That's a purely cosmetic layer on top of the UD rim.  Forged carbon is a stupid marketing term anyway, it just refers to a molded (instead of laminated layers) thermoplastic composite with bits of carbon in it.

It adds weight.  In this case it's just a few large strands of UD carbon suspended in what looks like a pretty thick coat of gloss finish resin.  I'd guess it adds minimum 30g and perhaps as much as 40g per rim.  Looks cool though.

Unless something's changed, Winspace didn't used to manufacture anything.  The most they do AFAIK is wheel assembly.

Absolute Black pulley cage replica

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I wouldn't be surprised if it's exactly the same one.  Though I can't see why anyone in their right mind would want either an original or copy

I wouldn't touch that TopCarbon / Lexon frame with a barge pole. 

I suspect there will be some copies of the new Merida geo as it won worlds.  But hopefully they add greater than 50mm clearance - that was a big fail on Merida's part.  Doing 69.5HTA 75STA in bigger sizes and then having 45mm on the rear being max, and maybe being able to squeeze a 48 in at the front.

I'd love something with that geo and the ability to fit 2.1" Thunder Burts - which whilst not quite as aero as some smaller gravel tires, roll significantly faster than any of them and handle rough stuff much better.

I have a Carbonda 696 size 56 I've been using for the last 3 years. It has served me well and is a good bike, but for a lot of the gravel I riding here in SoCal I definitely want something longer and slacker. I really like the geometry of the new Santa Cruz Stigmata, but it is kind of a rarity with only a few others sharing a similar design. Does anyone know of a chinese frame that is 69-70 degrees headtube angle and 1060-1090mm wheelbase in a size large? Ive looked at all the usual suspects and they are all kind of the same old gravel geometry.

The new Lightcarbon LCG073-D with rear suspension sounds very interesting, but seems unproven at this point.

Does anyone know who the maker / original supplier of this fork is?  Variable rake and 700x54.  Must be one of the larger Chinese suppliers to the OEM market.

https://nordestcycles.com/producto/albarda-carbon-horquilla   -- this one.  I'm seeing quite a few brands using it now.

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Lexon reverse? Even Shorter reach, higher stack, more vertical steerer tube.

I have had mine for about 2 years and it is a really nice frame. I currently use it with the zniino surly corner knock off h-bar, but I am really tempted to build a gravel out of it.

Thanks for the suggestion.  2x, road width BB shell, 142 rear option and 2.4" clearance is great ... but the HTA and STA are not ideal.  Unless touring, I don't really see the point of having a big clearance gravel bike to complement my normal one if its geo is *less* rather than more progressive.  It won't be great for descending or climbing with that geo.  OG Evkin also do this frame, albeit they sell only the 148 option.

IMO this could be an excellent high tire clearance gravel frame with the addition of an FD mount and either a 100mm suspension fork or rigid alternative.  Reach isn't crazy long, head tube is relatively slack but not too far gone for rolling hardpack or tarmac, and nice steep STA (little steeper than most gravel frames) for the lung bursters.  Seat tube is just long enough.  It's also very light and generally speaking OG Evkin stuff is good quality and customer service also decent. 

https://ogevkinbike.com/products/og-evkin-cf-056-mtb-carbon-mountain-bike-frame

Oh and the custom paint jobs (which they usually don't show on AliExpress) look good.

They currently don't do one with an FD mount, but I asked them about one with compatibility for GRX 46/30 or similar, and they said they're considering it.  Potentially it would be better if they switched to PF30 or BSA73 though, as BB92 might cause crankset compatibility issues (too wide) as it does on the Salsa Cutthroat which is nominally GRX 2x compatible but can run a sum total of one RaceFace crankset for the purpose, which is heavy as balls, not very good and has poor quality proprietary BBs.

Hoping it happens.  It was a real disappointment when the Carbonda / Fly Bike 1306 lost its FD mount.  There are a bunch of Ti and steel monster-gravel bikes, but they tend to be very heavy if steel, and heavy and very expensive if Ti.