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Messages - cnishikigi1

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If you're wondering if Taobao ships to the US, yes and no. For some smaller parts sometimes they do handle it and there's not much more operations needed on your end. For a package as big as a frame Taobao certainly don't offer official overseas shipping. From my personal experience, the best way to buy something from Taobao is use a third party shipper. You will let Taobao merchants ship to their logistic centers(usually somewhere in Guangdong) and then they will get it to your door at a reasonable price.

I'm personally not a big fan of this brand. One or two years ago in their earlier stages, some of their stock wheels would detension themselves not long after assembly out of the box. You could see a number of these cases on Chinese internet. Don't know if their design or quality control have improved since then.

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Patrick, I've seen your videos and know that your proportions are not common. It's true riders with longer legs typically need more setback. However, I do believe you can benefit from this new style fit from everyone else. The point is open up your hip so that you could do the sphinx position for longer without interfering with your power ouput.

The immediate consequence of a steeper seat angle is that your weight is shifted forwards, so the front centre has to increase so that you don't lose grip on rear wheel or tip over in extreme cases. A longer frame reach can avoid having to use a stem too long as to ruin the steering handling. As for the stack, it really depends on the rider's proportions. You are among the ones that don't need additional stack at all. For those who do, they could always achieve an ideal stack with a riser, which is why high stack is not really mandatory for this fit.

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For those who have had the frame, is your building process smooth? I've seen people addressing cable routing hole and BB tolerance problems for their framesets on Chinese social media. Besides, this brand's customer service is nonexistent. Though for this price I wouldn't ask for too much as long as the frame itself is safe to ride.

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