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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Chaoyang H496 - any experiences
« on: August 25, 2026, 08:07:57 PM »Just for reference, they cost me £45 total for 2x H496 Merlin 30c tyres from Aliexpress (im based in the UK).From performance perspective, I can not say because I have never used Arisum, so can not compare these two. Also I can not find many feedback from Chinese internet of Arisum too, we'd rather use other brands when the price goes higher than the brand value.
There were a few good offers on some tyres from UK sites, but all 28s. Once you clicked 30 or 32 the price shot up to a crazy level altogether (as if they're not bad enough already!).
The local price of the tyres in China is kind if irrelevant I guess as theres no chance of them ever being this cheap when buying from abroad - if they are available from a source other than Aliexpress at a cheaper price I would certainly look into purchasing more (assuming I get on well with the first set).

