I was taking a look at various wheel and hub options on AliExpress and stumbled across these wheels.

Nothing about them was particularly impressive to me, but then I saw the front hub. Keep scrolling down until you get to the "Hub" section. They state that it's a ~95g, CL, SP, Boost front hub. It looks REALLY similar to the current version of the 180. To me, a front hub is a thing that a rotor attaches to, attaches to a fork, and houses bearings. I care about it a whole lot less than a rear hub. And, I'm perfectly fine with swapping out the bearings it it to something of higher quality down the line. So, this really intrigues me.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002050487575.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.4c823c00mt2n9q&mp=1

Anyone ever seen this sold separately? I'm going to send them a message and see if they will sell it on its own.

Has anyone bought from this vendor? I'm specifically looking at their 29mm inner width 29er rims. "Lifetime warranty", but as far as I can tell, they have 0 reviews and appear to be a brand new vendor.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001561452261.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.412c3c00cnxXyN&mp=1

Any feedback would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Hey guys.

Trying to build up a gravel/bikepacking rig. I have a HT 29er frame I don't use, so I'm looking for a rigid carbon 29er fork to pair with it. I'm planning to put a short-ish stem and 46mm road bars on it.

But, the fork. Anyone know of any Chinese manufacturers making/selling a 29er fork with bottle mounts? Not very particular about A-to-C, but I'd really like to be able to put some Salsa Anything cages on it for additional cargo capacity.

Probably looking to spend $150 max, but I'm flexible. I love the Rodeo Labs Spork, but it's just way, way too expensive for this project (which consists of old parts I no longer use).

Thanks!