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Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc!
I did torque them to 5Nm, but did not use any carbon paste on the clamp. I must say that during the first ride I had to change the seat angle and did this by loosening the front bolt and tightening the rear by the same amount of turns... Maybe this was not ideal... I have the saddle you broke. I prefer long nose style saddles, since I can shift position from low-n-tucked for flat speed or scoot up on the nose when I want to spin high cadence up a hill. Looking at your saddle clamp, I'm wondering if that might have caused the breakage? I'm weary of that design, mainly because it seems to apply more direct force into a concentrated section of the carbon rails. https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2255800039426240.html I think this style of seat post clamp is the best for oval carbon rails. It spreads out the clamping force across a larger section, plus these type of clamps don't slip with a little bit of carbon paste. April 21, 2023, 01:05:50 PM |
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Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc!
Little warning about this lightweight carbon saddle I bought... Rail snapped on the first ride. I am 64kg and it was a ride on asphalt, so nothing too rough....the big problem with the cheap 'no brand' saddles is that quality control is nonexistent, and so there's no consistency.. I've had one similar to this, rode 1yr+ and all good, know a bunch of people who had the same experience, but also of some cases of breaking in 1st use (like yours) or after some months in the end it's just a gamble April 21, 2023, 01:41:17 PM |
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Re: building wheel with straight pull hub: d411/412 spoke hole offset?
Since it is hard to find much info on spoke sizing for these hubs I thought I would pen down my experiences here: I agree! The values for flange to center of hub are somehow very weird to large and dangling around in the www. for the front D411 hub i also checked the drawing and I got: (WL = Center of left flange to center of hub, and WR : Center of right flange to center of hub) WL : 23,1 WR : 29,7 THe D412 takes me (after hours of graphical comparison, since there are dimensions missing in the drawings) WL: 31,2 WR 17,5 When I put these values in the Spokomat and the Spoke offsets 0,5mm for D411 and 1,25 for D412 I end up in the length values , that has been recommended to me from lightbicycle for two sets of wheels (AR36 and AR28) I have the 24H hubs, so the lacing is 2 cross. With the flange values , that are dangling around in www my spoke calculation gets way to long values.. hope this information can help others. April 22, 2023, 04:09:24 AM |
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Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc!
Noticing that quite a few things on Aliexpress had their prices reduced like that Zniino gravel handlebar. From my wishlist, cues groupset has dropped by 7 bucks, a saddle by 2, and small bits like olives, barbs, screws are all down marginally.
May 09, 2023, 12:28:36 AM |
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Re: Scott Foil replica
I mean how likely is it that they would produce Syncros branded bottle cage bolts for a fake frame? Can’t be sure. But I think the photos are showing the real thing.
May 11, 2023, 02:13:46 AM |
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Re: Terrible customer service by Carbonda
I think you're just entitled sorry. I had 44 emails with Adam and he would usually reply in 1-2 business days, but busy months happen. When I saw the title I expected bad faith warranty rejects or rude emails. I've had misunderstandings and I had to double e-mail because he forgot, but overall Adam is very understanding, patient and polite and I suggest you do the same. If you buy from china you must be ready for these conditions. If you want overnight shipping there's amazon. You'll survive. May 11, 2023, 04:58:09 AM |
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Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc!
4 TPU tubes + patch kit for less than $13 USD: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805240823049.html I haven't tried this brand yet, though I feel RideNow TPU tubes are fairly mature now with most of the kinks ironed out. With the price of TPU tubes dropping, I really have no desire to go tubeless on my road bike (though I run tubeless on my gravel bike). May 11, 2023, 02:21:50 PM |
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Re: Consensus on replica frames ??
My 5 cents. Aero road bikes now look very similar, with maybe Trekk as an exception. Look at Spec, Cannondale, Scott, BMC, their aero all rounder road bikes look alike. Henceforth, I'd say buy a velobuild type frame, like the 177. It's heavily inspired by current trends, but it doesnt parade as a knock off. It's illegal in most places afaik to buy fake goods, but you can't be blamed for buying proven engineering. Customize your frame however you want, but don't slap a Specialized logo on it. I wouldn't buy a frame that is marketed as fake specialized or a fake pinarello, because it's illegal, and maybe more importantly, you shouldn't trust thieves & crooks, so why risk your life riding something crooked people sold you? I also believe it is very clear that the fake frames are NOT the same as the real deal, they dont just happen to be extra units, all else equal, from the same production line. While that might happen sometimes, most of the time it's going to be different QC, materials, moulds, factories, and so on. May 16, 2023, 05:28:14 AM |
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Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets
Performance and reliability aside, it's just not worth it...yet. A full 105 di2 can be had for like $1250 usd
June 05, 2023, 10:50:16 AM |
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Re: Yoeleo R12 & SAT C50 PRO Wheels - Revamped and Refreshed
Just to add one more data point to this conversation; I got my R12 at the end of last year and it's been a flurry of issues with it since then:
What a massive waste of time and money! I'm so profoundly disappointed because I had previously bought a couple of wheelsets from them and they are really good. June 13, 2023, 02:28:55 PM |
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