opened the topic and then vanished... lol
in oct/13 I crashed and broke my collarbone, was pretty fast but on the bike side I got lucky, it slid so scratched a bit on the left side but nothing broke, just aesthetic damage
totally my fault, was on a descent at 50kph+ and got distracted, hit a big rock in the middle of the road, the bike jumped, I lost control and hit the ground
so, now I'm out and only next year I'll be able to ride again... focus is on recovery lol
*added a photo of the bike to the first post
U ask about the bike after you bought it? Would be better to ask before, but I don't think anyone here heard about "sunspeed" if no one mentioned.
it wasn't totally unknown to me before... the Sunpeed brand is sold in Brazil, they were present in the last annual bike shows, and my local mechanic (who is the best in town) sells them, so I got some idea of its' quality
also, in China it's a well known brand, the store I went to spoke really well of it (they also carried Camp, Winspace and Elves), and some of the guys that went to the store to ride and pass time, were on sunpeed bikes
so my intent was more to find out about the background
many of these chinese companies have multiple brands under them, or sell under different names depending on the country/market.. so that's what I wanted to know if people got more info on
A good chunk of bikes prices in the west comes from shipping, so you saved money there. 105 di2 doesn't cost OEMs nearly as much as retail. Alu wheels are virtually worthless, and you probably have awful tyres too. So you probably have an entry level frame which is more likely than not perfectly fit for purpose.
If you want the bike to feel nicer, put tpu tubes with gp5000 tyres, it will transform the bike. Next would be to buy carbon wheels. The good thing being if you don't like the frame too much, you can recycle the group and wheels into a new bike.
as commented it's 105 mech, R7120
tyres are Maxxis Detonators, wired I think, I'd not say 'awful' but not too far lol. I'll probably still wear them out a bit before changing, I was thinking on the cost-efficient Conti UltraSport3/GrandSportRace, but maybe it's time I spend a bit more and try something better
but yeah, entry level frame for sure.. bike is 8,8kg complete - bottle cages, head unit, lamp and radar.
So I should be able to strip a bit with not so expensive changes, and with better wheels hopefully get to 8kg, it'd be more than enough
I should be travelling to China next year again, so maybe I'll bring a new pair of wheels lol
