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Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc!
Quote from: jonathanf2 on February 11, 2024, 08:43:30 PM
Anyone use this style of drop bar with the loop built-in?

Satori brand on US Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B69W26MR

I have it on my Journeyer. It's pretty good, I like it. The flare is crazy though and really bad for LTwoo style shifters. I recently switched the LTwoo groupset to Microshift Sword and it's perfect.
February 11, 2024, 09:18:14 PM 		1
Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc!
Quote from: coffeebreak on February 04, 2024, 12:42:30 PM
Got the Rockbros bag ultimately, will see how it goes with gold/black color of the frame.

Also noticed there's sale on random Elitewheels but in extremely limited quantities.

If you look around, you might find Edge and other pro disc sets for a good discount + you can stack Aliex coupon code on top (in the USA at least).

Those wheels and that bag is here already.

Funny thing though, before placing the order I messaged another seller (AWST) and they said they are off for Chinese new year celebrations. I didn't place order with them but went ahead and got the Elitewheels for super cheap. No progress on it, no shipping for more than a week but I didn't message because of the new year.

Somehow on Saturday UPS knocked on the door and dropped them off - still no tracking on Aliexpress and order says in process still, yet to be shipped :S

As for the bag, it's good. No complaints about the quality. Rather small but goes well with the aero frameset. The color is also not green so that works for me too.
February 13, 2024, 06:05:38 PM 		1
Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc! Can confirm the gold cables work excellent in general (I'm using them with Onirii hydro-mech and SRAM Red rim). I got them from a brand called "Heppe". I'm guessing they are all same.

On the same topic, avoid black ones those are rubbish. I got a set and the black coating is literally just color on top of regular cable. It's also not even. I had problem pushing it thru the housing because at one spot the color had a lump that I filed away.
February 14, 2024, 11:25:29 AM 		2
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.

These seem a little expensive though.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806302781342.html
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805986642275.html
February 15, 2024, 05:32:26 PM 		2
Re: Yoeleo R12 & SAT C50 PRO Wheels - Revamped and Refreshed My R12 build is complete, unexpectedly quick thanks to from-USA shipping of Elitewheels.

Size 54 that fits like 56. I used FSA SMR stem and FSA Energy handlebar that allows full internal routing unless you do external junction box Di2 thingy like I did - then it is semi internal.
The color is "Golden Apache" and on the website it looks very golden but in reality its pretty light, almost on the verge of being beige. The drivetrain is a mix of 11 speed Di2 bits.

The Di2 battery is held inside the seatpost wrapped in a bubble wrap and thin foam layer. It was surprisingly very snug fit. No special shims needed. No bar end junction box used because I miscalculated the wire situation. The RS785 shifters being old school compared to Ultegra 8070, have only a single Di2 port on each. To use bar end junction you either need shifters with multiple ports or a "Y" split e-tube which I didn't have. I had already gathered rest of the wires and junction boxes so decided to move ahead with it without getting extra parts. The braking performance on these is excellent and I love the snappier-than-Ultegra levers. The shifters do look humongous though.

As compared to Velobuild's internal routing, this one was a breeze. Not just the frame but also thru the FSA stem and bars. I routed the whole bike in one afternoon without hassle. I will definitely recommend this setup if you are okay with alloy parts.

Nothing much to note really. The frame internals were super clean, BB shell, brake mounts, cable exits, thru axle dropouts all perfectly finished without any extra paint anywhere. The internal cables all went through effortlessly. The paint seems pretty good quality.

Parts used -
1. Shimano RS785, Ultegra R8000, DA 9100 Di2 mixed groupset. The RS785 work fine with Ultegra R8020 hydro calipers using BH90 hose, olives and barbs even though RS785 are officially supported only for BH59.
2. Elitewheels 50mm deep 28mm wide SLT-Disc tubeless
3. Vittora Corsa N.ext tires (32mm) with tubes. Plenty of clearance still left so I am guessing I can go 35 if I want but 32 it is. Note - these tires are a b*tch to mount. Probably the hardest I have ever tried to. Tubes are RideNow TPU.
4. FSA SMR 100mm stem FSA + FSA Energy SCR compact 400mm handlebar with full internal routing. The stem came without spacers so I bought this from Aliexpress and it fit as if FSA themselves made it - https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804948224583.html
5. Shimano Pro saddle.
6. Crankbrothers Candy 2 pedals - I use MTB style pedals even on road bikes.
7. Ultegra 52/36 crank, Ultegra 8000 11-32 cassette, KMC X11 chain.
8. Blackbird GPS mount, Towild 18650 light.
9. Riderace bar tape.

No fancy equipment. 7.8 kg minus the pedals.

Rides BEAUTIFULLY and accelerates quickly. The 32c tires don't feel fast but numbers don't lie. I have become a big fan of 30/32c tires. And even with 32c tires, the bike is pretty stiff, not bone jarring but tight. Just for the kicks I put the wheelset with Gravelking tires from my VB GF002 bike and it still feels way more stiffer than the GF002. Not apples to apples comparison but it was nice comparison for me to notice how frames make a huge difference in comfort.




For now, the build is exactly what I wanted it to be minus the wheels which have extra loud hubs. These are as loud as Reynolds wheels that I have on other bike and I am not a fan. I should have done some more research on that topic. A while ago I replaced the bearings on my ICAN Aero 50 wheelset with NGK ones and those wheels became silent to the point the pedestrians can't hear me rolling behind them. May be I will try that in some time.

Thanks.
February 15, 2024, 06:34:42 PM 		4
Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc!
Quote from: jonathanf2 on February 20, 2024, 07:12:00 PM
What's wrong with it?

Varia mounts horizontally instead of vertically. The orientation is wrong. Unscrewed the Garmin plate but there are no screw holes elsewhere so it can be mounted only one way - and it's like shown in the picture.
February 20, 2024, 07:35:59 PM 		1
Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc! I don't recall this Wheeltop EDS TX dropbar groupset mentioned here before...600 odd dollars

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806405285096.html
February 25, 2024, 07:18:00 PM 		2
Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc! This Rockbros mudguard is down to $8. I have it on one bike and looks pretty good, provides sufficient protection (I was using Ass-saver type before) and is easy to install. If not needed, there are rotating struts that allow you to remove it quickly.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806249116954.html
March 05, 2024, 12:06:55 PM 		1
Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc!
Quote from: Greenred on March 10, 2024, 06:11:00 AM
A question regarding UNO Stem users with integrated frames:
How is that stem covering your spacers? Or how do you do it?

Especially if it’s a frame for fully internal cable routing like the vbr 168, 177 or GF002, I assume that the spacers would be misaligned with the stem on top, as in not perfectly overlapping/covering the spacers probably.

My plan is to use the Uno stem, drill 2 holes into the stock spacer on top  and then route the cables through the drilled  holes into the frame.

Alterntively, maybe sth like this could work? https://www.bike24.com/p2532375.html?sku=1819122

I have not used Uno stem on internal routing frame (GF002) but I can imagine its going to be a pretty ill fit. For one, the spacers are kinda rectangular shaped to accommodate for the cables to go thru them. Are you trying to not route cables through the stem but still hide them somehow? Look at FSA SMR ACR stem and Kocevlo spacers underneath to almost fully conceal the cables.
March 10, 2024, 10:10:26 AM 		1
Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc!
Quote from: Greenred on March 15, 2024, 12:53:17 PM
Yes that's what I was aiming for. And there's one more complication: I want to keep the flexibility of adding stem-mounted aerobars (FALCON MINI CLIP-ON (Stem Mounted)) for ultra distances.

Your proposed FSA SMR sounds great indeed!
Do you have experience with it? Would you expect that the FSA SMR stem+cable channel could be clamped with the aerobars (max 5nm)?
Looks like the cable channel is also made from alloy and is screwed into the stem, so it looks stable at least...EDIT: just called FSA and they confirmed that the cable channel's made from plastic.. so not really an option for clamping an aero bar on it unfortunately.

I have FSA SMR + Kocevlo  spacers pack + FSA SMR compact handle bar on Yoeleo R12. I skimped on the bar end junction for Di2 and hung the junction box below the plastic cable channel on the stem as in the attachment. The spacers are super cheap but fit the FSA stem perfectly and came with 3 different base caps.

There are are some headset spacers with base that have holes for cables that you can use rather than drilling holes yourself. Personally I would leave the Uno stem alone as far as ICR is concerned even though the pictures on WW thread don't look half bad. The GF-002 with Velobuild's bar, stem, spacer combo looks extremely clean and I am pretty happy with that combination minus the headache during cable routing.

Regarding the aerobars, yes, the FSA has plastic cable channel held in place by tiny m3 screws so those bars won't work. I have no experience with such bars but if they clamp to stem I guess you will need something without cable channel - so Deda SuperBox is out of question too.
March 15, 2024, 04:22:31 PM 		1