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Re: Carbonda fm936 Thoughts I took my newly arrived frame apart to check the grease level of the bearings
Looks like it's:
4x 6900VRS
2x 6901VRS

November 01, 2020, 02:53:07 PM
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Re: Chasing wind-GT20 OR Airwolf YFR045 carbon Gravel frames , any experience ? I asked the same question earlier, got a tip that they are Velobuild GTF-02 frames, there is a thread on that framset in this forum.
January 16, 2022, 02:29:07 PM
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Re: Chinese cycling clothes
Darevie bibs with cyclamen coloured pad is my favourite bibs among others. Great fit, long to the knee, padding up to 150 km is comfortable. Definately I will buy again.

I'm courious of ykywwbike jerseys. They look interesting.

After riding in a few years in spexcel jerseys where the zippers started to fail i orderd a bunch of ykywwbike summer jerseys as i wanted coloured through fabrics. I didn't get to many rides in them before the outdoor season were over.
Sizing were equal to spexcel, fabric is thin summer quality, sewing looks OK and and they use what looks like sturdier zipper.

Considering the price i'm pleased, time will tell how they hold up  :)

/Hakan

February 07, 2022, 02:00:47 PM
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Re: TopCarbon TCGF066 gravel frame I've finished the build of the TopCarbon TCGF066 for a friend.
Thought I should leave my build report.
Over all my experience has been good, I ordered directly from topcarbon contact and purchase through Alibaba.
Had an issue with the lower headset bearing when assembling the fork, the bearing I purchased had to much chamfer on the top edge causing the fork to sit to high and bind with the headtube. Seller helped me out and sent the correct bearings with less chamfer.
Routing of the integrated handlebar with a mechanical/hydraulic groupset was the all headache you could expect.
I did make some attempts to use partial outers that ended in the block in the downtube but I couldn't figure out how to avoid the outers from separating from the downtube block when assembling the cockpit. I finally ended up doing full outers to the derailleurs.
 
Over all the fit and finish of the frame has been good, my head tube looked good with some light sanding marks and the fit of the (correct) bearing is good.
Have no pic of the complete assembly, but only missing the chain in the attached pic.

May 31, 2022, 09:46:37 AM
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Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc!
Anyone has experience with A-Ex gloves? Need pointers. I need to rethink my glove buying strategy. Second pair of the set (Specialized) I bought on 4th July 2022 has given up today. That's $50 every 3-4 months. Not sure if that is the expected life from road gloves but to me that sounds terrible.
The first pair developed holes on index and middle finger and on the cushion of the thumb and I retired them around October. The second pair now has hole on index finger tip of left hand and is disintegrating around the rubber pads. My thought process was to not skimp on products like this (gloves, bibs, shorts etc) and always get a good name brand stuff. Now I am thinking how bad those $5-10 gloves will be off of Amazon?

I've had good experiences with "FireLion" shortfingerd gloves from Ali, i have pairs that been in rotation since 2016.
At the time of purchase it was one of the few brands that had sizes large enough for me (XXL).

January 19, 2023, 03:54:15 AM
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Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc!
Thanks. Like everyone mentioned earlier sizing is odd on these Chinese gloves which I found to be applicable to many other Asian apparels. I will look for this brand you mentioned. Just to make sure, what size do you wear normally? How much did you have to upsize?
I went by their size tables based hand ciircumference.
I don't know if glove sizes is universal (I'm from Sweden) , but I've purchased "costume" gloves in size 12-12.5 from international eBay.
Link to a seller of the gloves I have.
https://a.aliexpress.com/_msd82QK

January 19, 2023, 02:36:23 PM
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Re: Velobuild VB-R-218
The frame does not have a port in the downtube. Just like the current Dogma F. So you would have to get a handlebar junction box. I don’t know however if this handlebar is compatible with Shimanos bar end junction box. Maybe someone else has built this thing with Di2?
I've built a frame with wired Di2 and the bar end Junctionbox, no problems besides the internal/eternal routing headache :)

February 16, 2023, 12:54:02 AM
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Re: High end big brand OEM road rims 38/45/50mm on sale!!! I put an order in for a wheel set from Peter, thought I write a few words about the process
I had quick mail conversation with Peter providing good advise on suitable rims for me

End up ordering:
DC2855 road disc rims 21/21H UD glossy
Custom high end 6 pawl 21/21H 2:1 center lock straight pull hubs for carbon spokes steel bearings 330g with Shimano driver
Carbon spokes with nipples
Weight including rimtape is 1400gr for the pair on my kitchen scales.

Paid 762. USD including shipping and taxes,
Ordered on may 8, received my wheels received them on jun-13,,
 not superfast but the norm for stuff from China to my location.

Doing miles on the wheels now, my initial impressions is that they are not a massive improvement on my old elite ENT wheelset.

Still pleased with my purchase thou.

June 27, 2023, 02:55:01 PM
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Re: wheels for larger tire widths
looking to go beyond 28c width.  tried mounting 32c on carbon wheels i received, but it seems like if you don't have the internal width, it's not going to work?  the side wall seam is uneven, and so the height is higher at different points on the wheel.  I used a 28-45c tube.  any recommendations for wheels for gravel size tire widths?

This really should not be an issue, MTB riders use tires way wider than the rim.
But i've had problems with some tire/rim combinations where the tyre wont be seated correctly, maybe try streching the tyre before mounting or some lube (soap) between the rim and tyre and then pump it up.

July 05, 2023, 08:12:08 AM
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Re: Cheap socks that have a large size (EU46) I'm blessed? ;) with larger feet (eu48) than you, for me various aero socks from Ali have stretch enough to sit comfortable on my feet.
It can be a slight struggle to get the seam between the sock and the ankle part over the ankle, but when thats passed they are fine.
Edit :
I did just receive a new pair of socks, they been on the "daily deals" latest week's, a lot easier to put on. I payed ca 5eur / pair.

https://a.aliexpress.com/_msalU72

November 01, 2023, 03:27:18 AM
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