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[kbernstein]

I just use the bags that Farsports ships their wheels in. Are you looking for padded protective bags, or just bags?

Small padding would be nice. Not looking to have rough postal services ship them across the country, but just enough to not have to worry about carbon rubbing with the wheels ontop of my frame in my car

[Confused]

New IIIPro brakes R2X4 - https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256809230222580.html
It looks like the levers have several changes, including an olive free fitting. I can't tell if there were any caliper end changes.

[sbellote]

Does anyone have wheel bags from aliexpress? Sick of playing careful tetris to put my bike in my car. Tons of options but I don't know what to look for.
I don't want to disassemble rotors and cassettes, and preferably I want to put 50mm gravel tires without deflating them

West Biking seems to have some different model offers, maybe worth a look. Not sure about the price, though, could be that you find something used locally which is similar priced
I had a bike bag from Nooyah brand and they have pretty good products, I didn't find only the 'wheel bag' on Aliexpress though. Last year I went to China and ended up bringing a full bike back with me, for easier travel I bought a Nooyah bike bag (ended up selling it right after).

but, if your main focus is only padding and protection, not having a proper handle, the plastic protection that wheel manufactures ship inside their boxes can possibly be enough...
maybe go to your local bike shop and ask them for these kind of packings, usually it's just throw away from new wheels that are installed

[kbernstein]

West Biking seems to have some different model offers, maybe worth a look. Not sure about the price, though, could be that you find something used locally which is similar priced
I had a bike bag from Nooyah brand and they have pretty good products, I didn't find only the 'wheel bag' on Aliexpress though. Last year I went to China and ended up bringing a full bike back with me, for easier travel I bought a Nooyah bike bag (ended up selling it right after).

but, if your main focus is only padding and protection, not having a proper handle, the plastic protection that wheel manufactures ship inside their boxes can possibly be enough...
maybe go to your local bike shop and ask them for these kind of packings, usually it's just throw away from new wheels that are installed

I do find the nooyah bags https://aliexpress.com/item/1005004415442756.html but 70eur before coupons is probably too much for what I want. Same for west biking doubles. I don't know how much I'd be comfortable paying, maybe half at most. I did try the plasticy foam cover my wheels came in, but they're way too small. They are for without tires. Even with fully deflated road tires it wouldn't fit and the material is too fragile for rotors/cassettes. I've already browsed local listings a million times but nothing too interesting... dont think the campagnolo bags flooding the market are big enough. In theory I would need 622+48*2mm diameter, so the 73cm sahoo bags might work, but they have no review or information about fitting rear wheels or even disc rotors. Hard to tell if they have any padding at all too

[lavistaa]

One with a sliding plastic 140 or 160 rotor on the left side would be a nice upgrade.

.  What would the purpose of the disc on it be?   Caliper alignment or?

[bremerradkurier]

.  What would the purpose of the disc on it be?   Caliper alignment or?

To keep the pistons apart if you depress the brake lever by mistake.

[joegal]

I've had some time using this RiRo bike stem and I like it a lot. It works well with full and semi internal cable frames. It's a bit heavier than a lightweight UNO stem, but it feel stiff and looks serious on the bike. If you want to save a minor amount of weight, you can go with titanium screws.

I can definitely recommend them at this point! Unfortunately they come in 80/90/100 sizes only.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256808979396226.html

Did you use an ACR-style handelbar (with hole at the rear for cable exit into the stem, Like giant recommends for the original version of this stem)?
Can you Post a few pictures of your Routing? How ist the spacer quality? Thanks!

Hoping to finally find a decent looking internally routed stem from aliex.

[ZacItaly15]

what's the real weight of RIRO stem (only stem, no spacers) ?

[Grumms]

I recently bought a Triban RC520 Gravel and I bought some stuff to upgrade it a little :
- Magene P515 : a nice powermeter, works well on my Wahoo Bolt and my Coros Pace. 250€ with coupons : https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005006125676751.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.15.43f85e5bMSTkNx&gatewayAdapt=glo2fra
- Magene Speed/Cadence dual sensor : https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/4000561044840.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.10.43f85e5bMSTkNx&gatewayAdapt=glo2fra
- Instead of the very expensive conversion kit from Fulcrum, I used that : https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005006596535497.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.20.43f85e5bMSTkNx&gatewayAdapt=glo2fra to make my front wheel be QR
- Meroca Susp Stem : https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006296954056.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.36.43f85e5bMSTkNx . Very nice stem for gravel. I have no comparison, but I like it a lot. You can chose the stiffness thanks to 4 different springs. I used the second stiffest one (85kg rider)
- SUntour NCX susp seat pole : https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006308692323.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.41.43f85e5bMSTkNx . Very nice too, but I think it has to be set very stiff. Sadly, there is no indication of the value of the setup, so it's only a question of feeling.

 I also ordered other things but not received yet. I plan to buy a handlebar for gravel, but I don't know which one to chose. I'm no a good rider, so I don't care about the performance, I need something comfortable.

What AliExpress guidoline would you recommand ?

[poyo]

Di2 Ultegra/Dura Ace Shift Lever Custom Button Washer
I have ordered some, they should make it easier to press the buttons.

https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005009723337719.html

[Grumms]

I'm looking for a handlebar with a groove for external routing, but with 15/20º flare. This one would be perfect with the right flare :

https://a.aliexpress.com/_EyvAb2W

Does that exist ?

[impmonkey]

I'm looking for a handlebar with a groove for external routing, but with 15/20º flare. This one would be perfect with the right flare :

https://a.aliexpress.com/_EyvAb2W

Does that exist ?

I have run these for the last 3 years

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mPdJALb

[Fat Larry]

Any suggestions for mtb bars with a 30mm - 50mm rise? I'd normally just get some Kaloy Uno bars but Ali doesn't stock their higher rise option. Not looking for carbon but if there's a good option i'd consider them.

I'm wary of bars/stems/fork etc but fairly open if someone can report good experiences. I see Bucklos have a few models. Anyone tried them?

[ZacItaly15]

Di2 Ultegra/Dura Ace Shift Lever Custom Button Washer
I have ordered some, they should make it easier to press the buttons.

https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005009723337719.html

I try to install on my 8070 shifter and the button does not fit the size of the "spacer". So, i put some doubleside tape in order to keep close to the button.
The "pushing experience" is far better but the product doen not fit 8070 shifter

[ZacItaly15]

I have run these for the last 3 years

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mPdJALb

Me too. I can reccomend