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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets
« Last post by jonathanf2 on Today at 09:09:09 AM »
Quote from: pavlo.k on June 05, 2025, 03:05:18 PM
I've been using my er9 for 5 months now and it's alright. I really hate the shifter buttons. They are mushy and a little hard to press. I also have egr and it's a night and day difference when it comes to buttons. Are there any hacks to make the buttons more "clicky"? Its summer here luckily but when Im wearing gloves I can't really tell if i pressed the button or not.

Yeah, the V3 version seems to have fixed a lot of the small issues with the V1 like the mushy buttons. I also have the EGR on my gravel bike, and there are times I've thought about switching the shifters to my ER9 bike, especially since my left EGR shifter never gets any use.
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets
« Last post by jonathanf2 on Today at 09:06:27 AM »
Quote from: toggle on June 05, 2025, 02:47:40 PM
What difference do you spot after canging to Ultegra pulley wheels?

There were two benefits I noticed switching to Ultegra pulley wheels. First sizing down the lower pulley wheel to 11t allowed me to bring the cage slightly closer to the small cog, especially on my 11-34t cassette (ER9/X is spec'ed for 32t max). It allowed tighter shifting and eliminated chain drops I was getting on downhill descents while on bumpy roads. Second benefit I noticed is that by switching the upper pulley wheel to the longer tooth 11t Ultegra upper, the chain stayed on track better. There were times I noticed on the stock LTwoo upper, if I accidentally shifted without pedaling the chain would go off track and jam.
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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LightCarbon gravel frame with suspension
« Last post by Crash217 on Today at 07:47:38 AM »
Quote from: Onthetools on April 14, 2025, 03:26:53 PM
I have this frame!.

How is it?
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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Who's Bought One of the Berk/Gelu-Style Full Carbon Saddles?
« Last post by Sander2177 on Today at 07:45:51 AM »
Quote from: glepore on Today at 07:23:16 AM
I find it hard to believe that Berk is now big enough that his saddles are cloned. I remember when he was more or less a kid.

I agree on his failure rate-its unacceptable for the price. The saddles are reasonably comfortable.

Had two fail and I was 90kgs when i had them, I'm a  bit lighter now but they are rated to 100kgs.
They are very flexible may the should test them in the UK  ;D
But the new saddle at 622 euros!! will take my chances with this Kocvelo
Everything is being cloned these day!
Have seen some Darimo nexum drag aero bars but cannot find them AE again
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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velobuild AERO GRAV Frame
« Last post by Anders on Today at 07:43:58 AM »
Quote from: pavlo.k on Today at 07:20:43 AM
I would definitely get an additional 0mm offset seatpost if I were you, it's only 35$. Even with separate bar and stem you still route the brake hoses through the stem internally so swapping up the stem is a pain in the butt. You will have to detach the brakes, remove handlebar tape, then reconnect everything and hope you don't have to bleed the system again. Also those spacers might not work with a regular aftermarket stem so you might have to source another stem from VB if necessary. Swapping the seatpost on the other hand takes 5 minutes if you need to shorten your position

Ah, I wasnt aware that you route trough he stem on these bikes. Sent them a mail and asked for the adjustments :)
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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Who's Bought One of the Berk/Gelu-Style Full Carbon Saddles?
« Last post by glepore on Today at 07:23:16 AM »
Quote from: Sander2177 on Today at 06:13:46 AM
No one here has bought an AliExpress Carbon Saddle I find that hard to believe!

I find it hard to believe that Berk is now big enough that his saddles are cloned. I remember when he was more or less a kid.

I agree on his failure rate-its unacceptable for the price. The saddles are reasonably comfortable.
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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velobuild AERO GRAV Frame
« Last post by pavlo.k on Today at 07:20:43 AM »
Quote from: Anders on Today at 06:27:37 AM
Thanks, this is good input! Im totally clueless when it come to road/gravle bikes, so I maximized size thinking i could always replace the stem etc later on. Since I have to learn this new type of bike i guess that making too eratic changes in start wont make huge impact (except avoiding soar hands and back for too long reach). I will follow your example here :)
I would definitely get an additional 0mm offset seatpost if I were you, it's only 35$. Even with separate bar and stem you still route the brake hoses through the stem internally so swapping up the stem is a pain in the butt. You will have to detach the brakes, remove handlebar tape, then reconnect everything and hope you don't have to bleed the system again. Also those spacers might not work with a regular aftermarket stem so you might have to source another stem from VB if necessary. Swapping the seatpost on the other hand takes 5 minutes if you need to shorten your position
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LEXON Road Carbon Crankset
« Last post by Da11as on Today at 07:16:25 AM »
Quote from: geramonta on Today at 06:39:41 AM
Well, it would be great if you can order an extra one. Let me know when you're going to do it. I live in Spain.

I’ve bought a double plate from the brand Pass Quest to see if they fit perfectly and without issues. I see that many people are happy with the quality of these and the Stone ones.
Sent you DM.

It looks like there is no issue with other mounting interfaces except Easton. Problems usually comes from the stock spider which is out of spec.
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes?
« Last post by Sander2177 on Today at 06:55:08 AM »
Quote from: Davidhe23 on Today at 06:38:12 AM
I wonder what the difference will be between a Pro frame and an X68.

That a question for Mr Lino  ;D
Frames are the same weight and i think he has had a go on an X68 if I'm not mistaken!

So have you ordered a new frame Davidhe23
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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Can we migrate this forum to a modern forum? I'm tired of the broken pages.
« Last post by Sitar_Ned on Today at 06:52:42 AM »
Quote from: SillyMochi on June 05, 2025, 03:43:39 AM
Sitar_Ned is the forum's administrator. You can reach out to them via PM or email.

I do support the idea. The software is really dated and things break a bit too often for my taste. Not sure how much capacity they have to actively maintain the forum and/or a migration.

Honestly, not much capacity at all. It's just me and I am in no way a web developer or webmaster. Just a simpleton Arkansas mountain biker that somehow figured out how to get this forum up 10 years ago.

I know the broken pages are annoying... and I am sorry about that... I do try to fix them immediately when they pop up so please do let me know.. I really appreciate it. I do have plans to upgrade to the latest SMF version to fix little issues like that but I'm sorry to disappoint anyone but there are no plans to "modernize" the forum in any way. No desire to have some modern mobile-friendly, super slick, dark mode interface. Chinertown will remain old-school looking with zero ads and zero optimizations for Google search. My main goal going forward is to keep AI out of the forum as much as possible. That's just my jam but I do understand if it isn't for everyone.

That said, I am certainly open and interested to hear everyone's input/advice/ideas and really appreciate it.

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