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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: DFS Carbon (Xiamen) 60/65mm T1000 Carbon Wheelset — First Ride Impressions
« on: May 12, 2025, 01:52:54 AM »
@Sander2177

dude thanks for this amazing contribution to this forum and for us mortals who wanted to save some few bucks
are these wheelsets coming from CarbonSpeed xiamen or from another OEM manufacturer?
Can you advise me on trying to build the lightest 50mm wheelset as an all arounder setup?
like what would be the recipe to get 1100 grams or even lighter bro?
Do you have contact details of this dealer?

Thank you so much!

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes?
« on: April 21, 2025, 02:26:17 PM »
Quote from: Sander2177 on April 21, 2025, 01:56:03 PM
My Rapides are 40cm outside to outside

Speed decals to the Fact12R decal but as this is so small it is a single decal


Magcad mount I also gave this on my SL8
https://www.magcad-designs.com/products/magcad-garmin-roval-rapide-mount

Hey man thanks so much for linking the magcad computer mount? do you happen to know if there are carbon fiber version of such 3d printed mounts?

And are both decals you have attached from SpeedyDecals or just the one below?

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes?
« on: April 21, 2025, 01:17:52 PM »
Quote from: glepore on April 21, 2025, 10:43:52 AM
NM-just looked it up and they do measure c/c on the actual item, so keep in mind they're narrow...

Quick question-I just measured the replica cockpit on the x68, which is nominally 38 but it measures 36 c/c and 38 outside. So in road speak its effectively a 36. Anyone have a real Rapide cockpit that they can measure?
Thought it felt narrower than the 38's I generally run.

whoah really? maybe it could have been a mix up from when they were prepping your frameset?
dude, can you link us the 3d printed mount you used and how much was that?
and mind if I ask how tall are you and your weight? are you usually racing cause you went with a narrow handlebar but a long stem eh?
By the way the picture you have posted when you have installed the gold decals, the angle looks quite odd? or is it that you need to tell speedy decals the size of the frame so they can scale it properly or due to the gold color that the decal placement looks different?
Lastly I know I will be castigated for this haha but where could we find that carbon 12r or carbon 10r decal that needs to be near the bottom bracket and the one that goes on the fork too?
sorry for so many questions LOL

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes?
« on: April 20, 2025, 12:24:27 PM »
Quote from: glepore on April 18, 2025, 07:27:31 PM
Prom dress.

Initial impressions, only 15 miles in a 20 mph wind. It's very comfortable for a performance bike, didn't notice the carbon spokes at all, but hey, I've never ridden anything with a really wide (26 int) and a 30. So I'm not qualified.
The position is aggressive, but I'm 65 and can ride it so long as the hoods are reasonably high.
It doesn't feel cheap, that's for sure. Does it feel like an sl8 pro/expert? Dunno. My guess is close.
Wheeltop? Man,it shifts fine. The app is difficult. Press the bluetooth thing or nothing happens. No one tells you that.
The fd shift is low in casual mode. Theres a guy on facebook that has a bootleg app that separates out race mode from sleep(oem app kills sleep if you select race), and I suspect that'll greatly improve fd action. Rear action is plenty quick.

Looks amazing bro congrats on the build!
Just wanted to know which size frame is this beauty? your handlebar stem and width?
and which wheelset is this?
Lastly how is the quality of the speedy decals? are they easy to put on?

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes?
« on: April 17, 2025, 09:59:57 PM »
Quote from: glepore on April 17, 2025, 07:51:25 PM
A couple additional notes. First, everything was very well faced. Maybe due to that I ordered it as a built bike and that was an advantage, or maybe they just do a nice job. I did pull the bb to replace with a ceramic, and the finish level interior is at least as nice as the photos posted.
The crankset they sent I scoffed at, but its actually ok, 780g w rings, direct mount 3 bolt sram style, 24 mm. I'm not going to use it as I have a carbon sram here with a quarq.
I did have a very minor issue with the seatpost, I had ordered all matching gold anno bolts for everything. The kit for the seatpost came with a gold barrel, and it was set for the oem post and about a half mm larger than tantan's. Fixed it by reaming the post, but the tantan barrel was visually smaller, so not a tolerance thing but an actual difference.

This is good news bro that you got yours, is the chameleon white comparable to the stock white non s works specialized version?
do you have a dealer near you that you could compare the colors with?
Lastly, post some pix and vids bro flex that beautiful frame, thanks!

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes?
« on: March 29, 2025, 06:39:29 AM »
Quote from: tiz92 on March 29, 2025, 12:50:48 AM
Yes I ride a lot with yearsly also 400.000m elevation and rac(ed) a lot with a usually around 20h of training per week. Thus I know my Tarmac SL7 very very well. I was also a bit sceptical about the chinese frames. But recently I bought a Carbonda 505 SL as gravel/road bike and i am amazed of how well it rides also compared to my SL7. Thus for only 700 dollars I will give the Seraph a try. I will even stick the same components on it, same wheels, same groupset (found a ultegra 11 speed di2 for cheap from a local Conti riders old second bike), same saddle and most importantly i have also on my SL7 the Roval Rapide cockpit, so I can compare that. I will try to report here.

Still wondering if the 140mm front brake disc will work though.

AFAIK default rotor size for SL8 is 160mm for the front fork, so you may need to buy a cheap reverse disc rotor size adapter from 160mm to a 140mm reducer.
Would look forward to your build and experience bro, good luck!

PS Saw this video over at youtube, I can see the guy simply fipped the disc rotor mount;




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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Any Direct Mount Rim brake frame suggestions?
« on: March 16, 2025, 04:30:42 AM »
Quote from: BigMold on March 15, 2025, 12:08:30 PM
Lightcarbon has a bunch of DM rim brake frames, none of them particularly light. Other than that I can only think of fake Pinarello rim brake frames, companies like TanTan, Hygge, Spcycle and Velobuild have lighter rim brake frames but no DM brakes.

edit: by chance I found https://www.speedercycling.com/Carbon-Road-Bicycle-Frameset-SC-R48V-_p347.html which is light and has DM brakes. That may just be the one

Yes I went through their sites and I can see most of the direct mount options from Lightcarbon is the Aerostyle chainstay direct mount style option.
It is also heavy though at 1000gm. Maybe it is now a lost or an expensive cause to build an SL6 inspired bike after all?

Did I miss out on a direct mount SL6 clone or inspired style frame a few years back here at Chinertown forums?
I don't see any SL6 related posts though via Search option here..

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Any Direct Mount Rim brake frame suggestions?
« on: March 16, 2025, 04:23:10 AM »
Quote from: PANW on March 15, 2025, 12:01:25 PM
I was recently considering doing a similar build, but shelved it for now.
A clean front end an internally routed cables was something I was wanting.
This Velo build is 860g for the frame so you could get it pretty close. It’s an endurance geometry though.
https://www.velobuild.com/products/vb-r-066-ultra-light-endurance-bike-road-frame-v-brake-internal-caboe-routing
SP Cycles and light carbon also have some decent options.

Good luck! I live in Florida so don’t have a huge need for disc brakes, except for on my race bike.
I, too wish there were more light rim brake options.

yes I did see this option though but I want to have the direct mount rim brake as I really believe that the brakes would be stronger compared to a single mount bolt as I am a bit of a chunky fella too, at 85 KG at the time being. SPcycles which model frame number are you recommending? r088? yes I wouldn't mind an endurance frame though

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Any Direct Mount Rim brake frame suggestions?
« on: March 15, 2025, 09:53:53 AM »
Am I late to build a rim brake bike at this point? I am looking at the SL6 direct mount rim brake frame and was wondering was there ever a close configuration china/oem frame that was released a couple of years ago?

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Aliexpress Shimano Rotors (RT-MT800, RT-CL800, RT-CL900)
« on: March 15, 2025, 08:13:20 AM »
Quote from: ejump0 on March 14, 2025, 04:32:42 PM
i bought my rt-cl900 from YiwuDonglue shop. came without retail box, but work straight out no bend. it even had the orange seal warning tape on.
personally i dont think theyre reject parts, but more of an oe excess inventory.

Anrancee (sp?) also sos for my shimano stuffs

This! exactly bougt the same XTR disc rotors and they were all super straight.
YiwuDonglue and Anrancee shops are totally legit

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: tires from AliExpress
« on: March 15, 2025, 08:11:49 AM »
they are totally legit, typing this as I am still alive up to this point LOL
with my Tan wall Continental Grandsport Race that never really had a puncture since September 2024 knock on wood

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Any Direct Mount Rim brake frame suggestions?
« on: March 15, 2025, 07:27:50 AM »
As the title says, I am interested in building a rim brake bike but specifically needing a direct mount option.
I know it's a dying breed of bikes but interested to see and hear suggestions of an affordable chinertown rim brake option even if it is from the past 5-10 years.
Looking to build a sub 6kg build with an Ultegra R8000 direct mount Groupset and a climber set of wheels, it will be along side my Velobuild VBR 268 Aero bike
Thanks and regards!

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Pardus bikes
« on: February 26, 2025, 10:23:49 AM »
Quote from: raisinberry777 on February 25, 2025, 10:45:38 PM
Lack of availabiliy outside China is a big reason why - I don't even know where I can get one in Australia despite them sponsiring a contintenal team based here (St George Continental Cycling - basically the full China spec team).

Mate, I am pretty sure you have friends over here in Dubai that can do you a favor bringing in one bike eh? I see even know/ride with some Ozzies over here, cool lads them lot!

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes?
« on: February 26, 2025, 10:21:20 AM »
Quote from: patliean1 on October 23, 2024, 08:29:27 AM
https://www.seraphbikes.com/Superlight-Disc-Road-Bike-Frame-TT-X68-BSA-Bottom-Bracket-Max-Tire-70028C-With-Integrated-Handlebar-p5836624.html

A far better alternative than buying a bottom bracket exploding fake SL8 in my opinion. Identical geometry of course. Maybe I should get one to compare to my actual Tarmac SL8

Seraph is the "brand" counterpart to Tantan if I'm not mistaken...

EDIT: Even the geometry chart is using a photo of a frame with an SL7 Tarmac stem and spacers  ;D


Yo ho ho Pat dude, really loving your SL8 Pro setup bro with the Speedy Decals looking BLANG BLANG! how are they holding on till date bro? the decals? can you tell if they are really high quality?

And did you try reaching out to Seraph to give you out a frame to review? I bet their sales would skyrocket if you'd post one huh or even direct from the guys over at TanTan cycling if they'll send you out one eh?

Would that impact your relationship will your local Specialized Dealer or they would just go like meh?

A sick video it would be if you could be able to compare it to your current SL8 Pro setup!

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Pardus bikes
« on: February 25, 2025, 09:23:37 PM »
all I can say is that this brand is or was totally been slept on by the western media/market but has now the reputation of Elite Wheels soon. Fairly priced bikes IMHO

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