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Anyone has long term experience with chinese 9-51t cassettes?
Looking to build an ultra wide range gravel drivetrain soon but have doubts about these cassettes. My other option would be an SLX 10-51t

The e13 9-50 and 9-52 are exceptional. I have two of them.

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: XDR Road Cassette
« on: April 10, 2026, 10:22:05 AM »
I have tried multiple goldix and ztto cassettes. They all work/shift fine, but they have been unbearably noisy. In each case I have given up and purchased an actual SRAM or Shimano cassette. I don't know why they cant figure this out. Otherwise they appear to be very high quality parts.

I am very bothered by a noisy drivetrain. I have friends that claim they can't even hear it. Lucky them.

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It is impossible to respond to this thread honestly without entering the debate about burping tires and tires flying off and dangerous accidents. So I'm not going to. But....... get the hooked ones.

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my experience was that the tolerances are kind of poor and as a result the spacing between cogs is inconsistent. This means that it shifts well on part of the cassette, and like garbage elsewhere, no matter how you adjust/trim your RD. I sent two of them back despite them looking great and having impressive weights. Almost great. I hope they nail their tolerances and QC in their next gen.

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I'm intrigued by this frameset in 57. I don't like the available paint jobs and price. What are the other brands/names this same frameset might be sold as?

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Has anyone bought a complete x68 bike from seraph? How was it? I'm looking for something similar to my s-works tarmac that I can use for international travel. I would prefer to travel with a cheaper bike that i'm less concerned about theft/damage. I could also potentially have a seraph shipped directly to one of my destinations.

I would have a hard time building a bike for under 3k. I can't even find a used sl7 for that price. So a complete bike for 2900 is an interesting idea.

I have concerns about assembly quality and safety. Thoughts? I assume they are using the cheapest possible components wherever they can.

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: IIIPRO ROTORS
« on: November 16, 2025, 12:40:17 PM »
Swiss stop 34RS, SRAM, and MTX Red have all worked well for me.

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: Radar
« on: November 09, 2025, 10:09:34 AM »
Hello. I'm planning to buy a radar, do you guys recommend a particular model?
I like the short version and also lightweight compared to others cycplus l7 but the light in the day seems not so bright. I honestly want some type that has a strong light even in the day as the Garmin one do, but not with that price point.

Any recommendations ?
Thanks and sorry for my English

Your English is just fine! Try searching this forum. The answers are here.

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Maintenance, Mechanics, & Tools / Re: Cassette 10-51 HELP
« on: October 23, 2025, 09:21:11 AM »
I -always- adjust when changing major components. That may not always be necessary but it should always be expected.

If weight is your priority, experiment with these cassettes, but know that it is an experiment. You may not like the result.
If shift quality and durability are your priority, stick with Shimano.

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Component Deals & Selection / Re: IGPSport SR Mini Radar Tail Light
« on: October 22, 2025, 11:48:30 AM »
did 300kms with it so far, no issue, 2-3 false negatives.
I notice something, if the car drives at the same speed as you, because they cannot over take you, the radar does not detect them anymore.
Set up on the phone was easy and i was able to pair it with my garmin 1040.
Also I noticed I was able to pair it with my wife bsc200s at the same time. So 1 radar connected to 2 gps.
overall very happy with it, it is small, charge fast.
agreeing with kbernstein, around 15h battery. You can also use it without light so it will increase thebattery a little.

This is a problem with all the radar units. They detect the presence of an object by relative position. If an object stays the same distance from you (moving at same speed) it is essentially invisible.

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I use a very similar light from "Offbondage" on my gravel bike that works fantastically well.  extremely bright, sturdy, and easy to take on & off the bike.

Do you have a link?

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Maintenance, Mechanics, & Tools / Re: Cassette 10-51 HELP
« on: October 19, 2025, 10:20:18 PM »
Why complicate it? Grab that 10-52 and be done with it.


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Anyone tried these? https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005010063774995.html?

Six pot mtb/ebike brakes.

Pointless. Most people don't even need 4pot brakes. It is just more moving parts and seals to fail.

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I got a Token T47i for 20 € from a "used" portal... Dude got sent the wrong BB with his Frameset (Yeoleo i believe it was?) and got it replaced... so I've got the wrong BB for no money... The Token BBs seem quite okay from a price point view... and all Tokens I used (square taper) held up really good... for that T47i... only 150km into that, so not gonna give a review about it...

When I bought an Enve bike it came with a token bb (threaded inboard t47). While I thought it was probably junk, I have to admit that this is the smoothest spinning bb I have and it has seen so much abuse on my gravel bike. I have a BBI bb ready to install but 18mo later the token is still rocking along and I don't see any reason to swap it out until it fails.

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This is one of those rare cases where the physics is on point and not misleading. Tried buying one but its out of stock everywhere except for the goldix store but i aint paying 55€ for one. The store said they will receive the stock sometime this week. If i cannot get it then i will consider trying the 72teeth one.

The thing is, what does this actually improve? The time proven flat ratchets work perfectly.

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