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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Bottle cages that actually hold bottles?
« on: September 05, 2024, 05:20:23 PM »
Any recs on cages (road bike) that won't let bottles fall out? Bought some cheap ones which had good reviews - but lost a bottle twice going over bumps last week. Anyone had good luck with something else?

I've never lost a bottle from a Lezyne Flow SL cage, including a ton of really rough MTB descents. Run them on all my bikes. I would look for a copy of that or just get the original.

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Chinese cycling clothes
« on: September 01, 2024, 02:34:12 PM »
In fact here it is - using a different browser & not logged in

I think Ali gives brand new customers a "welcome deal" that lowers the price but it's only for your first purchase on the platform or something. It's dumb

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Chinese cycling clothes
« on: August 31, 2024, 11:32:19 AM »
I bought this after your recommendation and rode it yesterday. I agree its the best I got from china so far. The design is not so great imho with the logo on the chest and a white stripe in the middle of the back. But the tissue, fit and overall quality is just very good. I bought size L while usually on European M. Thanks for the hint!

Got 2 of these delivered today. Kind of annoyed that the design doesn't match the picture on the seller page but I'll live with it. One of them (blue color) fits great. The other one (red) fits similar in the body but has much looser sleeves for some reason. Both are size L.

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Chinese cycling clothes
« on: August 22, 2024, 09:43:44 AM »
What's a good price for such a bib, and where are you based?

Edit: I got the pastel green jersey from https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007101108645.html, sold by RAUDAX China Store. I'm yet to ride with it, but i think it's the best jersey i've bought on Aliexpress (i bought quite a few and send back many). I paid 13.5 eur, but it seems to be around 16 eur generally. What i received is slightly different than the listing. The sleeves are just right (material, grip & length), the collar is just right (diameter, fit / style), the length / fit / size is just right, the fabric is breathable on the sides, and silk like front and back. So it can't be the most breathable summer jersey, but it really looks and feel excellent. The fact it's that affordable is just a bonus. The colour is pastel, it's a bit more vibrant / less grey than the listing indicates. It's the kind of colour that's hard to render well on screen. There's a good chance i ll end up buying several more in other colours. Could also make a nice present for friends.

Did you order it from that linked page?  The title has "Youth" in it which is making me a bit afraid to pull the trigger for fear of getting a kids jersey.

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Maintenance, Mechanics, & Tools / Re: Carbonda fork vibration
« on: March 07, 2024, 05:36:56 PM »
I moved to the 50mm long Origin8 alloy compression plug and it solved the slipping issues on my 696 fork

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