I mean Seraph/Tantan are also selling fake Ostro Vam's pretty much. Aside from the seatpost it's literally a Factor.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007911929673.html?pdp_npi=4%40dis%21CAD%21C%24%20676.24%21C%24%20540.99%21%21%21478.14%21382.51%21%402101c59817297233606821177eef77%2112000042815179356%21sh%21CA%213856195575%21X&spm=a2g0o.store_pc_allItems_or_groupList.new_all_items_2007599420335.1005007911929673

The closest I've seen to Enve Aero Bars are the Speeder ones:

https://www.speedercycling.com/Carbon-Aero-Road-Handlebars-SC-RH01-_p324.html

If you look at the handlebar threads there are mentions of them with good thoughts. Going to try them out this summer but we'll see.

So my social feeds urged me to try out Selle SMP saddles for a while.
I've been curious and more or less on a whim I bought the Velobuild replica of what I believe is the Selle SMP Dynamic saddle. It's their long standing classic. I was expecting this to be an instrument of torture. And while I still have to ride this for more than 2 hours straight, I'm really surprised as to how comfy this is. Once you have it dialed in, it kind of feels like you're sitting on something that basically perfectly fits your pelvis. I had to set this way further forward than my previous saddle because it basically has to disappear under your bum. You can't sit on the nose of this thing. There's pretty much exactly one spot only where this saddle feels comfy. But once you've found it, you're locked in position and you basically rotate your pelvis back and forth while sitting on the same part of the saddle depending on how aggressive you wanna ride. You do not move back or forth on this saddle at all. No sliding towards the nose and having to readjust your bum when tucking down. I'm very intrigued.
You do however have to live with the way it looks. The best thing about the design of this saddle is that most of the time you're sitting on it.

You are definitely putting me on some gems with your findings. I've been looking for a saddle like this but couldn't find one that wasn't just full on carbon. Will definitely have to try it out. Also going to try Serenade Wheels during the summer.

Does anybody know where to get good bearings on Ali?

Just checked my headset bearings and they’ve started to rust I’ll keep them for the winter but will probably replace them when summer comes.

These are the headset bearings that come from my bike, it’d be nice to know where I could pick up some replacement ones.

Thanks!

Edit: Can’t choose a second picture since sending it through my phone. But this was the main bearing that started to rust.

Oh another good stiff flared bar is the Rose one. I have the 36 top 40.5 drop version. It's very good and only 20EUR.

https://www.rosebikes.com/rose-race-attack-gf-aero-drop-bar-721017

what stem did you pair the bar with if you don't mind me asking?

are there any stem recommendations anyone has that can make a nice stiff alloy combination?