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Re: Spcycle New Mold SP-R088 Carbon Road Frame Just a little update as i just took a nice photo of the bike. Going strong after now roughly 700 km. Mostly shorter rides haven’t done a really long ride yet. Absolutely love the bike and don’t have any issues at all. Can‘t wait to do the race on it on may 1st.
April 04, 2025, 01:48:51 PM 		1
Re: Spcycle New Mold SP-R088 Carbon Road Frame
Quote from: Bonus79 on April 11, 2025, 04:52:11 PM
Surprisingly, I also found a cover for the seat post clamp in the frame kit...

That's nice! Might message them later to ask if they sell it separately or if they would ship one to previous frame buyers if they cover the shipping fee.

Edit: And i got an answer right away (see attachment). Their customer service has been fantastic so far.
April 12, 2025, 03:32:25 AM 		1
Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes? So a bit of a ride review after 4 or 5 25-35 mi rides. By way of background, I've been riding quality bikes for 35 years, and have had during that time high end steel, titanium and carbon bikes. Current stable, other than some vintage steel stuff, is a Serotta Ottrott and a custom ti bike. My most recent carbon bikes were a  Cento Air Willier, Supersix Evo (pre the aero change) and a custom Berk. I'm small, lightish and have am older with an ftp thats low but appropriate to age and weight.
The x68 is smooth, responsive and agile. It tracks well. We've had some big wind here the last month, and I can attest that combined with the wide carbonspeed wheels it is crosswind stable. It does get pushed a bit, but it doesn't snap in and out of yaw like I'm used to with less modern deep carbon wheels. Like an actual sl8, it likes you to get weight a bit forward on twisty high speed descents-its not twitchy but you do feel more secure if you shift weight forward a bit.
Combo of 30-32 (nominally 30, measured 32) Vittorias and the compliance of the bike make it ride very well for a carbon racebike. Does it feel plush? Not if your viewpoint is a ti or steel bike, for an agressive carbon bike its very nice. Over single bumps and cracks its very comfy. I did notice that over "broken" areas of pavement wit high frequency hits the bike does slightly betray its responsiveness and agility with a little rear end chatter, but nothing serious. The front end of the bike is not as plush as the rear, but it does, to me anyway, seem on a par with or even a little plusher than the bikes I've had with Enve carbon forks for example.

With brand new calipers pads and rotors I could generate a tiny bit of brake noise when climbing hard standing, but that seems to be going away a bit as everything settles in.

Leaving aside for a moment how close it is to an sl8, its a helluva deal for what tantan is charging. And if the actual sl8 is all that much better, it must be on another planet.

April 24, 2025, 12:25:48 PM 		1
Re: Spcycle New Mold SP-R088 Carbon Road Frame My mechanical shifting setup is complete. The front derailleur cable was a bit problematic because it doesn't have a guide. I secured the outer cable housing to the seat tube with a cable tie to stabilize it. I'll do a test ride as soon as it's dry outside. I'll add more handlebar tape and weigh the bike.
April 24, 2025, 04:38:49 PM 		1
Re: Spcycle New Mold SP-R088 Carbon Road Frame So after all the help from this forum I ordered my frame on 5th march in chameleon green and it arrived on 10th April

I’m building it up with Ultegra Di2 - these are go zone 30mm rims for when it’s wet and windy and I’ve a set of carbon speed D60CU-31 T1100 wheels on the way

Will keep you updated on the build and a complete breakdown when I’m finished

Very impressed so far and the paint job looks amazing



April 26, 2025, 01:09:24 PM 		1
Re: Lightcarbon: New LCR017-D (or Yishun R1058-D) I’ve done around 200km on it, and I’m totally happy with it. It weighs 7.8kg.

Modified: just added a couple more photos.
April 27, 2025, 07:56:54 AM 		1
Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes? I finished my built. Everything went straight-forward, almost no problems (just one with the freehub). Delivery was faster than expected, communication with Tan Tan was always fast. However, they sent me a black matte frame instead of an UD matte one, which in the end didn't really matter to me. It ended up weighing 6.9 kg including pedals and garmin mount (size 56).

I wanted to try a 1-by setup with a 13 speed cassette (in order to mitigate huge gaps between cogs) which I realized with a Wheeltop GeX Groupset, a pass quest aero chainring and an Ekar cassette. It's steep where I live, so I opted for 42T in the front and 9-42 T in the back. Shifting is absolutely smooth in all cogs without any sounds or rattles! I'm really satisfied with the set-up.

Concerning my problem: The freehub doesn't work anymore as soon as I torque the through-axel to the usual force while installing the rear wheel. If I loosen the axel, everything works like intended, as soon as I tighten it, the spinning wheel will rotate the crank (not slightly, but which huge force!). Note: I converted the serenade hub to an DT Swiss N3W freehub body... Does anybody have any hints on how to solve this?
April 29, 2025, 08:41:58 AM 		1
Re: Spcycle New Mold SP-R088 Carbon Road Frame Hi guys!
The frame just arrived after 20 days of shipment. It looks immaculate on the exterior, just a little polish needed to remove some minor scratches.
My build will be the following:

  • Frame: R088
  • Groupset: Shimano 105 Di2 12-speed R7100
  • Wheels: Elitewheels Edge 50
  • Handlebar: Standard Uno alloy (will switch to a one-piece carbon handlebar after the bike fitting)
  • Saddle: Ryet carbon saddle
  • Pedal: Keo Blade carbon

I’ll keep you guys updated once I start the build! :)

In the meantime, if you have any tips, advice, or suggestions, feel free to share, I'd really appreciate it!
April 29, 2025, 03:52:36 PM 		1
Re: Spcycle New Mold SP-R088 Carbon Road Frame Update on my bike:

Did the Eschborn Frankfurt race on this bike yesterday. 103km and about 1500 meters of elevation. The bike handled it extremely well. Especially on the descends it felt so fast. When i was in a group on a light descend the bike often went faster than the other riders without even having to pedal. On the steeper descends i got really fast and felt safe in the corners. I think that's mainly because of the 50mm deep wheels. There were two cobblestone sectors which the bike also handled really well. I already said a lot of positive things about this frame but now that i finished the race on it and the bike survived and handled it really well i can 100% recommend this frame. Climbing also felt good but i don't think the bike geometry etc. matter that much on climbs (apart from bike weight of course).

Unfortunately my phone was in a ziplock bag in my jersey most of the time so i didn't take any pictures of the bike on that day.
May 02, 2025, 04:10:33 AM 		1
Re: Spcycle New Mold SP-R088 Carbon Road Frame Little build update, last step will be hydraulic cable, cut the fork and the bb (waiting for the correct tools)
No issue rn, just still in doubt to how to place the battery with the batteri in the frame I can place the seat post like 600mm into the frame it’s enough?

 
May 03, 2025, 08:48:31 AM 		1