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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Chinese cycling clothes
« on: July 06, 2024, 09:33:38 AM »
Does anyone have recommendations for very thin/breathable jerseys and bibs?

I have a good number of YKYW bibs and jerseys, but I've noticed as the weather has gotten very hot and humid they haven't done as well. The jerseys I have are pretty "solid" material, so I was looking at this jersey since it's more mesh style:

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804707401955.html

For bibs, while I really like the YKYW bibs (I have a lot of them in many different colors), these are again pretty "thick"

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805079818596.html

Has anyone found more breathable/lightweight shorts and jerseys?

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Eddie's Airwolf YFR066 Build Thread
« on: April 20, 2024, 09:25:10 PM »
Quote from: eekden on April 20, 2024, 10:48:51 AM
How is everyone’s seat post fit? I have a second build (velobuild 268) and the seat post on that one fits perfectly in the frame, good manufacturing tolerances, which made me realize my YFR066 is pretty loose in the frame until the bolt is tightened. Anyone notice this too?

I'd agree with you--the seat post has pretty loose tolerances. FWIW I haven't had any issues with it slipping in the frame, though I did have to crank down the seat post to seat bolt to stop it slipping.

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Chinese cycling clothes
« on: February 26, 2024, 05:52:49 PM »
Quote from: sbellote on February 19, 2024, 08:12:31 AM

the leg is long, about 2-3cm longer than the ones I got from YKYW and Darevie, although the same size (EU Small, or Asia M). And even on this long ride it held well to my skin, didn't went up much, to the point that it was just about to pinch the back of my knee when pedaling.
overall, liked it a lot! The green is beautiful.


Thanks for this, I'll need to try these out. I went up a size with YKYW hoping the leg length would be a bit better but they're still pretty short.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Elitewheels Edge wheelset
« on: February 25, 2024, 06:12:14 PM »
I run 30mm GP5000 S TR on my Edge wheels! I was worried getting them that I'd regret it and wish I had gotten the 28s, but I believe the newer GP 5000S are sized so that they are closer to the nominal dimension even with wider internal rims. My tires barely extend beyond the rim surface--I'm really happy with how flush they are. I would definitely not use 25s assuming they are now true to size--those would be very narrow.

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc!
« on: February 20, 2024, 07:49:15 AM »
Has anyone bought one of those “fiber led vests” like runners wear? I’ve been riding at night regularly recently and while I have decent front/back lights I’m looking for something a bit more visible.

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Maintenance, Mechanics, & Tools / Re: Gearing question
« on: February 19, 2024, 07:17:33 PM »
Well, I went out for another ride today and realized that my crank arm was coming loose--the crank had maybe 1/2 to 1 chain width of play side to side. That would explain the poor performance  :D

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Maintenance, Mechanics, & Tools / Gearing question
« on: February 18, 2024, 11:31:21 AM »
I'm not sure where to put this--but it kind of fits in mechanics/maintenance.

I've recently switched from a 53/39 + 11-28 Sram 10 speed road bike to a 50/34 + 11-28 Shimano Ultegra mechanical 11 speed road bike. I found 99% of the time with my old bike, I'd spend it in the small chainring, so I figured the smaller front crank would help out and give me a bit more gearing options on the low end.

However, instead I've found something very annoying--when I'm in the small ring, I can't go very far down the cassette before the chain starts rubbing on the front derailleur, even with the front derailleur trimmed to the first click. Also, on the big ring, I can't go very far up the cassette before the chain starts rubbing, even with a trim click, and there aren't a lot of gear combinations in the middle between those.

I end up regularly being frustrated since a lot of my base riding ends up being jumping back and forth between the big and small ring trying to find a gear that fits my cadence without rubbing. I thought it was a front derailleur alignment issue, but since it's pretty evenly rubbing both directions, I don't know how I'd be able to adjust cable tension and get better behavior. Maybe there's something in the height of how high the front derailleur should be? or angle alignment?

Do you all have any advice?

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Eddie's Airwolf YFR066 Build Thread
« on: February 10, 2024, 11:04:56 AM »
Quote from: eekden on February 06, 2024, 12:27:22 PM
I'm about 10 rides in to owning the frame, figured it makes sense to have an update. I did have one issue with the front derailleur mount bolts getting stripped after tightening them up. Was attempting to get to 5nm and they stripped at around 3nm, which seems really low. When it gets loose next, I'll extract them and replace them with better quality bolts. Not a big deal.

That being said, riding this bike has been excellent. I am happy with the stiffness and agility of the frame and the integrated handlebars.


As Eddie did, here is my build including all the tools I bought to assemble it: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kxmcrzbgUrXaXckA3jgbMvaOweVeR3Iw0n9Df3uwnoA/edit?usp=sharing

I think I'm getting to a similar point to you as well--the weather has gotten a bit nicer here and I've been able to take it out on more rides. With all the assembly woes behind me, the bike is growing on me. It feels fast, I am glad I went with the 165mm crank arms, 30mm tubeless wheels, etc.

I'm more confident with the bike in general, but I haven't had a big "hit" yet on a pothole to be confident that the handlebars won't slip or break, I'll probably put some carbon paste there just to be sure they don't rotate.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Eddie's Airwolf YFR066 Build Thread
« on: January 25, 2024, 03:26:28 PM »
Thanks for sharing and please keep us updated!

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Eddie's Airwolf YFR066 Build Thread
« on: January 20, 2024, 07:02:24 AM »
Your build looks great! It's good to hear another opinion on the ride, I bet the integrated handlebar is stiffer than what I have too so that may be part of it!

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Eddie's Airwolf YFR066 Build Thread
« on: January 14, 2024, 10:09:52 AM »
Quote from: eekden on January 13, 2024, 11:06:41 PM
Your bike looks great, so at least you have that going for you!


Thanks! I think so too  :) I was a bit concerned the aesthetics wouldn't turn out but I'm satisfied with that.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Eddie's Airwolf YFR066 Build Thread
« on: January 13, 2024, 02:34:38 PM »
Quote from: jeffrey on January 13, 2024, 09:48:33 AM
Cool! I've been following this thread with the greatest interest, as that bike is pretty much all in my Aliexpress cart (airwolf frame, Magene power meter, Elite wheels)
I even put that same saddle on my Triban today

All in all, as of today, would you advise to buy or to look for something else?

If I could redo--I would not buy the Airwolf frame, but I would get something like the Carbonda CFR1056. I realize that frame only goes up to 32c instead of 38c tires, but the frame/fork/etc quality from Airwolf has been really disappointing. I'll try my best to not think about how I wish I had spent the extra on a higher quality frame, but I wouldn't wish my experience on someone else. In general this frame/fork is not very confidence inspiring.

Otherwise--I would also not get this specific handlebar or stem. The stem barely fit on the steerer tube (I had to use a flat screwdriver to pry the clamp open a bit to get it to fit), and the handlebar is not as stiff as the others I've used.

Wheels, groups, seat, power meter, tires--all of those I've been happy with!

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Eddie's Airwolf YFR066 Build Thread
« on: January 13, 2024, 09:06:23 AM »
Quote from: eekden on January 10, 2024, 06:40:01 PM
Just received my bike, had 30 minutes so decided to checkout the headset and the one it comes with is absolutely shit. It's plastic and the spacers are cheap plastic too and fairly poorly manufactured where they don't sit perfectly on each other. The photo from the site makes them look like they're not plastic, but these are quiet crappy.

That's really disappointing, do you think you'll have to try out a different headset/fork? Or will you be able to make it work?

I did my first ride on Thursday around the neighborhood, and other than tightening a few bolts everything worked okay. I need to work on fit some more, my Velofit seemed to put the seat too far down and with my 165mm cranks it just felt like my legs were "compressed" and I couldn't really get much power out. I did notice that if I brake hard, the fork does "chatter" some front/back, but I haven't ever had a disc road bike so that may be normal?

Overall, I really like the Ultegra mechanical groupset, shifting has been reliable and smooth even with the internal cable routing.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Eddie's Airwolf YFR066 Build Thread
« on: January 06, 2024, 10:55:06 AM »
Quote from: eekden on January 05, 2024, 11:53:56 AM
I did get the integrated handlebar, guess we will see if I need it! Did you get any grommets for the cable exits or should I order some? Trying to make sure I have all the causes of possible noises taken care of, as well as better waterproofing since I’m in Seattle. Also, my order is finally in the states but it’s been sitting in LA customs for a couple days. Hope it shows up soon.

I didn't get any grommets for the cable exits, but I did use the foam "sleeving" to go around the internal cable routing specifically from the head tube area, down through the down tube, and all the way to the point where the chain stays neck down. I had rattles with my previous bike without those, so I spent the extra few dollars to pick up some of those from Aliexpress.

I'll be really curious what you think about the integrated handlebar! Depending on how things go with my bike and if I settle on a fit, I may go back and try to buy that depending on your experience.

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Eddie's Airwolf YFR066 Build Thread
« on: January 02, 2024, 08:17:46 PM »
Quote from: patliean1 on January 02, 2024, 02:02:02 PM
Fast shipping! I'm happy the FSA no.69 worked out for you. It's such a game changer. I keep multiple spares of that headset around just in case LoL.

Thanks for the tip! I ended up using the stock lower headset bearings and race, and then the FSA top bearing assembly--it felt like the combination of the FSA lower bearing and stock bearing race was wobbling just a bit so I was conservative there.

I like how the FSA headset cap is matte black and matches the frame!

Tonight I got all the way to where I could ride it again--except with just the front brake bled since I was running out of time. The front end is definitely soft, but not like it was before. It'll be a nice comfortable ride, and I know I can make it a bit stiffer if I swap out the handlebars. Oh--and this time redoing the internal handlebar routing I had a routing kit. I would have saved so much time......

I won't be able to ride this week, but my hope is Saturday or Sunday I can bleed the rear brake and do some minor tuning, and then go on a ride around the neighborhood!


Quote from: eekden on January 02, 2024, 08:07:42 PM
Should I snag a FSA headset preemptively for my 066 build?

I'd defer to Patrick, but if I had to make a guess--if he had an issue with it and then I had the same issue, you're probably going to run into a similar problem (at least if you didn't get the integrated handlebar). I'm not sure if the integrated handlebar top assembly solves some of that

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