Fun nerd fact. The different Elves bike models and wheels are named after the different elvish groups and characters from Tolkien's Middle Earth. As a LotR nerd, if they ever come up with a gravel frame I will have no choice but to buy it.

Here in the Philippines, Elves is considered a high-end brand frame-wise or as a built bike & for good reason. Loving the color scheme, I hope I can find one in my size. (:

Hi im from philippines this is a local brand from our country my uncle had the same frame and i could say this is a very very good product i can assure you that

I've been riding the elves Vanya bike. For about 4 months now. The bike looks really nice cosmetically we also did found the carbon interior layup pretty messy. But so far survived no issues with the frame Built a superlight 7 kilo frame on a ultegra 8000 Mechanical Groupset.

Make more videos! Frame looks great.

Here Philippines, Elves is very popular and even considered as open-entry bike for races.

Good stuff Harry. Looking forward to an update!

Nice to have some honest exploration of alternative frame suppliers!, looking forward for your experiences

Hey elves user here from PH saw your video you should buy the aero integrated bar name OROME eleves company also so that your spacer on the heads set will fit I saw that you cover the hole for an electric tape, those spacer was fitter for the elves OROMe integrated Ride safe brother

Cracking paint scheme Harry, just a shame they didn’t clear coat the white bit. Suppose that’s something you could have done if it really bothered you. Looking forward to seeing it fully built up.

That is a stunning paint scheme! Shame about the level of detail to finish it, but when you're riding it's not as if it'll be noticeable. Looking forward to seeing the finished product 👍

That looks cool. Do you have videos of the other parts of your bike? I'm really curious on the brakes that you've got. I love the video and the bike. Keep it up!

We have things to consider Elves Frame are made from finest and durable carbon fiber materials and yet it's price is too much cheaper any bike lover can afford to buy this frame set compare to leading road bike frame set in the market today . . . European and Western (made) countries are too much expensive with a price of a brand new car , for us Taiwan ( made in China ) frame titanium /carbon / aluminum / cromoly are practical to choose they have factory warranty card once you have complain and thank you for sharing knowledge on this channel . . . ASPAC BANGAL bocal 1978 The professional cyclist 1984 during the time of Alexi Grewal is the world champ 🇵🇭

Elves is a respected frame brand in PH, and by no means considered cheap.

I stumble across this via Francis channel and I really got me thinking about building my own. Great work you've done! I do have a question about tire size/width and I couldn't find any answer so far. With this frame, what do you think is the biggest tire/rim combination that will fit? (was planning to put on 30 or 32mm tires) Thanks and continue the great work

ASMR unboxing with the mac

Build it! It rides awesome. Feels faster than the more expensive Winspace T1500 even if the T1500 is superiorly made even compared to the Italian branded.

Please make all the thing you bought to build this bike.... For amateur like me it's a life saver!!!! Thanks

looks sweet - enjoy the build

just awesome Harry!!! where is the video of the build and the part list, just broke off my front gearshift and saw this awesome bike, I want a replica of this :)

Hi Harry good videos I wanted to know about the brakes as I saw in another video you mentioned they are lighter than the ultegra could you send a link ? Thank you keep it up 👍🏻

Elves is pretty high end for us in the Philippines, its definetly durable, dream frame is the climbing version Elves Avari

Elves is also very popular here in the Philippines ❤️

Mini did a convertible in a similar colour scheme, called I think ‘Python Flip’. Anyways frame colour looks super nice, plus that silver grey sparkle. PS Francis sent me over. Subbed.

its famous here in the Philippines! it really is a nice brand!

Hey Harry this build got me hooked. I think many people are scared of buying from brands that aren't "western"... you have proved that will research and time you can build a bike that's just as good / better for much cheaper. I think I'm going to do the same and have been looking at the Elves frames. I did have one question... I see you bought the 54cm frame. How tall are you ad would you say that it's a good fit? I'm 5ft 9 and thinking of getting the Falath large.

Bike looks great

hey Harry! Thank you for your review i am so glad that someone really tested the aliexpress bike, not pure ali but a bit upper level with waranty and stuff! May i ask at least your height? :) I am now struggled with choosing correct frame size with height 171cm. I saw you bought an XL and my friend living in UK saw you few times and told that you are not really 185cm or so, and after that i struggled even more :) and support from Elves actualy only asked my about my inseam and suggest L size but i doubt it Thank you!

I'm very curious about your _ee_ knock-off brakes. Hopefully you'll be able to talk about researching & the performance of those soon.

Hey, just bought my elves falath disc frame yesterday. Planning for it to be fully internal routed like yours in Francis Cade's vid. I have a question because it seems that a lot of falath owners have an issue with the spacers misaligning because they aren't using elves' Orome integrated handlebars. Do your spacers misalign too after some time of riding?

How has the bike held up after a full season of racing?

Hi, was this forest green or nebula do you remember? Also was the grey the "Gun Grey" just looking into once myself, thanks.

why aliexpress... you can buy from their website... everyone that gets one from the site has master paint work.

Nice! Can you do a video or share a link on the 'EE' brakes please?

I saw your video with Francis and immediately checked out your channel ! I love your bike build and color scheme ! Even though im a beginner 🤣 For someone that is just starting out, would you recommend to build your own bike or just get one entry bike to start ?

I also recommend Devel Bike❤️

Here in the philppines ELVES bikes are considered as high end bikes. the frameset costs about 40-50k (philippine currency). they also have carbon MTB frames.

Hey Harry, do you know the rear axle width of the Elves falath rim brake frame? Normal rim brake wheels have a O.L.D. MM of 130 mm for a rear wheel but at Elves they say that their rear hub width is 135?

Awsome frame for that price. I might have overlooked it, but what framesize are you using at what size? after a quick search and a small dimension comparison i should take a 2xl and i'm just 180cm🤔

Hi there bro. I’ve seen your video where you explain the build of your complete bike. I heard you said it’s a 54cm frame. What’s your height? E.g I’m 173cm which size will fit me better with let’s say 90mm stem. I have a Bianchi 928L climbing bike. And like you also said. I want to go all aero and you inspired me. Lol. Thanks in advance.

Hey Harry how's the frame holding up? I'm thinking of getting the Falath Pro Aero Disc version.

Chanies bike frames are as good as any western brand I have one 10,000km solid but the paint job is not as good it will chip very easily but I don’t care about that aliexress is good place

I made an order for a falath and pointed out the fundamental issues reported here and noticed in the Aliexpress for assurances they were going to be addressed/checked. Unfortunately the elves representative couldn’t and decided to refund me. It’s a shame, frame looks great but if they can’t ensure basic QC is in place, not good enough. Will have to find another frame set now, let’s see what I find

Francis sent me

How many weeks did delivery take? Was the estimated date correct or did it arrive before or after?

Anyone know how a frame like this compares to trifox frames as a whole??

Hi Harry, love the bike and build, very much got me looking at their bikes as well. Had a couple of questions about it, one on sizing and the other on BB: - what size did you go for? I’m 5’10” and seem to be between 54 & 56 in the frame charts vs my current frame - what BB are you running? Website said it was bb86 which seems to limit to 24mm spindle (shimano) Cheers

What kind of tire clearance does the rim brake frame allow… and is it decent clearance? My Speacialized Allez says 28mm but there is barley space in the fork and I worry small rocks would get stuck in there

Yo harry... what happen to your IG? miss your daily stories there.... hope we can see u back there.

Hey Harry, Ended up buying the same frame and have been building the bike up for the past week, what did you do to plug the front derailleur cable hole in the frame as they didn't supply the appropriate grommet?

nicee 🔥🔥

Mate , Do you still have your factor and Allez sprint bike ?

Hi! I love your bike and would like to build something similar. I'm looking for good caliper brakes and saw that you use ee calipers from Aliexpress, I can't find them... can you show me the link please?

I'm sorry, but cannot I cannot unlink: @0:15 this is like 'Insomnia' by 'Faithless' : "Tearin' off tights with my teeth" ? Anyway, super frame ! It really is Mega!

More Aliexpress bike vids!

Looks like a Cannondale systemsix 🙂

Nice frame for sure!!! Why didn’t you go for a disc brake frame?

Can you maybe make a “shop list” from your aliexpress bike?

Beautiful frame ! Did you check the price directly from elvesbike ? It looks cheaper, and free shipping too...

Link to the ee brakes please 😊

already finished?

Harry, could you link me where you bought your aliexpress ee brakes? I cannot find them.

Hey mate - I am thinking of ordering this bike to London. Do you know anyone who’d build the bike for me?

been using this same frame for a year already, ran into the same problems as you about not being able to slam the stem and having to use the big 20mm spacer not sure why for this frame colour and mine (black with white stripe), they forgot to add an inlet port for the rear brake into the left side of the top tube, so you effectively can only route the cables through the headset. definitely seen it on other frame colour options though, maybe you gotta request for it to be built in. also, have you had the issue of the silver 0.3mm headset spacers getting bent out of shape by the cable housings? the metal it's made of is so damn weak..

Is this the guy that is on Francis Cade's channel? Cool young man, always my favorite when he shows up there. Bet he kills it on these cheap Chinese products. Proof that the cycling industry has lost their FU$($($g minds with prices of frames nowadays.

I’m really keen to be pointed towards where you get or do your research.. ? I am tempted by a few bits, but want to make sure they are completely sh*t…

Did the bastards at the royal mail make you pay import tax?

For China frame, too expensive...

very poor quality frame. I'll never buy it, you're paying 800 just for the frame without wheels tires groupset etc. not worth it at all. you can buy a good quality carbon bike for between 1000 to 1500 second hand