Got myself a pair of XC 28mm and pair of ENT disc. Going from alu low profile wheels on XC bike was a HUGE level up on flat and uphill. I'd love to disagree about cheapest elitewheels being on a soft side unfortunatlu reality hits after 600-700W. Would I go back to my previous Stans alu set? Hell nah. Hope my newest set, which was a bargain ENT Disc, will serve me well as XC does.

Ok, I'm big Cannondale guy and today I saw how much my LBS want for low spec Topstone Carbon (10s grx and worst wheels I ever ridden)
3130 Euro w/ Tax!

This is my ,,Cheap GR201,, build (still waiting for most parts and frame):

Frame and UDH hanger 616,00 € 1377g mondince
Fork 0,00 € 438g mondince
Bottom bracket 32,00 € 105g Token T47
Crankset 95 € 570g RiRo Carbon 50/34
Front derailleur 81,00 € 138g Di2 105 2s
Rear derailleur 150 € 301g Di2 105 12s
Wheels 357 € 1610g Elite wheels ENT 38mm
Headset 0 € 103g mondince
Stem and Handlebar 73 € 340g Toseek 5500
Handlebar tape 2 € 10g bucklos
STIs 174 € 442g Di2 105 ST-R7170
Di2 battery 111 € 53g DN300 shimano
Brakes 49 € 2x 95g ZRace XG
Brake discs 11 € 2x140mm 68g aliexpress
Gear cables 26 € 2x10g 2xDi2-300 Shimano 950mm EW-SD300-I
Brake cables 0 € idk ZRace
Cassette 22 € 350g ZRace 11-34T 12s
Axles 0 € 72g mondince
Tires 0 € 920g maxxis 700x33 (had them from a friend)
Saddle 55 € 196g Bucklos fake S-works
Seat post 0€ 165g mondince
Chain 20 € 268g kmc x12
Expander 0 € idk Toseek
Tubes 6 € 74g TPU aliexpress
Brake fluid 0 € 50g Shimano (laying around)


Summary 1880 €  around 7970g

 Probably under 8KG and there is still few things to cut weight 
Viva La 11.11 Aliexpress sales

Help me to choose the right size bike. I know, the best is to do a bike fit...

I am on the market for a new second bike (will sell my actual first Propel and keep my Hygge Model S).

I am 178 cm and saddle height of 74,5 cm.

My propel is in size M with a 100 mm stem and It fits perfect to me (maximum spacers height but I could remove one or two for a more agressive geometry).

If you have a bike that seems to be a good fit I'd say to use it as a starting point and try to compare some geos using ,,Bike Insights,, website.
It helped me before and now to pick my 90% chiner gravel

Sooo,
Faced the brakes surfaces because it was bad, and routed the cable out of the bars because the holes were really sharp and destroyed the hoses.
I also had to mount a 1mm spacer because the bolts of 110 BCD Sram Force spider were touching the frame.

Rest is really impressive, I love it !

What size is this?
Still waiting for mine (54) and as I can see it should be quite easy to go below 8 kg

I bought mine from TanTan direct to the UK and waiting on delivery now. I asked for plain carbon with a gloss finish over it.
So far Ive gathered a mix of a Sram AXS XPLR groupset with quarq and 44t 1x chain ring.
Still haven't decided fully on the wheels I want (9velo or ICAN probably) or what I want to do with the front end, looking at the Deda or FSA integrated setups.

LOVE IT! Such a rad idea with that finish