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29er / Re: FM-1286 out of stock, Nukeproof Dissent offered as an alternative
« on: March 14, 2025, 03:05:51 AM »
Wasn't sure where to put it, but let's try here since it's about nudeproof at some point.
So I recently contacted carbonda about any new/updated trail/enduro frames. Besides the Dissent mentioned here, they also have Mega and Giga 290 or 297 for 935$ and 1310$, respectively. The Mega size L is 3300g. Personally, not buying since it's a bit heavy. And there're some pics.

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29er / Re: ZTTO UL 10-50 cassette performance
« on: February 19, 2025, 02:11:07 AM »
Tried their 11-speed ULT PRO 9-46 (fully CNC'ed), pure trash. Shifting is unstable and cracky, super crusty noisy work. Got back to SLX. IMHO, 100 grams less is not worth potential problems, especially for the 100 bucks price + taxes. Would go for the classic shimano or sram.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: How to spot AE scams
« on: February 14, 2025, 04:27:59 AM »
Quote from: ZacItaly15 on February 14, 2025, 02:32:04 AM
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You gotta be kidding. I have a few orders already with clearly stated "zero problems return and refund alix service," where I was left with shitty quality useless items and less than half of a refund or not at all. Returns were not accepted at all, no chance. And deleting the whole product page with bad reviews and then republishing it again fresh is a common practice. So there's not much in reputation as I naively believed as well. This platform becomes a scam and trash more and more in recent years.
PS: the funniest part is when people believe in super-duper discounts during sales on special dates.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Xiamen Carbon Speed 10 years anniversary special promotion
« on: February 10, 2025, 04:24:31 PM »
Concerned people might also consider road tire inserts nowadays. I believe we have passed the dark middle ages, and in a modern and progressive society, it's not illegal anymore. Fashion police will not arrest you.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Endurance frame for long-legged guys
« on: January 22, 2025, 06:31:17 AM »
Thank you for the info. In my case the saddle setback (from BB center to saddle tip) is -57mm with 175mm cranks.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Endurance frame for long-legged guys
« on: January 21, 2025, 04:16:09 PM »
Xiamen is currently in the crafting process, but I have no idea when it will be released or what the current progress is. The ratio so far was 1.53. You can check there: https://chinertown.com/index.php/topic,4173.0.html

EDIT:
Btw, do you use a seatpost with an offset? And how much? I'm kinda of a similar geo myself (181/88).

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Workswell WCB-R-306
« on: January 18, 2025, 03:13:19 PM »
Based on their original approach and the last message sent to you, I'd suggest returning the frameset with a full refund as they offered. Even now, when they got kicked by the mediator, they still act like kids with all this "understanding of Workswell Bikes" and "high reputation for premium quality" crap instead of going straight to the business.

May I ask what the price for this pReMiUm is? 1200$? I've heard they're above average price.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Frame req? (Aero, dropped SS, high stack, short reach)
« on: December 26, 2024, 06:18:11 AM »
Quote from: PeterXu on December 26, 2024, 05:09:09 AM
700*32C
Any plans going bigger?

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: swiss cheese factory...
« on: December 25, 2024, 01:07:19 PM »
Ah yeah, LC fullsus. I got similar quality with my LCFS958 from 2021, but it's still ridable.
As for the pics: anyone can easily google it, it's on EMTB forum.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: New frame: Longteng RD301-D
« on: December 18, 2024, 02:34:41 PM »
Quote from: Hillhater on December 18, 2024, 06:43:32 AM
Confirmed with our production manager , the uneven BB inside surface will not effect the safety of the riding , you don't need to worry about it .
Yeah, this's a classic way to say "fuq off." They talk to the manager/engineer/god/Lucifer, and everything turns out to be perfect and in order. "No worries, friend, buy more frames." Quite common for chinese carbon manufactures sellers.
I guess if it concerns you a lot, the most reliable option is to show it to someone who might have some skills to test/diagnose. Or seek help from internet experts here and there (I'm not the one, unfortunately).
Otherwise, build and test yourself. You could find some weak points after assembling.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Endurance frame with 35mm tyre clearance
« on: November 21, 2024, 09:51:22 AM »
LTK266 - similar to 301D, but probably was discontinued.

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Wheeltop EDS GeX
« on: November 19, 2024, 03:24:17 PM »
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Speaking of Twitter.
Their road full carbon bike, R15 Pro, with WheelTop road set, is 1040 USD. The WheelTop itself is 700 USD on the website or AliX. Yeah yeah, I know when you're a company selling complete bikes, all components go chipper. But this? You guys really enjoy being part of this overpriced paid beta-test?
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29er / Re: japjoe7 Carbonda FM1001 build thread
« on: October 20, 2024, 09:37:47 AM »
Quote from: japjoe7 on April 17, 2024, 04:05:48 PM
... Shimano XTR clipless pedals ...
May I know where you got these pedals from? What's the nut size: 15 or 16 mm?

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29er / Re: Spcycle M06 or identity noname higher-priced Taiwan, need your opinion friends
« on: October 18, 2024, 04:18:03 PM »
I'd recommend to make your links less ugly and more international, I don't think many people speak russian here. And it's easier to change currency. For instance: https://aliexpress.com/item/1005005873568314.html and https://aliexpress.com/item/1005003041334919.html

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Lightcarbon: New LCR017-D (or Yishun R1058-D)
« on: September 22, 2024, 09:17:43 AM »
I see, thank you for the clarification (his videos are quite boring and pretty watered, difficult to watch). Well, in this case, it's screwed up indeed.

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