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

Hi all,

I have a derailleur hanger question.

I was hoping for some help, I'm still pondering on this frame but SP Cycle aren't able to clarify my question.

I have a Merida Scultura Endurance which I converted from Shimano to Sram AXS. In doing this I found that Merida makes a derailleur hanger specifically for Sram axs that is offset inboard slighty, maybe 5mm.

My question is will this frame be compatible with both Shimano and Sram AXS derailleurs or just shimano derailleurs?

Thanks, Jordan.

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

Hi Moof123, can you please post some photos? I'm also considering this frame in a medium. What is your height?

I have contacted SP for some photos of a built up bike

Quote from: RDY on January 07, 2023, 06:48:05 AM
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.

Yeah true.

There are a few S5 frames for sale on Facebook marketplace for 3 times the price, it can only make you wonder...

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.

There seems to be a few sales of these on Ali so there must be a Guinea pig out there! The Ali store has only been live since Oct 2022 so that's a little worrying.

Hambini definitely needs to get his hands on one of these.

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.

I am also in the negotiation stage of an A9 frame order but I have a question that Peggy is struggling to answer. At the front derailleur end of the cable routing, there must be an outer cable stop somewhere internally in the frame or on the square piece. I have a SRAM Force 22 mechanical front derailleur and there must be an outer cable stop/holder somewhere. Does anyone have any photos 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.

Yes and buying from a vendor or one of the big brands is preferred, I own and support Dengfu and main brand frames but I'm trying to find out some more information about this S5 frame as well.

If it is designed as intended then it shouldn't have any issues in the same manor that other vendor's frames also shouldn't have any issues.

If anyone has some information or purchased this S5 frame please your experience.

Quote from: Tines on December 22, 2022, 11:56:47 PM
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!

There doesn't seem to be much information out there on the Cervelo S5 copy frames and so I thought I'd start this topic to collect some information.

There are few photos and videos online about this frame but I'm finding it difficult to find so much as a model number!

The communication using the ali message center has been challenging. Doe anyone have more info!

I'd just like to finish off by saying I'm looking for an aero disc frame. The Elves Falath, Ican A22 and LTK268 look like great options but first looking to find out more information on the S5 copy.