Quote from: dogjaeja on October 27, 2026, 09:21:02 AMSteel is real. I ride Rivendell and old touring frames, and have been looking building a black mountain cycles monstercross frameset for next year. These frames use cantilever or v-brakes that can clear large 700c/29er tires. There are also a few caliper rim brakes with a larger tire clearance. Wide internal width aluminum rims are available to build up, but I was looking for an aliexpress/carbon alternative. Most of the aliexpress rim brake carbon wheelsets are 19mm internal width, which are great for road/allroad tires, but have a lightbulb balloon tire profile when paired with larger tires.

Descending or braking with heavy loads while touring on carbon rim brakes are the absolute worst use case for them. It's not only like asking for our best wooden fireplace recommendation, you're looking to have a wooden fireplace shipped to you from a discount hardware store in Azjerbaigain. I'd stick with alloy instead of trying to fit a square peg into a round hole.

Quote from: Rajmundx on October 25, 2026, 09:31:18 AMIs it possible to back to version before update? I can't log in. I put mail and password and nothing happened...
That's annoying!

I emailed their main support account. It would be pretty trivial for their mobile team to revert to the previous version, hopefully they can push it out.

Quote from: Rajmundx on October 25, 2026, 06:19:03 AMI have a problem with the LTWOO app. I updated it on my iPhone today, and now the app won't open at all. The welcome screen appears for about one second, and then the app crashes. Someone has similar problem?

The iOS app store states that there was an app update yesterday, so I'm guessing the newest version broke the app.

I picked up a Cyclami X7 front light for winter commuting and I'm really liking it:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005797074918.html

Very strong beam cutoff with a modern squared beam profile. The garmin-style mount can be flipped for top or bottom mounting and it uses replaceable lithium batteries. It also came with a battery, which while it is probably a low quality cell, it was a pleasant surprise. Really impressed with the quality so far.

I haven't built one, but I was really impressed with CWind's communications on Aliexpress, they seem quite professional and were very helpful. Their frames get a lot of love on Reddit and the Facebook Chinese Carbon groups.

I really like their GT30 frame - its one of the rare carbon frames these days that still has holes for semi-internal routing, everyone else wants you routing cables via the headset!

That looks really great Andy, you did a lovely job! How are you finding the grip on those bottle cages?

Quote from: andrewbikes on August 06, 2026, 06:16:42 PM
Hey ownthesky, would you have any photos of your group set? I assume it is also the v3? Thanks.

I could take some photos, is there anything you'd like to see specifically? V3

Got my ER9 set-up and running great on my build from the Aliexpress "Official" store. The only disappointing part is that the air bleed screw on my right shifter is stripped already from the factory, which makes a good brake bleed pretty challenging.

We should really commend RYET on their market localization - lines like "TIME TO SADDLE UP!" is genuinely hilarious.

Is anyone running a LCR018 non-integrated with something like an FSA 69 SRS? It seems like almost everyone opts for the HBR17, but I'm thinking about just running my own stems and handlebar while I decide on my cockpit geometry.

You could reach out to Walty to see if they can build you a Ti bike with a split frame to pass the belt:
https://waltlytitanium.com/

I don't think I've ever seen a carbon bike with a split frame, it's a major vulnerability in the frame that would need to be designed around with carbon.

Quote from: AngryBear on May 18, 2026, 09:58:59 AM
Here is a 3D video of the 356.

That looks fantastic! Risky download, I fully expected to hear Rick Astley's infamous song. I really love the Open Wide style rack-less frame mounts.

Quote from: ains on May 16, 2026, 03:26:01 AM
7 items of this frameset were bought on AliExpress during this week. That's pretty impressive! Hope soon we will see the bikes built on this frameset and will read first reviews on it.

Oddly enough their listing has vanished from Aliexpress this morning.

I noticed this gravel frameset has appeared from BXT on their Aliexpress page recently:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005012053807015.html

Odd design- fairly upright, LightCarbon or Seka Spear rear triangle, and a very narrow curved seat tube. Oddly there's no downtube storage, which seems like a strange omission for 2026.

Is this based on another design? I didn't see any bikes matching it in Tan Tan's catalog.

Has anyone cross-shopped the Long Teng RD301-D (aka Mondice FM106/Tideace R301D) and compared them for a do-everything-bike use case? I'm interested in the LCR018-D, but I think by the time I get an order in and the frame shipped out, half the summer will be gone!