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#1
I had a contact with a company who tried to sell a copy, search "CURX 5" on Ali to find it (it does not appear anymore for my country). I might be able to share the WhatsApp of the contact I had. It was sold for 700€
#2
Quote from: eddiecycle on September 27, 2026, 07:42:49 AM
Love seeing some movement in the 32" space! For myself as someone who rides a 56cm bike that's balanced between comfort and performance, this geometry won't fit or handle like I prefer. I'm a drafter by trade so I've played with 32" designs some, and here's what I've been drawing:

Chainstays 435-440mm to keep the handling as nimble as possible and as close as possible to current 700c bikes
BB drop: your 105mm (or slightly more) is great to keep the height similar to current 700c bikes
Headtube: as short as possible at around 100mm to minimize stack (stack ends up around 610mm or so)
Fork offset: 60-70mm with around a 70deg HTA is needed to get the balance of decent trail, minimal toe overlap, and stem length for decent handling
Reach: I've found with the inevitable higher stack, a reach of around 390mm-400mm lets me get the handlebars where I want with a 110-120mm, -6deg stem

The big challenges are getting the chainstays that short and finding/making a fork with enough rake, but IMO these things are gonna need to happen before 32" gravel bike will fit and handle adequately for medium-sized people
110/120mm stem is crazy for this kind of bike in size 56. You will not be capable to turn it! With the gyroscopic effect of the big and heavy wheel you can expect something closer to 80/90mm from brands with high flare/small drop bars.
But I agree on the stack and chainstay numbers which are way too high. The head tube is a good 30mm too big. They should lower the bottle cage inserts, even put it on the storage door to make some room to the bottles and lower the top tube
#3
My concern was more about the stack than the reach.
With the trail you will obtain I suppose it is better to have a shorter stem anyway.
But the high stack is more problematic, and it is difficult to find a cockpit that will put you low enough. The 127mm head tube is really too high. I suppose that the very low downtube storage door has moved up the bottle cage inserts, and as a consequence the top tube had to be pushed up to make room for a big bottle. For me it is not ideal. I prefer having the compromise of a bottle cage mounted on the door.
#4
Quote from: RiP on September 22, 2026, 08:58:51 AM
Key elements from this schematic:

  • It's an "M" size: 410mm Reach, 621.9mm Stack, 588.3mm TT and 490mm ST;
  • Boost hub spacing: 110x15mm front and 148x12mm rear;
  • 2.4 inch tire clearance;
  • T47 inboard BB (86mm);
  • 68.5º HTA, 74º STA;
  • 1112.2mm wheelbase, 455mm chainstays;
  • frame/downtube storage, front bottle mounted on the frame, above the door;
  • there's a reference to "SRAM 42T", which I assume is the max chainring size, but not sure if it's for the regular or wide crank...


From the shape of this frame, it seems to me it's an adapted 32er convertion/streched version of the Tantan GR267/Mondince FM376 700c gravel frame, also considering the same solution for the front bottle mounted on the frame, above the door...


UPDATE: the frame is an M, not an L.
That makes it a very long bike, if I look at the SPcycle geometry sheet, the Small is longer than most 54cm frames, approximately 20mm longer on top tube alone, and Stack is crazy high too.
I cannot figure how so many experienced chinese frame makers can miss a geometry so often. It is crazy to see this amount of frames that have a key figure so wrong. I mean, in doubt just copy paste the best selling frame geometry of the big brands and that's all!