The Story Behind Our 2021 Devel Project Frame 4K Version
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This VLOG has been months in the making as we have shared Devel's journey from start up brand to a brand that not only makes great bikes but designs elements for big name brands.
Along the way I've been shown some really interesting insight into the way the bike industry works behind the scenes and this is something I wanted to share with you. Much of this information is first hand, and whilst many of you may not be surprised, it certainly changed my opinions on a few things.
Obviously I will go into more details on the bike itself once we are able to move around with more freedom, but for now it's studio pictures.
Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:56 Specifications:
2:53 Why Own Mould
3:40 Mould Sharing
4:50 COVID Factories
5:36 Alternate Options
6:23 Paint Job
6:57 Availability
7:30 Inside Designing
8:45 Developing Project
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BIKE: Devel Project A01
GROUPSET: Campagnolo
KITS: Rapha Custom
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Love the rim brakes
Yes, same
Thanks Chris for an honest, open and raw review. Very refreshing indeed. Yes I happen to ride an S-Works Tarmac SL6 disc with Ultegra Di2 and I’m very satisfied (funny though that one of the bike shop owners I see from time to time jokingly said when I showed him a pic of my new SL 6 ‘oh you bought a Merida’ 😂). However, I’m also very open to alternatives and I’m impressed with the philosophy of DEVEL and their how do we say, ‘moral position’? I’m stoked I stumbled upon your website/channel all those months ago, I really enjoy hearing your commentary about cycling, without the BS.
Look forward to more insights into the cycling manufacturing world and how your team is going.
Take care down there in NSW and all the best 👍🤙🚴♂️
Thanks Chris for such an honest piece, and blowing the lid on some of the urban myths around the bike industry of recent times. I am in a different industry and face some of the same issues of global integrated production and the over reliance on the weakest links in the supply chain, let alone debtors to run a business. Take care and look forward to more of your quality content. Also, looking forward to a review on your new vision rim brake wheels and how they ride around Akuna Bay. Cheers.
The quality of this vlog visually is brilliant.
I appreciate the honesty about the state of bike industry.
The entire video is brilliant I learned a lot about devels background, the bike itself is beautiful, I might consider the ao1 as my first roadbike, consider me subscribed chris and I'm your 950th like guy haha , more power to your channel 🤙🤝
Concise lesson. Enjoyable too. Thanks Chris.
That paint job is sick, I can't wait to get the opportunity to photograph it at some NRS events!
Glad to see you back.........
Love the colours or the frame, the pearl white looks amazing.
Great to understand the reason behind Devel. Such a powerful message.
Hey Brett. Thanks for the comment. Hopefully we can get out for a ride together pretty soon.
Same paintwork and colors would look great on a black frame as well!
I just got the Nasu Blasen Ed. and yeah you’re really true to your words as it’s really and amazing bike... beautifully crafted and and it’s has a high quality performance. Proud Filipino here in Manila.
I just hit the subscribe button 🤭 🇹🇹 looking forward to more quality content.
interesting as always - thanks!
I’ve watched 99% of everything that you put out but don’t tend to hit like much anymore, so the reminder to hit like is a good one 👍
Thanks mate. Appreciate that
Terrific insight mate.
Beautiful 🤩 colorway Chris! And that bike is just looking versus fast ! Love the climbing wheels you put on it too !!
I’m gonna get mine soon ! 😃
Thanks Anthony. I designed it while we were designing the 2021 kit … can’t wait to combine the two. Might have to wait a few weeks though by the looks
Lakay natupad na hehe
chris
love the bike , i have been lucky to spend a fair amount of time in the philippines and what a great place it is and awesome to see this type of project going on. Love the bike ... makes me realise why i love my older Ti frame shimano mech and rim brakes so much more :)
Let’s no forget that two Taiwanese companies (Giant and Merida) make bikes for about dozen other huge brands. They have, understandingly, prioritised their own brands. Hence why Giant and Merida were able to supply the world with less of a lead time than others.
Beautiful colour!
Nice!! Thanks Chris.
Hey Chris... just cane to this video off your latest video about your bike journey. Really interesting... would love more of this kind of insight!! 👍
I’d love to talk more about it mate. Maybe a good thing to to discuss in the next q and a video.
@@ChrisMillerCycling it seems to be a murky environment with a lot of misconceptions. Carbon frames, how they are made, exactly where they are made, who is making them, the difference in quality of the named brand and small brands etc.... it seems to me tbe big brands are really ripping people off .... could be wrong 🤔
The bike looks stunning
I see newbikeday with rim brake I press like👌
Haha!! Thanks mate
I cannot wait to get my hands on this. Frothing
Excellent chat about the bike industry’s. Keep exposing them, I’m so over their BS pricing.
That is a great looking frame
Thank you very much Chris! Love this review and ofcourse the Devel frame/bike! I am very interested. Do you know online shops who sell Devel frames to Europe? Cheers, Mick du Prie
great infos
Love the jacaranda colour.
Thanks Ash, really hard to get the colour right in the video … it doesn’t quite do it justice. Thanks for the comment mate.
Very insightful video, more of the same about the cycle industry
love the music
Thanks for your insight into the cycling industry. I just wonder if the time is right for local frame builders building slightly heavier steel, aluminium or titanium frames but custom made and locally painted frames
"DEVEL" Derived from the word Development, the Devel Project is the brain child of Paul Tan of Celeste Cycles and is by far, the most ambitious cycling project in the Philippines. FOUNDED in 2017
Damn! Fresh looking bike. I wonder why you did not wait or upgrade team bikes from A01 to a much lighter SL1 Evo? And do you have any idea if South African Pro Touch Continental Team will get a new design or paint this year? Thanks! You are awesome for being involved with the development of this brand. I'm your follower from 🇵🇭.
great review, Chris. how do we find A01's size chart/geometry?
Thanks
Rim brakes are the way
Great Video Chris, does it have direct mount rim brakes? Looks fantastic 😁
It doesnt looks like it, the bike last year had single mount and it looks like it's the same for this bike
That’s correct James. Single mount rim brakes … exactly the same as 2020
@@ChrisMillerCycling long live rims, if they're good enough for Pog.... 😅
hey chris. may i ask what headset are you using? my devel nero just arrive and i really like how you integrated the cables here. i hope you can get back to me. thank you so much!
Viva rim Brake 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
hey chris! nice vid. i got a question. those handle bars are integrated right? so that means that i can just go straight into inside the bike and put my cables there to my rear and front derailleur and not use the outside holes? sorry im new in this. im actually waiting for the devel ao1 the same design your team is using. and im planning to use an integrated yoeleo handle bar and its fully integrted. but i have no idea if its compatible with the frame design.
No, integrated bars means the cables run through the bars. The frame has to be designed to have fully internal cables. It's not usually possible to make a have fully hidden cables unless the frame was made for that from the start.
Thanks Chris, I always really appreciate you honesty. Do you know how the Pardus Evo Spark (Storck Aerfast Comp3 Lol) ridden by the St George team stacks up against the Devel? It too is a one piece mould but I believe the frame is a little lighte?. Also from all us Melbourians we wish our cousins up north (NSW) the best of luck, we are all behind you.
Hey Noel, yes similar mould technology (I actually know the designer) but a very different grade of carbon and weave. It is lighter because they use far less carbon in the mould. Thanks for your well wishes mate. chris.
I can’t stress enough when I say … it’s light for a reason #verythincarbon
@Mucho Man They sell them on Alibaba for crazy prices. My last quote was about $2300US if you are still keen.
@Mucho Man Off memory Yoleo are made by Light Bicycle in China. They make good product. Geometry is less aggressive on the Yoleo i think? They are good bikes
@Mucho Man I would also consider the Winspace Hyper rims. They are fantastic.
How does it compare ride wise to the XR4 you reviewed?
Chris, I read that the company that makes those celeste coloured bikes in Asia - they only make frames for that one iconic brand. They make other carbon bits for other sports but only bikes for that one brand. True?
Nice build nice looking bike
I recently bought a new rim break bike frame from elves which I'm looking to build up I don't know if I'm going to have trouble finding a Shimano Di2 groupset
Not that I'm in a hurry with Sydney being in lockdown with a 10K limit from home.
Thanks mate. Don’t start me on groupset shortages. You probably noticed I didn’t mention anything to do with components, that is another mess entirely.
Cool paintjob
Cheers Paul. It was designed to go with our 2021 kit
@@ChrisMillerCycling the Pearl white sets it off for the other colours to added lovely 👍
I want to be the 1st user oh devel in españa..
Thanks Chris, some interesting info,
Just a couple of points;
Bike companies bang on about the design and top carbon that gives all these benefits, stiffness, compliance and lightness, but from what you are saying, they even outsource the designs in most cases. When they claim to make them in house in their office in said country by engineers doing lots of testing to maximize the design, hmmm 🤔.
Then from these companies claiming all this tech and performance, we get bikes leaving the factory with sub standard specifications, i.e. BB out of round and under size and layups that have voids weaking the construction. Reference; hambini and Luescher Teknik.
It is pretty disappointing to hear, not even the design and testing is now done by the big names. 🤔
How can we purchase devel bikes?
What about Look and Time? complete different boat??
I think this is why Devel cancelled the budget road bike that was supposed to come out 1st-2nd quarter of this year. All the efforts went to Stratos, Firebird, Hunter and A01. Might get an A01 post-pandemic as the supply and prices in Ph are too low and high.
I will be nice and just say, the bike, the team kit, fashion tips etc is not my cup of tea. That being said I enjoy your content so I liked and subscribed. (Even if we have dramatically different tastes)
Thanks Rice!
how much?
What is the Devel website? Where are these bikes offered for sale?
6:55
@@nerocoaching thanks
Nice paint job. Nioce to see you ackmowledge that the frame is made in China. Previously it was claimed it was made in the Phillipines. 10km limit ijn Sydmey .. looks like a lot of laps of Centennial Park for you ..lol
Hey Greg, thanks for the comment. Just to clarify the pre release Devel A01 that I videos this time last year (the one with the custom ECC paint job) was designed and made in the Philippines.
However the team black frames were all designed in the Philippines, but made in China.
I thought I made that clear in both the team announcement and long term review vlogs, so I’m not sure where you were getting a different narrative from.
I have seen some comments under the videos from proud Philippine people declaring it is a Philippines brand … but certainly nothing to suggesting it’s manufacturing is anywhere but China.
Ps. Yep lots of CP laps coming up. Though with home schooling on the horizon even that might be limited.
@@ChrisMillerCycling ..not you mate.. one of your team mates declaring the bikes are made in the Phillipines
@@ChrisMillerCycling ..and yes I am not looking forward to the home schooling...less ride time for me...lol
How do they compare to the OltraXR4?
It’s much better. XR4 is 5 year old technology
@@ChrisMillerCycling is the quality of the ride better than the Bianchi? Does the frame dampen any road vibration is it stiffer or what as I have a lot of questions if I am to purchase one
Why did you change from Campagnolo? Why?
You can’t get components in Australia.
@@ChrisMillerCycling wow that sucks I’m guessing shimano does not have a supply problem then as I’m currently in the Middle East with no Campagnolo supply problems
Bianchi recently announced they are moving production back to Italy.
Really 😉
@@ChrisMillerCycling "The first step is a new 10,000m2 production plant equipped with robotics that will allow production to rise from the current 250-300 bikes per day to 1,000-1,500 units - both traditional bikes and e-bikes. With an investment of around €30 million, the aim is for this to be operational in August 2022 with a workforce increased from 180 to 300.
The second step of the strategy involves investing a further €10 million in the production of carbon frames. There is an agreement with a robot manufacturer for the supply of a 6,000m2 plant, although this will take at least two years to establish, the greatest difficulty likely to be finding the skilled labour required."
@@TJS71 wayno"s fotos ??
It’s funny how many people pay serious money for their premium brand frames and yet kid themselves they aren’t made in China. As you said…95% of frames are made in China and even the big brands share moulds.
Hmmm too tasty a bike! 🤤
Not gonna talk about that groupset?
Combination of parts off old bikes, borrows bits from mates and some random online purchases. Might change in a couple of weeks, just wanted to build it it with something to get riding.
Ps. Component world is even more broken then frame … stock in AUS impossible
I remember seeing the last team bike going past me and it looked killer, looking forward to seeing this weapon on road.
First comment 🥰❤️
A brand that begins with B? 🤔
BMC? BASSO? LOL
Bianchi possibly