Carbon-Speed CS-RB01+RF01 54cm BSA
http://www.xmcarbonspeed.com/Productinfo.asp?f=1391
I ordered this frameset from Peter with a single color paint job. This only took six days to complete. Peter sent pictures just before the order was packed and shipped. One week later it arrived at my door. I was very pleased with every part of the order. Peter was quick with replies and had answers to everything I asked. And the frame and parts were very well packaged.
The frame was made very well. I did not see any flaws on the surface nor inside the head tube. Plus everything I bolted to the frame was perfectly aligned. Well of course not the derailleur hanger, that is normal procedure to have to do the alignment on these.
The internal cable routing was well thought out. It was very easy to fish out the inner cable. Under the bottom bracket is an access panel that you remove. Inside there is a metal plate (on left in photo) that you pull out and this give a large opening for retrieving the cable. Other nice features on the frame include a metal plate to protect the frame in the event something gets jammed between the chainring and frame such as a rock or somehow the chain itself. Also there are bolt holes on the bottom that are in a position that appears to be for a cadence/wheel sensor. Another feature has to do with the cable stops in the frame. They are made to fit closely with the ferrules and angle the cables away from the frame so the cables do not rub through the paint or bare carbon fiber.
Painted 54cm Frame 1039g, fork 384g. Completed bike was 17.5 lbs (7.9kg) and that is with a heavy saddle (Brooks C17 404g). Front and rear wheelset with tires/tubes/cassette totals 2630g.
I do not have a lot of money to buy the lightest components but that was not the objective of the build. The goal was to make my rides more enjoyable by taking away some of the harshness of the rough roads around here. I now have 200 miles on it and can say on each ride I am still amazed how well this frameset absorbs the rough chipseal roads. Many times I have found myself steering into the rough patches and the dips created by moles tunneling under the roads, just to feel how well the elastomer inserts and frame design work. The sharpness of the sudden jolts are completely removed. More of a bump then a painful impact.
I'm looking forward to many miles on this great bike. My goal this year is to do the circumference of the Moon (6,783.5 miles).
