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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LEXON Road Carbon Crankset
« on: March 29, 2024, 02:54:08 PM »
Do these have any advantage over your normal SRAM RED 8-bolt Crankarms?
They seem to be the same weight and apparently only $20 cheaper.

While I appreciate the competition of Cybrei, Incolor and Lexon, am I jaded to expect at least a little more of a price gap considering the unproven durability and lack of local customer support/warranty?

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Road/All-Road frame with BB92
« on: October 01, 2023, 04:55:36 PM »
Chainline issues aside - the axle of a road crank has a good chance of just physically being too short to fit.
I've never actually measured it down to the mm, but I believe my SRAM Red crank has an axle length of <90mm - it would not fit in a 92mm wide BB.

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Tubeless road/gravel tyres
« on: September 09, 2023, 07:03:43 AM »
I'm running Pirelli Cinturato Velo TLRs in 35mm (about 38mm on 25mm inner width rims) on my year-round commuting bike through everything badly maintained city roads have to offer (gravel, glass, potholes, ...). They sealed immediately and haven't leaked since, didn't get a puncture either. I give them air about every 2-3 month and the sealant inside is probably dry for ages (haven't refreshed it for two years...).

They are certainly not the fastest tire, nor do they offer above-average grip. I would still recommend them if you are just looking for a resilient, easy to mount and good sealing tire.

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: True CX frame (not gravel)
« on: August 29, 2023, 06:20:32 PM »
Quote from: 00Garza on August 29, 2023, 04:14:15 PM
Didn't someone on here recently buy direct from Yishun?
Yes. It's really not that much of an issue anymore. They even have a warehouse in Germany.
At least as long as you are fine with the base carbon-black frame. You won't get any one-off customizing (like individual paintjobs) from them. You have to buy in quantity for that.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: TT-X21 topcap broken - TanTan does not have replacements
« on: August 22, 2023, 10:36:18 AM »
I don't have a source for a replacement top cap. I could probably model and print you one though, if you are located somewhere sending a package from Germany to is not outrageously expensive. You wouldn't be able to preload the steerer with it - you would have to use a normal round cap for that - but it should look pretty decent.
Is my assumption correct that the only thing broken is the chamfer interfacing with the screw?

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Picking frame for "race commuter"
« on: July 25, 2023, 04:20:34 PM »
Yishunbikes G095D Speed Gravel might a solid candidate.
I don't have any personal experiences with that frame, just eyeing it for a while. But I've only heard good things about Yishunbike.
We have a topic on that frame here:
https://chinertown.com/index.php/topic,4283.0.html
The manufacturer site for the frame:
https://www.yishunbike.com/product/g095dspeed-gravel/

My next speedy all-weather commuter bike with convenience items like fenders and proper lights will probably be a Workswell WCB-R-358. It has some nice details, like the fender boss at the top inside of the fork arch.
Unfortunately it's a bit heavy. A 54 frame is 1200g, fork 490g, seatpost 180g. With a nice set of fenders weighting 500g, I'm not sure if 150g extra really makes a difference though.
https://chinertown.com/index.php/topic,4060.0.html
https://chinertown.com/index.php/topic,4138.0.html
https://www.workswellbikes.com/gravel/wcb-r-358.html

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