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Phil Gaimon Leaks New State Carbon Aero Road Bike, with Complete Build Under $4k

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Phil Gaimon’s latest sponsorship YouTube video just dropped, and in it is a pretty big announcement about bikes. New for Phil for 2026 is a sponsorship from State Bicycle Co. And while the brand has a nice Carbon All Road model, they don’t have a high-end carbon aero road bike. Well, not yet anyway.

In the video and on Instagram, Phil leaks what seems to be the new State Carbon Aero Road bike. This model seems to be a dedicated road bike with aero features like integrated cables, a one-piece stem/bar option, and an aero seat post, without an astronomical price tag. According to Phil, State will have a complete version available for under $4k. That build probably won’t be under 14lbs, but this can apparently be built as low as 13.5 lbs or even lighter.

We’ll have more on the Phil Gaimon/State Bicycle Co partnership soon.

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RyanS
RyanS
10 days ago

Shallow wheels…massive fail.

Most riders who race aren’t doing hill climbs, they’re going to be doing criteriums and timed fondos. Now they’ve got to spend $2k on wheels.

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Mehdi Farsi
Mehdi Farsi
10 days ago
Reply to  RyanS

Phil built his own frame. Completes on our end will be with Zipp 404 or DT A1800 wheels for entry builds

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Al Woo
Al Woo
8 days ago
Reply to  Mehdi Farsi

And how about disclosing that this is a rebranded Speeder SC-R55D open mold frame with the T47 bb option?

https://www.speedercycling.com/Carbon-Integrated-Road-Disc-Frameset-SC-R55D-_p429.html

What, you didn’t think we’d know?

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Robin
Robin
7 days ago
Reply to  Al Woo

How do it’s exactly that frame? How would you know if the design was modified for State or that it’s really a different frame that looks similar? Oh, I know: you saw a picture. Therefore it must be the same.

And why would anything like have to be disclosed? Do you demand such disclosure on every bike part or even just every frame from every manufacturer?

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jonathan
jonathan
7 days ago
Reply to  Robin

no sleep til every D2C cycling brand tells me which open-mold frames they are selling. I DEMAND answers.

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steamed
steamed
7 days ago
Reply to  Robin

It is exactly that frame.

And why? Because you’re missleading people, when you tell them you made a new high end aero race bike. They’re rebranding someone elses work. Nothing wrong with it, but own it.

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Tom
Tom
2 days ago
Reply to  steamed

Are you OK? No, really, are you? It’s important to me to know that your mental health is holding strong, and at the moment, it appears you’re falling a bit short.

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Grillis
Grillis
7 days ago
Reply to  Al Woo

Apparently, you’re not familiar with State’s products…it’s no secret that they are mostly all rebranded (afaik).

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E x
E x
6 days ago
Reply to  Al Woo

This. Just another overpriced rebranded Chinertown frame.

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Tom
Tom
10 days ago
Reply to  RyanS

Why would a weekend crit warrior need to spend $2k on wheels? I can tell you firsthand, not one single person at the office park crit where you win gift cards for local bike shops is going to be impressed. If you want to spend $2k on wheels, spend it. But you don’t need to. There isn’t on jobber racing office park crits that NEEDS to do that.

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Cmon Man
Cmon Man
10 days ago
Reply to  RyanS

We haven’t seen the production bike yet. It could have full HED Jet RCDs for all we know.

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Tom
Tom
10 days ago

I love this! State makes much more sense as a partner for Phil than Factor ever did. When you look at his clothing sponsor, The Black Bibs, their whole ethos is great products at a low price with zero fluff. I view State Bikes the same way. His YouTube video spelled it out nicely, he’s working with partners that aren’t spending hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars sponsoring world tour teams and as such, they are far more accessible to the vast majority of cyclists.

And before y’all hate on me for that, if you are reading Bike Rumor, you aren’t headed to the World Tour. Why spend more to buy that gear?

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Your second dad
Your second dad
5 days ago
Reply to  Tom

This is exactly the kind of nuanced, totally chill discussion I expected.

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Jack
Jack
9 days ago

It’s cool to see state introduce this frame, but also funny as it’s the same mold as the Tavelo and the Oaks you see over in the states. So it’s nothing super new, but hopefully cheaper than what both Tavelo and Oak offer.

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Alan
Alan
5 days ago

Just like their allroad v2 is tantan gv201 this one is Speeder SC-R55D open mold frame.
And yeah, keep on drinking that kool-aid that these frames are designed & modified for State co lol.

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Tom
Tom
2 days ago
Reply to  Alan

Let’s all take a moment to thank the internet police for letting us know we’re all supposed to be bitter, miserable cucks.

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