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From what i read bxt is not the best quality around. Carbonda is much better on this point with probably a better customer service.

I don't really know about ride quality of these frames, but i doubt you will find a big difference, they are chiners without more engineering than it's okay frame don't break^^
Especially in gravel where tyres and contact points makes the big difference.

Geometries are similar so the choice is do you need 400$ difference to spent in better components?

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Climbing road frame?
« on: October 30, 2023, 08:11:14 AM »
I agree with buying a used frame or bike from a well known brand.
It's easy find a good rim frame like the supersix evo less than the price of a chiner. And ride quality will be for sure much better.

Maintenance is a non issue for me. I don't know where you ride and how, but i do barely nothing on mine, brake pads once a year, shim bsa bracket is here for years^^

You better think about small stuff like hanger, seat post collar, saddle post... With old rim frames it's sometimes not easy to find replacement if these parts are specific.


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Carbonda CFR 1056, i read it can handle a bit than more than the 32 claimed.
On this video ( ) a guy runs with schwalbe g-one, probably the 35mm version.

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Vendor Discussion & Reviews / Twitter, who knows? who experienced?
« on: September 29, 2023, 03:22:44 AM »
Hello, are there people who have experience with twitter bikes. I don't see anything on the forum at the moment.

Here (https://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=172802) a guy, who seems honest, was pretty not satisfied with his 1,5k$ yoeleo gravel and prefers by far his cheapest twitter gravel v3.
I also find that twitter quality seems pretty low, they're probably lying on the EPS molding and so...

So what to think about twitter?

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: ODIN ZEUS one piece carbon stem
« on: September 28, 2023, 08:17:21 AM »
It's a darimo copy of IX2 stem, design, claimed weight are the sames.

With darimo products if it's not broken by overtighening at 3,1 n.m (when you know it only slips if not at 4 n.m ::)) during installation the question is when will it break. And quality is really handmade...

Would you trust a copy (of a garbage to my opinion) which is 3x less expensive?

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Sensah hydraulic gravel groupsets now available.

Looks to be a new rear derailleur with these sets too.

1x11
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mrZMO2O

1x12
https://a.aliexpress.com/_m0llS6e
And you pay 60 euros/dollars for 1 speed more while all is exactly the same, except probably a 11s vs 12s ratchet in the shifter.
The marketing guys of sensah are good to move to sram ;D

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Hello i'm looking for two bleeding kits, i need one for sram (dot) one for shimano (mineral).

On ali i find the EZMTB-Kit or the WinterZSuffANGRI-Kit.
Are they ok, which one do you recommend, or do you have other solutions?


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is it normal for gravel frames to have such a long reach?
I think it's a flatbar gravel, something like the specialized diverge EVO. In this case geometry is coherent ;)

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29er / Re: Carbonda FM909
« on: September 18, 2023, 06:53:34 AM »
I did 2 rides of about 70km so far.
With impossible objectivity  8)... It feels much faster and more nimble than my 120mm FM936
Especially when climbing. Love it !!

Are you able to know how this feeling is influenced by the differents components vs your 936, especially the wheels which are probably much more faster?
Can you spot the difference in the suspension behaviour between 909 and 936?

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Yishun MTB Graphene rims
« on: September 15, 2023, 08:14:54 AM »
Now i have two rims naked and can compare them.

One old EIE A29C25D22, weighed at 356g, 30 wide, 25 internal, 22 height
The ASD933XC-GP weighed at 343g, 33 wide, 28 int, 24,5 height

Despite a higher profile the ASD is much more easy to flex verticaly than the EIE (rim on ground i press on top and feel the result). I understand why the feeling on the terrain is a wheel being more tolerant, more comfortable, the rim is probably less rigid in other directions too. Is it because of the lowest weight with biggest dimensions?

That also confirms the feeling i had with the EIE rims which was more influenced by the tire pressure.

By the way yishun/lightcarbon says graphene prepreg is stronger and more rigid, probably with heavier rim but that was not my feeling.
None of the EIE or ASD was bad or best, they just gives different wheels.

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Yishunbike G095D (Speed Gravel)
« on: September 13, 2023, 03:47:33 AM »
I bought the frame from Yinshun Germany. They only had one left in my size available.
I think it's a sales strategy lie ;) i already read on this forum they try to hurry people to buy and i had the same speech too when dealing with them.

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Yishun MTB Graphene rims
« on: September 12, 2023, 07:01:58 AM »
Yes it seems like an impact. But so precise and powerfull it makes the rim exploded like and didn't affect the tire, the spokes or the nipples, without i notice anything and wheel stay true? I can't believe it... what is the chance of this happening 0,00001%?

What afraid me is that Yishun seems to know very few about cycling, they discover what is a pepi noodle or saying me i need to run 30psi (2bar) on XC...

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Component Deals & Selection / Yishun MTB Graphene rims
« on: September 12, 2023, 03:09:41 AM »
Hello i would like to share my mixed experience with the yishun MTB graphene rims i use and used...

Last year i bought a ASD933XC-GP to rebuild a front wheel. In hand quality is very good, wheel is easy to build.
Compared to my previous EIE A29C25D22, yishun rim is ligther (20 grams), wider 27 internal vs 25. Yishun's seems a bit less rigid and more comfortable too, my feeling is a bit more tolerant wheel.
I had no problem with this front wheel, using it for more than 1 year now.

This summer i decided to rebuild the rear with the same rim.
Quality was the same, very good, same ease to buid the wheel.

I rode it around 500km when i discovered a bad crack between 2 holes. Without any damage on sidewalls which could be sign of pinching. Wheel was still true anyway. No damage on spokes...
Moreover i'm always using noodle to prevent rim to be hit.
Impossible to say when this happens or how long i rode with that.

According to yishun, it's due to a crash, not a rim failure and they only offer me 20% discount for a replacement...
At the moment i'm very dissapointed with the situation and the customer service. Let see how it end... to be continued...

These ASD933XC-GP rims are said to be for XC, they are not crazy light sub300g and i'm a light rider too. If someone has an idea of what could happen? Pictures of the damaged area attached.


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I watched the small video where you move the "suspension" by hand.
It seems hard to move with a very very little flex.

I can't imagine that with the dampening rubber in place the rear moves a lot...
Is it sill a prototype because now it looks like on terrain we can't expect more than 1cm of suspension or more probably just vibration softening to the saddle?

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You can find 2 short tests of the Myvelo.
https://velomotion.de/2023/05/myvelo-verona-test/
https://www.radsport-rennrad.de/test-technik/myvelo-verona-test/

What i understand is a sporty bike, probably with comfort not as refined as a good big company. Nothing new under the sun of generic frames ^^

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