Tavelo Arow - Not ready.
Peak Torque
August 12, 2024
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It hurts to make videos like this, it is painful telling people they should do better but for the money I don't think this is acceptable. These are small issues that should have been dealt with before release.
Parts Mentioned
TAVELO Arow
FrameTAVELO Arow
Created: September 20, 2024The reviewer criticizes the TAVELO Arow frame for poor quality control and engineering issues, including an undersized and egg-shaped bottom bracket shell, a poorly designed headset with insufficient preload and lack of weather sealing, a damaged seatpost clamp that scratches the seatpost, a problematic expander bung that is difficult to install and remove, and a low stack height that limits adjustment. Despite good internal molding, the frame is considered overpriced at nearly $2000 USD.
AI-Summary
Pros
- Internal EPS molding is smooth with no wrinkles or excess resin.
- Color scheme is described as nice and jazzy.
- Frame design looks good on paper, borrowing features from other brands.
Cons
- Bottom bracket shell is undersized (40.75-40.95 mm vs standard 41 mm) and egg-shaped, making installation of bottom brackets difficult.
- Included bottom bracket is low quality with broken plastic sleeves.
- Headset lacks weather seal and top cap design creates friction; insufficient preload leads to potential clunking.
- Seatpost clamp has burrs that scratch the seatpost; requires filing.
- Expander bung is too tight, O-rings break, and bottom nut falls into fork; hard to remove.
- Fork steerer is short, limiting stack height; frame has very low stack for size 58, requiring high flexibility.
- Integrated handlebars are flexy and have short drops with no flare; not easily replaceable.
- Routing for Di2 cables is poorly placed near chain/cassette.
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TAVELO Arow Road Bike Frameset
