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Chinese Carbon Road Bikes => Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components => Topic started by: lantz on August 04, 2024, 04:51:09 PM
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I ordered these: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806636665429.html - and, honestly, they seem really rad and exactly what I need/want. Just one problem: after waiting a fucking month for them to be shipped via "Oversized" - they showed up wrapped in foam and taped as all bars I've ordered have been, but they clearly took some sort of pressure or impact in shipping and the drop was completely crushed.
This is the missing piece to finish the build, so it's a bit frustrating. It's also kind of a specific and hard product to find alternatives for, so, as I consider options, curious if anyone has any others they can recommend? I'm using a Fire Spider internally routed stem to go with them.
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I ordered these: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806636665429.html - and, honestly, they seem really rad and exactly what I need/want. Just one problem: after waiting a fucking month for them to be shipped via "Oversized" - they showed up wrapped in foam and taped as all bars I've ordered have been, but they clearly took some sort of pressure or impact in shipping and the drop was completely crushed.
This is the missing piece to finish the build, so it's a bit frustrating. It's also kind of a specific and hard product to find alternatives for, so, as I consider options, curious if anyone has any others they can recommend? I'm using a Fire Spider internally routed stem to go with them.
I use those bars and they're the best bars ever
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If you're in a rush, US Amazon Prime sells flared RXL gravel bars. The widest is 42/498mm at the drops. I'm not sure if you need wider bars for a front bag, but I can vouch for them since I've used them on a few bike builds.
https://www.amazon.com/handlebar-handlebars-road-bike-drop/dp/B0B28MM849 (https://www.amazon.com/handlebar-handlebars-road-bike-drop/dp/B0B28MM849)
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If you're in a rush, US Amazon Prime sells flared RXL gravel bars. The widest is 42/498mm at the drops. I'm not sure if you need wider bars for a front bag, but I can vouch for them since I've used them on a few bike builds.
https://www.amazon.com/handlebar-handlebars-road-bike-drop/dp/B0B28MM849 (https://www.amazon.com/handlebar-handlebars-road-bike-drop/dp/B0B28MM849)
Do they have internal routing to the stem? I don’t think they do, but would love if you could verify
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I use those bars and they're the best bars ever
Makes me that much more annoyed that they were shipped as ‘oversized’ and crushed. They look so promising. I guess I’m ordering another pair.