Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc!

[Tijoe]

I Finally received the second to the last 11-11 sale Item I purchased on November 9th.  An EDS rear derailleur kit.  Appears to be of high quality.  It will be a while before I pick which bike to run it on.

[s3si1u]

These things:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/304582827708?var=603603935713

I really got them because I was looking for some kind of rubber seal for my 177's seatpost. I ordered 4 pairs because they're cheap  with a bit of trimming they work great on the seatpost. Thankfully they also work great for their intended purpose and you can forego the electrical tape. It looks super clean with black bar tape.

[hazzer19]

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256802336063147.html?

If you're running RideNow or Cyclami TPU tubes from AliExpress, I highly recommend picking up glueless patch kits. The nice thing about TPU tubes (versus latex or butyl) is that the punctures don't tear or stretch, and these glueless patch kits do a very good job sealing the puncture points. The key is to apply pressure to create an air tight seal. Once applied, the tubes should hold up even with multiple punctures.

Though I'll probably convert the rest of my bikes to tubeless next year, but for now these patches can help prolong the life of your TPU tubes.

Ah interesting. These look like the Park Tool patches which I've been using for butyl tubes for a while and have been meaning to try for TPU tubes. Sounds like they worked well for you so will try them out some time

[jonathanf2]

Ah interesting. These look like the Park Tool patches which I've been using for butyl tubes for a while and have been meaning to try for TPU tubes. Sounds like they worked well for you so will try them out some time

I think any of these glueless clear patches should be fine. Also I prefer the clear ones because you can center them better by seeing where the puncture is. I'm confident enough to reuse a patched TPU tube as well.

[d3xophen]

Racework Carbon MTB crank 383grams (24mm axle no chainring)

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005050987991.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.2b9a8e7dJzk6AL&algo_pvid=80f3da89-9ac8-4bdc-b8bf-4ed1f8368cf9&aem_p4p_detail=2022122108504534496897180290004267643&algo_exp_id=80f3da89-9ac8-4bdc-b8bf-4ed1f8368cf9-0&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22sku_id%22%3A%2212000031458803059%22%7D&pdp_npi=2%40dis%21USD%21213.1%21161.96%21%21%21%21%21%402103255a16716414450944752e9467%2112000031458803059%21sea&curPageLogUid=kca9VMORgDlE&ad_pvid=2022122108504534496897180290004267643_1&ad_pvid=2022122108504534496897180290004267643_1

[coffeebreak]

Has anyone found any bag other than one below that bolts onto top tube rather than strapping on?

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804655238525.html

This seems like a clone of Topeak bag here : https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2255800760983331.html

Apart from these two there is nothing that I can find on Aliexpress whereas every gravel frame now a days comes with top tube bolts to attach bags

[hazzer19]

Has anyone found any bag other than one below that bolts onto top tube rather than strapping on?

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804655238525.html

This seems like a clone of Topeak bag here : https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2255800760983331.html

Apart from these two there is nothing that I can find on Aliexpress whereas every gravel frame now a days comes with top tube bolts to attach bags

I was searching for one for a while and ended up getting a use bontrager locally. It seems like it would be easy enough to drill a couple of holes in a bag like this and use some type of plastic base to provided some structure if it doesn't have one already https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001189912066.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.1.53d457f6jwmDqL&algo_pvid=12029c32-e399-406a-b995-080a6fbedf63&algo_exp_id=12029c32-e399-406a-b995-080a6fbedf63-0&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22sku_id%22%3A%2212000028128857687%22%7D&pdp_npi=2%40dis%21CAD%2152.76%2125.33%21%21%21%21%21%40211bf12316717479199652326d073f%2112000028128857687%21sea&curPageLogUid=FWBJjHTe1naf

[coffeebreak]

Right, I have a Rockbros one with hard-ish base. If nothing else, I will drill holes in it. But it does surprise me there are so very limited choices in this type of bags. I think Cervelo makes one too. Never knew Bontrager makes one too. Just checked some photos and I liked the design. Thanks!

[ChrisB]

I have Rhinowalk and Rockbros bags that I really like, but could not find any with the holes prepared to fix them to the frame by the top tube screws.... all of them seem to use straps.

I just received delivery of two of these bags, that are making use of two fork screws found on many gravel bikes:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004924461877.html

Just installed the fixation rails on both sides of the fork, they make a really good impression.
The bags can be removed with a quick release, so it is easy to attach and remove them when needed.

These bags will replace the handlebar bag I used for the past year to commute:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32841806762.html

This also works well but attaching the bag is more difficult and you need to make sure to pack it carefully to the diameter is not too big and touches the front wheel...

BR Chris

[TidyDinosaur]

Yeah, the Rhinowalk bags are great, but they have gotten so expensive  (for EU shoppers)
And most of them you can find on Amazon for not much more.

[carbonazza]

Yeah, the Rhinowalk bags are great, but they have gotten so expensive  (for EU shoppers)
And most of them you can find on Amazon for not much more.

I tried Rhinowalk few years ago, they are quite rigid and heavy, I then moved to https://www.wohobike.com which are on another level.
They were on Ali before. You can still find them but more expensive than the site above.
If you buy multiple bags, contact them to ask for a discount, I got one.

[s3si1u]

Anyone try these chainrings out?
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804073106677.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2usa&_randl_shipto=US

They look nice. Wondering if/how well they actually work with 12 speed drivetrains.

[ChrisB]

Anyone try these chainrings out?
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804073106677.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2usa&_randl_shipto=US

They look nice. Wondering if/how well they actually work with 12 speed drivetrains.

I already use some Stone chainrings on my 1x Gravel bike.
Material and machining seem excellent and the lifetime of the rings seems much better than cheap chainrings from Zrace and others.
The weight is also lighter than the Zrace chainrings that came with the RX crankset.

The image below is for my new road project (Shimano 105/Di2 12 Speed) using a Sigeyi PM and at the moment combined RX DUB Crankset... Crankset may change if I find some nice and light carbon cranks.
Currently using the original 105 crankset until I find lighter carbon cranks, so can not tell you how well these chainrings work with 12 speed but expect no problems.



BR Chris

[s3si1u]

Thanks for your reply!
Currently working on a 12 speed setup myself, but I just came up on some lightly used 52/36 Praxis rings for cheap. Going to use them on my old Red 22 crankset for now. I'm also thinking of a similar power meter setup to yours but with the Ingrid crank copy from AliExpress. I'll likely pick up some Stone rings for this purpose,  let us know how they work out!

[jonathanf2]

Happy New Year's everyone!

I'm looking at AliEx cranksets and stumbled on these carbon cranks:

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804855321533.html

I want to free up some weight on my road bike. I'm noticing quite a few of these cranksets on AliEx are using 7075 T6 alloy for the axle. I currently have a 105 R7000 crankset and all the other AliEx cranks I've seen weigh near or more, so this carbon crank is the only one I see that would cut significant weight. Also I currently use an Ultegra threaded BB, I'm guessing since this crank uses a 24mm spindle, there's no need to switch it out? Thanks for any input!