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For anyone interested, I ended up ordering a Seka Exceed RDC and it’ll get some parts off another bike. Seems to be an 8 week turnaround.
Shall provide feedback for anyone interested, but basically my reason for going this route is that I wanted: (i) an aero frameset that wasn’t a boat anchor (no real use case for “full aero” in Japan as it’s too mountainous); (ii) threaded BB (this is T47); and (iii) clearance for 700 x 30 or over (there’s some races with some gravel here that better suit wider clearance).
Originally I’d wanted an SL7 or perhaps an Ostro, but both are mental prices and shite availability at present. Time will tell, but this doesn’t seem to be too far from those framesets.
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Please do report back.
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Please convince the Rides of Japan guy to do another build video for you when it arrives!
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Exciting! As other have said, please do a thread (or post details in here).
I bottled it in the end (and needed something quickly), so managed to get a 2nd hand Argon 18 Nitrogen frameset for just over a grand instead. I don't love it though so would still consider the Seka later in the year if more feedback is decent.
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Yeah, they look nice and I guess not totally crazy money in 2022's climate. Quite like that they offer lifetime warranty on the frames. They appear to have 2 models, Exceed and Exceed RDC. RDC is more expensive and 775g unpainted! If I take the gamble, I'd probably go for the cheaper one re I'm heavy and weight not really a primary concern.
This guy seems to have done a few videos on them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlMnJmZckr4
Including this one where he goes to a carbon 'expert' for inspection (report is positive): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSn2DZPZVnU
Problem is that seems like a bit of a grifting influencer, and I'm not sure I trust a word that comes out of his paid-partnership-funded mouth.