Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes?

[makl]

Mine arrived today !

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

[greengoblinbean]

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

[Sander2177]

my frame is sent  so in my case lead time was 27 days

But bad when did you order yours then and what finish have you chosen?

[Sander2177]

Mine arrived today !

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

Same as genuine and the SL7 and the Venge

[dovh]

I must be either doing something wrong or i'm just out of luck..

My seat post  cracked where you insert the rear saddle bolt. I'm not sure how this can happen but i never used anything else besides torque wrench set to 6.1nm to tighten it.
I got a replacement saddle nut that i stripped (posted about it earlier) and when installing it today i heard silent cracking while tightening the bolt, stop tightening it and saw this. I think i never got even over 4nm on there. It might have been compromised by that bolt stripping earlier but i'm not really sure about it.

Wrote to tantan about a new seat post, i don't know if they will send it to me or i'll have to buy it but i'm out of riding the bike and i don't know how confident i will be riding when and if i get the replacement.

Not saying there is anything wrong with the frame and everything else just posting my experience so far.. The bike was otherwise superb while riding it.

[Tom77]

Happened to me on a BMC, same issue.

I have professional, calibrated and fucking expensive torque wrenches, but I'm not willing to apply the advised Nm on delicate points like same clam, seatpost clamp and steerer any longer.

Torque the same clamp by hand and don't use force, you'll here it while riding on car it's too loose
Check shortlistings for a SL8 seatpost, a lot of people are seeking them cause they install a Darimo

[glepore]

Man, bad luck.
I'd try tantan. IDK whether an actual Specialized post fits, but guess is it does. They're on a number of sites like ebay and FBM as folks buy zero offset or Darimo. Or Hylix is well thought of.

As to other question about lower race, a ton of bikes these days use races molded into the fork.

[jonathanf2]

The SPcycle R088 uses the same SL8 seat post. Now I regret not buying a spare when they were $65 USD on AliExpress. Now prices have shot up for US customers. Now I have to be extra careful. 

[JImportante]

But bad when did you order yours then and what finish have you chosen?

As posted page earlier - chameleon white painting and ordered 19th march

[Sander2177]

As posted page earlier - chameleon white painting and ordered 19th march

Thanks appreciate you maybe have only posted earlier on!
Someone cannot keep up with all the posts and threads!

[RC-Nico]

My frameset arrived last week, ordered end of february. Carbon and paint quality so far so good except the fork shaft. In the section of the hole for internal brake hose routing is a dent/bump, which I have never seen before at other forks (hopefully possible to see in the pictures). I thought I could be normal, that the brake hose don't kink as easy as normal without this dent.

Could someone share his experience who already received this TanTan frameset? Is it normal or do I have bad luck with my fork and it is a Carbon/molding issue?

Thanks for your help.
Stay tuned for my full Build Review.

[RC-Nico]

Here are the pictures of the dent in the fork shaft.

[RC-Nico]

And another one.

[Tom77]

FINALLY ... my frame is ready to ship.

But tantan did a mistake and painted a second frame which I ordered in UD matt also in my colorsheme.

In case someone from GERMANY is interested -> Size 52, painted as shown all incl. 685 Euros shipped incl. tax!

Anyone?

[Sander2177]

Anyone?

Surely they can keep the incorrect frame and you get what you asked for?
Although you will likely have to wait