Hello! My first post here.

I wanted to leave a review of the Hygge Model S frame and the 2023 Carbon wheels but before I do that I want to frame my experiance with riding and building bikes.  I only got into cycling in may this year, I bought an alloy gravel bike but discovered I love road riding pretty quickly and decided I needed a carbon road bike  As I am so new to the sport I didn't want to go and spend loads of money on something I potentially would get bored with (not going to happen) and as an engineer I love building things so I decided to buy a load of stuff off of Aliexpress and get to work.  I settled on the Hygee Model S for no reason other than I liked the look of it.  I couldn't find any details/reviews so after a while I decided to take the plunge and buy it.

It took about 4/5 weeks to get to the UK, arrived well packaged and everything present.  I haven't built a bike before but the process was pretty easy, I think the integrated bars are nicely done, honestly didn't take me very long at all (I guess electronic shifting makes it easier.  I did notice that one of the bottle cage captive nuts was drilled not centrally (image included) I took this back to Hygge and they didn't have much to say other than acknowledging its wonky and it wouldn't be an issue and to be fair it isn't. I had forgotten about it until just now. Originally I set this up with an L-TWOO ERX groupset but that has turned out to be total trash (1 mile ridden on that POS groupset but that's another story) and I've had a nightmare getting any support on it.  Eventually, in desperation to ride this thing I bought a Di2 105 12spd groupset and its been great.  I really should have done that from the start. 

Anyways I am now 120km into this bike and so far so good.  I'm 108KG so at the upper end of the weight limit but no problems yet, the carbon wheels are great (I had to scrape off some of the lettering as I thought it was hideous) and the whole thing is seriously light, unfortunately I have no scales though.  One issue I do have is the chain stays are super wide, fortunately I use 20mm pedal extensions but it would be tight without them.  One thing the pictures never show is the frame has this gorgeous speckled flip paint that switches between purple and green and I've already had a lot of comments about it

Are tires 28" or 26 ? Can you tell me which Di2 battery holder do you use in the seat post ?

Hey all,
Am narrowing down the frames I want for my china build. Ranging from the expensive Winspace and Yoeleo, to cheaper Velobuild and ICAN. Currently the Ican A9 is leading, as the lower price will allow me to get a nicer groupset. I cant help but notice that the ICAN A22 and A9 have some similar looking counterparts at Yishun/ lightcarbon. A9 I have seen similar to others
A22 looks similar to LCR015-D
Anyone know if they are connected?

P.S. My budget is $3k. Please brainstorm and comment parts list for inspiration!

I bought the A22 three months ago and I will sell it for a TT frame. I have not ride the A9 but the A22 (with Alpha pro 40 mm wheels) is fast and accurate on descents. PM if you are interested in my frame.

I wouldn't go too crazy with blue thread lock. Plus regular grease can be used on most areas. I only use CF paste on the seat post, saddle clamp and the fork expander plug. I think proper torque settings is the more important aspect when building a carbon bike.

What will you apply to the screws instead of blue thread ?

They were the ones I was looking at but missed them on sale price last week. I don't really want to pay that price plus Aussie tax though.

On other news I received my frameset today so a month earlier than originally scheduled via Ali express and 11 days after ordering to Australia. Box was quite damaged but after unboxing and inspection all seems okay. So that's shipping companies roughness and not on Hygge as the frame was well wrapped and protected.

Ok initial inspection:
- both brake mounts seem to have been faced
- there is some play, very minimal, in both upper and lower headset bearings, however this should pull tight once plug is installed (I hope)
- finish looks good, one minor blemish on inside of chainstay on drive side where there looks to be a small area filled but other than that it's black on black carbon so has the raw carbon look
- steerer tube looks to be solid, no evidence of any fill used anywhere
- haven't tried bottom bracket yet.

I'll be a few weeks still before building up as I'm in a sling for another 4 weeks following shoulder surgery but will provide updates.

Do you have some pictures to share please ?

First of all, thank you for all the exchanges that I have read on this forum since months. I have learned a lot and it made me take the step of building my own bike.

For information, the first bike I built was the Ican A22. This allowed me to get my hands on this construction. I will always remember the hours spent routing cables  .

I wanted to change the frame and I read the first exchanges of this post. So, I set my sights on the Hygge Model S. I'll post updates on my build (Shimano 105 Di2) progress through to completion and give my thoughts on this bike after riding it.

The first messages of this post were really positive but the last messages have nuanced all your enthusiasm. I hope to receive my frame (and the wheels ordered from Hygge as well) within two weeks.
 
The only thing I can say now is that the seller is very responsive and has always answered my questions, which inspires seriousness despite the doubts expressed in other messages and compared to Winow. I will be sure to keep you informed when I will receive the frame and wheels.