Of the 3 forks mentioned (Ztto, Bolany & Himalo), I've only seen Bolany locally. Lots of folks in the local scene have posted pictures & videos of Bolany breaking. Not crack or bent/dent but literally break into pieces. A couple were even on their maiden rides. And a lot of those aren't even aggressive riding.

I'm using Stone 110BCD narrow-wide for my single speed gravel bike & single speed road bike. Have put over 4,500km combined and no problem. I'm also using the same brand on my 29er mtb with over 3,000km with no complains as well. I don't know if they have 2x chainrings though.

How can you adjust the tension on such a Frame?

Eccentric bb for pressfit. For now, that's what I can think of.

Thank you those Gaciron lights look great, anyone using the 1800 lumen model? Might but two of those and one of the 1000 lumen for the helmet, how's battery life on them?

Check this out. Gaciron, it got all the info you need for their products. Lumen output with it's respective estimate duration, product dimension & weight (which might come handy if you want a helmet mount), & other stuff. You can also see what light mounts/holders they have. It doesn't seem to have all their products but it's a good guide to start with.

I think I'd be down for the Koozer, if I had the urge to build a gravel bike. Really liking the look of it.

Just an fyi.
Koozer & Tsunami sells the same frame. I don't know if they are the same company or related to each other but the frames are the same. Could be just rebranded. I've seen over a dozen builts of these brands locally (gravel bikes mostly) and so far, I've yet to hear any complains.

The key to Ali-Express or even EBay is the vendor credibility. If the vendor have high positive ratings plus high enough products sold, chances are they got legit products. And a lot of times, if the prices are too good to be true, you'll notice that seller have no ratings or reviews and probably haven't sold anything yet. Stay clear from these. Sometimes, you'll see prices that are extra-ordinarily high, this is a strategy vendors used to denote an "out of stock" status without having to update their product listing. I don't know the logic behind it but that is the practice. For additional boost of confidence to buy from them, try to send them messages about their products and see how they respond. There are also ratings regarding their response and how fast they would ship the items. These are the things you should put importance with, not just because they have nice pictures and enticing prices.

Hi all. I just realized my Chinese cf frame is actually carbon belt drive compatible and I'd like to take advantage of it. The frame is the Carbon Speed CS-496 (the Trek Stache copy). Due to it's elevated chainstay, the need for a split on the frame to accommodate the belt drive is not necessary.

I have just recently setup the bike as a single speed and want to give it a few months before I go with the belt drive system. So I'm using the time to do some research. The thing is most of the articles and YouTube videos I found are just 'pros & cons' and 'basic info' about belt drive system. I couldn't find any 'how to' and 'what you need' types of info. For now, I'm still undecided if I should go SS or with an internal geared hub. But Pinion box is definitely out due to the frame's design.

Perhaps you guys can help me out. Your personal experiences on building belt drive system or just point me to some articles or videos about how to do it.

Thanks.

For what it's worth, I live in South-East Asia and of Chinese descend. I was never offended by the name ChinerTown. And having been a member in this forum for several years now, I've seen a number of Chinese (both cyclists/enthusiasts and vendors/suppliers) joining this group but it is only now that I see someone considered the forum name as offensive for being racists.

Is this a product of the American woke generation of over complicating things and finding faults in pretty much everything? If so, we don't really need those BS here.