Installed/"upgraded" as 1x, Wheeltop groupset.

small update after a few easy "installation" rides: all is fine, vertical rigidity is as good/on par with my SL8, on the rolling sections it feels more like an "old" Venge. Not yet tested on climbs but it's not its speciality with this weight.
I just purchased a Wheeltop 1x goupset to convert this bike to 1x, 48 or 50 chainring and 11-46 for the cassette. 

Arrived and installed, I just need a better T47 BB as this is just to finish it.
So far my only concern is about headset preloading as, even without using it yet, it seems a little tricky to settle. I added also the 2 metal rings between the C ring and the 1st headset cover (as shown on their IG channel).
That's also the reason I did not put the "aero" stem cover yet but an above spacer and a top cap.
Hose routing was relatively easy, just the last hole on the handlebar/behind the levers is tightly angled.
The look is nice and aggressive, the weight is not bad even with relatively heavy wheels and Magene Pedals is 7.5 Kg in size 52.
On the same target price, I would have bought the new Cube Agree (€3300 with full Ultegra), but it was released just few days ago.

Question now that my frame is travelling and it should arrive in a matter of weeks (I guess): how is the brake hoses routed? I see the headset space is ony in the front then i guess the channel is in the frontal part of the Y stem, but then how's the passage from the stem to the handlebar? Was it difficult to route the hoses? Thanks!

Quote from: Mariuszuzd on August 25, 2026, 02:43:30 AM
I cannot open it, so I don't know. The mount is rather one of a kind, the angle is strange, the holes are angled. I tried to use one I have for the shuttle, and it's different. The mount fits, but the garmin is really angled. Could you please provide a screen. Moreover, someone above put a photo of how it looks.

This is how this specific model looks. By the way I ordered the frame (6 week waiting time) and in the mean time a T47/68 BB, 2 spare headset bearings and an extra "Garmin" mount, which is either flat for regular inegrated handlebars (which I have on other bikes) or with a small wedge/adapter for Cervelo S5 handlebar < 2025 (angled holes which look very similar to this Avenger).
My "project" is to install full Ultegra on this frame (stripping from another frame which will install Force AXS 1x), new ICAN 40 II and/or Serenade 4550 wave wheels. Being a size S/52 my target would be to finish it around 7/7.2Kg all included  .

Another little detail question: what's the distance between the 2 holes/screw under the handlebar to install the Garmin/Wahoo mount? 15mm? Are the two holes angled, as it looks from one photo? So, is the provided support similar to this one--> https://it.aliexpress.com/item/1005006088002264.html
Thanks if you can answer

Very interesting frame, very temptted to get it (I found the french shop, thanks for the tip!).
Unusual but *important* (for me) as I don't like to look for specific bearings (see Giant OD2), which headset bearings are used? Thanks if anyone can get me this info.

got mine with their alu crankset. For 129€ total I had no big expectations about the crankset but they are actually not bad, in line with average aluAli cranksets
Spider interface with the right arm crank was perfectly fine.

I guess I have/had too almost all the PMs on the market since years (exept SRMs, but I saw files from former clients). There's probably an higher degree of error on a single side PM (and Shimanos) than from these last "Chinese" spiders PM. Not because of hardware (lack of) specs or factory miscalibration but simply because none is pedalling 50/50 (or even 50.5/49.5 thus on/over the +/- 1% accuracy).
In general, with the "democratization" of PMs I saw a lack in general precision on all the spectrum, no matter the price, with the only notable outlier being Favero Assiomas (they learnt a lot from the BePro, remember them?).

You have to "try" it but yes, discounts via Paypal payment give often an additional coupon (€8). You can use it only once/for 1 purchase for that discount slot days, e.g. "AliExpress Valentine's days" now.

Pulled the trigger for €129 and something with alu crankset (coupons+PayPal discount)

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMvdonuvk21

It looks like (EDIT aka "resembles", not "it's", for the geometry_nazi ) a Van Rysel RCR-F  with a chunkier rear triangle

Saddle clamp update: I checked again so if the rails are exactly or slightly less than 9mm the provided "carbon" optional clamp is ok. The problem come when, and I've some saddles as such, the rails are >9mm (measured again and again they are 10mm or just slightly less). I emailed Chris if it's possible to have 7*10mm clamp(s). So just to clarify that it is not a problem of wrong clamps, just that there are carbon saddles that are >9mm.

Hello everyone, 1st post here but not my first bike, I guess this is my #20ish installed "no brand" bike in 15 years.
All went fine, especially as I decided to go AXS so it's super fast. What required more time is the routing through the (separated) handlebar. With a traditional handlebar, which requires an open window in the headset top cup, this would be easier but less pleasant from an aesthetic POV. I'd do this way next time (or the first time I'll need to change headset bearings).
One problem so far, for me, it's the "carbon" saddle clamp: as others noted it's too small for a 9mm height rail. I just wrote Chris for an updated clamp. For now, I Installed the 7*7mm clamp with a heavy Fizik saddle.
About weight, well...it's not its strength being a little "porky" but it's not too bad either (8.2 Kg as in photo).
I'll try it in the next days, checking seatpost "slippage".
Going back, I'd go with a 177, but now here it is.
Boring matte black, but hey, (less) grams!