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Re: WheelTop EDS TX Full Wireless Groupset (Chinese SRAM) This reminds me of the book factfulness by Hans Rosling.
China used to make garbage using child labor. But that was decades ago. Most people (and I mean the vast majority of people) pretty much still assume it's true to this day. Except it isn't. China has long moved forward. In fact their industrial policy has been extremely successful. They also ran out of children, mostly, the population is now ageing AND in absolute decline, which is pushing costs up a lot.

Just looking at bikes, they've been OEM manufacturers for pretty much everything for eons, and they started to innovate, with carbon spokes for example. If you want custom built super wide rims with carbon spokes, you can get them from at least 5 chinese factories, but not from Zipp, and Campagnolo has become a running joke more than anything. The software on LTWOO groupsets is better than Shimano Sram (ability to change the number of gears, gear protection). I've helped develop a new gravel frame, it took them weeks to produce a mold and a prototype for me to ride. And this year you can buy a frame from lightcarbon that weighs 910g, which is the same weight as a Look 795 blade RS 2024... In fact Look's fork is heavier by 35g...

So if it took 15y for a Chinese brand to go from A to B doesnt mean it will take them another 15y to go from B to C. Things tend to accelerate.

It's tragic in a way, because in the west we barely make stuff anymore, everybody's become a life coach or a therapist (there's also a nice book on "bullshit jobs"), everybody's become super expensive with zero real skills. Applied to Cycling, it's the farce of "paying for R&D" which really means inflated staff doing god knows what, and paying for pro cycling teams.
March 28, 2024, 08:07:54 AM 		1
Re: WheelTop EDS TX Full Wireless Groupset (Chinese SRAM) In my large US city, I go on a few group rides and barely anyone builds their own bikes. I don't even think road cycling is growing in the US. Who wants to see a bunch of dentists doing a crit race around a business park? Also young people can't afford any of the mainstream bikes and/or associated gear. They have other things to worry about like cost of living! I was covering a fairly large road bike event a month ago and the majority of riders were in the older demographic with disposable income. Those people have better things to do instead of learning bike maintenance and will just pay an LBS to do the work.

I think LTwoo and Wheeltop will see more growth marketing in Asia. Road cycling appears to be growing there and it's probably why Shimano has been expanding factories especially in SE Asia.

https://www.agenzianova.com/en/news/Shimano-opens-a-factory-in-Singapore-to-increase-sales-in-South-East-Asia

The only potential growth I see in the US market is gravel. I could see LTwoo EGR doing well and they'd be smart to equip a few riders at events like UNBOUND gravel. If Wheeltop did a gravel groupset I think they could compete well against SRAM AXS XPLR.
March 28, 2024, 11:21:20 AM 		1
Re: Chinese cycling clothes I was just wondering what are the best brands to get cycling leg and arm warmers on ali from everyone's experience?

Thanks!
March 31, 2024, 09:34:48 PM 		1
In-frame triangle storage box ala Speedmax Sup guys,
anyone know where i can find this kind of rubberized storage box ala Speedmax cf7 ?
i dont need those hard shell 3d printed ones that goes so expensive

/yes, im aware i can just cut the aero elite chrono bottle knockoff, but i like to see other options

TiA
April 02, 2024, 12:20:49 AM 		1
Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets I just noticed that Pandapodium put up this comment on their eRX listing

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The “Blue Edition” won’t be available til the second half of 2024. The eRX we selling currently are still the all black version but with the previous issues solved.

It looks like plenty of people are asking this question already to them.
April 02, 2024, 05:05:02 AM 		1
Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc! Looks like there's now a Chinese version of Shimano premium grease. For 2 tubes, it's cheaper than 1 Shimano tube. Locally I paid $20 USD for the Shimano stuff. Reviews seem positive, might be worth checking out:

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805757540625.html
April 02, 2024, 01:16:14 PM 		1
Re: AXS Batteries I bought some from the RRskit brand.
The battery of the rear derailleur lasted 450 km until the LED flashes red.

The front derailleur has lasted 900km and is still green.

I paid €15.11 per battery in December 2023. This is no longer so cheap, but the price is between 20-25€.

https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005003106894743.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.78.30615c5fPOJhC1&gatewayAdapt=glo2deu
April 05, 2024, 07:33:18 AM 		1
Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets So far I'm quite pleased with my ER9 groupset. I've been riding it back-to-back with my mechanical Ultegra bike and they're both good in their own ways. In my opinion, it's similar to driving an auto assist car versus a manual transmission. I find installing the ER9 easier than mechanical, but it's faster to tune mechanical once installed. Though I wish there were RD cage options with the ER9/X. The one thing I like with the OSPW Ceramic Speed knock-off I'm using on the Ultegra bike is the 4 levels of spring tension. For someone like me who climbs and descend rough California fire roads the added tension keeps the chain from bouncing without having to use a clutch RD. LTwoo's looser cage tension and smaller spring are a bit bouncy on rougher roads.
April 09, 2024, 01:20:25 PM 		1
Re: Chinese tires: ChaoYang H-486 Cobra It's all about rolling ressistance for me. If they test them and they are fast I will try them. Or atleast close to fast ..
Running with gp5000s for that reason, the only non chinese part aswell here. Even on gravel it's thundero or g-one rs.
Fast and aero is laif :P
April 11, 2024, 02:25:02 PM 		1
Re: Spcycle New Mold G068 Carbon Gravel Frame Why not make the tire clearance 50mm or more?  That is what a lot of people want.  Please!
April 15, 2024, 10:59:47 PM 		1