XMCS: 2026 Aero Gravel bike

[ElRey]

My frame arrived today. Mid build so will share pics and ride thoughts idc. For, now, in case of interest:

- paint job on the whole really good. Very impressed with detail. A bit of imperfection around the storage compartment but not a massive deal.
- weight of XL frame with (2 colours) is 1370g with UDH attached but nothing else
- weight of fork 473g
- weight of 38mm riser bars 374g

So far the build is going ok- BB threads clean; bearing seats looks good, but some way to go.

Only issue is Peter sent me the wrong bars - sent the riser bars when i ordered the flat ones. Correct stem length and width at least, but a bit annoying as that's 25mm extra rise i didn't want and I was already going to be slamming the stem. Thankfully I had a low stack headset top cap from Aprotobike,com that i hadn't used so have managed to offset some of the rise by using that instead of the topcap supplied. See photos - now that's what you call a slammed stem...

[Dumbcyclist]

ElRey- what is the name of the blue/green color on your frame?

[edfungus]

That is exactly the colour I want to get. But mine would be size L.
Could you give us some photos of the whole bike. 

Here are photos from this weekend. Its clear coat with red in the front and just clear in the back. Peter also sent me this instagram which is also my bike with a better look at the color: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DdeQt3uSkRy/

[Requiem84]

You can see on the photo's that the GRT now comes with a small rubber dust cover for the seat post to prevent dirt getting in.

Nice and important little change.

[akira11]

at this point the only thing that would make this frame even better is if they separated the storage cover from the bottle holes

[Bobinski]

Here are photos from this weekend. Its clear coat with red in the front and just clear in the back. Peter also sent me this instagram which is also my bike with a better look at the color: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DdeQt3uSkRy/

Looks great. Is your frame storage door clear coated as well?

[ElRey]

ElRey- what is the name of the blue/green color on your frame?

The green is YS 3082-1 and the white is YS 894-5, which has a nice anodised look to it. Doesn't really show in the photos. Pleased with both.

Just a note for those ordering riser bars - the foremost hole/threaded insert for the computer mount is on the curve of the bar, so a completely flat computer mount won't fit (unless you want your bolt inserting at an angle...). I'm told the XMCS ones are curved to fit.

[Alpaka]

My frame arrived today. Mid build so will share pics and ride thoughts idc. For, now, in case of interest:

- paint job on the whole really good. Very impressed with detail. A bit of imperfection around the storage compartment but not a massive deal.
- weight of XL frame with (2 colours) is 1370g with UDH attached but nothing else
- weight of fork 473g
- weight of 38mm riser bars 374g

So far the build is going ok- BB threads clean; bearing seats looks good, but some way to go.

Only issue is Peter sent me the wrong bars - sent the riser bars when i ordered the flat ones. Correct stem length and width at least, but a bit annoying as that's 25mm extra rise i didn't want and I was already going to be slamming the stem. Thankfully I had a low stack headset top cap from Aprotobike,com that i hadn't used so have managed to offset some of the rise by using that instead of the topcap supplied. See photos - now that's what you call a slammed stem...

Really looking forward seeing the full build of the XL as other builds are mostly of smaller frames. And highly interested in the final weight, 1370g for the frame alone isn't on the lighter side...

[LP119]

Here are photos from this weekend. Its clear coat with red in the front and just clear in the back. Peter also sent me this instagram which is also my bike with a better look at the color: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DdeQt3uSkRy/

A few question. First, how does the bike ride? Are you running Dubs in 50c (2.0) or the 2.2 - Curious to know how you like them as I'm running Tufo Thundero in 48c on my Crux but would like to run either the 2.0 or 2.2 on my GRT. Any issue when building the bike or things I should know as I'll be buying tools to assemble it myself, would be my first build so any tips is welcomed! Great looking bike by the way, can't wait for mine to arrive later this fall!

[eekaleek]

Just got mine delivered. XL and from what I understand, it's able to take 46T.

I'll share pictures as I build, but here's the frame straight out the box

[man1ac]

The green is YS 3082-1 and the white is YS 894-5, which has a nice anodised look to it. Doesn't really show in the photos. Pleased with both.

Just a note for those ordering riser bars - the foremost hole/threaded insert for the computer mount is on the curve of the bar, so a completely flat computer mount won't fit (unless you want your bolt inserting at an angle...). I'm told the XMCS ones are curved to fit.

Care to share more pics? Would love to see the complete bike from normal angles

[eekaleek]

I'll take some once I get it onto the workstand

[ElRey]

Build finished. Weighs 8.97kg with power-meter pedals and cages and 2.25" tyres. Tyres WAM 55.5mm and I measure 7mm of clearance either side.

Haven't ridden it yet. Build was smooth. The caliper mounts have been nicely faced - brake set up was a dream.

Some photos

[edfungus]

A few question. First, how does the bike ride? Are you running Dubs in 50c (2.0) or the 2.2 - Curious to know how you like them as I'm running Tufo Thundero in 48c on my Crux but would like to run either the 2.0 or 2.2 on my GRT. Any issue when building the bike or things I should know as I'll be buying tools to assemble it myself, would be my first build so any tips is welcomed! Great looking bike by the way, can't wait for mine to arrive later this fall!

Rides quite well! I'm running 2.2. Beyond the things I already posted, neither the ergon or zipp bar plugs fit, had to trim them but thats not unusual from the bikes I've had