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Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc!
That fantastic Zniino gravel bar (Surly Cornerbar knock off) has dropped in price and is now $60~ with free shipping - https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804059388076.html Unsolicited YouTube video of mine 
April 28, 2023, 08:05:30 AM |
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Re: Lexon "Riot 10"
Finally arrived ... isn't it incredible beautiful? Goodies it will be mounted with: - Fox 34 Factory SC 120mm - Sidluxe ultimate 165x38 (unless a Fox factory 165x38/40 crosses in front of my eyes) - 1320g 'real weighted' Carbon wheels (rims: Go Zone, hub: DT350), - Transmission: GX AXS. - Brakes: XT 8120m (4-pistons) - Handlebar: Lexon Ryet Ergo 16 (integrated stem) - Seat (EC90/Balugoe) and seatpost (Elita One) - Tyres: Maxxis Forekaster 2.35 (both front and rear). May 26, 2023, 09:57:23 AM |
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Re: LTWOO RX hydro sets
Maybe I am the outlier here, but I have ridden my ltwoo RX since basically the moment they came out (I believe I got them in december of so !). At first I was not very enthusiastic about the braking and the shifting. Braking was ok, better than in the hybrid sensah shifters I had before, but a bit worse than in the shimano GRX. Shifting was so-so in the small ring, and pretty awful in the big ring. Installation was not straightforward. First, one of my levers did not have the cable routed correctly (see https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_vF6lKv7aeE ). Second ... the pulleys that came with the rear derrailleur are too narrow and basically garbage. Do yourself a favor and replace them with some stone narrow-wide pulleys (11t/12t and 14t work fine). Over time, however, the shifting has gone consistently better, to the point that right now it is just flawless. It is silently, it basically never misshifts. Only sometimes I need to help it to index when downshifting, but this is 100% my fault because I wrapped two layers of bar tape and the hood got pretty thick at the base rubbing a bit the side-lever. Not that annoying in any case, so not in a hurry to fix it. The braking stayed more or less the same. Okeish, but I would have preferred a more aggressive braking with less dead-zone and shorter reach. I found out that the pistons tend to open a bit with time, so from time to time (maybe once every month or two) to recover the harder feel I like, I put some rubber holding the brakes actuated over night so that the pistons close a bit by themselves. The next morning they are pretty good. I am indeed tempted by the electronic groupset, but what holds me back are the reports about the water tightness (the 80 designer store person told me they are sorted out, but I honestly don't believe so without proof), the autosleep, the removal of auto-trim and the fact that the derrailleur probably has the same rather-weak spring as the mechanical one. I wish it had a stronger spring and I wish there was a 1x version of it with a clutch. August 16, 2023, 01:32:08 PM |
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Bikepacking racks
Hi, I see some rear racks in Ali made of steel/aluminum, quite heavy (over 1kg). Do you know of any more minimalistic rack system in that platform? Specifically something similar to lightweight designs such as the tailfin. September 24, 2023, 02:17:43 AM |
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Re: OG Evkin BAIZE CF-056 (in 2x gravel form)
Lexon reverse? Even Shorter reach, higher stack, more vertical steerer tube. I have had mine for about 2 years and it is a really nice frame. I currently use it with the zniino surly corner knock off h-bar, but I am really tempted to build a gravel out of it. September 29, 2023, 07:04:50 AM |
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Re: Titanium custom gravel frame
Oh ... Yes, the idea is to use a carbon fork. Plenty of 395mm and 400mm forks out there which are advertised for around 45-50mm. October 12, 2023, 09:26:04 AM |
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Re: Groupset News
What for me is very disappointing is the maximum cog it supports !!! I expected 50 or 52, but it is more like 45. Big mistake in my opinion, I literally jumped out of the boat
October 17, 2023, 01:35:18 PM |
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Re: Groupset News
From their youtube. With only 46t, it is not very interesting for me to be honest. I was hoping to be able to use a standard 10-50 or 10-51 mtb casette.
October 17, 2023, 02:09:10 PM |
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Re: shipping times from aliexpress
I too got something lost from August, for the first time. What a mess. I finally got today the refund, but as usual the seller and AE hesitated a lot and insisted me on keeping calling and sending mails to the delivery company...
October 24, 2023, 05:53:30 PM |
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Re: Does "Set-front" 27.2 Seatpost exist?
There you go, you gain around 20mm https://a.aliexpress.com/_EzjqR9N (In my case, I use it following my bike fit advice) November 02, 2023, 08:58:17 AM |
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I was being an idiot and didn't even consider anything else but a metal fork made with/for the frame (but I guess, even then you could get pretty low with a low crown and/or integrated bearing seat or something).