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Re: New frame: Longteng RD301-D Purely aesthetic reasons yes, the gloss on that frame works really well, and they did a very nice gloss (it's a tad heavier btw, as is always the case afaik). You can kind of see the carbon underneath depending on the light, too.

May 05, 2024, 02:03:18 AM 		1
Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc! I installed the old design on 5 bikes, and i cracked one non drive side arm at 6 or 7nm. Racework is largely useless to deal with. They made so many mistakes in my order with them that i can't remember the exact count. Beyond the cranks, i bought 12s chains from them, they sent me 11s, the bar tape they sold me is the absolute worst i've ever used, and more. They refused to warranty anything, including the crank arm even though it was low torque (they dont tell you what torque to use, btw), but i managed to buy a replacement one for cheap enough - abnormal, but at least i still have 5 cranksets to use and not 4, for now anyway -.
We've put around 5k km on all these cranksets so far, i'd say. to avoid cracking more crank arms, i'm using 5nm and an obscene amount of threadlock. It's been working.
Either way they updated the non drive side design.
I wouldn't recommend them, goes without saying, but to be fair, i'm happy with the cranksets as long as it's not broken - kind of like i'm happy with my ltwoo er9 when it's not broken, the problem being that out of 5, 2 broke for no reason -, and their 3d printed saddles are nice too.
May 05, 2024, 02:19:49 AM 		2
Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets
Quote from: Sebastian on May 07, 2024, 01:06:50 AM
Well, you haven't had it for that long so too early to tell, I'd say.
Mine's also working fine still all the way through a very wet winter here. I'm past 3000k/1800miles now. I too am cautiously optimistic that I might have a well working unit. But so thought SergeK, until they all broke down on him.

Exactly... Until everything went to shit i was saying the stuff's amazing.
I charged / tried to charge my group last night after it died yesterday. Charged all night. This morning it was at 77%. Plugged into the wall, no funny business. So... idk. I doubt it's supposed to take more than 12h to fully charge. Which then means there's something that's not working properly. But i'm not in the mood to try to figure it out now.
i have put 3500km on the er9 on my road bike since Feb24.
May 07, 2024, 01:58:40 AM 		1
Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc!
Quote from: aliexpress_junkie on May 06, 2024, 10:15:31 AM
Wait so you had TWO failures with the er9 groupset and you still went ahead and got five? Or am I not reading this correctly.

"Happy as long as it's not broken" is not good enough, any failure during a 100+km ride is something that will ruin your day, and something that very rarely happens with groupsets from the big three.

i bought 5 groups at the same time. i had 4 bikes to build and i bought a spare one in case one would be dead on arrival or self destruct immediately. Built the 4 bikes, everything was fine for weeks, i then received a frame to review so i put the spare group on that. After weeks of "this stuff is wonderful", all hell started to break loose. The 2 dead RDs aren't the only problems i've had either. Had another problem yesterday i posted on the erx/9 dedicated thread.
May 07, 2024, 02:04:26 AM 		1
Re: Tavelo Aero Frame The 3rd video of China Cycling on the Shanghai show says that Tavelo is a very frothy brand in China, with a huge social media following, sponsored teams and so on. So that must command a significant price premium, even if that's completely invisible to the west.
May 07, 2024, 10:18:53 AM 		2
Re: Yuanan Carbon fiber wheelsets Year end discount promotion i would say 32mm wide, 50mm deep. Or even 34mm wide. I guess a vote on the forum could be useful.
I think 50mm is deep enough without being too deep for most guys in most situations. If you sell a lot to women & small riders, then maybe a shallower version too.
if 32mm wide, 30C tyre is probably idea, but you can probably be fine with both a 28C as well as 32C.
If 34mm wide, you can put 30 or 32C and should have a perfect tyre to rim transition.
I think steel bearings are fine because to my best knowledge, ceramic bearings for cycling applications make no sense.
No wavy rims.
May 07, 2024, 10:30:15 AM 		2
Re: Workswell WCB R 326 Came across that one http://www.adapt-bikes.com/Products-detail?product_id=101
Looks like it has some of the aero features you're after.
May 08, 2024, 08:31:20 AM 		1
Re: New frame: Longteng RD301-D Very nice! do let us know how everything goes, send photos, and tell us how the ride compares with other bikes you've ridden. Have fun!
May 09, 2024, 12:23:29 AM 		1
Re: Tavelo Aero Frame The chris miller podcast from a day or 2 ago was interesting, giving the perspective of experienced racers with regards to expensive chinese brands with western backed aero claims. Among other things, the old "if it's expensive it's got to be good" was mentioned, and as cringe as it may be to some, it often rings true to many, and that's how some brands manage to command a premium for no tangible / dubious reason(s).
May 09, 2024, 08:23:29 AM 		3
Re: New frame: Longteng RD301-D Well logically, assuming the 100mm measurement is consistent (there's the question of whether 100mm in cockpit stem length is the same as 100mm in standalone stem length), assuming the stem angle is consistent (not all cockpits have the same stem angle, and your Scott stem has a stem angle), assuming both bars are about the same geometry (not all bars / cockpits have the same reach, drops...), then if you pick a 100mm cockpit, your position should mirror the new frame (stack & reach) geometry, so you should be lower (15mm) and closer (11mm) - btw 110mm is 11cm, i assume you mean 11 & 15, not 110 & 150. The stack is easy to adjust with spacers. The top tube of the 301 being shorter, in principle, you should get a 110mm cockpit.

May 10, 2024, 05:39:11 AM 		1