I finally built up the frame I got from Nicole on Aliexpress, it's not bad, however, the carbon internals can be better (battery di2 holder sucks had to apply some masking tape, and the one-piece bar stem cap does not sit flush, the seat stays can be better as well, but everything aligns, bb was well centered on both sides and the bike rides super stiff, it's actually more stiff than the real one granted the fake one has more carbon and weighs more
So far, ridden about 30 miles, with mix of climbs and flats, this rides super well and stiff and is very engaging and grounded, I feel super safe putting out power on this, but time will tell, I have noticed a few glaring suspicious fractures/cracks , 1 small piece of carbon that chipped out in the seat post area and a tiny mark on the fork steerer tube it self
Also, the S/N that it came with on the peel me sticker, comes back as a legit sl8 but its the sl8 expert, non sworks model if that matters , the production sticker and the peel me have different s/n , there is no bb s/n sticker underneath so thats another flaw, and the S logo at the front speed sniffer is smaller than on real, but u can get a decal
For context, I have all real headset parts on and real wheel axels as well as real spacers
Thoughts ?