Hi,

I have a couple minor issues with my eGR group set but for this post just going to focus on the brake calipers. I've followed the manual for bleeding, and also some videos on YouTube. I'm familiar with hydraulic disc brakes, so I'm comfortable with the idea and processes, but for the life of me I cannot keep my rear caliper from slowly closing in on the rotor. I reset the pistons and do a quick bleed check, but every couple weeks I'll head to the garage and my rear brake lever is locked solid and the pads are on the rotor.

Any ideas? I'm nearing the point of buying different calipers.

Thanks
Andrew in Newfoundland, Canada

thermal expansion? how hot does your garage get?

Lovely looking new Evosid basic road cranks:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005009381537205.html

nice find!
it looks like their alloy spindle is press-fit on the NDS. you used to be able to remove it completely (not that anyone ever sold replacements for $40 cranks).
I've come across several 3-bolt dm rings that had play as a result of excessive machining, with one of them getting so loose it ended up grinding the bolt heads off against the BB shell.
i'm ready to move to easton style attachment or something else.

"unfair" is typically coded to "unfair competition" in our media, whereas what is happening with China was hyper-competition.
is it unfair because of CCPs mercantilist policies? I don't know that I would go that far as a consumer.

the goldix hub is now in my hand.
The internals looks a mix between EXP and pre-EXP system
I mean, only one cylindrical spring on cassette side
Now I swap to "old style" ratchet system in order to install my "old" 54t kit

thanks for tracking down this graphic, very helpful.
what is that sleeve on the right side? my conical spring on the freehub side just sits on a shelf w/in the cnc machined body

Gosh, just buy a short-travel XC bike/frame and put dropbars.
Once you're into real fullsus (with air shocks and forks), maintenance's not different. So why not go for a real bike specifically designed for the kind of terrain where you already need a mature suspension and big tires?

I disagree - this is essentially what Dylan Johnson built for some lifetime races last year using an Allied BC40 but with shorter, non-MTB reach.

I have been searching and reading MYOG sites for several weeks now.   Lots of recommendations and comments on the larger known manufacturers like Singer or JUKI or PFAFF.   No recommendations for any machines from Aliexpress.    VEVOR?

I figure that there should be a few "MYOG fanatics"  here that have used Aliexpress to purchase sewing machines.

I've thought about it, but that probably doesn't count.
WZRD on youtube makes her own bags/frames and responds in comments.

Have a couple friends visiting China right now, and I'll probably go on a trip myself in the next year or so. Curious if people have tips on unique stuff you can get/do that's bike related when in China.

For example, are there any components/kits/accessories that are easier to get/cheaper via local shipment there? Any things that are only possible to get in China? Would it make sense to ask them to buy a groupset for me ? Factory tours, interesting rides, etc.

My friends are in Chongqing but I'll be in Shanghai, with the possibility of visiting Xiamen on my trip.

if you follow Panda Cycling on instragram I'm sure he'll share some ideas with you, esp. Xiamen area

I just found out that on AliExpress, many sellers have their items listed as "shipped from the US" now, albeit at a higher price than just a couple of weeks ago. But this way at least we don't need worry about the Trump tariffs. The cheap stuffs era are probably gone. Or I might just do some vacation in China and focus my buyings over there.

I don't think it's that dire imho - it's just that AE prices will be roughly equivalent to say Harbor Freight. AE and Temu just carry super-economy stuff that HF didn't before because they didn't think there was a market for it. Now they do.