With popularity of gravel bikes I wonder why no manufacturer copies most popular gravel bikes. You could buy SL9 knock offs and Y1rs before they were even announced, but yet to see Crux 4 or 5 despite their popularity.

S,o what you're guys saying, I need a rim with 50mm external to ride 55mm tyres at maximum aero efficency?? 

Quote from: AngryBear on June 04, 2026, 10:24:35 AM
Hot off the presses

Looks like GR201's hot cousin. What's the max chainring size with sram dub wide?

Quote from: zett on June 03, 2026, 05:33:12 PM
Come on, stop the hyperbole. How fast are you gonna ride? I currently have 40t chainring with 11-42 cassette on my main gravel bike (so definitely not optimized for speed) and I can comfortably ride at speeds over 40 kph with it. With a 42t chainring and XDR cassette with 10t cog I would be able to easily get over 50 kph with pretty normal cadence.

Bigger chainring means the chain is more used in the middle which means better chainline, saving some watts & drivetrain wear. I run 46t on gr201 and wouldn't swap it to anything smaller, would get 48 even, but does not fit sadly.

Got Lexon Unox also. Using them since November, no problems, survives my usual mtb and cat 3,4 gravel routes daily, Traka and indoor training. Only thing sucks about them is that cable routing holes in the spacers are on the side that does not split, so you either need to break the spacer from inside or disconnect brake hoses.

I'd wait a bit until manufacturers find the sweet spot of geometries for these wheels. Unless you're looking for newest, shiniest toy as soon as it is released, there's no china frame that would clear 32" wheels yet.

Sorry, but why risk and pay for this 290€ when you can get Force E1 spider for 310€, even less used.
Edit: 270€ on bike-components, if somebody needs. 

I have elite gravel aero+ wheels with 32 internal and 40 external.
Around 3k km put into them already, so far, flawless. I ride everything from road to mtb single tracks, survived even Santa Val stage one, sadly seatpost broke on stage 2 lol. After all these kilometers they are still straight as new.
50mm schwalbe g one rx pro tyres blow up to 53mm on them, so be careful if you're riding on clearance limits of your frame.
Can't really comment on any downsides as I didn't find them yet, they are light and stiff.

Quote from: pandaGravel15 on April 08, 2026, 02:15:56 AM
I don't think I've fully understood, so I'm continuing to evaluate this https://it.aliexpress.com/item/1005009234951911.html, which I think is fine. In any case, regarding aerodynamics, I've realized that the external width is what matters most.

Love these rims, I ran 50mm Schwalbe rx pro on them from 1.5 bar all the way to 1.0 bar numerous times it's amazing how well they ride even with such low pressure.

Too bad seatpost didn't hold up on stage 2.

Tideace Noah at Santa Vall. 

Quote from: hansdotter on December 12, 2025, 07:58:41 AM
Beautiful build! i go for the same groupset with 46t chainring (aleary bought aero one from garbaruk) so my question if the 46t fits is answered

Are you using the plastic C-Ring from the Lexon Bar which came with the other spacers?

Thanks! And yeah, I'm using plastic C-ring that came with the bar.

Recently just built up my Tideace GR201 that I ordered in April.
Gotta say, never thought I'd have so much fun and ease building up a bike. Everything went smooth from ordering to delivery and build, no missing parts, no out of spec parts, etc.
BB installation was flawless, could screw it in both of the sides with my fingers and brakes required no facing at all both the front ant rear, guiding cables was a breeze too.

Frame itself feels solid and nice geometry that is on the more racy side of things, to me it's like my Tarmac SL7, but with 50mm tyres. I got it in the White chameleon color with black insides of forks/chainstays and in the sun, which unfortunately we don't have much anymore looks amazing! Everyone is complimenting this color lol.

I built it up with SRAM Rival AXS XPLR 13s, only changed cranks to Force for those sweet 300g savings. Chainring is 46T which is a placeholder for now, as I plan on switching it to aero chainring instead.
For wheels I used Elite Gravel Aero+ with 32 IW/40IW and they pair just perfectly with Schwalbe G-One RX Pro tyres in 50mm. Quick on asphalt and blazing fast on gravel & mud which we have plenty of right now, my friends with Tufo Thundero are having hard time on the mud haha.
For handlebar I used Lexon Unox in 38cm and 80mm stem, installation was easy with default hardware, no gaps or play even after 400km of hard riding, beautiful bar, for the price I'd say it's amazing.

As far the fit goes I ordered 56 frame and my height is 187cm, 895mm inseam and it fits well, will drop 2 of the spacers in the coming months as I feel quite upright on it compared to Tarmac. If you're coming from a road bike, I recommend getting shorter stem for this bike as the top tube is quite long compared to the race road bikes.
Overall I am pleased with the communication with Eddy and their paint technician's work, would order again and I recommend this frame to anybody who wants to build up their bike to have something unique.

Quote from: Raficheq on November 13, 2025, 07:57:50 AM
Hi.
How long did you wait for the frame to be painted and shipped from Tan Tan?
I placed my order with Jessi on September 29 and still haven't received any information that the frame has been painted.
I'm starting to get worried.

Took me around 3 weeks to get it painted, because they had some holiday in the spring.

Hey guys, about to build up the frame as soon as I receive Lexon Unox handlebars. Could tell me what I need to do with spacers for handlebar to sit flush?