Quote from: bremerradkurier on October 16, 2026, 04:29:28 PMMerlin currently has (OEM diverted) 105 Di2 groupsets in the mid 800 USD range and they generally ship to the US within a week.

https://www.merlincycles.com/en-us/shimano-105-r7170-di2-disc-groupset-12-speed-271682.html

Used to order from Merlin pretty regularly. Shipping has increased dramatically and unsure about tariff situation.

Quote from: TommyGun on October 09, 2026, 01:16:27 AM
It was being reffered to carbon bottle cage. As resin and epoxy goes from the botle cages to bottles. Not exactly ideally at washing the bottles with sponge,... Its not just about estetics. Unless you throw away the sponge every time you do it.

Hadn't really thought about that. I don't really fuss too much about getting the outside super clean, but something to keep in mind.

Quote from: Tucha on October 07, 2026, 12:49:33 PM
Guys!
Finally got my FM366 today and I'm honestly very impressed with it.
Ordered directly from Jack via email. Whole process getting the details right with him was pretty straightforward. Ordered September 6th, shipped September 24th and arrived today, October 7th.
The frame looks f**king awesome in person. The paint came out really well, I can't see any defects or chips, and the carbon finish looks great. Everything that needed protection was properly covered and, importantly, all the edges are nicely finished — no sharp carbon edges anywhere (this wasn't so obvious for me having Kocevlo cockpit on my roadbike).
The packaging also deserves a mention. The box clearly took a hit on the side during shipping, but there wasn't a scratch on the frame.

Looks like the latte I had this morning!
Kidding. It looks great. What are you planning on building it up with?

Anyone tried eGR with Ekar?

Quote from: dolph on October 06, 2026, 04:14:23 PM
No clue, could the garmin mount inside the faceplate make the readings wrong?
I'm really confused to the point that i dont know if i should trust the rear of the build.

Is the garmin mount metal? Does it have a hard edge where it meets the handelbar?

Quote from: Animo on September 30, 2026, 01:10:44 PM
Any recommendations for a mid-weight, long sleeved jersey?
Most of the Spexcel etc on Ali seem to be either summer weight mesh type fabric or thermal. I'm pretty tall so needs to have decent sleeve length.

Being a tall skinny guy I have yet to find anything long sleeved that fits me well, chinese or western. 

Quote from: Tijoe on September 30, 2026, 09:52:30 AM

OTOH,  I have been purchasing RIDERACE 12sp quick links/master-links, and have had several of them fail and pull apart.   (I always carry 2 spare links in my tool kit.) Unfortunately, the last 2 failures this year have been out in the boonies with inconvenient timing, such that I have to sit on the side of the trail repairing the chain.

Bummer. I carry these as spares as well. Looks like I won't be anymore.

Quote from: numberzero on September 29, 2026, 04:05:04 AM
I'm looking for cycling jerseys with original and colorful design. I bought somes from racmmer for nearly nothing a long time ago, but it seems the brand not longer exists.

Do you have any options?

Example of what i think about :
https://ae-pic-a1.aliexpress-media.com/kf/U69195eba96794df2b3ff08dc6b033a70m.jpg
https://ae-pic-a1.aliexpress-media.com/kf/U2418c5ddc9904c23a73aae642112b2e6l.jpg

Monochrome and muted colors are popular right now, but YKYW and Cheji have colorful options.
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256810455312491.html
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256812594746010.html

I had the original ltwoo calipers on my first gravel build. They worked great at first, but one of the calipers started dragging on the rotor on hot days. Rebled but the issue kept coming back. Eventually replaced with GRX calipers.

The second set from my eGR group have been fine with no issues.

Quote from: afabians on September 28, 2026, 09:22:52 AM
I far as I know, the new groupset will no longer be sold under the Sensah name. We've seen Sentyeh ECS Pro and Whaleroad R7 - they look indentical. Sentyeh for domestic sales, Whaleroad for global? So, the release date is for both brands/products or what?

I'm seeing listings already.
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256812911417180.html

Quote from: renegade1848 on September 22, 2026, 07:38:30 AM
Same here. Started buying these when the originals were out-of-stock practically everywhere in Europe. No difference whatsoever in my eyes.

Links? The ones I'm seeing are basically the same price as the real deal.

Atrocious levels of cringe aside...

Your original question is about wheels from princeton carbonworks. These wheels are not princeton carbonworks. Random rims painted to look like princeton. That's all.
Replicas are always a gamble. The priority is to look like the original, not necessarily have a dependable product. Purchase at your own risk.

Yikes. I have the thinlines on my gravel bike. Even though I'm a light rider (155 lbs) I'll definitely keep my eye on it.

Quote from: Sebastian on September 10, 2026, 11:48:16 PM
Shimano mechanical is great. But the shifters just look awful. And looks are important with bikes IMO. Also the LTWOO stuff is dirt cheap and at least the Campy style levers seem absolutely bulletproof. On one gravel bike, I've paired the 1x11 LTWOO brifters with a used GRX RD and the lightweight Zrace calipers from Aliexpress. That might just be my favourite combination yet.

The early version of GR9 was great with the multi shift ability. Supposedly the updated version can't do that.

If I could do it all over again, I would not go Ltwoo.
First Ltwoo group was mechanical gravel group GR9. Right shifter was defective on arrival and had to get a replacement sent. Eventually replaced the brakes for grx because a piston was starting to stick on warm days.
eGR was good until the first wash. Reset the mech and it seemed to work ok after drying out. Then the rear mech swing arm broke as I was loading it on my bike rack and had to find a replacement. All this cost way more than a new sram group would've cost.