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Title: best alu gravel frame
Post by: johnnyboy4711 on July 27, 2025, 08:33:24 AM
Looking for a cheap gravel build.
thought of seaboard straight away but any others in this space?
thanks
Title: Re: best alu gravel frame
Post by: Blueberry on July 28, 2025, 10:12:17 AM
big fan of my Salsa Journeyer, not a chiner but imo one of the most underrated frames. I've squeezed 2.2 race kings onto it.
Title: Re: best alu gravel frame
Post by: jonathanf2 on July 28, 2025, 03:21:08 PM
Sodce frameset:
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805506680580.html (https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805506680580.html)

Speed One frameset:
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256807271942941.html (https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256807271942941.html)

Mosso frameset
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805860255685.html (https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805860255685.html)

I don't have experience with any of them, but I'd just get a set of lightweight wheels, go tubeless and run some fat disc rotors to get best performance.  ;)
Title: Re: best alu gravel frame
Post by: jannmayer on July 29, 2025, 11:52:57 PM
The Tsunami / Seaboard GR02 is another option, although it's a bit more of an all-road bike than gravel (42mm official max tire clearance, although may have been increased?). I have one for my commuter and it's been great - no issues building it up, and the paint and welds look good.


I only found one link for it, but I didn't search very hard:
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256808732162134.html (https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256808732162134.html)


You can get it direct from Tsunami as well, with more color and size options:
https://tsunamibicycle.com/product-category/products/tsunami-fixie-frameset-road-bike-frameset-gravel-frameset/multiple-speed-frameset/gravel-frameset/aluminum-alloy-gravel-bike-disc-brake-700c-internal-cabling/ (https://tsunamibicycle.com/product-category/products/tsunami-fixie-frameset-road-bike-frameset-gravel-frameset/multiple-speed-frameset/gravel-frameset/aluminum-alloy-gravel-bike-disc-brake-700c-internal-cabling/)
Title: Re: best alu gravel frame
Post by: panel on August 03, 2025, 07:03:21 PM
I'm also looking for something similar but in a quick release version. Carbon fork not needed but a bonus I guess if it came with it.
Title: Re: best alu gravel frame
Post by: jonathanf2 on August 04, 2025, 11:16:57 AM
Quote from: panel on August 03, 2025, 07:03:21 PM
I'm also looking for something similar but in a quick release version. Carbon fork not needed but a bonus I guess if it came with it.

These Dark Rock steel frames with QR look like the equivalent of Chinese Surlys. Not much cheaper than a carbon frame, unless you really want a QR alloy/steel gravel frameset.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804443999242.html (https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804443999242.html)