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Chinese Carbon Road Bikes => Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components => Topic started by: rockerplates.de on October 04, 2023, 07:46:49 AM

Title: Looking for an aluminium Gravelframe
Post by: rockerplates.de on October 04, 2023, 07:46:49 AM: Hi there,

i would like to built some cheap gravel bikes for my club and not all of them want to invest in a carbon frame.

so , any aluminium framesets outthere, 142x12 mm rear and hyrdaulic discbrakes / Flatmounts...

Any help is appreciated..
Armin
Title: Re: Looking for an aluminium Gravelframe
Post by: TidyDinosaur on October 04, 2023, 08:42:02 AM: Seaboard GR02. But not that much cheaper than a carbon frame...
Title: Re: Looking for an aluminium Gravelframe
Post by: 00Garza on October 04, 2023, 09:55:56 AM: A few stores have the seaboard with free shipping. $302 shipped is not a bad deal.
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804983820581.html
Title: Re: Looking for an aluminium Gravelframe
Post by: jannmayer on October 05, 2023, 01:00:03 AM: Quote from: 00Garza on October 04, 2023, 09:55:56 AM
A few stores have the seaboard with free shipping. $302 shipped is not a bad deal.
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804983820581.html (https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804983820581.html)

That's the cheapest I've seen, but that store only has a 92% rating. Not sure how much of a risk ordering from them would be.
Title: Re: Looking for an aluminium Gravelframe
Post by: rockerplates.de on October 05, 2023, 02:16:30 AM: Thanks guys....they usually are made for around 75 USD 95 with fork...so it is not really a steal, but i can work from that point...
thanks!
Title: Re: Looking for an aluminium Gravelframe
Post by: Avalius on October 05, 2023, 09:57:34 AM: Quote from: rockerplates.de on October 05, 2023, 02:16:30 AM
Thanks guys....they usually are made for around 75 USD 95 with fork...so it is not really a steal, but i can work from that point...
thanks!

Damn tell me where I can find that :o

The seaboard GR02 is a great frame btw. Raced at the national gravel champs with it
Title: Re: Looking for an aluminium Gravelframe
Post by: robertofrr on October 05, 2023, 10:20:13 AM: I like that frame ship from England
https://www.merlincycles.com/merlin-malt-g2x-gravel-frameset-197832.html

I have one merlin bike, it's good frame... not cheapest
Title: Re: Looking for an aluminium Gravelframe
Post by: BiciVini on October 13, 2023, 05:57:40 AM: My Seaboard GR02 frame arrives next week. Customer support from the mentioned AliEx is actually pretty good. I usually also only build carbon road frames. But geo for GR02 is spot on, wheight not bad, and below 300.- (inkl. transport) - there‘s no well built carbon gravel to compare. At least not quality ones (Yishun, Speeder etc)
Title: Re: Looking for an aluminium Gravelframe
Post by: fsdogwood on October 13, 2023, 07:52:58 AM: How do you think of the Seaboard sizing?
It claims the 50 or 53cm frame for people around 180cm.

TIA
Title: Re: Looking for an aluminium Gravelframe
Post by: BiciVini on October 13, 2023, 12:54:47 PM: I went for 56 - it‘s pretty close to my SPCycles 053D and not that far off my upcoming Yishun road project (in 55/56). I like reach comparable between bikes - so more racy. I‘m 187cm with long legs and short upper body.
Title: Re: Looking for an aluminium Gravelframe
Post by: Avalius on October 16, 2023, 05:06:07 AM: I went with 50 riding tarmac SL7 in size 52-54. It's on the small size imo. But the quality is insane at this pricepoint. It has a very solid feel when riding it to.