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Re: TideaceBike New mold Road Frame FM-CR068 groupbuy
Hi: Wishing you a nice day. Thanks for your supporting. Attached the real picture for your reference of our newset road mold FM-CR068. Headset: Top-Bottom 52 Max Tire: 700*32C Front thru axle: 100*12mm Rear thru axle: 142*12mm Rear Hanger: UDH Weight: 1000g +/-50g (Size S) BB: T47 Braking: Flatmount 140mm Disc brake EPS Technology April 22, 2024, 10:01:22 PM |
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Re: Hygge Aero Carbon Frame
@Wrighty, could you share your impressions of the carbon layup within the frame, as well as the stiffness of both the fork and rear triangle? I haven't assembled mine yet, and I'm debating whether to proceed or reconsider. I might be overly cautious, but I've noticed some flex in the fork (I'm 80kg, so not particularly heavy), and while I understand an axle will reinforce it, it's still a concern. Additionally, I've observed numerous sharp edges and creases within the frame, which doesn't inspire confidence. Hey so I don’t know if you’ve seen my posts in this thread earlier on but this frame is my first ever carbon frame on a bike so I literally have no reference to compare to sadly. What I can tell you is that when I started riding this bike I was around 115KG and today I am 96KG and the bike feels pretty stiff to me, especially the back end of it and bottom bracket. The carbon layup isn’t bad, but isn’t outstanding either - it’s ok. There were some sharp bits inside especially in the rear triangle but for a frame that was £450 I wasn’t expecting much. Other than that issue free, I did have the seatpost slipping at the start and have to really tighten that thing down but it doesn’t move now. Positive experience for me, I would love to ride an SL7 to compare but haven’t had the opportunity to ride anything else yet. My current plans are to keep riding this until I get bored or it breaks! April 23, 2024, 05:04:41 PM |
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Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc!
LTwoo EGR 1x12 group is straight up $350, no coupons to apply. That's cheaper than it was after coupons during anniversary sale. https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806450112754.html BUT, the official LTWoo store is a pain to deal with. April 25, 2024, 05:40:34 PM |
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Re: Awesome Pricing on Rival Drivetrain Stuff
Both right shifters but with long and short hoses. Right shifter with front caliper is a pretty strange combination though. A couple threads on ww and some comments on Reddit mentioned that flat top SRAM chains are different and without those shifting isn't optimal. Same with cassettes. Although one person vehemently denied having any issues with shifting using Shimano cassette. I'll play safe and stick to everything SRAM the 12s stuff is sensitive as it is. April 30, 2024, 10:12:17 AM |
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Re: How addictive is bike building?!
I did my first build earlier this year... At only one bike, you can still stop before it is too late 
May 03, 2024, 09:20:10 AM |
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Re: WheelTop EDS TX Full Wireless Groupset (Chinese SRAM)
Just my initial thoughts on the EDS RA6000 (carbon rim brake) groupset. Up front, it’s working well for my intended purposes and after 6 days of continuous riding I am quite happy with the product for the price. Time will tell how good of a groupset it actually is. For a good overview of the groupset, I found Ribble Valley Cyclist’s review to be helpful: I received my group a week early, which was a surprise. No damage to the packaging. Everything appeared to be in order. Not a lot of instructions or extra parts. It’s basically a mini grouppo, bring your own crankset, chain and cassette. I pre downloaded the app. For the first two days, I fumbled my way through the app, set up and tuning. Translations to English are not the best but if you are familiar with working on bikes most of it should be self explanatory. I set the group up on a 14yro near mint Tarmac Elite frame that I’m using on my turbo during the winter months. The rest of the year its my “training, travel, take to work bike”. Despite it’s age the bike performs really well. I had brand new 105 R7000 before I put the EDS on. Running 50-34 compact cranks and 11-32 cassette. Set up using the “Initial Calibration” feature on the app is really simple. Mount everything, add the chain, set the RD on the smallest sprocket and move it slightly inboard till it rubs the next gear. Back it off and set the limit screw. Function test by moving through the gears and set the high limit screw. All done. I got some chatter in some of the middle gears. Took me a while to figure out the “fine tuning” feature but once I got it sorted, fine tuning has actually gotten pretty easy. I recommend moving up or down in increments of +/-50. You’ll know really quickly if its going in the right direction. Performance wise, I am comparing this group to SRAM AXS Force (previous gen), Ultegra Di2 11spd, and Dura-Ace Di2 11spd. I have thousands of miles on all three of those groups and have my opinions on all of them. My opinion is that Di2 has always “worked”. I’ve never had an issue with Ultegra or DA. Tuning, cassette, chainring swaps, all easy. Battery life, never an issue. SRAM, worked great, hoods were a bit big, it was noisy and it took me a year to figure out how to prevent the dreaded FD overshift… but it was still a solid group. EDS in comparison to these groups “feels” to me ever so slightly slower in shifting. Not like in a detrimental way, it’s just what I perceive to feel. I am only using it in “Casual mode”. I tested “Race mode” in the stand and it shifted much faster but it would skip 2-3 gears. Also, Race mode is supposed to drain the battery quicker. In Race mode it didn’t seem like the FD shifted any quicker. Over the last 6 days I’ve ridden between 20-30 miles each day. No missed shifts, no chatter (after fine tuning) or hang ups. Riding hilly undulating routes with constant shifting. It was surprisingly good with zero issues. Felt better than my SRAM Force if I can be honest. The paddles for shifting are decent but don’t provide positive “click” like Shimano or SRAM when making gear changes. Set up of the FD was easier than the RD and far easier than SRAM’s FD. I set it one time, fine tuned it and have had no chain drops. The FD is slow but it works with no drama. Hoods in my opinion are ugly but functional. They “work” but lack any real thought or ergo design behind them. On the other hand, they are bigger than Shimano’s hoods and smaller than SRAM’s. The rubber is pretty good too. I did not take any weight measurements, however when I unboxed the group, each component felt heavier than I expected. On the bike, it didn’t affect the overall bike weight by a large margin. Both batteries came with about an 80% charge. I charged them to 100% before started my tests. After one week the RD is at 70% and the FD is at 75%. I plan to ride until I hit 20% before recharging. Couple of concerns and annoyances. Spare parts, battery replacements, hoods are not available. Every time you want to connect to check battery life or make changes to the group, you have to wake the system with the charging cable plugged into a power source. There is no external wake feature. I plan on putting the miles only this group over the summer. As issues arise or anything happens of concern I’ll update this thread. In the meantime, I think if it continues to work as is I will try it out with a 12spd set up in the fall. May 04, 2024, 02:40:21 PM |
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Re: Yuanan Carbon fiber wheelsets double 11 discount promotion
Hi everyone, After much reading here and various YT channels about Elite Wheels, I reached out to Leon, and after going through various options, purchased the 45mm YAR45-01. This is 18.5/28.0 inner/outer width, Shimano centrelock and RD13 hubs, Pillar Wing20 spokes. USD430 + USD80 shipping to Australia. After a few 100 kms, they're perfect for a Giant Defy endurance bike. They almost make climbing fun, very responsive. Thank you to Leon for a great wheelset at a great price. May 04, 2024, 09:16:28 PM |
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Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets
Thank you for the 51 pages of comments to the eR9 and eRX, very useful and interesting information! During the recent sale I could not resist to get an eR9 without batteries that came in delivered around 300US$. A great price if the thing works... For context, I upgraded my mostly indoor Zwift bike with the eR9 since the shifting performance of the GR9 never was great and the thumb shifter is not my cup of tea after trying it for several months. I think the poor shifting performance may have been due to the tight bends of the shifter cable due to the fully integrated handlebar. Going to wireless electric shifting did the trick for me... I had the GR9 hydraulic levers paired with the Zrace XG calipers, design, weight and color choice were attractive at the time. My experience with the calipers was less than stelar... the back brake did never work, even after several bleeds. The brake feeling was always soft and not very assuring on steep downhill rides. Installed the heavier L-Twoo calipers and breaking feel and performance is now good. I am running the eR9 in a 1x11 speed configuration, due to the existing chain and cassette. I really like the future proof option to upgrade to 1x12 or 2x12 if I want to experiment. Reading about the water ingress on the deraileur, I decided to use a heat shrink tube to slide over the port of the rear derailleur and then shrieked it to seal the cable in place. I expect this to solve the issue for the time being. Getting the L-Two app to work is a bit of an issue since the default language is Chinese... after some online search I figured out how to switch the language. Other than that the App is easy to use and the option to fine tune each gear to the tolerances of your cassette is a great feature. I currently run 46t x 11-36t for my indoor setup, no problem with the B screw to get 36t working even without a deraileur extender. Time will tell how good the system works and if the batteries discharge quickly. Since use the bike mostly indoors it should at least not cause any issues with water ingress.  BR Chris May 11, 2024, 09:46:45 AM |
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Re: Any idea of Serenadebikes carbon wheelset?
Thanks for Sebastian's advice and sharing your experience, We will work with all colleagues to improve service quality. Many responses are usually from 9 am to 3 pm in Europe. The 31mm width is increasingly popular in road bikes, but the internal width will not exceed 25mm. Centerlock hubs have the advantage of being convertible to 6 screws, which we can provide if there is a customer need. In 2024, we provide faster delivery, the more popular models usually ship in 2-4 days, Road wheels 21mm and 24mm internal, Mountain wheels 25-28-29-31mm, and UD paintless matt always in stock. We don't produce, but invest more money to stock products and develop new molds, 1-3 exclusive designs of mountain bike wheels every year. We are currently discussing a warehouse in Spain and I believe it will arrive in 3-4 months. May 16, 2024, 02:54:54 AM |
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Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets
it's 2x11 with 50-34 and 11-32I have Fix my problem  take voltage meter and check V of batteries 14500 should have from 2.2v?? To max 4.4 (something like that), mine have 5.2-5.5V, now long 5h ride with new batteries ( this new have 4.2v) and 0 problem, 0!
May 19, 2024, 08:09:30 AM |
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