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Re: Recommendations needed on carbon fork cutting tool
I purchased a park SG-8 fork tube cutter about 30 years ago. Probably one of the best bike building tools I purchased. OF course, I paid maybe $25 for one and now they are close to $60
August 18, 2023, 03:12:22 PM |
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Re: Light Saddle and bottle cage
I use these for multiple years now: https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005003439269539.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.5.2b075c5f02s4MQ&gatewayAdapt=glo2deu I ride them on my street bike and later got them for my roadbike too. They are not a big investment as they are super cheap, they carry anything from the standard bidons to beer or wine bottles, you can bend them within limits to perfectly fit your bottles and they weight slightly under 20g while being super secure. You can also get them made from carbon but I wouldn't spend 4 times as much to save 5g per bottle cage and you can't bend them. For the saddle I would sacrifice 20g in weight savings and get the mixed ultralight one, it's not the most sturdy one but comfy. I used to ride a 69g bare carbon saddle before that and wouldn't want to go back. https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005005071499395.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.1.3ca83135Xtgkmr&algo_pvid=7eccf18a-b082-43e9-b4ba-99eac7cb5b63&algo_exp_id=7eccf18a-b082-43e9-b4ba-99eac7cb5b63-0&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21EUR%2145.96%2131.25%21%21%21347.62%21%21%4021038eda16948625352083627e14ca%2112000031526379429%21sea%21DE%21758736322%21S&curPageLogUid=MYOhfVU590Hk I also tried the 3d printed ones and can't recommend them unless you are really tall but lightweight September 16, 2023, 06:10:46 AM |
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Re: Lewis Bike (Trickstuff 2 & 4 piston clones)
I will order some tonight and see what they're like and report back on their weight and performance. The hose looks like a shimano BH90 so easily replaceable if a problem occurs and there are some lighter options on the market too (provided they use this hose). I shall be going for 2-piston in silver. Thought I'd add that since they look sexy. September 22, 2023, 05:22:15 AM |
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Re: Chinese cycling clothes
I bought these for winter / rainy rides but they are crap... Sweat stays in so you are drenched after a while... Really uncomfortable... https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001296267014.html September 25, 2023, 01:02:52 AM |
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Re: Chinese cycling clothes
Went for a ride with the Darevie jersey I got for $13 on the “choice” menu. Pockets are a bit hard to get to, but the jersey is super high quality. Best $13 I’ve spent on Ali for sure! Yeah, the jerseys are really nice... If they would just stop being so stubborn and lose the stupid text on the sleeves they would sell a lot more... It just screams "Cheap Chinese jersey!!" October 30, 2023, 04:45:38 AM |
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Re: Lewis Bike (Trickstuff 2 & 4 piston clones)
Hello there, this is literally my first post on this forum, but I'vei was a long time lurker; D. So... I actually own a pair of Lewis LV4 4 pistons (Piccola HD copy) .I actually got them from Taobao through SuberBuy (Taobao agent) to get them in France (yeah I'm French). The whole thing took 16 days, 3 days from the seller (the Lewis company I believe) to SuberBuy's Guangdong warehouse and 13 days from them to my mailbox. So the set costed me 256€ and Superbuy 36€ so less than 300€ in total  .Now the brakes:    November 09, 2023, 01:04:41 PM |
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Re: Lewis Bike (Trickstuff 2 & 4 piston clones)
Could you put the full set on a scale? My work place got a scale so I'll weight them there tomorrow .Did you have to take care of customs stuff or did the brakes arrive just like that? Superbuy got a tax free shipping option so I didn't have to pay any tax (declared value of the package was $21). You can pay them to choose the right shipping line and options depending on what you want them to ship. November 09, 2023, 01:53:57 PM |
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Re: Lewis Bike (Trickstuff 2 & 4 piston clones)
Could you put the full set on a scale? According to Lewis' claims, they would be roughly 100 g heavier than a current set of PCA HDs (which seems an awful lot). I don't trust this scale, but the results are 251g for the rear and 234g for the front. The brakes were shipped with a bleed block on each caliper, next time I'll weight them with the stock pads + screws. The hose length is 90cm front and 165cm rear  . R2-bike's result for comparison:  November 10, 2023, 08:09:05 AM |
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Re: III Pro PEERAGE 4 brakes - piccola clone
As an englishly-challenged, I have to ask: I assume that "Peerage" (an actual word) becomes funny if you read it "pee rage" ... yea, it actually is pretty funny. But why is everybody giggling about "Goldix"? "Gold Dicks" - Dick being slang for penis. January 05, 2024, 04:15:25 PM |
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Re: Rubber/silicon plugs for covering unused mounting points?
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002297946777.html
January 22, 2024, 05:44:20 AM |
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