Debating between the Zeit Pro and the Blade for my next build. Can someone confirm the standover height for the Blade is actually that high? Stack and reach wise size S (486) is nearly identical to my SSE Gen 4 in size 48 (even a little more upright in fact), but factoring in the standover height (764mm) then it's a huge difference. Only size XS (456) is short enough for my standover height but it's a good 10-15mm lower and shorter than my SSE.

Any long term user review of the blade?

Quote from: dillon777 on August 27, 2026, 08:19:50 PM
Any long term user review of the blade?

Rode it for 4200km now in this season, can't complain, still going strong and rides very well.
Did a 300km ride and multiple 200km tours, it's comfortable enough.

The only thing I dislike is that it's hard to ride free-handed, but again, I have no comparison to other roadbikes, only to my gravelbike (with vastly different geometry).

Quote from: maxx-st on September 28, 2026, 10:08:58 AM
Rode it for 4200km now in this season, can't complain, still going strong and rides very well.
Did a 300km ride and multiple 200km tours, it's comfortable enough.

The only thing I dislike is that it's hard to ride free-handed, but again, I have no comparison to other roadbikes, only to my gravelbike (with vastly different geometry).

Maybe thats caused by deeper wheels/deeper tubes/steeper seat angle - i also noticed that it is harder to ride hands free on aero bikes. 

We just built up an Blade V2 for this exact reason, less agressive but still aero. 2 weeks on it and my friend loves it.