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

[Tines]

DFS claim to manufacture this crank and even supplied test data for stiffness.
When I contacted them directly, they mentioned they hadn’t yet produced installation instructions, as they were in the process of moving premises. I did point out it’s not ideal selling a crank like this without proper instructions!

They initially said to use Cybrei’s instructions, but after installing, it was clear those weren’t suitable. In the end, I followed the Elilee crank instructions, and that worked — the main issue was just getting the spacers installed correctly.

As for the bolt, it’s absolutely fine. I’ve had to take the crank on and off a few times, so what you’re seeing is just some black paint worn off the outer edge.

Yeah saw that chart on their page.
Interested to see if you can confirm this when you have finished your build.
Thanks for your info.
Was curiosity about the bolt because the one lexon supplied with theirs was a bit soft.

[Sander2177]

Yeah saw that chart on their page.
Interested to see if you can confirm this when you have finished your build.
Thanks for your info.
Was curiosity about the bolt because the one lexon supplied with theirs was a bit soft.

No problem
Probably took the bloody crank off 6-7 times yesterday  but all is ok.
Will get the trusty old sharpie out to touch up 

[Sander2177]

I tried modifying the saddle clamp and rails with yokes, but it didn’t work out.
So, I mixed and matched parts to reduce the weight—used the carbon cradle and one of the titanium M5 bolts on the back.

The seatpost weight is now down from 168g to 153.5g.
I've ordered an M6 titanium bolt from AliExpress to replace the stock front bolt on the clamp.
I'll also trim about 30mm off the seatpost, bringing it down to 350mm—the same length as my Darimo post on the SL8.

[Sander2177]

Also some picture of the build and yes I have decal I know this will divide opinion with your guys.
Getting some hanging scale delivered tomorrow hopefully so will do a weigh in so far.

[Sander2177]

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[cramy]

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what is your height and inseam?

[Sander2177]

what is your height and inseam?

No idea of inseam
Height is 178cm
Saddle height is 74cm from centre of BB to top of saddle

[glepore]

Couldn't get the yoke to align with the rear bolt?
I was looking at options on ali-there are a few for Cervelo and F12 seatposts that use a flat carbon plate on the upper surface, was going to order one and try to modify it.

[Tines]

Looking great!
Damn I’m so excited about your thoughts.
How many miles did you have on your sl8?

[Sander2177]

Looking great!
Damn I’m so excited about your thoughts.
How many miles did you have on your sl8?

Would say about 8-10,000kms
I got my SL8 on release back I think it was in August 2023 I love riding that bike 

[Sander2177]

Couldn't get the yoke to align with the rear bolt?
I was looking at options on ali-there are a few for Cervelo and F12 seatposts that use a flat carbon plate on the upper surface, was going to order one and try to modify it.

Hey glepore

First, you’ll need an M5 barrel nut for the front.
since the yokes have internal threads—this is fine for the rear, but the front yoke needs to be unthreaded so the bolt can pass through and tighten into the barrel nut. I’ll look into ordering a suitable M5 barrel nut, and filing out the threads on the front yoke should do the trick.

[glepore]

Yeah. I have the front bolt in ti. Thinking I'll just drill out the yoke to suit, assuming its long enough...

[Sander2177]

Yeah. I have the front bolt in ti. Thinking I'll just drill out the yoke to suit, assuming its long enough...

Well I might order another M5 bolts.
The standard one is M6 is 35mm so might get a Another M5 40mm to allow for the thickness of the yoke and will need to check the outer size of the barrel nut not sure how thick that is

[dovh]

I finally got the seat post from TanTan. It took around 14 days to arrive, and the seat post is raw carbon with a glossy clear coat. They did say if I'm okay with it, they had it already produced, I'd say. Otherwise, by the looks of it, I would still be waiting because of the painting bottleneck. Doesn't look that bad, but I'll order a black matte one from them, and when it arrives, it arrives.

[Sander2177]

I finally got the seat post from TanTan. It took around 14 days to arrive, and the seat post is raw carbon with a glossy clear coat. They did say if I'm okay with it, they had it already produced, I'd say. Otherwise, by the looks of it, I would still be waiting because of the painting bottleneck. Doesn't look that bad, but I'll order a black matte one from them, and when it arrives, it arrives.

I’m actually jealous  , I  like!
With me chopping down my seatpost I’m planning to order a spare anyway.