of space on each side.

They blow out to 54mm wide on this rim.

By comparison my MTB with 26mm internal rims and 2.4WT tires blows out to 60mm wide

 

Jeez man not even a NSFW warning?

Wow, now that's a super cool wheelset IMHO of course!

[Furbz]

On 11/4/2025 at 7:28 AM, Dexter-morgan said:

Do a Youtube video build of this, I enjoy watching builds (not sure why)

Sadly i will not be able to do a build video, i have important things to do with my time - like watch build videos 🤣

that said, someone beat me to the punch - check this out

Wilier Rave SLR ID2 Build Video

[Furbz]

 

Edited November 7, 2025 by Furbz

[Zebra]

On 11/4/2025 at 5:54 AM, DJuice said:

Cool article on your you dad.  
 

https://escapecollective.com/the-70-year-old-who-beat-75-of-the-gravel-burn-field/

 

 

Seemingly behind a pay-wall….

Anywhere else i could find the article? Would very much like to read it…

thanks

Chris

[DJuice]

16 minutes ago, Zebra said:

Seemingly behind a pay-wall….

Anywhere else i could find the article? Would very much like to read it…

thanks

Chris

Check your DM`s.

All the best.

[Furbz]

32 minutes ago, DJuice said:

Check your DM`s.

All the best.

please send to me to?

[Zebra]

15 hours ago, DJuice said:

Check your DM`s.

All the best.

What a fabulous read, what an incredible Palmares - one of a kind, practically.

Cheers

Chris

[Furbz]

Had a fun weekend building this bike

First some cable threading.

I can tell you this is one of the best frameset and bars i've come across - really top notch. not a single bit of excess carbon or flaking bits inside the frame or the bars to be found, which is really such a treat. getting the cables routed took all of a few moments.

I've build some high end bikes and spent ages getting the routing done due to the inside of the bars or frame being a carbon nightmare. Its refreshing to come across a frameset and bars as well built as this.

Very impressed with Williers build quality here.

 

[Furbz]

Fitted a road wheel with 33mm tires on for fun.

hows this for clearance!

 

 

Then fitted the Miche Wheels coupled with the 2.2 Conti Race Kings.

really good clearance at the seat tube and seat stays. 

4-5mm clearance on either side at the chain stays. in the pictures it looks close, i measured it at 4-5mm.

[Furbz]

Pro Touch threw in some quality bottles - they look like they have a very small amount of thermal protection.

looking forward to giving these a go

Bleeding of brakes - a tiresome affair. 

i've found tilting the bike to this upright position really helps get the perfect bleed done.

excuse my string hack - it keeps the bars from swivelling around and smacking the top tube

 

Finally a small but  beautiful touch from Willier.

The bar tape matches to the front fork. which really give a very well polished final product.

 

[Furbz]

Last image is the final weight.

Weigh includes 85grams of sealant in each tire.

Excludes the bottle cages, GPS mount and pedals.

Not bad at all considering the massive tires! and bang on the same weight as my ENVE MOG.

PS the bar tape and plug arebalanced on the bike just out of picture. Take 5grams off for wastage when fitting the tape.

 

Edited November 11, 2025 by Furbz

[Jensie]

What a nice build, talking about bottle cages, I've had these on my hardtail and never lost a bottle doing mostly gravel on very chunky stuff. not the lightest but keeps the bottles is their place.

https://www.elite-it.com/en/products/bottle-cages/eco-friendly/cannibal-xc-bio-based

[Furbz]

Now to give the bike a clean and get it ready for a little photoshoot 😃

A side note:

i'm still not entirely convinced on deep profile rims on a gravel bike, a deep rim plus a big tire = a truly massive amount of real estate for wind to get a hold on.

take a look at the Miche vs a Princeton Grit Evo and Syncros Capital SL - its deeper than both of them with a 28mm tire on them.

In the Cape both the road wheels are ok on windy days - time will tell if the Miche rim with the massive rubber grabs the wind badly or not.

Granted the fat tire adds plenty rotational weight vs a road tire so it may well counteract the wind effect.