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Title: Recommendations for cockpit parts
Post by: ialarmedalien on November 03, 2020, 08:55:10 AM
I'm "refreshing" my road bike with new bars (38cm -- more difficult to find), seat post and saddle, and am looking for recs on any or all of these parts. Carbonda, which I've seen positive reviews of elsewhere on this forum, does a nice 38cm road drop bar and seat post. Flyxii has a variety of different saddles and seat posts, although there seems to be more variability in component quality and/or delivery, to judge by Ali reviews.

Does anyone have other recs?
Title: Re: Recommendations for cockpit parts
Post by: carbonazza on November 03, 2020, 12:03:49 PM
For seatpost Elita One are great and light:
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/2447012

For handlebars and bars OG-Evkin:
https://orge.aliexpress.com/store/group/Stem-Handlebar/513273_515546355.html

A stem maybe, then the Kalloy Uno:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33058162085.html

The saddle are more personal:
I did ride for years on a Gub 1156, which has the design similar to a Selle SMP.
Like drugs in a city, if you look around and ask you'll find them on Ali ;)

And last year I switched to something more radical, I love it.
Very comfortable even on ultra-long rides.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32921891894.html
Title: Re: Recommendations for cockpit parts
Post by: adriaanm on November 03, 2020, 01:56:54 PM
+1 on og-evkin: very happy with the HB-002. I’ve used it for a year now without issues.
Also really like my kalloy uno 7 stem (bought more recently for my gravel bike). Super light, great finish and looks very nice IMO.

Oh, I forgot to add I’d also recommend RXL SL: I have two carbon seat posts from them, a fork and a saddle. So far so good (over the past year).
Title: Re: Recommendations for cockpit parts
Post by: Matt_C on November 03, 2020, 06:34:11 PM
Clone enve bar and stems are available. What I like about them is that they flare out at the drops. I think you can get a 35cm bar at the hoods which is 40cm at the drops. Bar and stem combo also comes with a really nice computer mount. Search "aero stem" and they should come up.
Title: Re: Recommendations for cockpit parts
Post by: ialarmedalien on November 04, 2020, 07:28:58 AM
Clone enve bar and stems are available. What I like about them is that they flare out at the drops. I think you can get a 35cm bar at the hoods which is 40cm at the drops. Bar and stem combo also comes with a really nice computer mount. Search "aero stem" and they should come up.

Did you go to a particular vendor or shop, or just search on AliExpress?
Title: Re: Recommendations for cockpit parts
Post by: Matt_C on November 05, 2020, 04:41:24 PM
Did you go to a particular vendor or shop, or just search on AliExpress?

Here is a link:
AERO Road Carbon fiber Road mtb carbon fiber bicycle handlebar and stem 3 degrees adjust with computer mounts
https://a.aliexpress.com/_BOXCLY

I haven't used this exact set up but it looks really nice.
Title: Re: Recommendations for cockpit parts
Post by: benando on November 08, 2020, 03:20:16 AM

And last year I switched to something more radical, I love it.
Very comfortable even on ultra-long rides.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32921891894.html

I've been looking at this saddle. It seems like it might fit well, but the pictures are unclear about fore-aft curve. Could you please take a side profile picture of that saddle, Carbonazza, and post it here? None of the seller photos or buyer photos show the side profile. It looks like it curves up at the rear but is flat at the front.
Title: Re: Recommendations for cockpit parts
Post by: carbonazza on November 08, 2020, 11:25:29 AM
Here is a side picture:
(https://i.imgur.com/Jq53XtF.jpg)
Title: Re: Recommendations for cockpit parts
Post by: benando on November 10, 2020, 08:03:03 PM
Here is a side picture:

Cheers mate. It curves up in the rear half much more than I thought. You just saved me $24.
Title: Re: Recommendations for cockpit parts
Post by: lukwy on November 17, 2020, 04:20:02 PM
Hi Guys, any recomendation for long carbon aero bar extension?
I need about 40-42cm long. The ones are on Ali are too short:

https://pl.aliexpress.com/item/32807732781.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.100009.4.4f4540c9VogLaH&gps-id=pcDetailLeftTopSell&scm=1007.13482.95643.0&scm_id=1007.13482.95643.0&scm-url=1007.13482.95643.0&pvid=26a54067-432f-4f27-b0e6-2c401eb7ea16&_t=gps-id:pcDetailLeftTopSell,scm-url:1007.13482.95643.0,pvid:26a54067-432f-4f27-b0e6-2c401eb7ea16,tpp_buckets:668%230%23131923%2311_668%23808%233772%23869_668%23888%233325%232_668%234328%2319938%23846_668%232846%238109%23291_668%232717%237567%23997_668%231000022185%231000066058%230_668%233480%2315683%23872