Quote from: Hualicopter on April 20, 2026, 09:59:39 PM
Finished building mine, but I absolutely cannot get the rear caliper aligned at all. Have tried another wheel that works in another bike without any issues so I don't think it's a rotor issue. I am worried it's a brake facing issue since I can see the caliper start to tilt as I tighten the bolts down... Anyone else run into this problem?

mine was quite bad with paint overspray on the front and rear, had to scrape the paint off and fiddle around to get it not to rub.

winspace has gone to shit since joe left.

honestly if you want a lightweight rim brake bike just get a second hand sl6 or 2012-2015 cannondale supersix

You are racing in Denmark, why does it need to be light?

Anyone got recommendations for a cheap crankset 165mm?
I don't really care about chainring size i'm just going to use it on my trainer 110 bcd

I've only ordered their skinsuit, I am 192cm 80kg and went with the large, the fit isn't super tight and quite wide at the neck, also i think the chamois placement isn't that great, it seems very low/far back, give it like a 5/10.

Enter.

I would love a gravel bike, the frame looks sweet!

Who in their right mind would go with the gatorskin unless you know nothing about cycling?
I run GP5k's and haven't had a puncture in over 2 years now, that's with riding a good 30,000km over shitty Australian roads.

Unless they are a 60 year old boomer they should fit on a 58, i'm 192cm and can even ride a 56cm with a 140mm stem and that is with me having my saddle quite far forward over the BB. 60cm is freaky large imo.

I would go with 105 unless you want to go 1x where i would then go sensah, the fd on sensah is so shit i wouldn't go 2x with them.

Bearings from any highly reviewed seller on aliexpress should be fine, especially for headset, for the love of god do not buy ceramic though, the longevity on them is a joke.

I like the ZTTO ones, i wouldn't go for ceramic, the lifespan on them is shite unless you ride on beautiful tarmac and never in the rain or dirt.

Quote from: kwantani on January 16, 2024, 12:55:48 AM
Again I'm just looking for a Chinese friendly local mechanic(s). Not interested in investing time/skills/tools/money into wrenching modern bike.

Why don't you just call around? My LBS says he will work on literally anything, see if any of your LBS have that on your website. Some mechanics also charge a flat per hour rate when they're working on unknown components.

I ended up buying and using the ZTTO cutting tool guide, i ended up taking the bike to the LBS for an unrelated issue and he complimented me on the cut, put some tape at the point i was cutting and sprayed some water and off I went with the fine toothed saw that I bought from Bunnings.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005612202642.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.130.52561802ECkxBE

pedals and cleats are one of the few things I would not advise buying from aliexpress.
Pedal quality is very important to fit and having one pedal being even slightly wider/shorter can really mess you up.

I've used aliexpress shimano lookalike cleats and they have fallen apart like a ride in, when I investigated them as well the stack height was significantly off the actual shimano cleats I had.