 No, three boxes over there. I'm gonna open two. Let's get to the point, mate This one has been literally sitting in my office for two to three months But I promise you will be opening it next week, but we are gonna open These two very nice. Oh, yeah, amazing spokes That's box number one Shit box number two Solid box and not damaged well packed in there You see that shoebox number one bars Box within box Very nice Grand reveal Got that right Forky-dork, forky-dork what a dickhead. This feels very light for an aero frame So there she is Welcome back to the Friday vlog series where today as you can see I'm back riding the BMC team machine Got a big upgrade project on the BMC coming on the channel soon. So stay tuned. But for today's video We're not going the two parts We're just going the one because we've got a lot to get through with these two new products that have emerged So let's get into it. So as mentioned next to me here We have two products frame set and some wheels that Have not been available to the Western world until now also. I've been told what we have here are 60 millimetre carbon no compromise vortex wheels valued at 2360 USD and Seeker although I originally thought it was second aero carbon frame set which comes stock with a one-piece handlebar included coming in at 2360 USD Also, and you can now purchase these products from a site called Cycling 100 which is a new platform that has been set up with a supply chain to ship and service the needs of people in Europe UK USA Canada Australia you name it. So for this part of the video, we're going to discuss three topic items number one Why am I personally doing this project and who is cycling 100 number two a high-level overview of the products? Including weight and number three what my content plan is for these products over the next few months But before we talk about point number one for transparency purposes Please know that in three and a half years of running this cycling YouTube channel This is the very first time I've been given a bike haven't paid a cent well frame set and wheels It's almost a bike and I didn't even pay for postage So I've been given the bike and additionally cycling 100 will be sponsoring a select few pieces of content Including this one where I'll be linking to their website below But please know I haven't created this Cycling YouTube channel to get free bikes as much as some people think that I've done it because I love making cycling videos And I have full freedoms to do and say as I please relating to this project Hence why the negotiation process with them probably took a few months Extra because I wasn't budging on that I want to be completely transparent and honest with you about the whole process and the products here and additionally I did think it was an outstanding opportunity for the channel which brings me to point number one Why am I doing this and who is cycling 100 so first up? I think I'm Pretty sure I'm gonna get criticized once again for doing this project Cam it's just hard to take you seriously when everybody knows that you're in bed with China I mean I heard that you have Xi Jinping's number Don't you know that the best bikes in the world that all the pros ride are made right here in the almighty, USA As I did with the windspace project for promoting and talking about Chinese branded products But the fact is I am not a political channel I am a cycling or bike specific channel and the vast majority of bikes are made and manufactured in China even these Taiwanese labelled Bikes they often outsource a lot of their manufacturing to China So I will continue to test and review mainstream bikes We've got Trek coming next and they outsource some of their manufacturing to China while examining These emerging brands coming out of China and that examination Is really what got me excited here as many of you who support the channel will know We've just wrapped up a monster project exploring the windspace T 1500 frame set where we stripped Repainted it tested it and then compared it in a triple headed review against the giant propeller advanced one and the Merida Reacto 6000 and at the conclusion of that piece we kind of uncovered that the windspace T 1500 probably sits within the tier 2 Aero frame set category and when comparing it to mainstream competition It's perhaps a little behind in terms of product engineering and design What we have here. I feel like it is an excellent extension of the windspace project where we could just have a tier 1 aero frame set coming Directly out of China, which is only $600 USD more than the windspace might I add if we include the handlebars although these vortex No compromise wheels are double the price of the hypers and just looking with my bare eye I can appreciate why that might be the case in terms of cycling 100 the company now They've only really been a platform a website with supply chain and logistics for a few months Essentially launching as we speak But the background is kind of interesting where these people come from the founder who goes by the name of Chain like as in bike chain. He appears to be very well known and well regarded within the Chinese Cycling industry establishing one of the most successful bike shops in Shanghai in 2008 he's been a driving force behind some of the biggest triathlon and cycling events in China now called the Heroes race series and over the past four to five years He's been one of China's primary commentators for the tour the Jiro and the Volta chain has also partnered with an expat from Lemington Spa in the UK who's been living in China now for 10 years named Jonathan Who's got a solid engineering background over 30 years in aerospace and automotive who's turned his Passion into a career path by cycling 100 in fact I spoke to him a couple of nights ago and he was bikepacking through China He was in some dodgy hotel room We were having a zoom conversation and I tell you this because it's clear that the people that sit behind Cycling 100 have a passion for cycling which I think is super important point number two is a brief overview of the products Including weight so we are going to go into depth on these products I've got here in front of me in future content for now We're just going to keep it high level and cycling 100 are essentially bringing what they call the cream of the Chinese crop to the Western world In fact if you go to the seeker bikes website, it's all in Chinese So you will need to translate it and I can't even find the vortex wheels corporate website Although there does appear to be a few vortexes out there Which does make things a little confusing this seeker bike model though is called their exceed RDC Which is a tier one lighter frame set you can see they also have what they call a standard or I'd call it a tier two Aero frame set which comes in at a lower price point and roughly a hundred and eighty grams heavier in the frame Weighing the frame and fork as you can see here It does come in slightly heavier than the acclaimed weight But there are a few bits and pieces bolted onto the frame and we're talking about a frame set that is now on the same Par or lighter than some of the tier one mainstream aero bikes what I found most interesting to date with the seeker brand which was established in 2017 is They're more of a product engineering and design company outsourcing their manufacturing Kind of I would think a little bit like a specialized Unlike say a windspace which has been more of a manufacturing company first and foremost turned product engineering and design with their Own labeled windspace t1500 product as an example So seeker and windspace if you were to compare both companies out of China sort of coming at it from different angles Vortex on the other hand They've been around for a bit longer about ten years and they originated or started with a uni student studying civil engineering Building carbon wheels in his dorm room in a Chinese University however now the vortex wheels have progressed quite significantly available in three primary series a benchmark a competition and No compromise series with either a 40 millimeter or 60 millimeter depth profile right here I have the no compromise series Will set which includes a Toray T 800 carbon fiber construction a 2 to 1 ratio carbon spoke design that enters the rim via offset spoke holes angled to match the spoke pattern and wheel specific ceramic bearings giving the wheel a total weight for these 60 millimeter wheels at 1,420 grams although according to my scales they came in a touch over that So my final point is what my plan is content wise over the next few months So I first need to buy a groupset which could prove to be difficult with what's going on in the industry right now But once that is done, we're going to split it into three parts We're going to do a build video a first impressions and a comprehensive review with speed tests So if all that stands up your ally and you're keen to follow along with this project Don't forget to hit the subscribe button below and you got to hit the bell to ensure you get notified of when the videos go live And of course if you're getting value out of this content, you're enjoying it Please don't forget to give the video a like. 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