Quote from: miwe35 on October 28, 2026, 03:42:31 AMAny news? Has anybody tested these frames?

it was a bad idea then, it's a bad idea now. And illegal in most jurisdictions.

could you please add the new Zen carbon rims / wheels? they're among the few leading the charge with wide rims (i'm thinking 35C contigp5000), in the 40+mm territory. currently on your website if i do Zen carbon + 40mm min outside width, i get nothing.
Thanks!
Also, idk if you should allow the community to add data points, or whether you want to hold the pen.
i think the tool is more useful if it's up to date, and it's more likely to be up to date if the community can populate the info.
i've added a lot of bikes to geometry bike geeks website, for eg.
I can see Sander and POTOOOO adding a thousand wheels/rims each :p

Good luck. I have heard of a tribe that chooses to cycle without the saddle, only the seat post. But it's quite a lifestyle, I would rather get a replacement and keep using a saddle.

Quote from: POTOOOOOOOO on October 22, 2026, 07:49:02 AM🤓 I'm taking all sorts of KOMs, not just downhill.

LOL!
Ye boss!
For those reading, though, none of this is trivial, as there's a difference between riding questionable gear, and riding questionable gear to the point where you take KOMs.

Quote from: klrdd on October 22, 2026, 06:04:21 AMYeah, I got the following HEPPE ones, plus a few washers, on the suggestion of someone in this thread a few pages back:

Do NOT buy from the HERPES shop, what they sell is no good.

Lol. Well... Everybody's on windows, yet only Microsoft codes it... On my fenix watch face, I have a panda on a bike. Best watch face ever. I didn't code it, I installed someone else's work. Likewise, I don't sew my own clothes
Technically though, I do agree that more people fudge pack than fudge hack. And both group are allowed to marry, rather than be simply called butt buddies.

Quote from: JensenMacD on October 21, 2026, 08:54:33 AMThe wheel looks promising and lots of options to spec out how you want. I asked for a quote with sapim and carbon spoke options to be sent to me with H works and their inhouse hub, so I can review. Lots of other options they can spec, you just have to ask. They also have a 29mm internal option with the same outer widths.

My struggle is figuring out if this is worth the upgrade from my XMCS (26/33/34.18). If I didn't have a set of wheels or needed a set, I would go with these. That 25/35/37 seems perfect for a 32c tire and I would say fine for a rear 35c tire. I just don't know if the 2-3mm justifies a new wheel set. That is for me to figure out but damn, they are tempting. 

*Note the prices in my excel are not including shipping. Just the price of the built wheel for those specs*

thank you. if your frame allows it, and your weight / riding justifies it, you might consider optimizing for 35C, and the conti gp5000 on a wide rim measures 40-41mm. At that point, you need a rim that's 40-42mm wide, currently marketed as gravel. when i bought my current rear rim (34mm), it was labelled gravel. Now it's road. Same rim, different time. But that then opens ETRTO shenanigans i dont have answers to. I created a thread on 35C shenanigans, and POTOOOO is leading the charge there, testing (and running) 35C tyres on rims that ETRTO say aren't appropriate. And he's taking downhill KOMs, and weights 80+kg.
Changing wheels only for a couple of mm is harder to justify than to jump to a new paradigm. Not that it's a good idea either, your mileage may vary

Quote from: JensenMacD on October 21, 2026, 06:30:27 AMI had posted on Zen's FB post of the new rim, wanting a 26 internal/37 and 40 external for 32c and 35c tires. They replied they do currently have a 25mm internal/37mm external rim. I am getting some prices and options from Zen currently on this wheel. For a 32c tire, that will likely measure 35mm, I think that is a great spec. I do wish there was 40mm external option too for a 35c that would measure around 38mm but that is being very picky to me specific wants.

i like the sound of that, please do report. I ll be buying 2 wheelsets for road soon, either optimized for 32C or 35C. But nothing less.

Quote from: CoreX88 on February 10, 2025, 05:32:44 AMI had to pay for the paint job 150$ in total. But I had several designs in mind, but at the end wanted just something easy on the eye (at least to my eyes). The green came out exactly as I wanted it, with beautiful metallic flics in it. It's a green tone I saw on an Aston Martin DBX here at an Aston Martin Dealership in my neighborhood. For the the brand and model-number I just had no creativity at all 

Hi! a friend likes / wants the same colour. Would you mind posting close up pictures of your paintjob? My plan would be to send these photos to the factory (not tantan) for them to replicate. I know how subjective colour is, so any close up that looks true to life would be helpful. thanks!

Quote from: Mad_ad on October 21, 2026, 02:37:57 AMi ordered mine on 6. this month, cant wait to get my hands on it

i will aim for a chinese parts only build, except the tires

You mean that you will avoid buying chinese bike parts rebranded by Western companies on your build :p

Quote from: martocom on October 21, 2026, 02:58:45 AMFor 32+ mm tires the 26 mm internal width is great, but I feel more people wanting like 25mm internal and 34mm external for best aero with 32 mm tires.

for 32C, I want 36mm wide rims, not 34. But i agree that 32mm wide feels outdated/too narrow for 32C on road, and i'm not putting anyone who weighs 75+kg on anything narrower than 32C.

I loathe my iGPSPORT iGS630S precisely because it's closed source, and they absolutely suck at software, and don't give a flying F. Navigation is horrendous, and ghost watts make it half useless. The hardware is actually good.
--> community based software, especially in the age of LLMs, means that China can focus on hardware, and people can hack whatever they want onto it.

As to battery life, fudge packers who dont have access to a wall socket are probably a fraction of 1% of the market.

28C is outdated indeed.
Surprisingly, triathletes are very old fashioned when it comes to tyre size. I guess they will evolve eventually, comfort is speed, especially on long distances.

Given how the Shiv looks, specialized says that unless you're doing Kona (notorious for brutal side winds), choosing a frame that's tube depth maxxing is not be a blessing. I dont like Specialized, but they do seem to have competent engineers.

delete that thread?

Quote from: LightCycling on October 16, 2026, 12:40:02 PM
Our supplier, Longteng Factory

Is the Surge RF10 a Long Teng frame as well?