New Whip

Been building this for a while. Seraph GR201 frame set, XM Carbon Speed 32.5 inner width wheels, Eagle Transmission. Inaugural ride and it was soooo smooth. Only complaint about the matte finish is how any sweat of fingerprint shows up.

This bike really showcases that we are using a frame to suspend us on wheels and it’s the wheels we are riding. Frames get all the looks but wheels do all the work.

I did get the integrated cockpit. Was very wary doing so but it is perfect. I spent way too long figuring the right stem length and bar width based on years of fittings and getting it wrong several times before getting it right on other bikes. Home run so far. I’m going to do a much longer ride this weekend that will tell me if I’m preemptively excited.

Also the frame set was very clean on arrival. I did face and chase but I don’t think I needed to. I’m super impressed by what’s coming over d2c from these Chinese brands. Time will tell. Peter at XM Carbon Speed was so cool with everything and actually has a great site for tracking orders. I will be buying more from him. Also once order was complete the wheels arrived so incredibly fast.

Ride on!