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

[jcr]

I'm in Canada and there doesn't seem to have any "crash in the bike boom" over here   

[kbernstein]

Has anyone tried one of the many brake hoses on ali? It's for a shimano R7100 caliper and the official shimano hoses are 20€ minimum. I see many BH59 hoses (with olive and pin ) for 5€ and sometimes under

Can they go wrong or is this a good idea?

[TidyDinosaur]

Has anyone tried one of the many brake hoses on ali? It's for a shimano R7100 caliper and the official shimano hoses are 20€ minimum. I see many BH59 hoses (with olive and pin ) for 5€ and sometimes under

Can they go wrong or is this a good idea?

I have them and plan to use them on my next build in a couple of weeks. Shimano's are indeed insanely expensive...

[coffeebreak]

Has anyone tried one of the many brake hoses on ali? It's for a shimano R7100 caliper and the official shimano hoses are 20€ minimum. I see many BH59 hoses (with olive and pin ) for 5€ and sometimes under

Can they go wrong or is this a good idea?

I have bulk/100 pack of BH59 olives and bulk hoses which I used on builds with R7020, 8020 and even Deore M6100/6120 calipers - all fine with no leaks.

[jonathanf2]

Has anyone tried one of the many brake hoses on ali? It's for a shimano R7100 caliper and the official shimano hoses are 20€ minimum. I see many BH59 hoses (with olive and pin ) for 5€ and sometimes under

Can they go wrong or is this a good idea?

I think generic hoses will be fine, just be gentle when routing them internally as not to cause any abrupt bends.

[kbernstein]

I have bulk/100 pack of BH59 olives and bulk hoses which I used on builds with R7020, 8020 and even Deore M6100/6120 calipers - all fine with no leaks.

Can you share the model you used? Might as well use something tried and tested

[coffeebreak]

Can you share the model you used? Might as well use something tried and tested

Olives and barbs : https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2251832600436929.html
Tightening screws : https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2251832625054454.html
Hoses : https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2255800228755473.html

[jonathanf2]

I've been using the LTwoo "eggroll" fin brake pads on my GRX calipers. Performance-wise they work really well. I can notice a difference on fast trail descents and steep road hills. Pad wear seems decent and pad thickness was just right making hydraulic brake alignment quite easy.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804904888198.html

[Wet Noodle]

I don't like these blatant copies. That's one step too far..

It's OK to call them counterfeits.

[coffeebreak]

Can someone point me to 2x CX style 48/36 or some such crankset with 24mm spindle? All I'm finding is road style compact (50/34) or 1x gravel type with many options in smallish chainrings.

[don-wea]

Can someone point me to 2x CX style 48/36 or some such crankset with 24mm spindle? All I'm finding is road style compact (50/34) or 1x gravel type with many options in smallish chainrings.

Senicx has a couple offerings with a 24mm spindle and 46/30 chainrings. Haven't used them myself but have heard good things about them.
PR3: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004861114532.html
GR4: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005061035762.html

[TidyDinosaur]

Senicx has a couple offerings with a 24mm spindle and 46/30 chainrings. Haven't used them myself but have heard good things about them.
PR3: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004861114532.html
GR4: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005061035762.html

I just received the PR3 with the 46/30.
I did not install it yet, but it looks really good.

[jonathanf2]

It looks like there's a new budget option for carbon 3D saddles from Ryet/Lexon. I have the previous version on 2 of my bikes, but I'm curious if this new one is better? I've been quite happy with the previous version mainly due to the robust construction.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805657168196.html

[kbernstein]

143mm wide, correct me if I'm wrong but the past ali models have all been 150 in the past too

[00Garza]

I've seen a few frighteningly cheap 3d printed saddles. They don't look great, and they're listed by stores that have been opened in the last few months. Not confidence inspiring.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805676326754.html

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805589725092.html