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Seka Exceed RDC Broken Frames: Source of Concern? Hiii yall. First time posting.

With the recent drop in groupset prices I snatched a set of R8170 at a very good price, and as I am planning on moving later this year to a new country I would love to celebrate it with a new bike.
I was initially really found of the Seka Exceed RDC frame as it's light, looked really good with the new 2023 paint schemes, has relatively relaxed geometry, and at a price that I felt was fair if not a bit on the more expensive side given the competition from other Chinese brands and OEMs.

However, after some digging on the Chinese forums, I have seen some alarming posts regarding the reliability of this frame which all featured a broken chainstay. The first two photos attached comes from a rider who claimed to have crashed at around 30kph and said the crash wasn't a serious one. Of course, I know whenever an accident occurs there's no guarantee that the frame will come out unharmed, and this could very likely be an isolated event. The next pair of photos came from a guy on Douyin who claimed the non-drive side chainstay cracked on itself. Seka followed up by sending him a new frame under warranty, which was nice I suppose. However I also wonder what the warranty process would be like oversea, and more importantly, if this crack were to develop further during a ride, how dangerous it could be.

The last set of photos also comes from another guy claiming that the frame cracked during a normal ride, where he noticed a creaking noise from the BB area and soon discovered the frame had cracked at the drive-side chainstay. As far as I could see, no follow ups from Seka for the first and third guy.

In Cam's video featuring an ultrasound exam on this frame, I remembered the technician saying that the frame "does not have a lot of margins for errors...", which was very likely referring to how few materials were used to achieve the claimed weight of the frame (and likely high-modulus carbon too). Given all three cracked frames are the RDC model, it really makes me wonder if this is the result of the low margin of errors. I certainly know stories of other frames cracking too, whether due to accidents or just riding over bumps, but given the tedious warranty process and trouble dealing with a company within China, these incidents made me wonder if I should stay away from Seka and look elsewhere. Agile seems like a really good choice despite its horrendous logo and color schemes.

Does anyone have any thoughts on whether or not I should still go with Seka? Or anyone has any recommendations of a frame of similar price and has a similar look?


February 18, 2024, 11:42:25 PM 		1
Re: Tavelo Aero Frame
Quote from: patliean1 on May 04, 2024, 07:37:16 PM
Very fair point about the current pricing of both Winspace and Tavelo. But if they are both in fact sourced by Adapt, it's a shame we don't see more bike builds and conversations on their frames on this forum. Especially if we are to assume the quality/fit finish is nearly the same if true.

The question becomes:
1. Does Adapt not (easily) offer up B2C sales?
2. Are people generally just not interested in their frames?

If it's the latter then it's odd to use the Winspace open-mold talking point if people just aren't interested in Adapt's offerings to begin with.

I have contacted people i know in the industry and the answer is:
Adapt does not offer (easily) B2C sales at all. You need some pretty deep connections to get them to entertain such an idea.
May 05, 2024, 02:47:57 AM 		2