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Re: Xiamen Carbon Speed 10 years anniversary special promotion
Quote from: ry on January 12, 2025, 06:09:20 PM
Just a quick update on my order.

D50CU-33 w/new in-house straight through hubs & 5mm width carbon spokes are ready to ship. 

They look great in the picture and the weight is impressive.

Thanks all for your help and of course to Peter for being so patient and helpful with me as well as for making these wheels available.

I'm still considering these with the 65mm rim (T1100 or T800 TBD), has anyone ordered this configuration?

Also regarding spokes, is there somewhere to compare the different carbon options?

Usecase: Spez Venge '20, road racing flat/tiny hills. 30mm tubeless GP5000s. 82kg cat C.
January 16, 2025, 06:00:19 AM 		1
Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes? My Seraph/ TanTan TT X 68 Build - Size 54 - Matte Black

6.94kg - $2900ish all in. Weight is plus or minus 50gwith grease, and misc hardware not accounted for.
I acquired most of these parts used over the course of 4-5 months, via ebay and facebook. I learned about most of the build options, not named shimano, from this site or via youtube (GC Performance, Pat Lino, China Cycling, etc...). I also built this bike by myself, first time ever doing a frame-up build, and used GC's SL8 bike build and his other videos.

Frameset - $629 + $100 shipping. Took about 2 months to receive.
Frame w/ headset bearings, bottle cage bolts, fd mount, rd mount - 878g
Uncut Fork - 339g      Cut Fork - 309g (10mm spacer)
Uncut Seatpost w/ hardware - 166g      Seatpost Wedge - 20g
Thru Axles - 62g
Bar/ Stem 120/38 - 326g
Spacers and Covers - 15g
Garmin Mount - 28g (kinda sucks on first impression, will be looking for alternatives)
BSA30 BB - 88g
Aliexpress SL8 Direct Mount RD Hanger - 15g (saves 8g)

CRW 50/55 Wheelset - 1325g
MT900 160/140 Rotors - 187g (pair)
Aliexpress Tubeless Valves - 11g (pair)
Sunshine Cassette 11-32 - 230g
Vittoria Corsa Pro Control Cream 28 Tubeless - 633g (should be 520g for the pair according to BRR.com)
Amazon CL Rings - 23g (pair)
Stans Sealant 40ml per tire - 60g

Shimano ST-R8170 - 399g
Shimano BR-R8170 - 300g (bolts, pads, calipers)
Shimano FD-R8150 - 112g
Shimano RD-R8150 - 250g
Shimano BT-DN300 - 52g
Di2 Cables - 16g
Sram Force 170, Quarq PM, 53/39 Chainrings - 753g (old sram powerglide chainrings)
KMC X12 Gold - 243g (uncut was 273g)
Brake Hoses - 35g (approximate. I subtracted the excess)

Aliexpress Carbon Bottle Cages - 48g (pair)
Ryet 3d Ultralight 143mm - 165g
Deda Tretaforo Bar Tape - 35g (40g uncut)
R8000 Ultegra Pedals - 248g

Future Weight Weenie Options:
HY Seatpost - 130g - $167 (saves 36g)
Avian Canary - 266g - $300 approximately (saves 60g)
BDOP 11-30 Cassette - 126g - $160 (saves 104g)
Xcadey/ Lexon 53/39 - 600g - $615 (saves 153g)
J&L Axles - 47g - $40(saves 15g)
Tofu Comtura Prima 28 Tires - 480g - $120 (saves 153g over current tires)
Wheels - 1150-1200g - $800 to infinity (plenty of options here)
Saddle - 100-130g - $40 to infinity (plenty of options here)
January 19, 2025, 06:02:57 PM 		1
Re: Replica Factor Ostro VAM
Quote from: OralMaster on January 21, 2025, 04:50:12 AM
damn it looks like they improvised it! mine came with steel screws prone to rusting so i had to spent an additional 190 dollars just to get the authentic black inc cages to “complete the look”

we have the same paint job and same frame size, and yours is significantly lighter!

hope you’re happy with your purchase!

Wait. You spent 190 USD to buy 2 bottle cages & bolts?
January 21, 2025, 06:51:06 AM 		1