The total cost & weight of my super cheap 100% Chinese carbon bike build!

I bought my cheap Chinese carbon fibre bike frame on ebay in 2016 for £300 and have been upgrading it ever since. It has become my project bike and never stays in the same configuration for very long.

I spend hours scouring ebay and AliExpress for cheap and effective bike equipment, mainly looking for ways to drop weight from my setup.

When I first put it together, the bike build weighed nearly 9kg. It had very basic aluminium components and a 10 speed Shimano Tiagra groupset. Over many years of trial and error, I have managed to drop a substantial amount of weight. It now has virtually carbon fiber everything, with an 11 speed Sensah Empire groupset (which is similar to Shimano 105), and is easily on par with some of most expensive bikes on the market.

I have upgraded almost everything on the bike using cheap Chinese bike parts, keeping the cost as low as possible. I believe I have put together an amazing lightweight carbon fibre road…