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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Puncture proof Continental Gatorskin tyres any good?
« on: April 01, 2024, 10:18:36 PM »
Quote from: BeR on March 30, 2024, 12:09:36 PM
I don't know if they are the same :
https://www.bicyclerollingresistance.com/cx-gravel-reviews/maxxis-re-fuse-gravel

I think these but 28mm:
https://www.bicyclerollingresistance.com/road-bike-reviews/maxxis-re-fuse-2019


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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Puncture proof Continental Gatorskin tyres any good?
« on: April 01, 2024, 10:11:05 PM »
What I need for now is best puncture resistance, durability and best value for money @ 28mm max width for my bike frame.

I got 2 Maxis re-fuse (for the price of one gp5000). Done 3 rides in them so far and really like the grip especially in wet conditions. So far so good for what I'm looking for.




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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Puncture proof Continental Gatorskin tyres any good?
« on: March 30, 2024, 10:34:47 AM »
Quote from: carbonazza on March 27, 2024, 04:56:17 AM
They are the slowest apparently  8)

Ya, looks like they are the slowest.
Just wondering if anyone here can confirm they have used them and confirm that they are really 5 star puncture resistant. I am more concern on this aspect for the kind of riding I need them for.


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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Puncture proof Continental Gatorskin tyres any good?
« on: March 21, 2024, 07:29:53 PM »

How about the Maxxis Re-fuse? Does anyone have experience with these?


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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Puncture proof Continental Gatorskin tyres any good?
« on: March 17, 2024, 07:32:12 PM »

Ok, thanks guys for the tips!

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Puncture proof Continental Gatorskin tyres any good?
« on: March 17, 2024, 07:40:24 AM »
I'm looking to try the "Puncture proof" Continental Gatorskin tyres. Do they really reduce frequent flats? Any real world user experience will be appreciated.

Also what do you guys do to reduce flats? Do share your hacks or best puncture proof tyres for carbon wheelsets you have tried.
Looking for reliability over performance here.
P/s; I prefer using inner tubes even on tubeless ready wheelsets.

I ride 700c/28mm tyres.

Thanks.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Little metal chain guard stickers
« on: January 24, 2024, 04:41:44 AM »


This could work:
https://www.7hundred.co.uk/accessories/finishing-kit/pinarello-most-chainstay-frame-protector-sticker-dark__61784

I use a wide transparent sticker though, to cover the whole area and then the whole chainstay too.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Two new Winspace frames coming (soon?)
« on: January 19, 2024, 11:41:57 PM »
Quote from: stb on January 19, 2024, 01:28:30 AM
Far from it, I promise!  :D

Pure coincidence to be honest, I own a T1500 and wanted to check the geometry chart to compare my frame to another one I am interested.

Found out that they do not link to that frameset anymore but the URL can still be found with a quick search.

Then I saved a copy of the T1500 page for future reference and... ended up taking a snapshot of the entire website   ::)

Hours later on another visit I realized that they removed the page with the new frames and decided to share it here  ;)


Ok, cool then :)
Thanks again for the detailed sharing :)


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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Two new Winspace frames coming (soon?)
« on: January 19, 2024, 12:57:09 AM »

@stb sounds like a sales rep from Winspace lol
Thanks for sharing though.
Anyways, frame looks great! Saw the DC performance video few months back.
This is sure going into my wish list.
Looking forward to user feedback.


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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / When this website went down few hours back....
« on: December 28, 2023, 05:58:07 PM »

When this website went down few hours back I was like "what am I going to do with my life now" LOL
Didn't realize I get some dopamine shots from visiting this site, until it was down for few hours :D
What happened that lead to the website's down time?

Just want to appreciate the owners /admins for making this site possible!

Ps: Feel free to delete or move this thread admin.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: VeloBuild VB-R-268 frame
« on: December 20, 2023, 05:22:57 AM »
Quote from: patliean1 on December 19, 2023, 07:25:05 AM
Meaning...if my saddle rail position is dead center on a 20 degree setback post, will I have to slam the saddle back beyond spec to get the same position?

How I manage this is I add the saddle setback to the Effective Top tube length of the known frame setup and then compare that to the frame that has a zero setback seat post.

For example, your Tavelo Attack frame size L has a 15mm seat post setback and an effective top tube of 553mm (390mm reach).
Your total "Imaginary" effective top tube length would be 15+553 =  568mm.

To translate that to the VB-R-268 frame that has a zero setback seat post, you would need to go with the size L of the VB-R-268 which has an effective top tube of 563mm (398mm reach). Then adjust stem length according to your needs.
Coming from a 20mm setback you may need to push your saddle about 5mm forward, off dead center which is fine as far as you do not go beyound the saddle's safety mark.






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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velobuild VB-R268 (2024)
« on: December 16, 2023, 06:50:57 PM »
https://chinertown.com/index.php/topic,4605.0.html

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Triathlon bike chibese recommendation
« on: December 12, 2023, 01:07:51 AM »

I once thought of setting up the TanTan x38 as a TT bike.
Since you have the emonda, the x38 could stand in as your aero bike with TT bars installed, for indoor workout or outdoors too if you want.

I've seen a dedicated TT / Tri bike frame on TanTan (SERAPH) youtube channel. Could check them out too.


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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: TanTan FM202 Og-evkin QONQI VeloBuild VR066
« on: December 07, 2023, 08:17:11 AM »
Quote from: santidacruzdasleiras on December 07, 2023, 05:57:31 AM
Do you think that the frames of the three brands are made in the same factory, or on the contrary will it be an open mold that they can use for their manufacture?

I only mention it to know which seller would have the best finishes of the three....

The OG-Evkin's CF-025 all black finish on the frame was pretty well done and also the packaging was thoughtfully done and included a warranty card. I do not expect any good aftersales service from any Chinese brand anyways. It is always a hit or a miss. In my case so far it was a hit. I like the frame.
If the geometry chart is similar for the three brands, then it means they are using the same mold but not sure if they all use the same factory to lay up the carbon sheets, etc.

I would go for the disc brake version of this frame over my vb-r-177 from velobuild. This frame feels more stable at high speeds compared to my vb-r-177.






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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: TanTan FM202 Og-evkin QONQI VeloBuild VR066
« on: December 06, 2023, 05:34:24 PM »
I have the OG-Evkin CF-025. I got it in the rim brake version so that I have a rim brake bike in my fleet.
I use it as my solo-ride / recovery-day bike. It is an ok all-rounder bike. It does not hold speed in a fast bunch ride.
For general use the ride feel is ok in my opinion. You can build the rim brake version into a sub 8kg bike with basic bike components.
Just make sure to get the right size for your bike fit.
The frame shape and design, copies the Canyon Endurace but I'm not sure if they have similar geometry.

The only thing I do not like about this frame is that I can only safely run 25mm tyres on this frame. The front can take up to 28mm but the back tyre clearance will be too close to rubbing the frame with a 28mm for me. See this link (https://chinertown.com/index.php/topic,4087.msg44762.html#msg44762). Looks like someone made it work.


Trace Velo has reviewed the disc brake version on his youtube channel.

You can see more user comments on the frame from these threads:

Og-Evkin CF-025:
https://chinertown.com/index.php/topic,3392.msg30254.html#msg30254

VBR066:
https://chinertown.com/index.php/topic,4087.15.html

Cheers!



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