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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes?
« on: May 08, 2025, 10:27:36 AM »
Quick update on my frame. I have around 500km on it at the moment and still zero issues. I do wince a bit when I ride over big potholes, almost in preparation for a a fork failure, but nothing concerning has happened. I also am now checking the fork after every ride both visually and with the coin test to make sure things look good. Happy customer so far ;D

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes?
« on: May 02, 2025, 12:20:00 PM »
Looks like it's right where the brake hose enters the fork. I'm looking at mine and pressing it and it seems very strong/sturdy. Definitely nerve-racking though...
I guess another benefit of ordering a raw carbon frame is you can look at the weaves and maybe pick up on carbon failure earlier

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes?
« on: May 02, 2025, 11:21:45 AM »
Oh jeez! You have me worried now. No prior crashes or major bumps against the fork?

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes?
« on: May 01, 2025, 04:45:26 PM »
Quote from: patliean1 on May 01, 2025, 02:43:26 PM
Most of my wish list items on Ali Express either no longer ship to the USA or the link has been removed altogether.

Can't even find the ones @greengoblinbean posted anymore ;D

Wow you're right! Even in my order history I click the link and it's not there. Guess I got lucky as these only set me back $80 and the handlebar itself is actually great quality. Reason I went with these is because Tan-Tan's max stem length is 120 which wasn't adequate for me.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes?
« on: May 01, 2025, 11:39:26 AM »
Quote from: Davidhe23 on May 01, 2025, 11:27:10 AM
Does anyone else have this problem with the frame?
That's about the size of the gap I have on mine. Could probably be reduced with the genuine roval spacers

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes?
« on: May 01, 2025, 11:37:46 AM »
Quote from: greengoblinbean on April 25, 2025, 09:58:12 AM
Took mine out for a bit of a longer ride yesterday. Still blown away with the comfort and smoothness compared to my Winspace. I'll be using this bike in longer road races so I can follow up once I do a few of those. Otherwise I am superrrr happy with my purchase. For under $700 shipped to my door, it's hard to complain for a 7kg build. Only thing I am curious about is the derailleur hanger and the seat post. Are these the same as the original specialized ones?

Quick update. I've been on some longer rides and I really enjoy the bike. It is super comfy and exactly what I was looking for to do longer endurance rides and climb heavy road races. I definitely do notice that it is not as stiff as my Winspace when sprinting. Probably losing some watts so I will definitely be sticking with my Winspace for crits ;). One additional thing to note about the rapide cockpit from aliexpress; the computer mount nut that is in the handlebar is crap. It will loosen and eventually come out of the handlebar. I almost gave up on it and ordered another solution, but I was able to use needle nose tweezers to squeeze in a much bigger wing style nut into the handlebar to properly hold my computer mount. Something to note, so I would advise against ordering those bars unless you really feel like tinkering around with nuts and bolts.
Picture of my Winspace for fun  ;D

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes?
« on: April 25, 2025, 12:29:05 PM »
Quote from: makl on April 25, 2025, 12:12:52 PM
Mine arrived today :)!

Is the lower headset really just the bearing straight on to the carbon fork without any metal cone or whatsoever?

Yep that's how I put mine together

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes?
« on: April 25, 2025, 09:58:12 AM »
Took mine out for a bit of a longer ride yesterday. Still blown away with the comfort and smoothness compared to my Winspace. I'll be using this bike in longer road races so I can follow up once I do a few of those. Otherwise I am superrrr happy with my purchase. For under $700 shipped to my door, it's hard to complain for a 7kg build. Only thing I am curious about is the derailleur hanger and the seat post. Are these the same as the original specialized ones?

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes?
« on: April 24, 2025, 01:24:03 PM »
Quote from: patliean1 on April 24, 2025, 12:02:44 PM
Dang. This is the exact type of X68 build I personally love to see in here as an SL8 owner. And would order. Top notch components, wheels, and both the frame and cockpit is my size too. Curious where on AliExpress you got the cockpit from.

So I've done 6 crit races this year thus far myself. Getting back into this area of cycling has been exhilarating, but far far away from being a Cat 1 though. Your opinion on the overall bike will be super valuable.

I'm actually on the verge of selling off both my Propel and SL8. Turns out my Tavelo Arow has been perfect for crits. But if the X68 turns out to be solid, even 8/10th of a genuine SL8, then it's something I'll stronger consider for a backup bike. Been chatting with TanTan about getting a  frame anyway. Truthfully though I'm pretty sure it would be tough to tell the X68 and SL8 apart with an indentical setup.

Thanks for sharing.

Here is the cockpit I ordered. No issues with it, super stiff and decently light.
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806705683523.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.53.69d41802ewUKHH&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes?
« on: April 24, 2025, 10:43:54 AM »
Hi Everyone,
Received my frame from Tan-Tan last week. Placed my order February 14th. 56CM in raw glossy carbon. 834g without skewers but with hanger and bolts. Ordered a separate cockpit from Aliexpress in 38cm/135mm. XM Carbon Speed 35mm wheels. I built it up with a mix of previous and current SRAM Red. Zero issues with the build. Bottom bracket and brake mounts were faced very nicely. Seatpost clamp is a little annoying if your saddle doesn't have a middle cutout. Final weight without cages and pedals is right at 6.7kg. Took it for a very light spin around the block and it feels amazing. I am a Cat 1 crit racer here in the US and my race bike is a Winspace T1550. This feels much smoother compared to the Winspace which is a super stiff full fledged race bike. I am excited to take it out for longer rides in the coming weeks.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes?
« on: April 22, 2025, 03:46:01 PM »
Hi All,
Does anyone know if the fork needs a crown race to be installed? When I try and slide on the bearing, it doesn't sit flush so I am curious if a crown race is needed.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes?
« on: February 15, 2025, 06:29:55 AM »
Quote from: RC-Nico on February 15, 2025, 02:46:08 AM
How lo
Do you know, when the expected shipping date of your new frame is? Or how long Seraph need, to paint your frame in raw glossy?
Can‘t wait to see the result, through I had the same idea ;-)
Hey, they quoted me 30-45 days for delivery. I’ll see if they can send me photos before shipping.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes?
« on: February 14, 2025, 09:00:04 AM »
Hi all, wanted to share I placed an order through Tan-Tan for a size 56 frame in the raw glossy finish. Excited to see how this will look, and I will share my build as it progresses. Building it up with the new SRAM red groupset so hoping for a sub 7kg build. Cheers!

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Workswell WCB-R-306
« on: January 15, 2025, 07:12:15 PM »
This looks very similar to the winspace t1550

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: TanTan/Seraph TT-X69 - The Real SuperSix EVO Clone? Alternative to LC017-D?
« on: January 13, 2025, 09:21:47 AM »
Quote from: Sander2177 on January 13, 2025, 03:07:56 AM
Ok that good info, as someone relatively new this form I keep hearing about these so called Taiwanese sellers, has anyone a link I can go to or a product page? I'm assuming these are Ali Express traders/seller as opposed to OEM/ODM manufacturers

Here is their official site: https://taiwaneisen.cc
They have direct copies of most of the current western frames

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