I was waiting for my new my bike to show up (3 month back order on the new Trek Fuel), so I decided to build a china carbon gravel bike. I picked the ICAN Gravel X frame. The order process was super easy. I think it delivered in about 3-4 weeks. The frame quality was great, no issues on any bolt holes or cable runs. My only regret was not getting a custom paint job; I think the matte black turned out nice with the leather seat/bar combo, but some color would be pretty sweet.
I also bought the ICAN carbon wheels. They arrived a week or so after the frame. They apologized for not being able to ship a set with decals, but honestly I preferred the blank wheels. Everything from ICAN was packed super bomb proof, I don’t think anyone could have damaged my shipment.
The general setup:
SRAM rival axs xplr group set, 1x12.
SRAM force cranks.
Brookes saddle and bar tape
45mm wheels, tubeless
I don’t own a scale so I have no idea how much it weighs. I did a lift comparison between this build and my road bike (2008 specialized roubaix) and it feels about the same. If I ditched the Brooke’s saddle I bet I could tell the difference.
Went on my first ride today on some mixed road and gravel; bike performed great, no issues. Need to dial in some seat positions but otherwise it’s going to be a nice bike. I wasn’t really going for the cheapest option or the lightest weight, so I didn’t really keep track of any of that info during the build.
13/10 on dealing with ICAN, would repeat again.
