OG-EVKIN CF-026

[ancientone]

Just saw this on Aliexpress. Wondering if OG-EVKIN is any good ? There are reviews for CF-025. Seems somewhat heavy to me.

[Sebastian]

Just saw this on Aliexpress. Wondering if OG-EVKIN is any good ? There are reviews for CF-025. Seems somewhat heavy to me.

I can vouch for the quality of their handlebars. I’m currently riding different versions on my road bike and my gravel bike. They’re light and rock solid and I’ve not been treating them kindly.
I’ve had two different bars in the past and they’ve been great, too. A friend of mine is riding one of their seatposts with no issues. Also, shipping is lightning fast if you’re ordering from one of their European warehouses.

[ancientone]

I've bought their integrated dropbar (used with my current Trifox X16) and I've also bought Toseek in the past, and the OG-EVKIN dropbar is quite good, much better than ToSeek. I had a minor accident and the bike flip 360 on it's head and landed on the dropbar but with almost no damage other than the bartape. I've actually very happy with the Dropbar.

What I do noticed is that their "sales agent" on Aliexpress "scold" any customers that complaint about their products. If you read the review, that seems to be the case for every negative review.

The CF-026 seems pretty heavy at a total weight of 1.8kg. And the specs on Aliexpress seems inconsistent, it stated T1000 on the headline, T800 in the specifications, and T1000+T800 in the description...

Anybody know which bike the CF-026 is "clone" of ?

[ancientone]

Here is a pic from aliexpress.

[StiffWeenies]

Anybody know which bike the CF-026 is "clone" of ?

It's aero, fully integrated and single bolt rim which is rather uncommon. The bike industry transitioned from single bolt to direct mount rim at around the same time full integration and disc adoption started to ramp up. In fact the only other frame I can think of that meets these specs is the Eddy Merckx 525 Rim.

[carbonazza]

They have great peripheral carbon components but I always found their frame to be one or two generations behind.

[ancientone]

They have great peripheral carbon components but I always found their frame to be one or two generations behind.

I think Chinese frames are designed for domestic market, and at the price range, RIM brakes are probably single bolt rather than direct mount.

In anycase, it was a good price at $399 but I it was just too similar to every other carbon bike...

[ancientone]

I think Chinese frames are designed for domestic market, and at the price range, RIM brakes are probably single bolt rather than direct mount.

In anycase, it was a good price at $399 but I it was just too similar to every other carbon bike...

To finished up the topic. I didn't buy the CF-026. While it was a good price, I just wasn't excited enough to put the money down. The offer lapse and at the current price, it simply wasn't worth it.

[Nicoloc]

Any link to the frame ?

[ancientone]

Any link to the frame ?

Not sure if it's permissible to post link but here it is, also take note that I had a $100 discount to the frame that has since lapse, so I was looking at different price. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004528000801.html