I could be wrong but I think your question is more of a gearing question and depends on the kind of riding that you do... small teeth number up front, slow speeds. Big teeth up front, high speeds

Great stuff, thanks for the pictures. And which one of the sellers did you buy yours from?

If you want something long and low and aero I think you'd be much better served by a Speeder R49D than a knock-off Cervelo.

I was 90% of the way there with Peggy on an Ican A9 until you sent the the speeder R49D. This is amazing. I'll look at some of reviews and experiences

Thanks, a lot.

Here are some photos that I received from the seller. The fact that they want to communicate off Ali and via email is dodgy but if the product is real, there seems to be some good detail down to the rapid axles.

This photo is all Peggy has sent me but I’m looking for a photo of what holds the outer cable. Does anyone have a photo of this?

Thanks, Jordan.

Sorry to sound like the devil’s advocate but how do you know it isn’t a copy, maybe it is a similar situation to the SL7

We don’t know much about this S5 frame yet so let’s see if any more information surfaces.

Do you think it’s a good idea to get a frame with proprietary parts from a seller that probably infringes patents?

You’re totally right, this frame in particular is quite unique compared to your Velobuild frames. I’m more intrigued than anything else even though I would buy one in a heartbeat.

On the other hand, as a bicycle mechanic and some who used to work at a bike shop, the mark up on high end bikes are a joke and the big companies are taking customers for a ride. If a genuine Cervelo S5 frame was twice the price of the copy I would buy it and so would many others which would pay for the R&D and the engineering fast. Unfortunately the genuine Cervelo is about 5 times the price.

I have enough spares and just need a frame to build a bike up and looking at aero options

If anyone has more info please post!