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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Chinese cycling clothes
« on: July 03, 2024, 09:42:59 PM »
Quote from: Pedaldancer on July 02, 2024, 03:23:30 PM
If you are on Castelli S .. don't go with Darevie. 
I can wear Castellli M(men) and Darevie S is thee corresponding size.
Btw I am very similar size and weight., slightly larger, and slightly lighter.... so it also matters about the distribution.. my upper body and arms are basically not really existing..

You could try the Darevie women's bib.... it comes M women's = S men's.  The pad is a little bit different.. but that's minor. And.... there is nowhere a mark that tells "it's a women's pant"  ;D

Thanks for the feedback.

 I think for the cost I may just order a pair or two from different suppliers and see how it goes. I did something similar with seats and went through 6 or so till I found one that suited me.

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Chinese cycling clothes
« on: June 28, 2024, 10:44:13 AM »
Hi All,

 I'm looking for recommendations for bib shorts. At 168cm 53kg I'm at the low end of the small size for weight and approaching the small/medium for height on the Darevie charts. This roughly matches with the castelli size small I have now, which are a bit tight on the straps and just barely tight enough on my thighs. The castelli pad is too wide for me in the middle, digging into my inner thighs so a pad that's narrow in this area would be good. I have no preference on the manufacturer, but low key or no graphics are preferred.

 Thanks!

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: Elitewheels Edge wheelset
« on: May 01, 2024, 02:03:52 PM »

Looking at the wheels on Aliexpress, does anyone know what the differences are between the types? PRO, ENT, SLT, SLR, EDGE? The Elitewheels website has a different range, so not much info there, and the Ali information is pretty much useless with the pictures contradicting the information in a lot of cases.

 I'm looking for a set of very lightweight rim brake wheels, shimano compatible hub, not interested in aero. I'm a flyweight, 53kg. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: TanTan FM202 Og-evkin QONQI VeloBuild VR066
« on: December 19, 2023, 08:45:53 AM »
Not sure if it helps, but I've been looking at the LTK 036 as an option for an endurance bike. The geometry on the website is incorrect, but if you email them they will send you the correct data.

https://chinertown.com/index.php/topic,4585.0.html

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / Re: LT bike LTK036 specs
« on: November 27, 2023, 10:36:54 AM »
So after some communication with LT I am now leaning towards a size 520. Below are the drawings with geometry. For reference I currently have a TCR with a reach of 377mm and a stack of 532mm. I feel fairly stretched out and low on it, so the 17 shorter reach and 9 higher stack should help.

 Any suggestions before I order?

 Thanks,

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Road Bike Frames, Wheels & Components / LT bike LTK036 specs
« on: November 16, 2023, 11:31:23 AM »
Hi All,

 I recently returned to cycling after a few decades and am looking at doing a WW build. The LTK036 in size 500 looks like it checks most of the boxes. Light, rim brake, round seatpost with external clamp.  My flexibility is reasonable, but not great and unfortunately the website geometry table is poorly done. I'd like something with a more relaxed feel but without the reach and stack sown on the table I can't tell if the frame would be. I tried reverse engineering the geometry but the fork length in the table is wrong at 307mm.

Has anyone built up a bike from one? General impressions?

https://www.ltbikes.com/index/products/view/id/81.html 

Thanks,
  Scott

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