Author Topic: Oak Marca (New 2026 aero frame)  (Read 2466 times)

brembilla

Oak Marca (New 2026 aero frame)
« on: July 23, 2026, 05:43:40 AM »
Saw this new frame from Oak pop up on my feed and thought it looked pretty competitive for the price. As we know, the Twilight is an open mold design from Adapt and is also the Tavelo Arow. However, this is a pretty radical shift from that, so I am not sure who is making these and if anyone has info on that. Thought I would open a topic and gather some thoughts about it while it is still up for pre-order.

• $2899
• Sub 1kg frame
• Full ti bolts and SLT headset
• Progressive/High stack aero geometry
• Clearance for 38c
• Western QC and after sales support
• Promised white paper by the end of the year

Of course it's too early to get excited since it only looks fast, but it seems pretty promising if the results are comparable to a QP.

patliean1

Re: Oak Marca (New 2026 aero frame)
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2026, 06:50:14 AM »
It's shame that multiple race clubs here in Chicago who ride their frames have commented on their post-sales support being poor.

Basically I've been told they somewhat ghost their customers when issues arise and that the owner is a bit of a Chad.

Cool looking frame though.

Serge_K

Re: Oak Marca (New 2026 aero frame)
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2026, 10:21:48 AM »
Saw this new frame from Oak pop up on my feed and thought it looked pretty competitive for the price.
• $2899

How is a 2.9k chinese frame competitive?
I do like the clearance though. The price is an insult to common sense.

brembilla

Re: Oak Marca (New 2026 aero frame)
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2026, 07:49:03 PM »
How is a 2.9k chinese frame competitive?
I do like the clearance though. The price is an insult to common sense.

How isn't it? Chinese halo products cost the same. UR:ONE, SLC5, Spear RDC, etc. This is not trying to compete with LightCarbon pricing. This is a western brand competing with western pricing.

GeeBee

Re: Oak Marca (New 2026 aero frame)
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2026, 10:12:44 PM »
Gives off similar vibes to the TanTan X67 without its fake windeye thing.....

bedampft

Re: Oak Marca (New 2026 aero frame)
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2026, 02:26:44 AM »
How isn't it? Chinese halo products cost the same. UR:ONE, SLC5, Spear RDC, etc. This is not trying to compete with LightCarbon pricing. This is a western brand competing with western pricing.
So why are we posting western brands here?

Serge_K

Re: Oak Marca (New 2026 aero frame)
« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2026, 03:18:18 AM »
How isn't it? Chinese halo products cost the same. UR:ONE, SLC5, Spear RDC, etc. This is not trying to compete with LightCarbon pricing. This is a western brand competing with western pricing.

My bad, didn't realize this was an American kickstarter type venture.
Asking for 3k for something that hasn't seen a wind tunnel, hasnt gone through prototype testing / layup operation, started operations this year, and so on, is wild to me, but it does read like a nice kickstarter story, with expected consequences, like "ooooh, nice weight" followed by "the frameset failed to pass its last strength test."
At this price point, i guess it's patriotic to spend your money on that, but otherwise, very much unwise. My view anyway.

I almost like the tyre clearance though, as it's almost - but not quite - capable of running a GP5000 in 35C.

So why are we posting western brands here?
If specialized started undercutting velobuild on price, we'd be talking about specialized on here :)
« Last Edit: July 24, 2026, 03:34:21 AM by Serge_K »

Merry

Re: Oak Marca (New 2026 aero frame)
« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2026, 11:31:46 AM »
Yeah agree that 2.9K is too much for a lesser known brand, let alone not having any sort of backing. I recently spent 1,850 USD on a QuickPro frame and I was debating between XMCS and Lightcarbon (with Quick Pro) purely because they all have presence in some form with after sales support, while being in similar price tiers. Not to mention, AFAIK both XMCS and Quick Pro wind tunnel test their bikes.

Based on the after sales support comments I'm reading here about Oak, plus the fact that 2K USD would be my maximum for a Chinese frame and doesn't have any sort of proven backing (eg. Quick Pro winning the junior world champs, XMCS being wind tunnel tested and LightCarbon having great reviews here) - this wouldn't be that appealing to me as a prospective consumer.
« Last Edit: July 25, 2026, 11:35:10 AM by Merry »