Open Mould Time Trial / Triathlon Frames

[Irideslowly]

Hi everyone!

Following the success of my first road bike build, I am looking into purchasing a time trial / triathlon frame from one of the popular vendors.
I would love to use all Chinese products ( sensah groupset, wheels, etc)


Has anyone done this?

[Nickk2000]

If youre in the us, i have a sensah shifters and rd if youre interested. Empire 2x11.

[Irideslowly]

I am In canada. I can cover the shipping

[1Sigma]

Hi everyone!

Following the success of my first road bike build, I am looking into purchasing a time trial / triathlon frame from one of the popular vendors.
I would love to use all Chinese products ( sensah groupset, wheels, etc)


Has anyone done this?

Built a bike using all Chinese parts, or specifically a TT/Tri bike using all Chinese parts?  I've done the former, save for Shimano shift housing

[Irideslowly]

Build a tt bike with Chinese components.

I've already built a road bike.

[Nickk2000]

Cody, got a groupme whatsapp or something like that?

[1Sigma]

Build a tt bike with Chinese components.

I've already built a road bike.

Cool project. What’s your shortlist of frames? (Which by extension determines whether it’ll be run or disc, I suppose)
1X or 2X?

Seems entirely doable.

[Irideslowly]

I don't have a shortlist. That's the issue. The TT frames are nearly 2x the price of road Frames.

I would run a 1x.

[Irideslowly]

I could get this frame for about 500$.

http://m.ltbikes.com/product/66.html

I don't know about the handlebars or the compatibility with the sensah Groupset.

[1Sigma]

I could get this frame for about 500$.

http://m.ltbikes.com/product/66.html

I don't know about the handlebars or the compatibility with the sensah Groupset.

Looks like the only Barcons on Ali are Shimano compatible. As far as I know Sensah uses SRAM ratios. This would leave you with LTWOO  (or MicroNEW, I suppose)

Have you found a good crankset? I was never able to find one. In the end, I just got a crankset based PM, and killed two birds with one stone.

For 1X, I would recommend Passquest.  I have not had a single drop using their 48T ring.  I hear Stone is good too, bit I've never used.

[Irideslowly]

I'd prefer to use sensah . Any Frame ideas ?

[jcr]

What shifters would you use? I would prefer Sensah too but that is SRAM ratio so microshift bar end shifters probably won’t work.

[Irideslowly]

Im open to everything

[jcr]

actually if you are thinking of running 1X...... this might work with Sensah https://www.microshift.com/models/bs-sr-m11-r/

If you are running 2x, I think Shimano pull ratio might work with the front derailleur?

[jcr]

Although I think if you went with LTWoo R9 (2x11) derailleur it will give you the most compatibility which should work with Shimano or microshift (Shimano version) bar end shifter.