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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Tideace NEW Gravel Frame: GR201
« on: November 21, 2025, 09:11:32 PM »
I've been lurking in this thread for a while and finally finished my build, so I thought I'd share my experience with this frame.
First of all, I sourced my frameset from LT bikes (longteng). Chose them because they had the best price and were willing to do custom paint for cheap. The frame took about a month from payment to arrive in the US. I ordered right before a week long Chinese holiday too, so it's usually quicker. Only negative things I have to say is that they did not provide an actual headset, which I paid extra for, they only provided the headset bearings and one of the paint colors I requested also didn't turn out the way it looked in a sample picture they sent me. I had the idea to do a tan/purple color scheme, but it turned out to be off-white.
Built it up with a Sram force axs XPLR groupset and an old fulcrum wheelset with Panracer GK tires. Whole assembly process went smoothly, axs electronic groupsets are very simple. Quality of the frame is really good, I'm impressed. Riding feels great, and I'll pick up some wider 45mm tires soon which should be better. Reach feels good too, I got the 58cm frame because I'm 6'3"/190cm and I don't feel too hunched over, but still aero enough. Total weight of the build is 20lbs/9kg.
I'll be using this for bikepacking/touring and trail riding in the future, which is why I got this particular frameset. The mounting points seem great for extra bags, bottles and racks. I thought the internal storage compartment was a cool idea, but it's much more tight than I thought it'd be, I think I'll just stash away an emergency tube in there. I included a picture with some of my touring gear mounted.
First of all, I sourced my frameset from LT bikes (longteng). Chose them because they had the best price and were willing to do custom paint for cheap. The frame took about a month from payment to arrive in the US. I ordered right before a week long Chinese holiday too, so it's usually quicker. Only negative things I have to say is that they did not provide an actual headset, which I paid extra for, they only provided the headset bearings and one of the paint colors I requested also didn't turn out the way it looked in a sample picture they sent me. I had the idea to do a tan/purple color scheme, but it turned out to be off-white.
Built it up with a Sram force axs XPLR groupset and an old fulcrum wheelset with Panracer GK tires. Whole assembly process went smoothly, axs electronic groupsets are very simple. Quality of the frame is really good, I'm impressed. Riding feels great, and I'll pick up some wider 45mm tires soon which should be better. Reach feels good too, I got the 58cm frame because I'm 6'3"/190cm and I don't feel too hunched over, but still aero enough. Total weight of the build is 20lbs/9kg.
I'll be using this for bikepacking/touring and trail riding in the future, which is why I got this particular frameset. The mounting points seem great for extra bags, bottles and racks. I thought the internal storage compartment was a cool idea, but it's much more tight than I thought it'd be, I think I'll just stash away an emergency tube in there. I included a picture with some of my touring gear mounted.
