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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velobuild Carbon Bottle Cages
« on: November 15, 2024, 05:26:58 AM »
Hi, beware of the Velobuild bottle cages, I bought a couple with the frame, since they were cheap.
I was happy with them until I hit a pothole and they broke under the weight of the bottle.
But that's okay, it's part of the game!
I found other carbon ones on aliexpress that seem to be much better made for the same resonable cost, time will tell if they actually are.
What is incredible about aliexpress is the variability of the quality of the products that you can't verify until you receive them.
The general idea that I have formed over the years is not to buy critical components on AliExpress, apart from frames and cockpits which branded have unreasonable costs.
I was happy with them until I hit a pothole and they broke under the weight of the bottle.
But that's okay, it's part of the game!
I found other carbon ones on aliexpress that seem to be much better made for the same resonable cost, time will tell if they actually are.
What is incredible about aliexpress is the variability of the quality of the products that you can't verify until you receive them.
The general idea that I have formed over the years is not to buy critical components on AliExpress, apart from frames and cockpits which branded have unreasonable costs.
