Bought this to build up as a do it all commuter and part-time tracklocross rig. The frameset shipped and arrived quickly, and was generally well packed. Once out of the box I noticed some minor blemishes and paint imperfects, but these things happen. That said, this condition nets a 4 star review at best. The bottom bracket shell facing was heavily painted and the chain-stays had some tiny paint pitting imperfections 🤷🏼‍♂️. The BB shell required facing and chasing, so plan for this if you are building this up from a frameset. My BB would absolutely not thread in without it. That said, things otherwise came together nicely, and it does what I'd hoped - capably hold 38mm gravel tires with some room to spare. I swapped out the stock fork (which looks nice and is feather weight) with a carbon adventure fork and think this combination would hold 2.1" tires if I was getting weird, on a 49cm frame, no less. That's another thing, pay attention to the sizes and overall geometry on these things. I usually ride a 51-54cm road frameset, and the 49cm bl v3 measured up to be the best fit for me of the line-up. This 49cm's top-tube is over 2cm longer than my other 50cm track bike, for example.

I'm anxious to put some miles on this thing very soon!

Really like the look and color scheme of the new black label v3 with less writing on the frame. But the real upgrade for me is the bigger tire clearance for a more multi purpose bike.

So somebody recently tried to steal my 6061 Black label V2 Wu-Tang clan fixie. That was my moneymaker. I'm saying was because they couldn't steal it, so instead they beat the crap out of it and cracked the frame by the seat tube.
I've been a messenger for just about 30 years and I really enjoy working with SBC's bikes so I looked into a new one. And Seth was an AMAZING help getting me back on the road. I really appreciate this group a ton and I will NEVER go to another company for a bike.
All I got was the frame and I purchased the other parts and put it together myself sad thing about it is that I'm not going to be able to get my warranty because I put it together myself I've been a mechanic as well as a messenger for the 30 years.... Anyhow here it is I used my old parts from the Wu-Tang bike.. except for the bottom bracket I got a new front brake cuz it had to be extended new grip tape a new headset and new clipless pedals as well as a new chain
Thanks Medhi and crew!

Bike Came In Quick, Gorgeous Outside The Box Does Not Weight At All Really Surprised Me. I Ride Steel Frame Bikes So Going To This Is A Major Huge Upgrade !!! Down Side To It, The Head Tube Arrived Chipped It’s Small Not A Big Deal It Could Be From Shipping Probably Fell Or Something. (Clean The Threads Before Installing Bottom Bracket) I’m 5’5 I usually Ride 52cm But I went With 49cm And It’s Perfect Feels Suited For Me!! Been And Having A lot Of Fun & Joy With This Frame I Highly Recommend It!!

Great looking and just what I expected! Highly recommend

Great tire clearance on the new BL V3. Also love the easy to use internal cable routing for the rear brake cable. 17.7 lbs for my build in the 49 cm. That's with brakes and a freewheel.

I built my 6061 Black Level from the frame up to be a road-oriented fixed-gear/single-speed—something to ride when I’m not on my gravel bike and just sticking to paved roads. It’s light, fast, and comfortable. I love that the geometry is a bit more relaxed compared to other track-focused fixed-gear frames. Wider tire clearance is huge, too. 32mm road ties (GP5000’s) ride great. I put some Gravel King 35mm tires on that I plan to run for SS cyclocross season and took it out for a gravel loop and had a ton of fun. It’s hard to beat the versatility of this frameset, even if I were to spend much more on something more “premium”. State really made a great bike with the v3!