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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Chinese cycling clothes
« on: October 16, 2025, 04:05:55 PM »
I've mainly used by Ali bibs for commuting and they've all been great, but I've only done 1-2hr rides max in them. No discomfort but if I'm going out on a longer ride I'll use something I know works well
At some point I'll have to bite the bullet and try a 6hr ride in some but I've not been doing many long rides lately and if I'm gonna go ride a sportive then I'm bringing out my best kit
also with winter coming I'll be swapping to tights at some point and I haven't bought many Chinese brands in tights, just shorts. I have some 7mesh "overtights" without a bib that have been great for nippy morning rides (or if it's been raining and I cba getting covered in mud splashes from the shitty cycle paths here) but they could extend my use of shorts into colder weather.
Probably not gonna have the chance for a longer ride now until early Nov, so hopefully I can try a 4-5hr ride using the 'red' pads many of you guys have been banging on about! I have these and they're great https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008628157484.html


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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Chinese cycling clothes
« on: October 15, 2025, 04:11:30 PM »
Quote from: crazyravr on October 14, 2025, 08:40:04 AM
A perfect example of why Chinese manufacturers are very far away for quality from western brands. After getting a size Large if different colour thermal from  Spexcel I got this one also in Large. Well this one fits like a Small. Barely zips and sleeves are ~10cm too short. Also sits just above the belly button. When I get into road position, sleeves ride up to half forearm and the rest also rides up. Horrible sizing. I asked selller for replacement and was told to sell it myself because the return costs will be high for them. Good thing these things are cheap ish to purchase. What I don’t get how can they screw up same thing just different colour lol[/img][/img]

Not sure if this is valid tbh, many Western brands have different fits according to the range that a piece comes under.
Endura for example offer a single size guide - I generally am a medium in their road jerseys, however their higher end Pro SL stuff is hit or miss - I can fit into some comfortably in a medium, others are a struggle. Large is perfect in some, large is too big in others.
I'm a small in all their mountain bike range and this is baggy on me

It's like this with Castelli and Rapha too (unsure about their MTB stuff though)

My first post here, I've bought a LOT of kit from AliX and meant to do a post detailing what I have - in general, socks are really good from here, I've had some great Elastic Interface gloves and a lot of jerseys and bib shorts. All in, I have no complaints over anything - except for an BCBE thermal jersey that I bought which they sent branded as 'PNS Normal Studios' - I'm not down with wearing fake stuff, so I contacted them and they told me to buy something for $1 from their shop and they'll send a replacement. However, nothing is $1 and they stopped responding. Luckily returned with no issues, but still...

one of the nicest jerseys I have is the "ralpha" ones - fits really nice. It's actually similar to older rapha pro team kit in that the rear pockets are very small and feels like my phone's poking out of the top.
I've been impressed with the number of jerseys that come with zipper pockets where some higher end stuff from some brands don't (hey Castelli....e.g. the Gabba - they say it's a garment meant for pros to race in, yet offer XXXL  sizing 😂

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