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Component Deals & Selection / Re: 13 speed HG body alternative to SRAM Xplr?
« on: September 09, 2026, 06:46:31 AM »
there are some 13 speed hg cassettes on ali https://pl.aliexpress.com/item/1005009369286201.html however I don't think it's going to work with sram xplr. 13 speed sram is t-type mounted directly to the frame and their 13 speed cassette is slightly wider and i suspect have a different spacing. Those HG cassettes should work with a wheeltop groupset though.
I also don't fully understand the argument about wheelset interchangeability. You can just swap the freehub body in 5 seconds without removing the cassette. I have 4 chinese wheelsets 2 HG, 1 XDR and 1 microspline and each with their own dt ripoff freehub and they are all compatible with each other. I constantly shuffle the wheels around but each bike has its own freehub with cassette. 

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: TanTan GR257. 57mm clearance, UDH hanger, storage box etc just released.
« on: August 26, 2026, 04:14:24 AM »
Quote from: pavlo.k on June 16, 2026, 09:52:13 AM
Looks like they don't make 61, same as mondince

size 61(XXL) is now offered by meiner https://pl.aliexpress.com/item/1005012861779650.html
It has a slightly different seat clamp design

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Chaoyang H496 - any experiences
« on: August 21, 2026, 03:30:04 AM »
If you are planning to use tubes why not just buy a regular gp 5000? it's much cheaper than the S TR or the AS at least where I live.
It will be maybe 30% more expensive than the chaoyang but you are getting one of the best tires money can buy

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Velobuild AERO GRAV Frame
« on: August 19, 2026, 03:19:40 PM »
Quote from: FranL on August 19, 2026, 06:24:26 AM
I suppose that’s the appeal of this frame if you want to use it on the road—that extra stiffness provided by an aero seatpost. For trails, though, it’s definitely a drawback. By the way, do you know if any off-the-shelf seatpost would be compatible? For instance, a Ridley one, since the frame looks like a carbon copy of the Astr? Thanks.

Astr uses 27.2 round seatpost. Aero grav seatpost is unique to velobuild and it's shared between this frame and the 268

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Mondince FM336
« on: June 22, 2026, 11:50:07 AM »
Quote from: Lotnik on June 22, 2026, 04:20:31 AM
That's my first thought when I looked for a reason. Looks like tight fit. They're two ports on each caliper. Do you need thru both?

I tried to bleed through both and didn't notice any difference. The rule of thumb I have is to use the one that's closer to the ground when I bleed but have no idea if it's correct.
I also found that bleeding with 2 syringes gives better results than a syringe with a funnel

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Mondince FM336
« on: June 22, 2026, 03:57:26 AM »
I have xg4 and they are a pain to bleed and set up. Make sure all the pistons are moving evenly. I've had some pistons to either be too slow to move or sometimes would not retract far enough. If you have lazy pistons, you can try to "activate" them like in this magura video:
or they might need another bleed.
I also found that the gap between the pads on zrace calipers both 2 and 4 piston is way to narrow so they almost always rub.

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Fun stuff shipped from Europe
« on: June 22, 2026, 03:50:24 AM »
Quote from: hubba on June 22, 2026, 01:25:05 AM
You can't always trust the shipped from Europe promise. I ordered Elilee cranks and even contacted the seller and he confirmed it will be shipped from Europe. It was then shipped from China.
same thing with CSC wheels. They claim to ship from Europe but as soon as you order "oh no, that specific configuration is out of stock, but you're in luck! we are shipping it from China without the additional charge"

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LTWOO ER9 & ERX - Electronic groepsets
« on: June 22, 2026, 02:21:10 AM »
Quote from: Rajmundx on June 22, 2026, 02:04:48 AM
The automatic front derailleur trim works terribly for me. When I have the chain on the big chainring in the front and the largest cog in the rear, it trims so aggressively that it throws the chain completely off the crankset. It happens every time.

I've also recently noticed that the chain is skipping on one of the gears, I think it's either the 6th or 7th cog on my 12-speed cassette. It will suddenly skip without actually shifting to a higher or lower gear. It's very annoying, especially when climbing a hill.

I would try to set up both derailleurs from scratch. For me autotrim works great. One of my main complaints about ltwoo was that I could never get rid of the fd rubbing even when using trim manually. Manual trim actually would trim in the wrong direction on some gears which was super annoying. Auto trim definitely works differently and does not follow same trim positions as in manual.

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: TanTan GR257. 57mm clearance, UDH hanger, storage box etc just released.
« on: June 22, 2026, 12:18:33 AM »
Quote from: Eisenhut on June 21, 2026, 03:34:02 PM
I asked them and they told me the 61cm is likely months away. I ordered the Velobuild instead. Maybe I’ll try this frame as well when 61 is available.
They will probably never make one. I've had a couple of instances when the geo chart was showing xl/xxl chart but when I asked about it it was always "coming some time in the future" and it never did. If they don't have the mold now, they most likely never will.
I really like this frame but have to look for something else and unfortunately there's not a lot of choices in my size.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Thoughts on modern frame geometry trends? Steep seat tubes? High stack?
« on: June 21, 2026, 02:27:01 AM »
I didn't read through the entire thread so I'll just reply to the first message.
I am totally on board with higher stack, steeper STA and no offset.
As a taller rider I was always struggling to get my saddle forward far enough. I have apretty long legs and my saddle is always very hight up. The problem is, the higher your saddle is the more it moves back behind the bb and slacker sta only makes it worse. I actually run a positive offset on my gravel bike currently. Higher stack also solves another one of the problems which is a massive saddle to bar drop i usually have.

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: TanTan GR257. 57mm clearance, UDH hanger, storage box etc just released.
« on: June 16, 2026, 09:52:13 AM »
Looks like they don't make 61, same as mondince

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: first ad sl9 copy
« on: June 16, 2026, 05:06:09 AM »
Quote from: momento on June 15, 2026, 11:38:34 PM
Maybe I'm a little too advanced
 :o :o :o

these have been floating on aliexpress ever since the first sl9 leaks. They only show some renders and I would assume that's just a scam

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Quick Pro Blade
« on: June 12, 2026, 03:08:13 PM »
Quote from: el nielsken on June 12, 2026, 03:10:54 AM
can't seem to find this anywhere online - does this frame have an UDH interface? (chatgpt says it does, but then links to the quickprousa website where you can't seem to find info about it, no response on chat)
yes

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Cyclocross Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LTWOO eGR
« on: June 08, 2026, 08:58:26 AM »
Does anyone know if the new derailleur is compatible with old er9/eGr shifters?

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: KORE wheelsets
« on: June 08, 2026, 08:22:36 AM »
 I also wasn't convinced by the white decals originally but they do look kind of cool especially when spinning.

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