No worries at all — you don’t sound confrontational, it’s a fair question.
To be honest, yes — the frame is an SL8 copy, and it’s pretty obvious. There’s no point pretending otherwise. But I’m not trying to fake anything — in fact, I already own a genuine, custom-built SL8, so this isn’t about trying to pass something off.
I had a second bike — a Winspace SLC 2.0 — that I wasn’t riding much. It had a full 12-speed Ultegra Di2 groupset, so I sold the frame and wheels, kept the groupset, and decided to start a new project. I saw Patrick’s thread on this frame and was on and off the fence for a few weeks. In the end, I thought: why not? Build a budget weight-weenie bike and see how it rides compared to the real thing.
So far it’s cost me around £1,500, and for me, the fun is in the build and seeing what performance you can get at that price using parts I already had.
So yes — I like how the SL8 looks, and this frame copies that. But it’s just a personal project, not about showing off or pretending. Just building something fun and different to ride.