Hello,
I received a medium frame with pearl white glossy paint.
Quality is very good, eps molding seems well handled.
About weight, i checked :
-seatpost 230g all included
-fork 422g uncut, 450 with axle
-frame 1177g with hangers, a bit heavy but i guess 1050 +/-30 claimed is totally naked
-frame + seat post clamp 1196
-rear axle 35g
-headset 101g
The axles are pretty light, i recommend to be careful with tightening torque and the quality of the tool you use.
Building the bike was easy, the right t47 is not as smooth as the left one but ok.
Some details :
If you remove the seat post the clamp easily falls inside the frame.
Due to the position of the seat tube, you have to consider that the seat post has almost 2cm setback.
About the saddle clamp itself, i had to sand a bit the top cradle because saddle was rotating, spcycle provide 2 cradle for different rails diameter.
There is no tightening instructions with the clamp, it be problematic with carbon rails as you need to tighten a lot to make the thing not to move.
The down tube is very thin, it's really easy to compress it with the hand but doesn't seem to affect ride and it's normal according to spcycle
Plenty of clearance with 30c, 32 as advertised will fit easily and probably 34-35 too.
About my first riding impressions :
Feeling is not harsh, vibration and small asperities are well filtered, surely helped by 30 tyres.
I'm pretty comfortable on the bike.
When it comes to big bumps, no surprise it's an aero bike.
The aeroad design is not fake, it likes speed, downhill freewheeling it gains speed fast.
In the wind, cross wind, it's pretty good too, i was expecting much more disturbance from an aero bike.
Probably helped by the fact I'm using only 40mm rims but the frame seems to let the air go around more than being pushed by.
Considering it's winter, i'm out of shape and i don't have enough comparison to give a good opinion on riding dynamics.
At the moment for me this bike is a very good surprise considering the low price.
