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

[coffeebreak]

How about the new Riro carbon crankset?

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256807083590471.html

Aren't those 29mm along with many others. Do you know if they come with 30mm to 29mm reducer adapter? I just wanted something plug-n-play with minimum fuss. This will go on a BB386 bottom bracket.

[Rolandos]

Can anyone recommend me some gravel mud guards that are bolt on?

[gf]

Someone has experience with Gozone MTB wheelset?
Is this seller reliable? And wheels good?
Thanks

[Fat Larry]

Tanke doing a hybrid cable/hydraulic caliper that looks to be based on the TRP Hy/Rd design. Probably a bit late to the party with everything being hydraulic now but a useful option nonetheless:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007218455879.html

Any reports on these? Just noticed them this evening as i'm looking for some cable actuated hyrdo brakes and I think i'm going to get a set.

[shaxberd]

Any reports on these? Just noticed them this evening as i'm looking for some cable actuated hyrdo brakes and I think i'm going to get a set.

I got them here, but haven't gotten round to install them - might try this weekend as I'm already hunting a creak on the bike anyway Build quality seems good in general, but I'll report back!

[Fat Larry]

I got them here, but haven't gotten round to install them - might try this weekend as I'm already hunting a creak on the bike anyway Build quality seems good in general, but I'll report back!

Let me know how you go.

[jonathanf2]

LTwoo EGR is sub $300 USD with BF coupon. This is the cheapest I've seen. THough it's selling from the LTwoo Choice Store and not 80 Design Store. Buy at your own risk.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256807290692380.html

Update: I contacted the LTWOO L-TWOO Official Store and asked them about the choice items for warranty coverage. I'm not expecting much, and not at the same level as the 80 Design Store, but I'll report back with their reply if they'll honor any coverage.

Update-Update: L-TWOO Official Store got back to me and said (not in the exact words), "You're on your own buddy if anything f**ks up!" So definitely buy at your own risk!

[shaxberd]

Let me know how you go.

Alright, got them installed (and got rid of the creak, whohoo!) and a basic bed-in and short ride in.

First things first, they came packaged in boxes and were well-padded, so no worries there - bought them here. While they share the idea and a few features (stop-screw to prevent pushing the pistons out while not installed), they aren't a direct copy of the HY/RDs and got a slightly different shape to them.
The finish is rough but uniform, so it doesn't look bad at all. Got a small cast imperfection on one of the calipers but no big deal, really:


Unfortunately I never rode TRP HY/RD, so I can't compare them 1:1. They have replaced the fully mechanical TRP Spyre-Cs on my CX, and I got Sram Rival hydraulics on my road bike - somewhat unsurprising, my initial feel lands them somewhere in between, but probably leaning more towards the Spyre's spectrum, while still noticeably better than them.

I'll probably need to adjust them a bit more, and then I want to test them on identical brake pads (Spyre's were running Kingstop ceramics, the Tanke ones come with semi-metallics preinstalled) to compare them properly. I'll be off the bike for about a week now though, so that'll be a future update, still wanted to get a first impression out there - let me know if you got any questions!

Oh, weight - FWIW, these come in at 460g with adapters, compared to 350g for the Spyre-Cs.

[Fat Larry]

Alright, got them installed (and got rid of the creak, whohoo!) and a basic bed-in and short ride in.

First things first, they came packaged in boxes and were well-padded, so no worries there - bought them here. While they share the idea and a few features (stop-screw to prevent pushing the pistons out while not installed), they aren't a direct copy of the HY/RDs and got a slightly different shape to them.
The finish is rough but uniform, so it doesn't look bad at all. Got a small cast imperfection on one of the calipers but no big deal, really:


Unfortunately I never rode TRP HY/RD, so I can't compare them 1:1. They have replaced the fully mechanical TRP Spyre-Cs on my CX, and I got Sram Rival hydraulics on my road bike - somewhat unsurprising, my initial feel lands them somewhere in between, but probably leaning more towards the Spyre's spectrum, while still noticeably better than them.

I'll probably need to adjust them a bit more, and then I want to test them on identical brake pads (Spyre's were running Kingstop ceramics, the Tanke ones come with semi-metallics preinstalled) to compare them properly. I'll be off the bike for about a week now though, so that'll be a future update, still wanted to get a first impression out there - let me know if you got any questions!

Oh, weight - FWIW, these come in at 460g with adapters, compared to 350g for the Spyre-Cs.

Cheers for the update. They sound good enough. Especially given the price. Have you tried any of the other cable actuated hydro brakes on Ali?

[shaxberd]

Cheers for the update. They sound good enough. Especially given the price. Have you tried any of the other cable actuated hydro brakes on Ali?

Only very briefly - my brother bought ZTTO ones a year ago or so, and they were rather disappointing, definitely weaker than the Spyres and possibly weaker than the (also mechanical) Revers his bike came with 

[jonathanf2]

TRP HY/RD are decent. The pistons adjust as the brake pads wear. I'm presuming the Tanke version should work the same? For cable actuated hydraulic brakes, I do prefer Juin Tech F1s. You have to adjust them yourself, but you can fine dial just how close they are to the rotor.

[Fat Larry]

Only very briefly - my brother bought ZTTO ones a year ago or so, and they were rather disappointing, definitely weaker than the Spyres and possibly weaker than the (also mechanical) Revers his bike came with 

Ugh thats good to know. I was considering blind buying some when i saw the these HY/RDs knock offs. It's hard to know which is which though given they're all sold under multiple brands with subtle variations (Muqzi, Onirii, zoom, zrace etc).

[Fat Larry]

TRP HY/RD are decent. The pistons adjust as the brake pads wear. I'm presuming the Tanke version should work the same? For cable actuated hydraulic brakes, I do prefer Juin Tech F1s. You have to adjust them yourself, but you can fine dial just how close they are to the rotor.

The price difference between any Juin Tech and the Tanke's is quite large. Even the Spyres are three times the price where i am. If the Tankes get anywhere near acceptable and decent performance they'd be a great deal.

I was eyeing up some of the many Juin Tech copies but it sounds like they're not worth buying at all. 

*edit, found some more info here http://chinertown.com/index.php/topic,2985.msg22577/topicseen.html#msg22577

And found some knock off Spyres too https://vi.aliexpress.com/item/1005006826680291.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.pcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller.20.2cd5UwgFUwgFtS&gps-id=pcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller&scm=1007.40050.354490.0&scm_id=1007.40050.354490.0&scm-url=1007.40050.354490.0&pvid=a39d110d-4f29-4a8c-8b35-a29001d3a24f&_t=gps-id:pcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller,scm-url:1007.40050.354490.0,pvid:a39d110d-4f29-4a8c-8b35-a29001d3a24f,tpp_buckets:668%232846%238112%231997&utparam-url=scene%3ApcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller%7Cquery_from%3A

[Eskae]

Has anyone tried the knockoff Growtac Equal disc brakes?  I've been really happy with the performance of the knockoff Klampers, so I was curious about these.

[jonathanf2]

I received my Kocevlo stem with integrated cabling. I opted for the package with spare headset bearings. For a stem, it's heavy coming in at about 200+ grams without the headset spacers. The screws are like 3g a piece, so I swapped those out for some titanium screws, but the whole thing is still hefty. Tthe positive is the ability to change out the bars and adjust the angle. I'm still waiting on the frame that I'm going to use these on!

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256807371085152.html