How is clearance with 86.5 mm T47 bottom bracket shells with this PM? Considering it for a cheap powermeter upgrade for my gravel bike (which would also get rid of my shitty GXP crankset).

The SP-Cycle bar is pretty stupid. It makes little sense to have a gravel-style bar with a lot of flare for TT or triathlon. The style of aggressive aerobar extensions doesn't make sense for long gravel rides or the like either. I have no idea what they are going for with this thing.

Regarding longevity, I have a Ryet Ultimate with 3D printed padding in use since end of 2024. It has about 8000 km of mileage. It's holding up well so far, it also survived a minor crash. I have the EVA padded Ultimate on another bike since last year with 2000 km or so of mileage. It's holding up well, too. So personally I can't complain!

Well i'm trynna be faster than the guy in front of and behind me!!!!!!!!!!

Its not hyperbole, a 42 max chain ring would legitamately rule this bike out for those who wanted to race on a 1x system. I'm not talking about a group ride on the weekend.

We're still talking gravel though. Speeds are significantly lower than road, except for descents, and guess what, you hardly need to pedal for those. I agree that it would be nice to have some reserves for larger chainrings, but that this frame is "dead" for race gravel use is still quite the hyperbole.

"Gurgling" sounds from the brakes can be caused by misalignment between pads and the rotor. Usually the pads are positioning too far inboard on the rotor. Tolerances vary and depending on rotor design, brake caliper, brake caliper adapter and brake pad you may or may not have this issue. This causes the pad to periodically grace the arms of the rotor which then causes the uneven sound. You can also check your rotors, if you have wear below the main braking surface on the arms, it's likely your problem. Try to add a shim/washer under the brake adapter.

As usual standardization and tolerances suck in the bike industry, so this has been a recurring issue ever since disc brakes were introduced.

Edit: I don't want to blame a certain manufacturer, but this is often an issue with SRAM brakes, so I guess it's pretty clear who likely has off-nominal tolerances...

I've now logged around 2500 km on my bike and it's going well. No issues whatsoever. I even had two small crashes, except for two superficial scratches nothing happened.

One thing is for sure, the paint job is subpar. It's already quite scratched up in some places. I guess this is one reason why they're so cheap. Painting requires a lot of manual labor if you want a good and sturdy finish.

Ultegra is definitely more premium in looks and lever feel. It also has better brakes. The front derailleur is better (faster), too. It's somewhat lighter as well. I would definitely go for Ultegra if the price difference is so small and you can afford it.

Edit: oh, and Ultegra has another feature that's really cool: the extra buttons on top of the hoods. You can configure them in various ways, you can even control your head unit with them if you like.

Just got my frame. Looks great, the UD glossy finish I ordered actually looks sick IMHO! All looks good so far. For the record: frame weighs around 1110 g in size S without thru axle and UDH (but with all the bolts), fork 500 g without axle. Lighter than advertised, probably due to the minimal finish.

I wonder how you people dealt with the front derailleur cable hole on 1x setups? And similarly, what about the extra hole for Di2 cable at the back?