Gravel racing has quietly become the most demanding discipline in cycling. Two hundred kilometers of washboard, six hours in the wind, and no team car behind you. The bike has to be an aero bike, a mule, and a suspension system at once — and most frames pick one.
Start from the race, not the frame
SEKA's engineers began the ExAero GR project by profiling the terrain of premier gravel races — surface frequency data, average speeds by sector, and how much food and water riders actually consume per hour. The result is a storage-first layout: room for two liters and 800 calories inside the front triangle, without a single strap flapping in the wind.
Clearance without compromise
The GR clears 50 mm tires with mud room to spare, yet the dropped seatstays and truncated airfoil tubes keep drag within 4% of SEKA's road platform at race speeds. True one-piece molding keeps the frame at a claimed 980 g in size 54.
Who it's for
If your gravel calendar includes anything with a start gun, this is the frame we'd build. Riders who prioritize compliance over outright speed may prefer a shallower wheelset — see our wheelset guide for pairing recommendations. The frame is the ExAero GR RDC Frameset.
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