Cycling videos and cycling vlogs covering inspirational and entertaining local cycling stories, training and racing tips (notably criterium racing tips), and in-depth reviews of road bikes and road cycling products.
Additionally, I am into biohacking myself for improved physical performance to become a stronger cyclist. I share biohacking tips and tricks that I have learned over the years and/or will continue to discover and document on this RU-vid channel.
I think this is a great video. I'm a rodie who's trying SPDs for the first time, specifically Shimano XTR M9020, which has a bigger platform. If i dont like them I'll put them on my Cinelli touring bike and go back to my Look Keo Carbon Blades. Keep the awesome content coming Cam & Co. Pay no mind to the butthurt keyboard pros mate! Haha!
I went to China 5 times in 6 months but never saw anyone riding a Chinese bike even at local races... They were all on super expensive mainstream bikes. Have you seen the Bross Zenith frame yet? Looks super nice!
Mixed feelings about this bike. I really like the cranks and want to buy them for my own build. Also like the brand. But the price and the weight are semi impressive. Add pedals and the bike is near 6,5kg. I have a Scott Addict Supersonic 2022, with Sram Red, Drive 65mm wheels and some other light parts and I am at 6,6kg. I have paid less for it than this bike costs and also bought everything brand new. For example I have bought the complete Red Group with crank an powermeter for under 2000€ and this was 2 years ago.
Would have been nice to weigh the components, because the weight is by far the most notable aspect of the build. Sexy shots of the bike at the end would have been nice too. As a chonky person, I would never spend that kind of money on a frame with that seat post clamping system, but then again I have no business riding ultra light builds. Looking forward to your review and comparison.
I love how these videos make you think you could build a bike in like 20 minutes, when its actually 4 hours and 20 minutes when you're not a pro mechanic. This bike looks sick, thanks for sharing!
If you want that, you need to switch channels. Bike farmer, Spindat, and Path Less Pedaled are all better for the wallet, but none of them will be able to put 6.2kg on the thumbnail.
That system on the velobuild 218 had so many instances of cracking that they stopped selling the frame altogether. Velobuild is cheaper, but also heavier, so using more material for sure. It's one of those designs we know is inferior, so why risk it when the classic plug thing on the other side just works so well on so many bikes. Also, Asians are on average so much lighter than in the West, so the further you are from the factory, the more likely you are to crack your ultralight frame. Shipping companies will be pleased though.
I'm from China I don't believe Elilee is considered more high end than Seka. I've never see anybody riding their bike in the mountains at all. All I know is that they make a triathlon beam bike. I think this bike build is way too expensive. At this price range I would just consider a tarmac sl8 (pro full bike or sworks frame with UT groupset)
I hear you, I think any higher priced Chinese brand runs the risk of immediately being compared to mainstream options. I know first hand, mainstream is way easier to sell in the second hand market, let alone those who want to be supported via a local bike shop. All I can say right now is that I feel the 4000 AUD frame price is justified from a performance perspective. Personally, I'd rather ride this bike than a Factor 02 Vam. A bike I have previously owned. The Elilee is not quite as light but significantly stiffer. I am just one person with one viewpoint of course. Cheers
guess seka is a bit older than this elilee, do you personally know anyone who rides seka? what donthey think about it? as compared to mainstream branded frame
The entire bike was provided to the channel and the sale proceeds will be split between Neill and I so we can be compensated for our time. Freebie would be taking something for nothing, in my world.
