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Re: Any wheelsets with "fun" spoke patterns, similar to campagnolo
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July 02, 2024, 06:51:24 AM |
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Re: Tavelo Aero Frame
Where did Tavelo isssue a statement? In the comment section of both YT clips August 14, 2024, 11:14:28 AM |
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Re: Cycling computer with strava segments
Seems like used wahoo and garmin are pretty good value vs China units. Bro let it go. There are only 2 good bike computers that matter and none of them is Chinese. It's Garmin and wahoo. Karoo wants to join the big 2. there is zero reason to choose any other brands August 16, 2024, 04:09:39 PM |
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Re: Tavelo Aero Frame
Really interesting to me about how people care about resale value, as all the bikes that I have owned I ride until their life is over
September 10, 2024, 05:17:38 PM |
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Re: Tavelo Aero Frame
Very different things. Just cause you don't want to give up resale value from the start, does not mean that you are affraid to ride it.. I live in a huge US urban sprawl with millions of cars, violent road rage, high speed car chases, daily bike thefts and a crumbling road infrastructure. No way would I feel comfortable riding something like an SL8 with SRAM RED unless I was only riding it in car parking lot. Resale value is the last thing I'm thinking about when I want to get home in one piece. Riding aggressively where I live is both a defensive and survival mechanism. I'll only ride what I can easily replace. September 11, 2024, 11:35:28 AM |
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Re: No6 wheels
Thanks so much for all the replies although I’m so confused. Who can make a far less spec for less money? Peter from Xiamen carbon speed can make a spec very similar to N6 wheels (as per my previous post) for much less money. Also, and obviously, if indeed it's Farsports that makes the rims /wheels for N6, then Farsports can probably make the same spec for less money, but i havent chatted with Windy in a long time because she's been on maternity leave so someone would have to confirm that. September 17, 2024, 01:56:19 PM |
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Re: No6 wheels
Thanks so much for all the replies although I’m so confused. Who can make a far less spec for less money? Mate no.06 is a brand not a manufacturer like Peter. They outsource production, pay for marketing and give you 2 years warranty and lifetime crash replacement. It all has a price. Those are some basic economics... September 18, 2024, 09:13:52 AM |
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Re: SL8 Replica Build
I was like how'd you get it to 6.8kg and then noticed it was 1x! Nice build, but not fond of brand logos on replica bikes. It's enough bragging rights that you built a solid bike for a good price! 
October 02, 2024, 03:14:09 PM |
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Re: Sub-1,000g wheels for $739USD at CarbonBikeKit.com
Thanks for the replies, everyone. Yes, I was looking to start a dedicated climbing build, I am onboard overall with the proof points of wider rims and tires being faster and more aero. That said, my entire stable is still rim brake and 25mm tires, so I haven't gone quite as far down that road as others. Not to be the party pooper, but the rim width is really old school. Aero matters more than weight virtually all of the time, and you can get full on modern 50mm wheels for 1300g for c.700 USD w carbon spokes. So if you're building a hill climb bike, then sure, but for virtually every single biking application, you'd be better served with a wider rim, a 28C tyre (if not more), a good rim to tyre interface (aka, a wide rim), and a good spoke shortening device (aka, a deep rim). Where else have you seen 50mm 1.3kg carbon spoke hoops for $700USD? November 20, 2024, 06:28:08 AM |
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Re: Sub-1,000g wheels for $739USD at CarbonBikeKit.com
Thanks for the replies, everyone. OEM. Peter from Xiamen Carbon Speed on this forum. And i suspect Yuanan can do similar specs. Would also be worthwile checking Farsports (by email) & Light Bicycle. If you're going disc, do yourself a service, I'd advise you get rims that are at least 30mm wide and run 28C tyres. It will transform your riding experience, and you'll go faster, even on good tarmac. my only concern is i think u get what u pay for in life. That's really debatable, unless it's really apples to apples. If you compare 2 OEMs shipping to the same place at the same time making the same thing, then yes, you'd expect prices to be similar. But if you're comparing the cost structure of a western brand, inventory, VAT, distributors, marketing, and so on, then you can't say that a 4k frame is automatically better than a 500 frame. In fact, a factory that makes the actual factor frames probably charges factor less than 500$ for each frame. So, it really depends on where your money is going / which layers of fat it's padding. November 20, 2024, 07:41:54 AM |
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