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Re: Lightcarbon: New LCR017-D (or Yishun R1058-D)
I've had to delete a couple of comments over the past couple of days... just a friendly reminder to keep discourse respectful and avoid personal insults and name-calling. Lots of places on the internet to go and talk shit if that's what you want to do, just not here. Thanks.
June 19, 2024, 07:21:59 AM |
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Re: Xiamen Carbon Speed 10 years anniversary special promotion
24mm internal width 50mm and 60mm depths rims would be available early April.
March 15, 2025, 07:38:27 AM |
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Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes?
Chinese seller are not above Chinese law however and this can still be pursed but the question is wether it is will work: Just to add some context — China does have an official regulatory body that oversees product safety and quality. It’s called the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) — or in Chinese, 国家市场监督管理总局. Website: http://www.samr.gov.cn (Chinese only, but Google Translate works fine) They’re responsible for handling issues like defective products, manufacturing violations, and recalls, including in cases where a product poses a safety risk. While they’re not specifically set up for international consumers, it is technically possible to submit a complaint — though you’d need to do it in Chinese or get it translated. Also, every city in China has its own local market supervision bureau (like a regional SAMR branch), which may be more responsive depending on where the seller or factory is based — e.g. Shenzhen or Xiamen. Of course, whether they act on it is another matter, especially for a one-off case, but Chinese businesses generally don’t want regulatory trouble. Just mentioning SAMR in your communications can sometimes be enough to make a seller take a claim more seriously. If nothing else, it’s good to know there is an official channel beyond just PayPal or the seller’s goodwill. May 04, 2025, 05:30:56 AM |
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Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes?
First race on the bike today. https://www.strava.com/activities/14588664291/overview went very well, the bike did great! Cant really say a bad word about it. May 25, 2025, 12:40:49 PM |
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Re: Can we migrate this forum to a modern forum? I'm tired of the broken pages.
Sitar_Ned is the forum's administrator. You can reach out to them via PM or email. Honestly, not much capacity at all. It's just me and I am in no way a web developer or webmaster. Just a simpleton Arkansas mountain biker that somehow figured out how to get this forum up 10 years ago. I know the broken pages are annoying... and I am sorry about that... I do try to fix them immediately when they pop up so please do let me know.. I really appreciate it. I do have plans to upgrade to the latest SMF version to fix little issues like that but I'm sorry to disappoint anyone but there are no plans to "modernize" the forum in any way. No desire to have some modern mobile-friendly, super slick, dark mode interface. Chinertown will remain old-school looking with zero ads and zero optimizations for Google search. My main goal going forward is to keep AI out of the forum as much as possible. That's just my jam but I do understand if it isn't for everyone. That said, I am certainly open and interested to hear everyone's input/advice/ideas and really appreciate it. June 06, 2025, 06:52:42 AM |
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Re: Xiamen Carbon Speed 10 years anniversary special promotion
I was waiting to hit the 1000 km with my review, and now I can proudly say that I can fully recommend wheels from XMcarbon speed and Peter. The conversation with him is/was a pure pleasure, he responded immediately and he has a lot of knowledge regarding the wheels and the bike industry, even better than frame manufacturer as he ensured me that the external width will not be a problem in my frame. I have Avenger Shuttle SL in size 58. In general I was looking something for the climbing and riding in the mountains so he recommended the D35CU-33 rims, so 26 mm of internal width and 33.9 mm external with height of 35 mm. I'm fully satisfied, the wheels are stiff, accelerating very fast, handling and cornering is a full pleasure. I have not issues with them, I felt very confident on quick descents. Climbing and ascending is a pure happiness and absolute delight. The wheels are quite wide, so those are much more comfortable than my previous Avians. On wheels I have XDR driver and 30 mm Goodyear Supersport F1 R TL tires, and installed tubeless system. The tape and valves were provided and the installation of tubeless was trouble-free, all done very quickly. The wheels were tested on Mallorca and mountains and flat roads nearby Warsaw in Poland. Last but not least, the whole set so wheels, valves, tires, cassette 10-44 etc. is 2275 g on my unprofessional scale so the excellent result for me. Summing up, I can fully recommend the company, the wheels and for sure, if I buy another set of wheels, it will be the XMcarbon speed! It's my honest review and opinion. IF you want to see some more photos of it, you have it here - https://www.instagram.com/marioooouzd/ ; https://youtu.be/P0qXn2RKBn8?si=qvGUf2R_SqKukAH0
June 08, 2025, 02:39:32 AM |
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Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes?
X68 Ride Review – 114km Group Ride + Ongoing Thoughts Thought I’d finally share some proper feedback on the X68, which, as we all know, is effectively a Tarmac SL8 copy. Today was my longest ride on it so far – 114 km on a group ride – and I’ve probably done close to 400 km on it over 9 rides in total. The Ride Honestly? It rides pretty much like my real SL8. It sounds the same, it goes the same, it feels the same. If there are differences, they’re marginal – and maybe more in my head than anything else, because the “real one” is the one with the price tag. The only real variance you might notice from bike to bike is going to come down to quality control and finishing – and that’s vendor-dependent, not necessarily design-dependent. Some factories apparently use slightly different carbon layups or put more effort into QC. But the ride characteristics? There’s really not a lot in it. On Vendor Info I’ve been speaking to someone in China who seems to know the industry quite well. We’ve been chatting for about a week. To be clear – he hasn’t tried to sell me anything. Just provided some insights into how these bikes are made and how close they really are to the originals. From what he says, most of these copies are made from direct scans or CADs of real SL8s, then molded from there. A lot of the layup is mirrored, which explains why the ride is so comparable. If you’re interested in that side of things, I’ve also put up a separate thread in the Vendor Discussion part of the forum with more detail — feel free to have a read. Cost vs Value I haven’t actually ridden my real SL8 since getting this one. Part of that is probably psychological – this cost me around £600, so I’m not stressed about damaging it. My real SL8 was a custom build worth close to £20,000. The replica gives me 90–95% of the ride feel, without the anxiety. That in itself is pretty liberating. Final Thoughts I’m not here to recommend that people buy counterfeit frames – that’s a personal decision, and people have to weigh up the risks for themselves. But in terms of ride experience? The X68 holds up. I’ll continue to post updates as I ride it more. As always, any thoughts or feedback are welcome. https://strava.app.link/qW2ulEUncUb https://chinertown.com/index.php/board,7.0.html June 14, 2025, 12:45:41 PM |
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Re: Seraph Bikes Superlight 836g X68 - Alternative to SL8 Fakes?
Great write-up @Sander2177! Recently I had a viewer offer some very fair critiques about my potential bias towards Chinese frames. He acknowledged the fact I've invested my own money towards reviewing western brands. A necessary evil to both grow and offer more context to my channel. However, he believes my bias is rooted in the fact I receive Chinese frames "for free" for review. Like some sort of agenda. Rather than coming to this conclusion on my own by putting all these bikes across the price spectrum through their long-term intended purposes. I could probably easily do away with reviewing Chinese stuff altogether. And use my built-up influence to partner with local bike shops and online shops to exclusively review premium/western brands. But the reality is the difference in performance now from a $700 to $1500 to $4000 frameset is minimal. It's not a bias...it's the reality. Your feedback pretty much tracks what I expected. And other real-world (paying) customers agree with you. My Tarmac SL8 has been sitting in a corner collecting dust for a month. I have not missed riding it thus far LoL. Currently I am in a weird spot with TanTan and the X68. TanTan doesn't wanna send me a frame for review because they don't wanna promote it. No harm no foul. I'm not complaining about this. It's a cheap frame, and in the past I've bought other frames from TanTan with my own money. The problem is the optics. TanTan has probably figured that I'll probably cave in anyway to purchase one. I'll make click-bait content on the frame for views, offer good feedback, which ultimately funnels a host of new customers to Tantan. Something that precisely happened with my videos on Carbon Speed wheels. It would be loads of free marketing and promotion for TanTan. I sound like a presumptionous and self obsorbed dick by saying that. But I know how the game works. June 14, 2025, 01:41:40 PM |
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Re: TOUR DE fRANCE
Tomorrow the Tour de France starts in my city. Lille is located near Belgium. I see that the first Tour de France took place in 1903. Note that the winner Maurice Garin covered the Lyon - Paris stage (467 km) at an average speed of 27.8 km/hour with a .......20 kilogram bike on roads whose quality is easy to imagine. That was just a thought. Have a good ride everyone Me too, I went to the team presentation on Thursday, and going tomorrow to see them July 06, 2025, 11:15:38 AM |
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Re: Lightcarbon: New LCR017-D (or Yishun R1058-D)
Similar question. Thinking of getting this frame, but can't figure out what size frame I should get. I know i can change seatpost/handlebar later once I get a bike fit. I'm 5'8". Is there any other measurement I need to do? May 25, 2026, 03:27:36 PM |
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