I'm a huge dog and cat lover and thought it'd be fun to share some pics..

This here is my dog Topaz. Smartest dog in the world, I tell ya!

This topic has been moved to Component Deals & Selection .

http://chinertown.com/index.php?topic=267.0

As I stated in another thread, I've had a few guys asking that a chiner road section be added to the forum... So here she be.

I was researching the topic I came across this thread on the road bike forum: http://forums.roadbikereview.com/bikes-frames-forks/chinese-carbon-picture-thread-255186.html

and the very first post read:

I as many of us have gone the way of Chinese carbon and therefore like to look at other bikes of the same. I like to see what others have done with this blank canvas with their paint and builds. The only problem is that there are hundreds of pages in the normal Chinese carbon thread and you have to sort through so much to see what your looking for.

So, I figured might as well add a home for road chiners here at Chinertown. At first it will just be contained in one section/board but as it grows it can be expanded out just like the MTB section is now.

That said, nor myself or the other mods know jack about road chiners, so the only way this part of the forum will have a chance at thriving is if it is moderated by someone with a passion for road bikes, specifically for chiner road bikes and the sharing of information related to the topic. With that in mind, it seemed logical to add a mod specifically for this section of the forum.. If you're interested and fit the description, or know someone that is then please hit me up with a PM and perhaps we can work something out.

I will say that even though I'm not a road biker.. some of these road chiners are pretty awesome to look at. You can tell people have put lots of thought into their component selection and paint/graphics designs. Would love to see the section gain momentum simply to be able to watch more chiner builds develop.

Thanks for reading.

Anybody have a set and have anything to say about them? I've read mostly good things about them and at one point that's what I was going to use with my carbon wheelset.. but I ended up having a conversation with one of the more respected wheel builders that lurks on mtbr and he told me that for my weight (200 lbs) I should just avoid them alltogether. Since I ended up buying my Sun Ringle pre-built wheels anyway.. it didn't really matter, but now that I want to build up a carbon wheelset I'm back to looking for the right hubs again.

So far it's Dt Swiss 240s or a set of hubs from http://www.bikehubstore.com/

Opinions? Did I get bad info from the "expert" wheel builder (he may have been trying to sell some that he sold - not sure) or was he right and they should be avoided?

brmeyer135: I saw that you recommended them in the "Most Carbon'd Out" thread so looking forward to seeing if you have more input on the matter.

Okay, so one more day left to enter the rim giveaway contest! At midnight tomorrow night (central standard time) the contest thread will be locked and there will be no more entries..

In the meantime, there are a few members that posted in the thread and think that they are entered, but aren't. Would be a shame to miss out on having your name in there... ridiculously good odds of winning a pretty high value prize. Something like a 1 in 50 chance to win, I believe. Those kind of odds are usually strictly for winning your $2.00 back on a scratch-off lotto ticket, lol. So, I thought it only right to make a thread to point out to those specific members that they may have had a slight oversight, and need to adjust it in order to be eligible.

Here are the members and what they need to do:

brmeyer135 - No avatar uploaded.
Cebeas - Only 1 post and no avatar uploaded.
Vipassana - No avatar uploaded.
Frits777 - Didn't post the word "Enter" in the contest thread.
arrjay - No avatar uploaded.
leugene - Didn't post the word "Enter" in the contest thread.
Gliderboy - Only 1 post, and no avatar uploaded.
Ianitis - No avatar uploaded

You have slightly less than 24 hours.

Sorry to be such a "stickler" for the rules, but in order to maintain fairness to those that did enter correctly - All qualifications have to be met! Hope this post helps some of you out.. I'll re-post the rules for those that may have missed them somehow.. Good luck!



 

Pretty good deal on a high end wheelset:

http://www.pricepoint.com/Brand/Sun-Ringle/Sun-Ringle-Charger-Pro-29er-Wheelset-w-Stan-s-Accessories.axd?src=MTBDEALS&trk_msg=2S4JOTDF7CL4J7A2G60HH6UV4C&trk_contact=6TPUJG7OIC4T90M2OUV1R76VH8&utm_source=Listrak&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=http%3a%2f%2fwww.pricepoint.com%2fBrand%2fSun-Ringle%2fSun-Ringle-Charger-Pro-29er-Wheelset-w-Stan-s-Accessories.axd%3fsrc%3dMTBDEALS&utm_campaign=20140606_MTBDEALS



Comes with all you need, the wheels come with Stan's tape/strips already installed: