I really dislike that the yichord comes in 95 and 105 and not 100 lol

Do you have links to the other brands?

Tavelo bars have once nice feature, you can pick custom spacers for your frame

I think for the Exaero I am just going to get the gladius even though its a bit heavier than the tavelo but at least it will be all the "same" series. For my Spear if I end up enjoying the gladius and like how the position is, the tavelo makes a ton of spacers for different frames which is pretty impressive so i will try that.

Ive got the ghost evo 50mm with silver hubs. sub 1000g. great wheels. prefer them over my 353 nsw

We just built up an Blade V2 for this exact reason, less agressive but still aero. 2 weeks on it and my friend loves it.

what happen to the riser cockpit?

After finishing my Seka Spear "weight weenie" build and managed to get the non RDC version under 14lbs it was time for something new. The Spear will be my perma bike for italy. So for Flat florida I am going to build up the Exaero with Xplr.

Picked up a size 52 Exaero today from the Miami dealer.

I went with the 52 because a Retül sizing showed my Seka Spear (M, 100mm THM stem at -6°) has me a bit stretched out. I could have just dropped to a 90mm stem, but I also wanted to try a slightly smaller frame.

First impressions: the frame is very well built and finished. I picked the Seka over something like the Tavelo Arden because I could get it right now, and because I wanted two bikes from the same brand. That said, I fully agree that at this price it's getting harder and harder to recommend Seka. The Arden SL is going to be a pretty interesting frame as well, but alas here we are.

On bars, I think the Gladius Alta looks better than the Tavelo Rise. I'm going to run the THM 100mm no-rise bar first and then decide whether I want the Gladius Alta (also no stock anywhere).

Real-world weights for a size 52 attached

For the build, Im going to switch from trying the XX / 10-52 as i fear chainline issues, and just do XPLR.

Crank: Magene TEO 165mm, 1x with 50T PASS QUEST chainring
Rear derailleur: SRAM Force XPLR 12
Cassette: 10-56 RED XPLR
Chain: AXS Force
Levers / brakes: SRAM Red E1
Wheels: DFS Aero Max 50mm
Tires: ENVE SES 29
Bars: THM Frontale Aero 100x380
Saddle: Berk monocoque, 144 width (coming from a Berk Lupina short in 150)
Pedals: Xpedo Ti

It won't be as light as my Spear, but it should 1) fit me a bit better and 2) be a bit more aero for flat Florida.

Any chinese brands making decent OSPW for Force 13s xplr?

Thanks!