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Re: Alternatives to Winspace/Yoeleo/Seka/Elves? There are very few options that can offer you a buying experience comparable to Winspace. And the reason why Chinese brands have so few serious offerings in this segment is because the four most popular bikes domestically are the Giant TCR, Giant Propel, Merida Scultura and Merida Reacto! On Chinese forums, literally every topic discussing the top sub-15K RMB domestic frames has someone suggesting the sub-20K TCR Advanced SL because the Giant is just too darn good in every aspect.

Winspace - The new T1550 is way too similar to your current T1500, sure you'd be satisfied with it but it wouldn't feel 'new' or make for meaningfully different content from your existing T1500 videos. The new Lun Mega wheels are sick tho

Elves - I honestly think that the new Falath EVO is a bit of a dud and rate the whole brand a tier beneath Winspace but I suppose it'd make for well performing content considering the interest in them

Seka - Nightmare buying experience and geometry mismatch aside, they are still the most serious brand coming out of China right now. The Exceed is a proper frame and the standard layup has the best bang for buck. And now that Cam has given up on reviewing it, you can capitalise by taking all the english language mindshare on YT. There are rumours that they'll release a new climbing frame (Afield update?) but nothing concrete.

Elilee - Very serious high end products but I think they still need some time to get on top of everything and mature their production process as they recently had to revise BB finishing on the Blize due to an out of spec pre-production frame. Come back to it in half a year? Their crankset though is absolutely solid and there's been zero negative feedback to my knowledge.

Pardus - They only sell complete bikes and the only way to get your hands on a 'new' frameset in China is to buy one dismantled from a complete. Now that the groupset shortage has receded it's even harder to buy a Pardus frameset because the incentive for reselling a groupset doesn't exist anymore.

So this brings me back to Giant. Why not just get a TCR or Propel? Sure they don't feel 'exciting' as an established brand but there's a reason why they're the biggest in the world. I've also noticed that there isn't much ownership content of them on the internet so perhaps you could capitalise on the TCR's cult following like the Allez? Do keep in mind that they'll probably release a next gen fully integrated TCR soon for '24 MY
March 25, 2023, 07:13:13 AM 		1