Quote from: estingo on March 11, 2025, 02:21:07 AM
I have the same, but I overtorqued it. I did it with a Torq wrench as well, but I did it the wrong way around, first the 2 bolts then the compression plug (stupid I know, but first bike build, and not enough research or the lack of it). Anyway, it's a cheap handlebar. I upgraded it to a Tavelo AVRO Gen 1.

I had a small crack, but still as I said I over-torqued it, finally got the Tavelo in and I went from 420mm to 38mm, It's pretty easy and straightforward forward and I think it looks even better than the fake Black inc one.
For reference, I added some pictures:

Looks great, how are you liking the frame?

Quote from: Serge_K on April 03, 2025, 02:20:08 AM
Few things say "my frame is fake" louder than riding a Factor with Elite wheels with the logos

I would say that wheeltop screams it louder 

Quote from: Serge_K on April 03, 2025, 02:20:08 AM
Few things say "my frame is fake" louder than riding a Factor with Elite wheels with the logos

the china rotors make it obvious

Quote from: canadabike93 on April 02, 2025, 01:26:41 PM
Looks great, how are you liking the frame?

Thank you and I like the frame for my usage it's perfect.

Quote from: Serge_K on April 03, 2025, 02:20:08 AM
Few things say "my frame is fake" louder than riding a Factor with Elite wheels with the logos

Thank you Serge, I agree that I basically don't need to say that it's fake because there are Elite Wheels on it, However I don't mind and I get a lot of compliments, also there exist fake Black Inc wheels as well.

Quote from: Lotnik on April 03, 2025, 02:50:19 AM
I would say that wheeltop screams it louder 

Thank you Lotnik, and yes you are right Wheeltop also indicates that it is a fake, imitation or replica frame. However I like how it works and not everyone is riding with a fake factor with elite wheels and Wheeltop. Nevertheless I enjoy riding it even though some people here on the forum don't like it, and that's also okay because it's not their bike and they also don't need to ride it.

Quote from: aeroskiii on April 03, 2025, 11:36:18 AM
the china rotors make it obvious

Unfortunately, for your comment the Q-rings Rotor is real... The crankset and powermeter are also quite "fake" It's a Lexon with Xcadey. Padels are original Speedplay, but the spindles that were steel did I replaced for "fake" titanium ones.

and to top it off I bought training wheels from Tagoola which are 1/3 of the price from the Elite wheels. Some will use Elite wheels as training wheels as replacement for their black inc wheels for good weather or races, and I use Tagoola ones for training wheels (winter/rain) and my Elite drives for nice weather. See the picture as the attached reference. also In the current state on the image as weighted: 7,00 kg

 
and to top it off I bought training wheels from Tagoola which are 1/3 of the price from the Elite wheels. Some will use Elite wheels as training wheels as replacement for their black inc wheels for good weather or races, and I use Tagoola ones for training wheels (winter/rain) and my Elite drives for nice weather. See the picture as the attached reference. also In the current state on the image as weighted: 7,00 kg
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So in the pic it looks great.  Question on the Tagoola wheels.......whaf size? From and rear different sizes?

Thought I'd drop one last message in here have a F-C Carbon tier 3 frame for sale size 54 snow white with black lettering, has about 100km on it with a BBInfinite Ceramitech bottom bracket installed, fork has been cut to max spacer height and other extras basically brand spanking new. The aero position even with max spacers did not work for me ended up going with an Enve Fray. Might be more people interested now with the 34% tariffs dropping. You can DM if interested for details on extras it comes with. Would ship from Canada.

If not I'll just build it up as a spare for friends who visit.

Quote from: Rebel_Yell on April 04, 2025, 09:28:35 AM
So in the pic it looks great.  Question on the Tagoola wheels.......whaf size? From and rear different sizes?

Thank you Rebel and I think with pictures you get a better idea how the bike looks like and how the final build went. A lot of people on the forum like to see pictures, as a famous saying "A picture says more than a 1000 words". However, some people are a bit cautious these days with posting and even deleting pictures, due to the reactions they might get from our fellow forum users.

I have posted the details of the Tagoola wheels on the Tagoola topic: https://chinertown.com/index.php/topic,5712.msg78358.html#msg78358 Hope that answers your question, as they are " cheap" wheels the alignment with the disc brake didn't went smoothly, I had to adjust it a bit, so keep that in mind.

Has anyone received their bike from Taiwan Eisen?

I placed an order back in January and was told it would be shipped at the end of February. However, it became harder and harder to contact the person, Peter.

Eventually, he came back to me a few weeks ago and asked if I was happy to go with a 400mm x 80mm bar, but I had already told them at the beginning that I wanted a 400mm x 90mm bar. He said "OK" and mentioned it would take 10 days to produce the bar.

After 10 days, I heard nothing from them. I tried contacting them via WhatsApp (though I'm unsure if I've been blocked, as I can only see a single tick) and AliExpress, but no one has answered.

Yes, I already raised a dispute a few days ago and decided to give them some time to respond. I'm planning to submit the proof to AliExpress tomorrow.

hey guys this morning i went over a pothole while going downhill, seat post immediately became a dropper post, i stopped by the bus stop and found out the threaded insert for the seatpost clamp is cross threaded. i am not sure if i can fix it by re drilling and re tapping and hold it with a helix coil, or if i need to replace the entire threaded insert completely.

hope to get some advice, thanks

E di questo cosa ne dite??
Ho appena trovato questo articolo su AliExpress:
922,39€ | Nuova pittura FASTERWAY Freedom Set di telai in marmo Telaio per bici da strada in carbonio con forcella Morsetto reggisella Auricolare Manubrio 32C Freno a disco
https://a.aliexpress.com/_Ey4WsAS

Finished mine, 7.12kg, with no pedals, bottle cages or computer mount.

Specs are:

Size 56
Wheels Manufacturing t47a DUB bottom bracket
Ultegra 8150
Shimano ice tech rotors 160/140
Wheelsfar Hyper carbon tubeless hooked wheels - 24mm internal, 50/58 height
Chris King tubeless valves
Ultegra 11-34 cassette
Lexon carbon crank, 165, DUB axle
Rotor Aero chainrings, 52/36
Xcadey spider power meter
LOOK Keo 2 Max carbon pedals
Ali power saddle
Ali bottle cages

Quote from: hagerd on May 10, 2025, 05:14:14 PM
Finished mine, 7.12kg, with no pedals, bottle cages or computer mount.

Specs are:

Size 56
Wheels Manufacturing t47a DUB bottom bracket
Ultegra 8150
Shimano ice tech rotors 160/140
Wheelsfar Hyper carbon tubeless hooked wheels - 24mm internal, 50/58 height
Chris King tubeless valves
Ultegra 11-34 cassette
Lexon carbon crank, 165, DUB axle
Rotor Aero chainrings, 52/36
Xcadey spider power meter
LOOK Keo 2 Max carbon pedals
Ali power saddle
Ali bottle cages

Beautiful machine! I am thinking of getting this as my next build. Does anyone have the Vam 2.0 yet? It seems pretty difficult to find a reliable seller that has experience with dpd shipping to europe. RK and FC carbon stores (someone said they are probably the same person) seem to offer the best 1.0 frame. They say the offer shipping inlcuding import fees but I am sceptical (as he said it will be shipped via dhl; which would mean import fees I think).

I am also still in doubt between version 1.0 and version 2.0. Maybe some owners of the 1.0/2.0 can chime in?

Quote from: Jouke on May 11, 2025, 02:48:40 AM
Beautiful machine! I am thinking of getting this as my next build. Does anyone have the Vam 2.0 yet? It seems pretty difficult to find a reliable seller that has experience with dpd shipping to europe. RK and FC carbon stores (someone said they are probably the same person) seem to offer the best 1.0 frame. They say the offer shipping inlcuding import fees but I am sceptical (as he said it will be shipped via dhl; which would mean import fees I think).

I am also still in doubt between version 1.0 and version 2.0. Maybe some owners of the 1.0/2.0 can chime in?

The V2 can be preordered with those sellers. Keep in mind that they don't include the last version of the handlebar : Only V1 or Darimo copy.