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Component Deals & Selection / Looking for a particular mount
« on: August 20, 2024, 11:43:22 AM »
Hey

I've been looking for an out front mount like this: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256803838342339.html
But also integrating a hidden airtag mount like this: https://www.pedalperfectdesigns.com/products/canyon-apple-airtag-handlebar-mount-for-garmin-computer

So it can have an up-top computer mount, beneath it a go pro, and also integrate a hidden airtag, all for an integrated handlebar.

Has anyone seen anything like this?

Thanks

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Ordering a complete Chiner
« on: July 09, 2024, 12:58:41 PM »
Quote from: rasch on July 09, 2024, 10:29:19 AM
I've been down that rabbit whole a few times and always ended up not going there.
1- The complete bikes are little to no configurable
2- The prices end up being quite high
3- The components which build the bike are always "questionable".
4- No warranty or ability to sell it in the second market
5- price Difference between building yourself and ordering a full bike is not big.

I hear that, but:
1- I'm not at a point that I'm going to custom configure every component. I'd be happy with a frameset and groupset that I'm happy with. That's why I'm looking at builds like I mentioned
2- The ones I mentioned seemed to be the least expensive options with Western electronic shifters
3- That's something I don't know enough about - one of the reasons I'm asking. But something like this https://www.seraphbikes.com/tt-x38-full-hidden-cable-disc-road-complete-bike-24-speed-chameleon-paint-with-ultegra-r8170-di2-groupset-electronic-shift-p4813281.html (although it says di2 then seems to list some mechanical parts) seems to be decent in terms of components
4- that's part of the reason I would prefer the Canyon. One step in my evolution not mentioned earlier was buying a Canyon, then upgrading the wheels when on sale, grabbing a groupset when on sale, etc, and eventually having a full Chinese bike while also being able to resell the Canyon. I don't plan on being a full time bike building, buying, selling kind of person - so if I spent to the time to slowly build a good value Chinese bike I could see myself riding it for years and not being concerned about resale.
5- It's sort of a wash - except that building seems very overwhelming and I'm willing to sacrifice some customization on components (like most people not on this forum).

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Component Deals & Selection / Ordering a complete Chiner
« on: July 08, 2024, 04:42:45 PM »
Hi.
I've been lurking a bit and wanted to get the opinions of the more experienced.
I'm really, really, interested in a new bike. What I'm currently riding is just not fun. I've been reading this forum for a few weeks. First plan was to build a bike. That was overwhelming - I don't want to turn this into a project, I just want to ride. Next was to have my LBS build it - went in and got a quote, discussed some parts, etc. But even that seems like it's too much for me right now. So I gave up - I'd just buy a Canyon, and upgrade the wheelset with a Chiner. But they keep pushing back the stock date on the CF 7 di2 (which is about where I want to be) - it was at July 7, then 14, now 21.
So now I'm back to a Chinese bike.

Understanding that I will obviously not be seeing a bike shipped from China for at least a few weeks, and that most posters here enjoy building their own bikes from frame up - and also that there are basically no parts that will be transferred from my current bike.

Is it reasonable to just order a complete build bike from, e.g. Dengfu or Seraph/Tantan? They're offering for <$2k (say $2.2k after shipping) with an R12 (Dengfu) or TT-X38 (Seraph), with R7170 (105 di2). What am I missing here? Presuming that I would never be one to build up from scratch, and the maximum upgrade I'd do later on a Canyon or other locally sourced bike would be saddle/wheels etc, and the Canyon that I want keeps getting pushed off.

If you've been in this situation, and gone ahead with the complete build from China, do you have any notes and/or advice? Is there another way you'd go (aside from Dengfu/Seraph)?

Thanks

YL in Brooklyn

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