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Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc!
Quote from: JImportante on March 23, 2025, 04:34:38 AM
Hey guys, which carbon bottle cages do you recommend?
I have 8 of these on 4 different bikes.   My road bike (Bottles have never bounded out.) on 2 hardtails (Only 1 or 2 bottle ejections on super bad impacts)  and on my Full suspension bike. (No ejections yet.)

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2255800060566674.html
March 23, 2025, 11:18:49 AM 		1
Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc! https://vi.aliexpress.com/item/1005005704801105.html

Have these on my road bike. They are super convenient to grab and store my bottles. But they lack a bit of bottle storage security. If you hit a bad bump, the bottle on the seat tube likes to lean to the side. It doesn't fall out instantly but it's half way there and another bump might throw it out. TBF that happened maybe 2 or 3 times in ~4.000km (needed to be a really bad bump, like actual "pain in my ass"-bump) so it wasn't bothering me enough to change them but I wouldn't use them on a gravel or even MTB when things get shaken around more frequently.
March 23, 2025, 11:46:13 AM 		1
Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes? Here's a picture of the fully mounted bike. The first walks on it are being very pleasant.
April 12, 2025, 02:37:24 AM 		1
Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes?
Quote from: JImportante on April 12, 2025, 06:05:46 AM
Where did you order decals? or chinese done it for you?


Tan Tan

Will not put specialized on the frame.
I have ordered from Speed Decals
April 12, 2025, 08:37:42 AM 		1
Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes? Photos. Chain in the wax pot, so not installed. Bike ships with computer mount, but I used a magcad and its very secure. Rear varia mount from esty.
Weight is 7.1 kg. Will get below 7 with caliper and rotor swap and some odds and ends.

Its a divisive topic, I know, but its going to get gold graphics from Speedy Decals.
April 18, 2025, 11:21:08 AM 		1
Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes? Prom dress.

Initial impressions, only 15 miles in a 20 mph wind. It's very comfortable for a performance bike, didn't notice the carbon spokes at all, but hey, I've never ridden anything with a really wide (26 int) and a 30. So I'm not qualified.
The position is aggressive, but I'm 65 and can ride it so long as the hoods are reasonably high.
It doesn't feel cheap, that's for sure. Does it feel like an sl8 pro/expert? Dunno. My guess is close.
Wheeltop? Man,it shifts fine. The app is difficult. Press the bluetooth thing or nothing happens. No one tells you that.
The fd shift is low in casual mode. Theres a guy on facebook that has a bootleg app that separates out race mode from sleep(oem app kills sleep if you select race), and I suspect that'll greatly improve fd action. Rear action is plenty quick.


April 18, 2025, 07:27:31 PM 		1
Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes?
Quote from: glepore on April 21, 2025, 10:43:52 AM
NM-just looked it up and they do measure c/c on the actual item, so keep in mind they're narrow...

Quick question-I just measured the replica cockpit on the x68, which is nominally 38 but it measures 36 c/c and 38 outside. So in road speak its effectively a 36. Anyone have a real Rapide cockpit that they can measure?
Thought it felt narrower than the 38's I generally run.

My Rapides are 40cm outside to outside

Speed decals to the Fact12R decal but as this is so small it is a single decal


Magcad mount I also gave this on my SL8
https://www.magcad-designs.com/products/magcad-garmin-roval-rapide-mount
April 21, 2025, 01:56:03 PM 		1
Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes? Hi Everyone,
Received my frame from Tan-Tan last week. Placed my order February 14th. 56CM in raw glossy carbon. 834g without skewers but with hanger and bolts. Ordered a separate cockpit from Aliexpress in 38cm/135mm. XM Carbon Speed 35mm wheels. I built it up with a mix of previous and current SRAM Red. Zero issues with the build. Bottom bracket and brake mounts were faced very nicely. Seatpost clamp is a little annoying if your saddle doesn't have a middle cutout. Final weight without cages and pedals is right at 6.7kg. Took it for a very light spin around the block and it feels amazing. I am a Cat 1 crit racer here in the US and my race bike is a Winspace T1550. This feels much smoother compared to the Winspace which is a super stiff full fledged race bike. I am excited to take it out for longer rides in the coming weeks.
April 24, 2025, 10:43:54 AM 		1
Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes? Hey All,

Another complete build post with some first thoughts for anyone still waiting on their frame or thinking about buying.

About the build, went with the matte black because it was the lightest and only way I was going to beat the start of the tariffs here in the USA. Frame in a 56 was 850g with hangers and bottle cage bolts, fork was 330g uncut. Ultegra 8100 groupset, Roval CL II, Selle San Marco Shortfit CFX, Time Xpro 10, bike with pedals and cages is 16.1 lbs. From order to delivery was about 2.5 weeks.

About me, 170 lbs, former Cat 2 road/Cat 1 CX, now just ride for fun and occasionally hop into a weeknight crit. Threshhold around 300w and sprint around 1300w, so at least around here in Colorado decidedly average.

About safety, I had around 75 miles so far in my first week after building up and the vibes were good, and then the broken fork post really shook me. Had plans for a fast group ride today, but didn’t want any incident to potentially hurt other people so bailed on that plan. Decided I’d go out for my own and try to basically ride like an idiot so if it was gonna break I would at least be prepared for it. Gradually built up to higher and higher speed and hit the brakes hard, with the fastest being around 45 mph. Did some bunny hops, fast corners, potholes, downhill speed bumps, and a dirt road with some rough washboard. Held together well and shows no outward signs of deformation, coin test sounds the same as before I left, and pressing in various sections can discern no flex. I won’t pretend that this means mine or anyone else’s are perfect but it makes me feel a lot better at least. Probably will avoid any big groups until I hit at least 1000 miles in a couple months and much more confident it’s sturdy.

Finally, how does it ride? Honestly much better than expected. Last couple team bikes I had were a Sage Skyline and Donnelly C/C for cross. Comfort is on par with the Sage, but feels a lot more planted than that bike, although to be fair it had a max clearance for 25s. Stiffness wise it beats both of those, and that was a pleasant surprise because at this price and weight I was worried it would end up being a noodle.

So far fairly optimistic about how it’s performed in the first 150 or so miles, but hesitant to recommend to anyone else with the safety concerns as they are. Will be consistently checking back here for Tan Tan’s response on the fork, and will update as well when I get closer to 1000 miles. Anyone in the Denver area want to see one or ride it in person hit me up!
May 04, 2025, 09:24:43 PM 		1
Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes?
Quote from: JImportante on May 15, 2025, 05:16:05 AM
Guys any idea how to instal this little plate? It's inside seatpost tube and keep the front deraillure hanger up. When I was trying to mount di2 cable this plate fall down  :-\ :(

Have you Instagram?

https://www.instagram.com/p/C0ZE6dKsiS6/

My mechanic good tip!
Also shows you in the SL8 Manual page 22
May 15, 2025, 05:30:05 AM 		1