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Re: Workswell WCB R 326
Thanks for your reply. LT268? https://www.ltbikes.com/index/products/view/id/21.html Geometry works, just use a stem longer by 1cm. I have one, love it. Photo from this w-e. i've put 3k km on it so far. Alternatively, VB 268 (a bit lower stack, and the thread on the forum has quite a few people reporting problems, but i suspect they get ironed out over time). Or the SP Cycle 025SL, but for a change, it doesn't look like an SL7. Geometry wise, it's close to what you're after. 30C max though. Or Yishun R1058D, but also 30C only. The last 3 are very recent models so you'd get the latest and greatest (hopefully / presumably) in layup, weight and so on. But I only have nice things to say about my 268. April 30, 2024, 02:27:22 AM |
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Re: Seka Spear
I tried to read the WW thread, all 7 pages of it. That was painful. And sad. I think 4 posts were useful, the rest being people with account names like "TobinHatesYou" bickering like old Greek women at the market for a grand total of zero value add. I have mixed feelings about expensive Chinese frames, and big reservation around the seat stays, & would rather buy the same frame for less and just painted black, BUT the weight & aero claims really are compelling. It does look like great attention to detail, given the well thought out accessories. At some point it can't all be just marketing, right? I also find it telling that they seemingly are much more focused on the Asian market than the West. If that's really the case, then it's really an interesting evolution of the road bike market. And kudos to them for releasing so many sizes, making all these moulds and running inventory on everything is quite a task. I would fit on a Medium myself, it's a tad lower than my LT268, so that clearly isn't an endurance geometry, but not too aggressive either. April 30, 2024, 03:09:40 AM |
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Re: VeloBuild VB-R-268 frame
I think that's less and less true every year that passes. Yes, a pool noodle with rough carbon strands inside from 5y ago is going to be hard to get excited over. But take a frame from last year that's fully integrated, and you have something that should be future proof enough for quite a few use cases. A frame that only takes 25C is dead. But 28C is still fairly current, although i wouldn't buy anything new that can't take 32C. I'm trying to sell my VB GF002 from last year and the issue i have is the mechanical disc brakes. The frame with nice wheels & tyres rides great, but people want hydraulic brakes (and they're right). Ah and the fact I painted it myself doesn't help, the colour is a bit polarizing. April 30, 2024, 03:23:24 AM |
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Re: Seka Spear
From a relative value basis, in Europe, the Look 785 Huez Frameset is 2.5k EUR. w/o a seatpost (standard size, so very cheap to source on AliX), and ditto on bars (i'm running Airwold T1000 cockpit from Alix and that's c.100 EUR shipped. So, call it 2.6k EUR. 2k USD = 1.9k EUR, not sure about shipping. (The 795 BladeRS is expensive AF so not using it as a comparison). And a Time ADHX is 3k EUR. Bearing in mind that these are headline prices, you can find a frame for less if you hunt around, but you may not get your dream colour. Now, if you're going to spend 2k on a chinese frame in Europe with questionable / non existent dealer support, should you spend the extra money to get a Look or a Time? I think I would. But if you can't find a deal on these French frames, then 700-1000 eur is a material difference. Is it worth it? Time frames are really supposed to be the pinnacle of composites manufacturing, i'd really love to ride one. They're made in Slovakia, which is not China, for a change. And Look also knows a thing or two about carbon bikes. Given secondary market prices in Europe atm, idk how well these Seka frames are going to sell. There are a lot of great bikes available, with proven history, shop support, and so on. Interesting market dynamics. April 30, 2024, 12:47:02 PM |
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Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets
i used to use a battery pack thinking it was charging, it wasn't really. I've been using a wall socket, works much better. I wouldn't charge less than once a week though, the battery doesn't last that long (I did use $hit batteries, to be fair, i tested their capacity at 320-380mah each).
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Re: Lightcarbon: New LCR017-D (or Yishun R1058-D)
If you dont know the site, play around with https://geometrygeeks.bike/. Will let you compare bikes' geometries, it's extremely helpful. Height alone means very little. I'm 184 and i now ride medium frames because i have long legs (saddle height of c.81cm). I also have fairly long arms, so i can fit myself on large frames, but i have a short torso, so i'm actually more comfortable to push watts on a medium than a large, with fairly high stack because my saddle to bar drop is pretty extreme. If in doubt, always, always go smaller rather than larger. I just sold a giant propel in L that was always a tad too big for me. Tragic, because that bike was amazing. Had i bought a M/L i probably would not have upgraded. If you ride on the flat a lot and are comfortable in aero positions, probably best to take a 0 offset post, will get you more vertical on the BB, a la TT bike. May 01, 2024, 09:03:29 AM |
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Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets
The repeated issues with this groupset are almost pushing me towards disregarding the groupset entirely and move to shimano. As a final and desperate move, I will try it with higher quality batteries. Thanks for the input all. If you want to nerd out, you can buy a lithium battery tester. I have an EUC i use to ride around town, and i've had extensive problems with its battery, so i've become pretty knowledgeable about lithium. Testing cells is often step 1. In Europe there's a reputable shop that sells 14500 batteries that's been recommended here several times. I bought mine locally and they're shit, in the sense they have low capacity, but they do work. To be fair to LTWOO, lithium on planes is such a ridiculous ordeal that it makes sense that as a direct to consumer brand, they have the option to sell groups w/o batteries. It's also in line in spirit with right to repair and all that. Regulations around carrying even the smallest of batteries is stupidly strict, not unlike limiting ebikes at 25kmh. Laws that defy all common sense. May 01, 2024, 11:30:48 AM |
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Re: 3 years warranty Carbon Speed Gravel frameset
Love to have a Pina inspired gravel frame but I am addicted to the t47 bb now. The BB is t47 on this one May 02, 2024, 09:24:44 AM |
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Re: 007Bike on AliExpress
China is on holidays the whole week pretty much, they actually take a lot of holidays overall, arguably. Not sure what you mean by "for some time". May 03, 2024, 03:58:01 AM |
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Re: New frame: Longteng RD301-D
I bought one black matte and one black gloss. I recommend the black gloss. Didn't entertain custom painting. I bought airwolf bars via AliExpress because wanted 36cm width. Very happy with the bars. They're the T1000 or T1100 (allegedly) cockpit. Costs 75 EUR plus shipping so you will find it on AliExpress at around 100-120 EUR. From the airwolf store. Very stiff, look very nice. They also sell a carbon Garmin mount but these are standard sizing. I designed and got car vinyl decals cut locally. To me the frame looks a lot like a Factor, so I hacked their font and in trolling Factor with tractor and facteur on either side. I've washed the bike many times now, those decals aren't going anywhere but they're reversible. Very happy with the format. It's fancy vinyl, forgot the name, any car nerd will know. It's outdoors resistant. Cost me a whopping ten euro to do the whole bike. May 04, 2024, 06:37:15 AM |
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