Interesting Aliexpress finds! - good deals, interesting stuff, new products etc!

[TidyDinosaur]

Kactus lightweight disc rotors selling for under $30 USD a pair. I ordered a pair of 6 bolt rotors for my recent gravel CF wheelset:

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806205553049.html

Nice find. Is there anyone who has experience with these?

[jonathanf2]

Nice find. Is there anyone who has experience with these?

Kactus and Onirii seem to be the only brands on AliEx with their own unique disc rotor design. The Kactus rotors seem to have good reviews on their main store:

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804231348561.html

[coffeebreak]

Folks, like Uno stem and Elita seatpost is there any no-brainer handlebar on Aliexpress?
Not looking for integrated, internal routing, flare or even Di2 holes. Just a road bar with flat top.

[carbonazza]

Folks, like Uno stem and Elita seatpost is there any no-brainer handlebar on Aliexpress?
Not looking for integrated, internal routing, flare or even Di2 holes. Just a road bar with flat top.

Tooseek have good products, and good service
https://toseek.aliexpress.com/store/912268096

Their upscale brand is Firespider
https://firespider.aliexpress.com/store/1100268111
With stiffer and lighter carbon

[jonathanf2]

Folks, like Uno stem and Elita seatpost is there any no-brainer handlebar on Aliexpress?
Not looking for integrated, internal routing, flare or even Di2 holes. Just a road bar with flat top.

By far these are my favorite drop bars. On one of my bikes, I didn't even bother to route them internally (just under the bar wrap). I find them stiff and comfortable. They come in both standard and flared drops. Paired with a lightweight UNO stem with Ti screws, They come in under 330g or less depending on the size bar.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256803093583495.html

[Jet the Panda]

Tooseek have good products, and good service
https://toseek.aliexpress.com/store/912268096

Their upscale brand is Firespider
https://firespider.aliexpress.com/store/1100268111
With stiffer and lighter carbon

I've got a lot of toseek / toorock stuff. I did not know firespider was them too! I'm sure I'll be ordering something soon

[aeroskiii]

Nice find. Is there anyone who has experience with these?

Too thin, 1.5mm is the min and these start and 1.55. id recommend galfer or centerline X

[aeroskiii]

Yeah don't get one. That's one area carbon doesn't have an advantage. An UNO ultralight alloy stem is the way to go. Get a set of titanium bolts to cut an additional 10 or so grams.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806179921956.html

There's some darimo ix2al replica stems out rn that seem good

[jonathanf2]

Too thin, 1.5mm is the min and these start and 1.55. id recommend galfer or centerline X

On the Kactus main store description, they have these same rotors listed as 1.6mm for the 140/160mm rotors and 1.8mm for the 180/203mm versions. So either this store is selling old stock or the info wrong. Either way I can measure the rotors when I get them.

[TidyDinosaur]

On the Kactus main store description, they have these same rotors listed as 1.6mm for the 140/160mm rotors and 1.8mm for the 180/203mm versions. So either this store is selling old stock or the info wrong. Either way I can measure the rotors when I get them.

I also ordered 2 yesterday.

[sbellote]

Folks, like Uno stem and Elita seatpost is there any no-brainer handlebar on Aliexpress?
Not looking for integrated, internal routing, flare or even Di2 holes. Just a road bar with flat top.

Tooseek have good products, and good service
https://toseek.aliexpress.com/store/912268096

Their upscale brand is Firespider
https://firespider.aliexpress.com/store/1100268111
With stiffer and lighter carbon

I'd say to take a look at Og-Evkin too, the parts are really good and well finished, the customer service is less than ideal but as long as you don't need anything it's all good
my handlebar and stem are from them and it's >3yrs going strong, no issues at all
it used to be a bit more expensive than Toseek, but I recently saw it on the sales products in the home page for pretty close cost, so worth taking a look

[carbonazza]

...I'd say to take a look at Og-Evkin too...

I was buying and advising for Og-Evkin too until I got problems and they were not helping at all.
Tooseek people are great to deal with. For me a good service is a part of the deal.

Just their carbon bottle cage are so great, and I didn't find someone else yet to replace them.

[TidyDinosaur]

I was buying and advising for Og-Evkin too until I got problems and they were not helping at all.

Ah, so I'm not the only one they scr*wed over... OG-Evkin is the company I had the worst experience with of all the sellers / producers on Ali. Just look somewhere else. Those liars and cheaters are not worth getting your money.

[PLA]

as long as you don't need anything it's all good

lol

[Serge_K]

I only have bad things to say about Racework, btw. Carbon cranks that snap at low torque. Chainrings that arent 12 speed compatible. You order 12s chains, you receive 11s and the quick links snap under load (happened twice so far). Worst bar tape i've ever used. Good 3d printed saddle so far, that's about it.