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Re: Is an Chinertown build really worth it? In 2023 I got my hands on SuperSix evo 2021 frame almost for free. Using local marketplace bought myself 11s 105 discbrake group, some shimano wheels and cannondale cranks. Stem, handlebar,chain,BB,casette,pedals,bartape and few other things straight from Aliexpress. It did work well and all with few ,,this,, and ,,thats,, and I was fine with this ,,cuz that price,,.
By the end of last year it came to say good bye to SuperSix and build something. Then it just became so clear that ,,What if put full chinertown style bike just for this What if part,,.
Some serch, plenty e-mails, few discounts and cupons later: Full carbon gravel that uses everything from china yet I couldnt decide for chiner groupset that was more expensive and less reliable than Shimano Di2 105.
Do I have a full support from them if anything happen? No clue but I'm fine with this. I knew I'm doing it for my ,,What if,,
Serch process was fun, building everything also. I'm glad I did it and breaking price everything was under 1900 euro which is more than 50% of known brand same spec or even lowe spec.
If you are ready that something may not go as good as you plan, just do it. I was ready for at least 50% things go bad or be just unusable yet almost all of those parts did me right from the beginning.
February 07, 2025, 04:00:31 AM 		1
Re: Is an Chinertown build really worth it? Having done 2 builds, the margin is close between 2nd hand market and a Chiner build. I did my builds a couple years ago during peak bike inflation so the margin was a bit better, now you have to be more careful. The key is that you need to spreadsheet everything (costs, weights), across multiple builds. You’ll find that some chiner builds turn out pretty expensive for what you get. It also gets very expensive if you make mistakes and buy the wrong parts, install them, and can’t return them.

But case in point: I built up a lightcarbon gravel/cx bike for less than $3k, and comparable bikes new were 5k+ even after discounts.

The other big advantage is you get to control spec. With used/new, you are stuck with paying for wheels/cockpit you didn’t want. Thats not a problem if you build
February 07, 2025, 10:07:23 AM 		1
Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc!
Quote from: t-dolla on February 19, 2025, 10:17:31 AM
Thanks - should have been more specific.

Looking for a flat pedal

I bought these cheap pedals ($12) on Amazon and put over 2k miles on them. I don’t see them on Amazon anymore, but I found their Ali version. Looks exactly like the same pedal so I ordered some for my upcoming build.

BUCKLOS Bicycle Pedals Sealed Bearing MTB Platform Pedal for Bicycle Mountain Nylon Bike Flat Pedals 9/16'' MTB Road Bike Part
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mKKAPt1
February 19, 2025, 11:24:26 AM 		1
Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc!
Quote from: t-dolla on March 01, 2025, 12:31:51 AM
Can anyone reccomend a side load style bottle cage?

I saw these, 800 orders: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007659694495.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.43.2d55YWzOYWzOaQ&algo_pvid=e87ec250-753f-4990-831a-3303d85b96c5&algo_exp_id=e87ec250-753f-4990-831a-3303d85b96c5-21&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22order%22%3A%22876%22%2C%22eval%22%3A%221%22%7D&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21GBP%2116.72%217.19%21%21%21149.17%2164.14%21%40%2112000041692431515%21sea%21UK%21783651007%21X&curPageLogUid=xaDd1MVEUmkY&utparam-url=scene%3Asearch%7Cquery_from%3A

I use these on my gravelbike and MTB: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002203998370.html
March 02, 2025, 07:07:24 AM 		1