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Vendor Discussion & Reviews / Re: Any news from Peter?
« on: December 13, 2019, 12:49:02 PM »
Fantastic, we now have a way to finance our cycling expenses  8)

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Vendor Discussion & Reviews / Any news from Peter?
« on: December 12, 2019, 12:28:53 AM »
Hi all, it looks like many of us reached out to Peter without luck in the last few month. I tried myself twice, email and Skype, to ask for a quote. No success.
Has anyone heard from Peter recently? Does anyone know what's going on?

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29er / Re: Xmcarbonspeed CS-057 cracking
« on: December 10, 2019, 08:35:19 AM »
I agree with Carbonazza, Pressfit is a better option then an aluminum shell. I've also had the same issue (not CarbonSpeed frame) and fixed it with epoxy. No creaking since then.

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Vendor Discussion & Reviews / Re: Sakya carbon wheels
« on: November 18, 2019, 11:57:37 AM »
Why is that? I emailed Peter a few weeks back and never had any response. I thought it was just me, but it looks like "Peter disappeared" :D

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Well, I have used it only once so far! I switch from a non-Smart trainer to a Kicr Core+Climb, so it's a big upgrade. Climb is definitely nice, but the reason I bought it is because I used money from the insurance and got a 15% discount (it clearly offsets the high price). Also it is a nice setup for me as the bike is more compact this way (no wheel on at all), so takes less space when not installed. If I was using my outdoor road bike for that it would be different (I'd have to take both wheels off and then on every time, which can be a pain).
So, it is the right product for me now, but maybe not for everyone.

And yes, I still believe we'll ride the Alpes or Leuven together! Just give me time to recover a bit more :)

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And here is the 3rd life of this FlyXii frame! First it was a hardtail MTB (that I raced), then a Road/Gravel (raced as a Gravel) and now a bike trainer. The frame repair is raw from epoxy/carbon wrapping (no sanding and polishing yet) but it looks good and solid. Note that I would still NEVER put this bike again on the road as there is probably some hidden damages in the handlebars, fork and frame. Very happy to get this frame dedicated now to home trainer. I plan on fixing some bars on the wall to hang it here, in my office.



First test ride today! I haven't been on a bike in about 80 days now  :-[

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Good news! Insurance just offered €3000 for the bike (and some €500 more for the rest of my equipment). They indeed considered a €5000 value bike (the invoice I made), even though I had only injected about €2500 of parts in this bike. The bike was already over 3 years old so that's an acceptable value drop.
Bonus is that I keep the damaged bike. I would never ride it again on the road but I will repair and refurbish it as a Home Trainer bike, so that it remains permanently on the trainer while my new bike will only be used on the road. With the KICKR Core and Climb I don't even need any wheels.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Fork for my cheap road bike
« on: October 17, 2019, 04:42:38 AM »
No it's not a "reputable" brand, I've never heard about them, but looking at the AliExpress feedback I wouldn't hesitate to buy this product. As always with AliExpress, just make sure to test the product before expiration of the claim period. Once that period is over you can't expect anything back.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Fork for my cheap road bike
« on: October 15, 2019, 07:35:52 AM »
I don't think you can go wrong with any vendor that has good feedback (on eBay or Aliexpress). I have used a very cheap carbon road fork on tough gravel rides (including a competition with near to MTB-type descents). They usually error on the safe side with heavier then it should parts.
I wouldn't trust an expensive fork more then one from Aliexpress!

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My wife is pretty scared about me going back on a bike but I never ever considered that I could quit. Even as I was at the hospital, in E.R., I was already thinking about my next session.
The same week I bought a new helmet, gloves and bike glasses (there was a 50% discount :) ). I'm still waiting on the insurance to tell me how much they give me but I already bought a (very) nice home trainer. I had an offer on Wahoo equipment, so I bought a Kickr Core and a Kicr Climb (for a total of just €1150.00  8)). I can't wait to use it on Zwift (which will be my main workout till Spring). I still expect that the insurance will give me enough money to buy a decent bike. Worse case I'll buy a frame/Fork/seatpost kit and equip it with the groupset from my destroyed bike (I've seen postmount to flatmount calipers adapters). I probably can rebuild a bike with €1200 (frame kit + wheels + bars)

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Hi Everyone, it's been a LOOOONG time since I posted on this forum. I've been pretty busy and tried to make the most out of my free time. Anyway, now is a good time to share the sad news that the bike described in this post is now DEAD, completely. A car crashed into me as I was descending a mountain road last month at 56km/h (according to my GPS, at the moment of the crash). Good news is that I'm alive  ;D, still in a bad shape after a month but I'm recovering (broken hand, nose, teeth...). No bike for me before at least 2-3 month and I'll start on home trainer.
Anyway, this was a fantastic bike, which took me a lot of work but after checking it in details with the insurance expert it can't be repaired. Multiple cracks in the frame, front rim cracked (I had laced these carbon rims myself  :'( ), saddle destroyed (a 70g full carbon saddle from Smud Carbon  :'( :'( :'( ), huge shock on the handlebar and fork (no crack but I'm not taking any chance with such vital parts), scratched seat post. There is not much left, and standards have changed (my brakes were standard, not flat mount).
Insurance didn't want to deal with the 30+ invoices that made this bike, so they asked me to produce a single invoice, from the person who put the bike together. So, "I" put an invoice together for... 5000€. That's the bare minimum value of a 7.1kg, full carbon, disk road bike with carbon wheels.

Now, let's see what the insurance say. If they give me enough money I'll probably just buy a bike on the shelf (not top range, something like Ultegra group set range, 8kg, disk brake - probably 2500€) and use the rest of the money to build a nice pair of carbon wheels, and buy another Smud Carbon saddle (expensive, 149€, but so much worth it  ::) ). If there is money left I'll upgrade my home trainer to a Smart Trainer.

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Vendor Discussion & Reviews / Re: Aliexpress Sale Today!
« on: November 12, 2018, 03:38:11 AM »
of course! I got plenty of bikepacking and hiking stuff, as well as home appliances  8)
Prices are very good (almost over now!)

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After The Ride / Re: Warranty issues survey
« on: November 07, 2018, 05:26:37 AM »
Again I come after the battle but I get something to say  ;D

First, it is fair from the shop to offer warranty after return of the frame. You can't blame the shop.
Second, don't built a bike with Chinese sourcing if you are not ready to fix things yourself. I crashed my biked a few years ago, had a minor crack in a tube. I bought a fishing pole repair kit and just fixed it. Bike is still in good, hard use today!
Finally, I had a similar BB shell problem (my fault). I bought epoxy, good quality, and fixed the dawn BB. Same bike, still in use today!

Just do to the best of you ability to fix yourself the problem. And if you have to swallow a cost, well it's the game of saving so many hundred $/€/£ with DIY/Chinese stuff!

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Vendor Discussion & Reviews / Re: Opinions on flyxii
« on: November 07, 2018, 03:26:04 AM »
better late then never, here is my input on FlyXii

I the happy owner of 2 FlyXii frames, for many years now. One is my current road/gravel bike (refurbished from my crashed MTB). The other is my wife's bike.
The first is rock solid (multiple races), the second is strong enough for my wife but I would never hammer any trail with this one.

They are honest, you can trust you will get your bike but the quality is unknown till you receive the frame. Also I believe they know nothing about bike and I would not expect any sort of support from them.
Why would you buy from them? Well, because they are so cheap! Up to you to take the risk or not

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I'm in the Zwift France team  8) so yes I have been hammering my Chiners' bike on my hometrainer  ;)

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