The overwhelming majority of frames I've been able to review were paid for out of pocket. At full price. I would love to review the new SEKA Spear or Tavelo Arow, but the price point is difficult no matter how excited I am for both of them.

I've actually been saving up to purchase one of these frames or the Bross Zenith. However, earlier this week I was offered a deal on an SL8 Pro (non S-Works) frameset. It wasn't a huge discount, but enough to sway me away from Tavelo/Seka/

Patty,
What are your current bikes in your arsenal? Is the T1500 the only one you keep around?

This is hype. I feel like magene quality is above the rest

The price is extremely disappointing, and I would even start to argue against the spirit of this forum. I think many people on this forum want high-quality carbon frames for less than mainstream brands and at that price point you might as well buy a specialIzed Or a giant or a Trek

Hi All,

Currently riding on Winspace Hyper D45 2023 with Carbon spokes, previous bike having alloy wheels. I have notice that the carbon spokes give the wheel a more unforgiving feeling when riding, noticeable extremely stiff. This is great for power transfer obviously but I feel like it affects the comfort compared to a spoke like the Sapim CX-Ray or other metal spokes. Long term I am unsure if I want to keep riding the Hypers due to the ride quality or if it would be better to switch our to a different wheelset. I almost think with the roads in my area a more forgiving wheel would result in more speed from enhanced comfort
So asking you all,
1. For riders that have ridden both wheels, are metal spokes a better option for comfort?
2. Any recommendations for wheelsets that are 55mm deep and have metal spokes (Might keep Hypers and buy 2nd wheelset)
3. Do you think I am being a baby and overthinking the wheel stiffness?

Looking forward to all your opinions

Beautiful!

Hey @Macedingle, just wondering the black friday deal you used 2450$ USD for the Frameset+bar+wheels did you also include an extra 10% discount code?

They are offering me 2580$ USD now but with SE wheels and no extra 10% discount code...still debating if I should pull the trigger or wait a bit more.

Thanks

I did get an extra 10% off. Try discount code gcperformance10. One of my previous posts has a spreadsheet full of discount codes!

Let us know how you find 12 spd mechanical!

My previous bike was spec'd with Shimano Claris 8 speed, and let me tell you coming from that 12s seems excessive. I honestly think 10 speed is probably all you would ever need, so I would guide the forum to save money and buy the now "old" 11 speed groupsets at lower prices. The 11-34 cassette is absolutely ridiculous, and once it wears out I will be going down to a 11-30. Previous Claris cassette was 11-28, and I was able to make it up all the mountains here in east TN. What is nice with going from 8-12 is that the jumps between cogs are much smaller, which I never realized would be that big of a deal. I feel like the only time I would ever use the 34T is if I was bonking hard