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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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Lewis Bike (Trickstuff 2 & 4 piston clones)
Saw this posted at WWs - https://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&p=1829140#p1829140 https://www.lewisbike.com/product/disc-brakes.html Anyone got any intel? Was inevitable that some Chinese clones appeared. Given the selling price, they're hopefully decent quality. September 21, 2023, 07:23:26 AM |
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Re: Spcycle G058 New Mold Carbon Gravel Frameset
I really like that the frame has short chainstays and slack headtube angle. Just don't understand why it has such a short reach and tt. I am 187 and looking at geo chart I would need size XL with 110 stem I think. The stack is reall high at this size. And size L with 556 TT would be to small. That would be a really short tube for fast gravel or singletracks You're not missing anything, it's just not got a long TT and doesn't need one, since it clearly wasn't designed with that in mind (long reach). Indeed you can 'correct' it for your fit with a longer stem. But they should have used a longer fork offset to extend the FC and wheelbase since TT is relatively short, and also should have kept the same HTA / STA from the size XS all the way to XL. You can't correct that. If they'd gone 70HTA and 74.5STA (as in the XS) with a 60mm fork offset, this thing would be great descending and on gnarly offroad. As is, FC and WB are way too short in L and XL IMO. Peak Torque tangentially touched on this in his Yoeleo gravel bike review recently - complaining about toe overlap. October 23, 2023, 08:20:51 AM |
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Re: yuananbike forged gravel wheels
That's a purely cosmetic layer on top of the UD rim. Forged carbon is a stupid marketing term anyway, it just refers to a molded (instead of laminated layers) thermoplastic composite with bits of carbon in it. It adds weight. In this case it's just a few large strands of UD carbon suspended in what looks like a pretty thick coat of gloss finish resin. I'd guess it adds minimum 30g and perhaps as much as 40g per rim. Looks cool though. November 08, 2023, 06:17:34 AM |
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Re: Newest 5 spokes carbon wheel for gravel bike
If they really come in at 1300g that's good, and profile of the spokes looks decent. But I think sales are going to be pretty limited. You went for a now archaic external width. You should be looking for something like 33mm external width front, and 31.5mm rear. Or in that ballpark. Either for road or mixed use (road and gravel). I think for a dedicated gravel rim you'd want significantly wider still. November 11, 2023, 05:45:59 AM |
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Re: Best and worst overall quality/value components/tools/gear from AliExpress?
fake G8 insoles I haven't ridden them but I've handled genuine G8s. They're very cheaply made and ridiculously priced ... I don't know whether the ones you have are a full on replica, but it wouldn't be difficult to do. IMO they're the kind of thing all premium shoes should come with, but don't - but they're way too pricey for an aftermarket offering given the pretty low quality. For anyone wanting a higher quality full carbon insole with good arch and heel support, I'd recommend Winsole. Though if you're using super narrow shoes, they probably won't work. January 03, 2024, 03:02:13 AM |
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Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets
Perfect for people who've accidentally cut their chain one link too short! Probably because they're about to start selling stock of a significantly revised version ... January 10, 2024, 06:09:13 AM |
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Re: Tideace NEW Gravel Frame: GR201
Yet another one where the geo doesn't match the tire clearance except in the small sizes. HTA / STA and FC / WB are garbage in the larger sizes.
February 01, 2024, 04:36:13 AM |
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Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc!
Rhinowalk has new bags out. I have a couple of their bags and they are a cut above rest of the Chinese bags including Rockbros which is generally quite popular. Eh ... I don't think they thought about the boa placement on the side of the top tube of that bag ... February 15, 2024, 05:45:52 PM |
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Re: New Gravel Frame Ican Graro
Looks ok, but couple of immediate flags. That's a proprietary seatpost with a profile that probably won't allow them to retrofit a 27.2mm insert, and it appears to only be available with a post which looks like it has 25-30mm of setback, which is going to be way too much for most people's fits these days. Those look like 40mm Ramblers in the photos, and it's already really close to the FD .. will a 45mm really fit on the rear in 2x on reasonably wide rims? I have my doubts, and I'd want more than 45mm anyway. Re: Ican, I've had no dealings with them, but people's experience with the quality of their product and customer service has been very variable on these forums. They're increasing prices significantly now too. But they *should* be better than VeloBuild or TanTan. February 24, 2024, 07:01:30 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.
