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Re: Alternatives to Winspace/Yoeleo/Seka/Elves?
I have a contact who's been dealing with Elilee. Funny enough, I am currently running their new Mobius OSPW system on my T1500. The new BLIZE 01 frame from them frame looks very promising and was the radar too. Sadly the language barrier and their lack of any real customer service is a challenge. They aren't setup for the Western world. That's not been my experience with Elilee so far. Communication has been excellent - ordered the Novanta crank. Since they didn't yet have anything below 170mm, I just paid a deposit whilst the factory does a batch of 167.5 (what I wanted). Not quite as good as Nextie or Speeder, but still very good IMO. March 21, 2023, 03:12:00 PM |
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Re: Groupset News
Sensah hydraulic, the hoods are just... Maybe they subcontracted their design / prototyping to a dildo factory? March 26, 2023, 06:19:19 AM |
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Re: Elves Falath EVO 2023
What size is that frame? It's the very short top tube, present in all sizes except 61 which is instead very long ... March 28, 2023, 01:07:53 PM |
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Re: Chinese cycling clothes
Do you have a link to these newer stuff ? From the stuff I've seen that others have bought: jerseys still crap, newest bibs good - provided the chamois suits you. April 16, 2023, 03:52:08 PM |
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Re: Never gravelled before - need suggestions
At your weight with the potential also of using it for bikepacking, I'd definitely go steel or Ti. A few custom Ti builders who do nice, affordable stuff out of China - check the relevant forum section.
May 08, 2023, 04:24:01 PM |
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Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc!
Anyone know of a quality Ali alternative to the Altangle travel bike stand clampy thing? I have an Altangle for home, but would prefer something cheaper for actual travel.
June 25, 2023, 02:52:41 PM |
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Re: LightCarbon gravel frame with suspension
Well they slackened the HTA and steepened the STA a lot from their other frames. It's a lot like the URS except slacker front end. But the geo I saw for S and M, even accounting for the STA and HTA makes it very, very long ... nearly 1100 WB and over 580 TT on the M. They're going to have to be very careful about any extra front end length on the L and XL, or it's going to be unusable except with flat bars (which disconcertingly they showed on the single photo) for most riders. Rear clearance is 47mm. Hopefully also in 2x. They say they're working on a new fork with 50mm clearance. It has an elastomer damper very like the Wilier / BMC as I speculated. Also has a storage compartment in the downtube. This could be great, but I feel like they might be going a little bit too long on the S & M - and the L and XL could be a disaster if they don't take account of how long the smaller sizes already are. June 27, 2023, 10:38:49 AM |
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Re: Speeder SC-R48
@zdrenka89 RD is flawless so far still tuning the FD as it's pretty much maxed out with that 52 Tooth ring however I was inspired by two Japanese YouTuber who are riding similar setups That's an old Force FD, right? I'm surprised it can handle 52 ... usually they struggle with 50. Everyone I know who's running a mixed drivetrain like that is running Rival FD, or the new Force FD. July 05, 2023, 05:52:53 AM |
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Re: dcrf26 frame - Scott Foil?
Why the fuck they couldn't just go with BB386 ...
July 07, 2023, 08:42:56 AM |
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Re: ventum ns1 2022 frame clearance
Not open mold, not Chinese, but much better (and cheaper) than Ventum and thankfully no T47. Ceepo Mamba-R is great ... unfortunately the largest size could do with being a bit bigger for me. Significantly more aero shape than the NS1, 35mm clearance, BB386. Reversible seatpost allowing for a lot of positive offset for people who like to get forward and over the bike. Standard 1.5/1.5 headtube. And the couple I've seen have been extremely clean inside. August 21, 2023, 04:33:21 AM |
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That seems to be a bold claim based on some loose logic there... Commenting only on your claim about the 2023 model, and not the one that OP posted about, would you like to share which open mold frame the 2023 model is using, and where to buy it? I'm sure folks in this forum would love an aero frame with clearance for 35c tires and and T47 BB (I'm one of those people). UDH is a nice to have as well. Otherwise, it sounds like a custom mold frame for them... and it sounds like a decent competitor for the Soloist.