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Chinese Carbon Road Bikes => Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components => Topic started by: rusty904 on August 11, 2025, 04:17:26 PM
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Like the title says I'm looking for recommendations! Here are my wants/parameters
Must haves:
-Strength is the priority, don't care much about weight. I ride a fair amount of singletrack, hop curbs, treat it somewhat like a MTB. I like to think I'm a reasonably smooth rider and don't have a habit of breaking things, but I'm 90kg+ and have a MTB background so in short, strength trumps weight here.
-50mm clearance. My favorite tire is the Tufo thundero 48 and I run a 29mm internal aero wheelset. I love this setup so it's got to clear it.
Would like to haves but not essential
-Fully integrated cockpit, have a bar stem combo capable of this and I like the look and don't mind faffing with cables to keep it clean.
-"Aero" frame features, I spend a lot of time at high speed on the road going to and from off road destinations so why not aero?
-UDH, have the old rival xplr right now so not needed but for future proofing purposes.
-Geo a little more long and slack than is typical, maybe something like a Stigmata.
I know a lot of these features are a bit toward the bleeding edge of trends so don't have to have all of them except strong, and 50mm clearance.
Thanks in advance!
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Seems like the velobuild aero grav frame checks all the boxes here: https://www.velobuildmall.com/products/2025-velobuild-carbon-fiber-racing-gravel-bike-frame
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Yes, would seem so, stumbled on that thread shortly after posting this one. Assuming it's strong enough, that's a good option. https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805961892883.html?aff_fcid=6d29efe232f7404998fcf86b047b6e5c-1754946075907-01156-_oDqZdld&aff_fsk=_oDqZdld&aff_platform=api-new-link-generate&sk=_oDqZdld&aff_trace_key=6d29efe232f7404998fcf86b047b6e5c-1754946075907-01156-_oDqZdld&terminal_id=002a4bb35c7145ed92264235ebffc452&afSmartRedirect=y&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa4itemAdapt
I like the look of this one too but suspiciously cheap.
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I was spying the CWind G40 on AliExpress. Appears to be the same frame as the Angel FM306. Long reach but slack front end. Can't find much on it though.
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This looks like a winner, geo and features good, actually looks pretty clean as well.