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Re: Lightcarbon: New LCR017-D (or Yishun R1058-D)
Of the Chinese open mold manufacturers, I only saw LightCarbon and Longteng. Velobuild didn’t attend. (And I didn’t see a presence from other Chinertown favorites like Elitewheels, Ltwoo, Winspace, Magene, etc.) But I did get to see the LC017 and the LT266 in person, and got some intel on a new LT301 that will be released in a few months:Nice one dude!! Especially finding a way to enter lol Maybe create a new topic about the bike show as a whole, to share all your photos/videos and prompt discussion on different models? Since this one is focused on LCR017 but it seems you got info on dif frames like the 301 to be launched. March 07, 2024, 06:43:47 AM |
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Re: TPU vs Latex innertube
TPU user here, almost a year that I've moved completely to chinese TPU (mainly RideNow and Thinkrider, but also tried Offbondage) the rolling is for sure better than butyl, but I don't have experience with Latex so cannot compare them. about puncture resistance, my impression is similar to Pat's above, I think the tire and the road conditions are the main factors. When changing from butyl to TPU I honestly didn't feel any change in punctures. In this 1yr, around 7.000km ridden, only 2 punctures in my TPU tubes they're a bit more difficult to setup, especially with tight tires, but after you get the hang it's pretty ok and of course, using as spare tubes is a no brainer, they take little to no space in your pocket/bag what I think the main issues are: - Reliability, the batches vary a lot and some tubes are better finished than others. I've had all brands fail on the valve stem to tube connection, small leaks that first just deflate over days but then start leaking more and more. - Patching is more difficult and uncertain. I've used self-adhesive patches, and some worked well but others started leaking after some time. Seems the adhesive starts to fail, maybe temperature variation and stuff like that. I've seen some tips on using vinyl glue to patch, I bought it but still have to try - Setup is tricky, since the tube is very thin it may be pressed between the tire and rim, and ends up blowing up. I've had this happen to me 2 times now, fortunately, I was standing still with my bike but was mid ride so got me a bit scarred. Upon investigation, it was my fault, it's important to check every bit after getting the tire seated, pushing it from side to side, so it doesn't 'bite' on the tube. As I mentioned, when you get the hang it's ok. I've thought of going back to butyl after some of these valve stem fails, but honestly these TPU tubes on the '3 items for...' of Aliexpress are around 1/3 the price I'll pay for one butyl tube here in Brazil. So as long as the tpu tube don't fail me mid-ride (which is rare to happen) I'll continue using them About brands, RideNow seems to be the best quality, especially after the last generations and improvements. Offbondage is also a very good option, their stem-tube connection is very nicely done and reinforced. Thinkrider has the best cost, and the alloy/plastic stem was a nice improvement, but it's still the one that failed the most with me so I'm a bit skeptic. March 15, 2024, 12:05:36 PM |
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Re: Magene l508 vs garmin radars
adding up to the conversation, I bought the Bryton Gardia R300L a few months ago, and it's been great! Occasional false positives, but no false negatives, it does the job pretty well. Especially considering I got it cheaper than the Magene, and of course than Garmin... This is a case of updates saving the product, initial samples and reviews trashed Bryton since there were lots of false positives and negatives. But updates improved a lot the product, and the more recent reviews I saw before buying were already more positive - which gave me confidence to risk it April 16, 2024, 11:03:45 AM |
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