Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes?

[Tijoe]

strange, 2 days ago it cost 589$, that I had put in the cart. now 629$.
it's about 120$ more than the velobuild 268 in my pole position.
I'm undecided

anyway PAT we vote for you, do the comparison

There are a lot of price increases before the 11-11 sale.   Part of the strategy to make you believe you are getting a better sale price during the sale.

[pandinoyoung]

I'm waiting for the BF

[zett]

They also sent me another pic of the fork (didn't even ask for it) with 28 mm tires installed. Good clearance for wider tires as well as far as I can tell.

Still not sure if I should go for it. I really want a lightweight-ish frame though and the geometry is just spot on...

[TidyDinosaur]

Still not sure if I should go for it. I really want a lightweight-ish frame though and the geometry is just spot on...

It depends I guess.... If you always ride alone it could be OK, but if you do group rides, there will definitely be some real SL8's and it will be a little (or a lot) embarrassing to ride a fake...

[Cnasta]

It depends I guess.... If you always ride alone it could be OK, but if you do group rides, there will definitely be some real SL8's and it will be a little (or a lot) embarrassing to ride a fake...

Unless of course you put no specialialized/SL8 logo's on the fake bike and beat them at every KOM on your bike that's only 1/10th of the price of theirs

[Takiyaki]

$629 frame + $150 shipping + $31 PayPal convenience fee = $810 And that doesn't include custom paint which is probably another $70. So probably $900 USD total

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't super intrigued about getting the frameset, slapping on some decals, and comparing it to my SL8. But $900 is a lot to gamble on. Especially when previous homage-type frames were decent for the price but missed the mark when comparing to their western brand counter-parts. A comparison probably unfair to make anyway.

Even if I convinced TanTan to send me a frame for review, they told me they aren't promoting this frame. For obvious reasons.

I still want one because....budget frames is life.

I would not get one if I already had an SL8. I am currently building an R5 clone.... I have no idea how an R5 rides so I won't know what I'm missing.

Unless of course you put no specialialized/SL8 logo's on the fake bike and beat them at every KOM on your bike that's only 1/10th of the price of theirs

You could do that with pretty much any China brand bike though, without the silliness of trying to pass off a counterfeit frame as real.

[zett]

Of course I wouldn't put a fake S-Works logo on it, that would be extremely silly... I think it's fine to see such a frame as heavily inspired by the original, but standing on its own. It's not an exact replica, after all (otherwise we wouldn't be talking about tire clearance etc.).

[toxin]

Fuck you mean it's not an exact replica? I bet that shit was 3d scanned, imported to cad and went straight to mold design

[zett]

Fuck you mean it's not an exact replica? I bet that shit was 3d scanned, imported to cad and went straight to mold design

I guess you're right... I just want to spin it positively perhaps.

[Pistonbroke]

C'mon Mr.Lino, just hurry up and order one so you can tell us how it compares to a real SL8...
 I bet it's just gnawing away at you. Pretty soon you won't be able to think about anything else

[bremerradkurier]

T-Werks labels in the Specialized font would be fun and cheeky.

[Serge_K]

I still vote for ASS-WORKS, but i'm wired weird.

[bremerradkurier]

I knew someone with a yellow Specialized in the '90s that removed the i and the z from the down tube labels and added Short Bus model labels.

[patliean1]

C'mon Mr.Lino, just hurry up and order one so you can tell us how it compares to a real SL8...
 I bet it's just gnawing away at you. Pretty soon you won't be able to think about anything else

What it be douchey of me to start a GoFundMe to raise funds? Everyone donates $15 haha

My monthly YouTube revenue and OnlyFan accounts aren't as lucrative as it seems...

[Takiyaki]

I would reach out to Tantan to see if they'll send you a frame....