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

[electrolux]

Looks like AliX is getting stricter with coupons on multiple accounts. Had most of my orders cancelled, I did rinse it a bit though to be fair. 

[joegal]

Has anyone tried the Darevie Aero baselayer (Rule 28 inspired)?

Looks quite interesting, but the sleeves seem a bit too long to be worn under a short sleeved jersey.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006584328019.html

[kbernstein]

And speaking of darevie baselayers, this one? https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003653442437.html

Does it work? Does it keep warm? I watched this video last month and the claims are pretty incredible

[TidyDinosaur]

And speaking of darevie baselayers, this one? https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003653442437.html

Does it work? Does it keep warm? I watched this video last month and the claims are pretty incredible

AT that price, I would just get one from decathlon if you have it in your country... They have nice baselayers for cycling

[toxin]

I have an old sleevless one, it's pretty nice

[kbernstein]

AT that price, I would just get one from decathlon if you have it in your country... They have nice baselayers for cycling

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005314437433.html

I also don't think decathlon makes MESH base layers

[TidyDinosaur]

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005314437433.html

I also don't think decathlon makes MESH base layers

They do. 16 EUR for sleeveless.
Non-mesh base layers start at 11. I have a couple of the "Race training" long sleeves and they are great. 18 EUR
But since the original question was if the base layers kept warm, I was thinking maybe mesh was not the best for that.

[sbellote]

Does it work? Does it keep warm? I watched this video last month and the claims are pretty incredible

I have the sleeveless one from Darevie posted above, should be >2yrs by now... it's really good, the fabric is comfortable, and it's warm alright. I use even in some hotter rides because it helps keeping sweat away from the body, and avoids you being soaked.
also, even with that time and a lot of uses, it's still good, stretching/compression is still good too... very nice especially for the price
For rides down to like 5C I think it can handle well, below that I'd look for a 'closed' fabric which should be warmer

[TidyDinosaur]

Kactus lightweight disc rotors selling for under $30 USD a pair. I ordered a pair of 6 bolt rotors for my recent gravel CF wheelset:

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806205553049.html

Mine have already arrived... 110gr for the 160mm CL version. Thickness is 1.62mm

[jonathanf2]

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806309182455.html

I've probably posted this before, but now that I've been using it for a while, the H52MM TY02 (TY01 are for wider fork tubes) expander plug is now my go-to for all my bikes. I swapped out all the stock expander plugs that came with my forks and replaced them with this plug. Excellent engagement and holds tightly. On Pick 3 & Save you can buy them for less than $2 USD a piece. Highly recommended.

[jonathanf2]

Mine have already arrived... 110gr for the 160mm CL version. Thickness is 1.62mm

My disc rotors just arrived today. 91.16g for the 160mm 6 bolt version and also measuring about 1.6mm thickness. The standard steel 6x bolts come in at 13.25g for a total of 104.41g per disc. I'm currently using a set of TRP non-floating disc rotors that come in at 113g. I'll be able to shed about 21g per rotor or almost 1 AA battery per rotor! Lol

[jonathanf2]

https://youtu.be/au5PHjQg59M?feature=shared&t=103

Anyone see these new offset oversized jockey wheels that allow you to use them on stock pulley cages? I think these are actually pretty cool.

[hazzer19]

https://youtu.be/au5PHjQg59M?feature=shared&t=103

Anyone see these new offset oversized jockey wheels that allow you to use them on stock pulley cages? I think these are actually pretty cool.

Just saw that and was trying to figure out where to buy!

[coffeebreak]

Didn't want to start a new thread but has anyone any thoughts/experience with Avian wheels?

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256801708006244.htm
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805726370391.htm

Look better than generic wheels on Aliex. Some wheels have cheesy "Art & Science" decal on them but otherwise clean and pretty looking.

[jhearrtot]

Didn't want to start a new thread but has anyone any thoughts/experience with Avian wheels?

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256801708006244.htm
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805726370391.htm

Look better than generic wheels on Aliex. Some wheels have cheesy "Art & Science" decal on them but otherwise clean and pretty looking.

I've got the CR3 R325 38MM and I love it! I've got about 3,000 KM on it running tubeless setup. The newer version of the same model is lighter than the one I have.

The only pain point with their wheels is their 'mega-structure' build where you've only got one hole to access and fish the nipples when replacing them. Will take you longer than usual but still doable. I just replaced all the nipples in my rear wheel after I stripped a couple of them using the nipple wrench of my multi-tool (which isn't too great in terms of quality) as I had to replace a spoke and re-align it.

I initially took it to a bike shop and they thought I was joking about that single hole and left the wheel with them for a week. They called back and told me they can't do it as it'll take them about 2-3 days to replace the nipples. I did it in 2 days spending an about 1-2hrs per day.