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Speedsafe wheels ZiTTO 36T ratchet hubs = SHITE/TRASH So I got these to replace my Mavic crossmax elite (aluminum) based on the recommendation from a friend. And what a mistake I made.

https://es.aliexpress.com/item/1005002879132400.html

Sure, they are more lightweight, but they are super noisy (not sure if it is the ratchet, the spokes, the hub), like a screamy cat who wants food all the time. Very annoying.

Plus the hub, that ratchet 36T crap ... oh lord. The bearings were completely gone after a few weeks of light use (despite the grease).

The worst part is that I contacted the seller, which claims to be the 'Official SPEEDSAFE store' in aliexpress, and they stopped replying when I send them the pictures of the hub and a video showing how bad they are.

Really horrible experience with Speedsafe, at least through their aliexpress page. Quite the contrary to the Elitewheels wheels I have. I ordered ones for my gravel bike and have been using them for more than a year. They are in mint condition, the hub (Powerway CX32) is absolute fantastic and the bearings are nice Enduro ones, so they are likely to last.

 In Summary: DO NOT BUY these (or likely any other wheel) from SPEEDSAFE.

January 25, 2023, 10:39:40 AM 		1
Re: Build thread - Lightcarbon LCFS 947 + DT350 carbon wheels Alright, we just received the carbon parts from lightcarbon, and we have most parts beside the fork.

I'll put the whole list here, with price. The built ended up being much more expensive than i initially anticipated, but i think the heir will have an awesome ride for a big chunk of his life on that one.

I'll start with what I ordered from lightcarbon. I dealt with their sales lady, wendy, mostly through email but we ended up chatting on whatsapp too at the end. I got the enduro LCFS 947, and had it painted in dark green. Since I have alloy wheels on my own bike, I decided to order some carbon one and I'll give the allow to the heir  and use the carbon wheels on my santa cruz. After a few days, I asked them to add a handlebar (not show in the invoice below), and they put it in the same box as the frame so no shipping fee, only had to pay the 45$ USD for the handle bar. I picked the larger carbon wheels (enduro) with the 350 microspline.  They put cables to pull my cables, which will definetely help.

Here's a bunch of picture of the parts. The color of the frame is crazy crazy nice. We're really happy with the result, the frame itself looks well built. The only thing I had to say is that the paint around the holes was probably poorly taped, but I don't think it'll show once all the parts are installed. The movement looks fine, they sent the parts needed (head bearings, 3 hangers, etc. )

the handlebar looks quite sturdy and thick (while lightweight), so i'm not concern whatsoever.

Wheels are also looking very very good. I'm really wondering if that swiss dt350 is an original one or not. I compared to my santa cruz (same DT350) and they look identical.

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Part list:
frame: $719
paint: $120
wheels: $619 (pair)
handle bar: $45
shipping: $263
paypal fee: $77

lightcarbon total: $1843 USD.  The exchange rate is killing me badly here.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/YSBEELiqJY7F6VpD9

For the other parts, here's what I got:

rear shock: got a discounted  fox float x factory (185, trunnion) fox during black friday. 450$ CAD
shimano grx RT64 disc brake (aliexpress): $75 (pair) CAD
orange handel grip: $13 CAD
tires: Maxxis (dhr II & assegai dh) 29X2.4WT EXO TR, 29x2.5WT 3CT EXO TR: $150 CAD
orange pedals (raceface replica): $20 CAD
dropper seatpost (sp26a) aliexpress: $100 CAD
seat: ryet 3d printed aliexpress: $54 CAD
chainguard (there was one with the frame, did not know): $11 CAD
crankset shimano SLX M7100 aliexpress, FC-M7100 170mm, 32T, including bottomn bracket MT801: $151 CAD (looks very legit)
shimano shifting cable casing: $16 CAD
shimano derailler xt m8100 aliexpress complet groupset: $238
shimano barke M8120 with resin ice pad: $269 (pair)
raceface stem R35, got a blackfriday deal, included wheel stickers to replace the one on my allow wheels: $100
added 2 tubeless valve and some carbon paste: $30

That's it. I'm missing the fork, which I guess will be around $1k. We will go with the fox 36 perf orange to go along with the green/orange theme. The boy is fairly light, so no point in going 38 anyway.

Total cost: $4219, and with the fork it'll be $5219

This is well above what I anticipated. The frame seems of very high quality, but the unknown around it will dictate whether this was a good purchase or not. lightcarbon provides warranty apparently, and I could always get another frame, but still.

That's it for now, we'll start putting this together during/after the holidays. Will be the first build for the heir, stay tune for some pictures and comment on whether it all fits together or I just threw $4k in the fire. Wish me good luck!

(if you can't see the pictures using the url, lmk. I do think it works but google sometimes..)
December 20, 2025, 11:41:05 AM 		1
Re: lightweight xc hardtail from That's the SPCycle O5 said to be legit with modern geo. Classical cable routing.
Have a look at Meinier Snake and SnakeMax as well. Both full integrated.
April 14, 2026, 12:37:52 PM 		1