See likes

See likes given/taken


Your posts liked by others

Pages: 1 [2] 3 4 ... 7
Post info No. of Likes
Re: Electronic devices
How are your Magene P325 CS cranks doing? Would you still recommend them? I'm looking for a new set of cranks with a power meter for my VB-R-168 at the moment and they're at the top of my list.

Left side crank arm works fine for over two years. Change the battery from time to time and that's it.
The right side spider sensor stopped working for me after a bit more than 12 months. Seems to be a problem with the integrated rechargeable battery.
Loads very quickly and does not last longer than 10min anymore. I guess the Li-ion battery was damaged or a problem with the charger electronics.

January 23, 2022, 03:58:08 AM
1
Re: Juin Tech GT-F brake calipers (dual piston)
As I was working my way through Taobao listings and Bilibili videos, I noticed that Onirii only really came up in the 3rd and 4th generation designs. Mentions of IIIPRO tended to come up in earlier searches so I'm assuming that they're no longer in the picture or are simply less involved as far as current production goes. I would also say that you really have to use Taobao and Bilibili to find the newest and best components from China. For example the new VFV Deep-V seatpost and the super high end EXS bits can only be found for sale on Taobao. Only outdated lower end stuff tends to end up being advertised to international buyers on Aliexpress, Shopee, Lazada, etc.

Just found the Onirii BR-05 calipers listed on Ali… certainly worth a try for the next project.
The design looks well thought through which should work well with todays internal routed cables.

January 30, 2022, 01:39:55 PM
2
Re: Wax your chain or die tryin I degrease new chains completely and apply Squirt two times after installation. Perfect for indoor training and dry outdoor rides. Never going back to oils on my chains.

I ride road and gravel bikes only.  :)

April 12, 2022, 02:32:33 PM
1
Re: Juin Tech GT-F brake calipers (dual piston) I ordered the ZRACE branded BR-005 brakes for my new build.
Paired with Sensah SRX brifters and Jagwire compressionless break housings the break feeling is really good.
So far I have done about 150km with some Swiss "hills" where the breaks were put to the test successfully.

Honestly these breaks feel as good as the Juintech F1's I have on my other gravel bike, so far so good at a great price!
Long term experience will show if they are worth their money.

Here the front:


and the rear wheel:


BR Chris

April 20, 2022, 02:20:54 PM
3
Re: Chasing wind-GT20 OR Airwolf YFR045 carbon Gravel frames , any experience ? I got my frame from CWind, I did not even realize that there is a model name.  ;)
The frame arrived well packed and the paint job is pretty good. Although the gloss is not completely even in all areas...





BR Chris

April 20, 2022, 02:28:44 PM
1
Re: Chasing wind-GT20 OR Airwolf YFR045 carbon Gravel frames , any experience ? The build was completed with the Sensah SRX 1x11 groupset. The breaks are cable activated ZRACE BR-005 hydraulic disc.
I had an older 105 crankset lying around that I combined with a Stone 42 tooth chainring and a ZRACE 11-46 cassette.
The build went really smooth and I decided to install only semi internal cabling to prevent sharp bends on the compressionless break housings. The weight comes in at 8.7kg for the bike including pedals, bottle cages and Garmin mount.

First impressions are very good but only 150km so far...

Here some pictures:











BR Chris


April 20, 2022, 02:37:39 PM
6
Re: Juin Tech GT-F brake calipers (dual piston) I did order them with the 160mm adapters. Usually you can get different versions at the vendors, just make sure you get the 160 adapters for front and back.

Additional remark:
The calipers are designed so the cables are on the inside which prevent sharp bends when mounted to internal routed frames. This made the break housing installation very easy.

BR Chris

April 20, 2022, 02:41:02 PM
2
Re: Juin Tech GT-F brake calipers (dual piston) I wish I could give you some long term experience but for that I did not do enough rides...

Comparing the BR-005 with the Juintech F1's:
The initial bite and break power feels very similar. I did not experience any fading on longer descents.
A 1:1 comparison is difficult since I am using different Brifters: Sensah SRX vs. Shimano 105.
The BR-005 are combined with Shimano rotors, while I am using light Oniiri rotors with the Juintech F1's.

I will try some A vs. B comparisons when I find time.
In the meantime I will try to get some more rides on the new bike.  :-)

BR Chris

April 22, 2022, 03:55:12 PM
2
Re: Juin Tech GT-F brake calipers (dual piston)
I ran the br02 and br05. The br05 bites firmer and stop much faster. They feels much closer to my Shimano hydraulic brakes. I can lock the wheels but need to pull very hard unlike hydros. The br02 feel soft and slow by comparison.  I used the same ashima rotors.

I haven't done Hills yet. I really pushed them yesterday in the city with lots of hard stops to see. The br02 scared me one time they couldn't stop me completely before an intersection. 

I either have less oil or air in my br02 or the br05 has a better seal.  I've boxed up the br02 and will be using the br05. I hope in may to hit more elevation. Wind and cold rain has pretty much described April.

We had a pair of earlier BR-002's in use for about 9 months and the break power was far off compared to the BR-005.
Worst of all, when checking them after a few months in use the left and right pistons did not activate simultaneously which made modulation impossible.
I would certainly not recommend getting the old BR-002 models.

BR Chris

April 23, 2022, 02:45:07 AM
2
Re: Chasing wind-GT20 OR Airwolf YFR045 carbon Gravel frames , any experience ?
Very Nice ... How are the brakes ? ... im waiting on my set to finish my build which uses a sensah groupset as well :) ... Although I did manage to get hold of a carbonda 696 frame for less than £400 so that's what I'm waiting to build :)

Thank you.
Carbonda 696 sounds great - looking forward to hear from your build once your frame arrives.

Breaks are working good so far, after some testing over the weekend I really feel they are on par with the Juintech F1's installed on my other gravel bike.
Long term reliability needs to be seen....

BR Chris

April 24, 2022, 05:04:11 PM
1