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Re: Speeder cycling
Couldn’t be happier with the frame set tbh. Looks and feels fantastic. Subjectively speaking it feels stiff, fast and posed in corners. More so than my Merida scultura 8000e. Did a 200km ride as it’s first ride and felt fantastic December 26, 2022, 01:54:11 PM |
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Speeder Cycling SC-R55D
New frame just popped up on Speeder Cycling's site today. Looks good, but we only get to see a render for now. https://www.speedercycling.com/Carbon-Integrated-Road-Disc-Frameset-SC-R55D-_p429.html Material: Toray M40J T700 / T800 Type: 700C Road Disc Appearance: UDM Finish: Gloss / Matt (can offer custom painting) Headset: FSA NO.55R ACR 1.5" Fully-Integrated BB: Press Fit BB86.5*41mm Standard Weight: 980g+/-35g (51cm) SL Weight: 880g+/-35g (51cm) Frame Size: 45cm / 48cm / 51cm / 54cm / 57cm Handlebar Size: 370mm / 390mm / 410mm / 430mm (C to C in hoods) Stem Size: 85mm / 95mm / 105mm / 115mm / 125mm Cable Routing: Full Internal Di2 Compatible: Yes Disc Mount: Flat Mount Max Tire Clearance: 700 x 32c TA: 12x100mm / 12x142mm Test: ISO 4210 Warranty: Two Years May 20, 2024, 03:53:18 PM |
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Re: Speeder Cycling SC-R55D
Just put in an order for the SC-R55D after a dozen emails with questions and requests  Communication with Justin is always smooth and he usually replies within a day (if not an hour or two), though I feel bad about bothering him for a single frame.I think this frameset looks really good. Similar to the Tavelo Arow, but some differences in shaping (look at the TT-HT junction), plus this frameset has SRAM UDH, a round steerer (much preferred from a safety perspective), concealed dropout holes. Compared to the older SC-R52D model, I think the fork crown and seatstay junction shaping is much better, as well as the deeper-profile fork legs. I'm buying this frame for the aero upgrade -- I won a few cat 3 road races this year on a heavy round-tube aluminum gravel frame, but it will be harder to continue with it at the Pro/1/2 level. Aero-wise, I think the SC-R55D is probably decent enough. Looking through the Tour Magazine wind tunnel tests, the similar Wilier Filante SLR tests around 210w @ 45kph with Zipp 404 wheels. For comparison, the fastest road bike is the Simplon Pride II, basically a TT frame, and it's at 202w with the same wheels. Supersix Gen 4 and SL7/SL8 are somewhere in between the two. Comparing the SC-R55D to the Filante, the fork legs are deeper, the seatpost appears narrower, the seatstays attach lower, and the fork-HT transition looks more modern. So aero performance is probably on par with the SL8, at the cost of 100g or whatever, which I don't care about. I was actually planning on buying a Supersix Gen 4, but after trying out a 58cm model, my thighs rub against the top tube. And I think this is a problem I will have with most aero bikes with wide, high top tubes. I could size down, but then that decreases the front-center too much, which isn't ideal for handling at my height. So I settled on the SC-R55D size 535, which has a lower top tube, and front-center almost identical to the Supersix 58cm at 606mm. The downside there is that the stack is pretty low, so I might need to use a number of spacers, but I'm thinking of using an up-angled stem instead (i.e. the Simplon Pride / Cervelo S5 / TT bike strategy). The only real downside is BB86. Not ideal for DUB of course. I'll be measuring it with a bore mic. Worst case, buy a 40.98mm reamer ($150) and/or BBInfinite bottom bracket ($200) and it's still a good deal I think. Oh and the shaping of FSA ACR spacers is slightly annoying. Spacers are on the leading edge of the bike and it seems like low-hanging aero fruit to make it airfoil shaped like the SL7/SL8 rather than a rounded rectangle. I'll either try to print something, or maybe try using a Deda DCR upper headset instead, as the shaping is a bit better. Unfortunately, custom paint isn't available for a single frame. So I'm getting it RTP (ready-to-paint). Going to do spray.bike, which might be a pain in the cold of ~November, but I'll figure something out. Prices (USD): $660 frameset (including seatpost), $30 headset, $20 thru-axles, $50 additional zero-offset seatpost, $172 shipping + paypal Thru-axle dimensions: Frame 164mm M12*P1.0*L18 Fork 120mm M12*P1.5*L12 September 10, 2024, 10:40:32 AM |
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Re: ICAN FL1
new thru axles from ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/355251505281 from 82 gr to 51 gr January 28, 2025, 11:35:32 AM |
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Re: Seka Spear
Finished the build a couple of days ago. First impressions after some rides is great. Specs: - Seka Spear Rdc Chronos Frame - Yuan an carbon fiber wheelset 40mm , carbon spokes , ceramic bearing ratchet hub - Shimano 105 Di2 groupset - Walgun ceramic BB - Pro Stealth Saddle might upgrade the crankset later to a Dura Ace or carbon chinese one after bikefit. May 08, 2025, 12:33:51 PM |
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Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes?
Great write-up @Sander2177! Recently I had a viewer offer some very fair critiques about my potential bias towards Chinese frames. He acknowledged the fact I've invested my own money towards reviewing western brands. A necessary evil to both grow and offer more context to my channel. However, he believes my bias is rooted in the fact I receive Chinese frames "for free" for review. Like some sort of agenda. Rather than coming to this conclusion on my own by putting all these bikes across the price spectrum through their long-term intended purposes. I could probably easily do away with reviewing Chinese stuff altogether. And use my built-up influence to partner with local bike shops and online shops to exclusively review premium/western brands. But the reality is the difference in performance now from a $700 to $1500 to $4000 frameset is minimal. It's not a bias...it's the reality. Your feedback pretty much tracks what I expected. And other real-world (paying) customers agree with you. My Tarmac SL8 has been sitting in a corner collecting dust for a month. I have not missed riding it thus far LoL. Currently I am in a weird spot with TanTan and the X68. TanTan doesn't wanna send me a frame for review because they don't wanna promote it. No harm no foul. I'm not complaining about this. It's a cheap frame, and in the past I've bought other frames from TanTan with my own money. The problem is the optics. TanTan has probably figured that I'll probably cave in anyway to purchase one. I'll make click-bait content on the frame for views, offer good feedback, which ultimately funnels a host of new customers to Tantan. Something that precisely happened with my videos on Carbon Speed wheels. It would be loads of free marketing and promotion for TanTan. I sound like a presumptionous and self obsorbed dick by saying that. But I know how the game works. June 14, 2025, 01:41:40 PM |
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Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes?
Great write-up @Sander2177! Thanks, Patrick — appreciate the reply, and totally get where you’re coming from. To be honest, I think anyone who’s followed your channel for more than five minutes would know you’re not blindly waving a flag for Chinese brands. If anything, you’ve gone out of your way to give things a proper shake-down — whether they’re $700 frames or $4000 ones — and you call it how you see it. I don’t think it’s bias, I think it’s just honest reporting based on real-world use. The whole “you only get Chinese frames for free” argument feels like it misses the mark. People forget the amount of time and effort that goes into testing, reviewing, editing, and fielding all the questions afterward. Free or not, you’re still putting in the work — and frankly, plenty of folks benefit from the insights whether they’re buying budget or boutique. I get what you’re saying with the TanTan situation too. It’s a bit of a weird spot — on one hand, they don’t want to promote a certain frame, but on the other, they’d probably still benefit massively if you ended up reviewing it anyway. You’re right — it’s all optics. But at the end of the day, if you’re being transparent (which you are), and the audience knows you’ve got no agenda, then that’s what matters. As for the SL8 sitting in the corner… yeah, I get that. Once you’ve dialled in a decent setup on a solid value frame like the X68, you kind of realise how much of the high-end stuff is marginal gains (if that). Like you said: the performance gap just isn’t what it used to be. Keep doing what you’re doing — a lot of us appreciate the content, especially those of us navigating the whole “Chinatown vs Big Brand” maze. June 14, 2025, 02:27:57 PM |
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Re: ICAN FL1
Just got one. Really nicely made frame. Clear coat finish looks perfect to me, and everything is going together as it should. About fifteen days from order to arrival. Have popped up a build thread on WW. I would say buy with confidence :-) June 30, 2025, 01:21:56 AM |
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Re: Tantan X-21 vs Lightcarbon LCR017-D
Did you actually read the 17D thread? Have you seen all the people with swiss cheese internals, sometimes squishy, sometimes not frame walls, sometimes clean inside, sometimes trash AF, poor customer support, and so on? I just hope that when u make a mistake/when a problem appears in your work you don't get tagged with that... I've seem people complain literally about every brand here in the forum so... Hey! Anyway, and just to complement my "No" from before. If you are happy and fit well with your current frame, changing for the sake of changing doesn't make sense. You won't get much advantage from it. Whether you want a new frame. Don't try to justify it logically Want is a good enough justification
July 03, 2025, 03:53:19 AM |
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Re: ICAN road bike models
You can find all available frames on the ICAN website. Beside the frames you specified there is also Flyee frame that can suit you.
July 04, 2025, 02:20:46 AM |
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