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This is a 29er hardtail MTB frame I bought from SP Cycle from 2018. Works great over the years. Now the bearings are a little bit not smooth so I am trying to replace them. Issue is, I used the BB92 BB removal tool and knocked off the bearings themselves. The BB shell is still with the frame. Now what do I do? How do I remove the BB shell like this?

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I think Trump is bluffing and will back down on May 3rd extending the deminimus termination date for another 90 days or something.
We'll wait and see.
The stuffs I ordered in the past 2 months will get me going on my hobbies for quite a few months.

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I couldn't help but bought a lot of stuffs off Aliexpress today. I think they'll arrive before 5/2.  But after today it'll be increasingly higher risk.

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After The Ride / Re: Where is everyone from?
« on: April 14, 2025, 04:03:48 PM »
I'm from Sunnyvale, California, USA.

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I placed orders for 200+ items (building up two new bikes, plus a bunch of other hobbies items). Now still have 6 items still on the way.  I have a gravel handlebar that they obviously put on a boat so it's been 15 days and no update on the tracking. I think my remaining items will all arrive before May 2nd but I'm sure there would be chaos immediately after, unless Trump tweets again extending the deminimus for another 90 days.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Beware of Winspace
« on: April 07, 2025, 01:58:07 PM »
Thanks for sharing! with their high price mark ($1500 - $2000 per frame), I would think you get a much better customer service for communication and return. If no then what are the premium they are charging?

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Over the weekend I just placed nearly 100 orders on AliExpress on all sorts of bike parts, garden supplies, solar lights and other junks. Hope they can get in before May 2nd.
I also bought a bunch of tires from Lordgun.com, they ship pretty quickly and today it's already dispatched from Europe. So I guess I won't be affected by the tariff on my hobby stuffs for probably a year.  ;D

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Oh, shoot, I just learned that the $800 De Minimis Exemption will be over on May 2, 2025. Darn, I need to stock up a lot of stuffs for the near future, extra carbon wheelsets, handlebars, stems, chainrings, cassettes......

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would you buy a car based on how easy it is to open the trunk?
Such an odd way of choosing a tyre, given it's the only thing that connects you to the ground. Would you buy bad rubber over good rubber, all else equal, because it's (allegedly) easier to install?

Have you installed the GP5000 TLR before?  I did and I would avoid that thing in the future. Now I am rocking Vittoria Corsa N.EXT. Similar performance, a lot easier to install. I guess this is what the OP was trying to get feedback on.

I know, it's illogical for me to avoid GP5000 just because it's a PITA to install. But personally I just don't want to relive the nightmare.

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Update to my order (I just received it an hour ago), hope it can serve as a reference to people. Klindsey00 summed it up pretty well actually.

(The days are including weekends and weekdays)
Day 0:   Placed the order. factory started the build and custom painting
Day 17: Shipped out of the factory
Day 18: Shipped out of China by plane
Day 19: Plane landed in Los Angeles, California, starting the customs process
Day 29: Finished the customs process
Day 31: Arrived at my doorstep in California

All in all, it took 17 days for the building and custom painting and 10 days for the US customs. The actual time spent on shipping is only a few days.  So all in all it's about a month.

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Thanks for the heads up! Only like 15 out of the ~50 items I ordered showed this "price adjustment" feature but these are all low price items.  But I did find a nice feature, if the item is late it'll give you a $1 coupon that you can use towards future purchases (expiration date is like 2 month from now.). I kinda feel guilty about collecting it, especially some of the items are just a couple bucks and they are really not that late, maybe by a day or two.

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I bought a gravel bike directly from the manufacturer (should've ordered from their AliExpress store to take advantage of the big sale but I was dumb a month ago in this whole chinese bike part scene) and the tracking number showed that the plane arrived at the US 7 days ago and no more updates.  I guess it's at the customs. Anyone knows how long this process would take?  Would they charge me any import taxes?   My frame is < $800 so it should be tax-free.

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AliExpress, and Chinertown forums is such an amazing find for me recently! I am kicking myself for not using it earlier.
Yeah it seems that I am walking into a huge addiction for years to come.  ;D

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Component Deals & Selection / AliExpress turned me into a gear head
« on: March 23, 2025, 04:24:09 PM »
Twenty years of riding, and I'd always been a 'stock bike' kind of guy. Mountain, road, you name it. I knew lightweight meant 'wallet-light,' with Dura-Ace and carbon bits costing a fortune.

Then, AliExpress happened. It was like a gear-head awakening! Suddenly, I could actually afford to tinker. My new gravel build is proof, and now I'm eyeing every other bike in my garage, realizing they're all crying out for upgrades. Those 105 and XT cassettes? Heavy! Since I have nine bikes, they never wear out, they just get old. AliExpress has turned me into a budget-conscious, upgrade-obsessed cyclist.

Just some random thoughts.  :) ;D

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I just received a pair of 28mm carbon wheels from Carbon Speed last week. I have just finished installing the tire and rotors on. Overall I am quite happy with the purchase. 

1. lead time: from the time I placed the order to the wheelset arrived at my doorstep took 12 days. I live in California, US. This is super fast considering it took them more than a week to custom build the wheels.  I ordered by contacting Peter Xu through WhatsApp. He was very prompt and accommodating.
2. package: the wheels are well packed. no complaints.
2. Weight: the claimed weight was 1330g and the actual measured weight was 1268g --- 62 gram lighter than claimed!
3. The quality: the wheels seem to be well made. their inhouse hub sounds great. Actually I think it sounds louder and better than the DT350 hub.


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