[Gary]

As promised.

Sweet...

Hmm...

And dumb AF for this bike...

Works sweet. Looks exactly like the genuine one in pics.
Time will tell if it lives up to the non counterfeit versions durability. But not a huge amount to go wrong in the first place really.

 

[Happymtb.fr]

And dumb AF for this bike...

One of the local kids angled his saddle like that since he is wheeling most of the time

 

[Lelandjt]

These can be used as a rollamajig, lets see how well it works with my shimano 12.

https://a.aliexpress.com/_msoW2Yk

Too big. Those are the size of a V-brale noodle. You wamt something 1/2 to 2/3 the size. I bet you can find ones meant for derailleurs.

 

[Lelandjt]

Anybody tried the sram xo/xx knockoff cassettes that cost like 100-120 bucks?

I've got the road bike version. Monoblock 12spd 11-28t for like $30. Weighs less than Dura-ace 11-30t. Shifts a little worse than Dura-ace.

 

[CarolinaCrawler]

Just received my OneUp chain/bash guard. Really impressed and only $30. Best I can tell its the real thing.

I wanted a big bash guard due to the cables running under the bottom bracket.

 

[Gary]

One of the local kids angled his saddle like that since he is wheeling most of the time

I am that local kid. Angling the saddle down for seated wheelies only really works well when the bike is fairly long for the rider. Shorter bikes. As all but one of my bikes are by modern standards I find angled nose up a lot better for control. I do also have an incredibly well broken in barse tho.
That wee bike is 420mm reach. So a nose down and seat up position is absolutely fucked. Knees at the bars and weight far too far forwards. Wouldn't even work well for a steep climbing gradient.

 

[Gary]

Just received my OneUp chain/bash guard. Really impressed and only $30. Best I can tell its the real thing.

The Chinese top only one up copys definitely use a weaker alloy. Got a scar somewhere on my right inner lower leg to show for it. Shouldn't ever matter in most conditions. and If you don't ride in loose trousers/jeans.

 

[sethimus]

Bontrager, eh? Now where have i seen those before…

 

[DaveW]

Once upon a time Keith Bontrager held an annual awards ceremony for bike parts manufacturers call the "people who make their own shit awards".
I sometimes wonder what goes through Keiths head now that his name is just an inhouse brand for trek, to pass off parts ordered out of an asian catalogue.

 

[sethimus]

Once upon a time Keith Bontrager held an annual awards ceremony for bike parts manufacturers call the "people who make their own shit awards".
I sometimes wonder what goes through Keiths head now that his name is just an inhouse brand for trek, to pass off parts ordered out of an asian catalogue.

 

[canadmos]

Got my first wrong shipped thing from Aliexpress.

Order a laundry basket but got a tiny pack of laughing emoji stickers instead.

 

[slimshady]

Bontrager, eh? Now where have i seen those before…

All of this fuss just to end up paying 50 US rubles for a bad Schrader mockup.

 

[Gary]

Just ordered another Alinomali Switchgrade for the derpaderp

 

[brake_and_bleed]

Ordered a pair of ZTTO 2.3 mil rotors for kicks. Seems pretty well made. Gonna test them on the downhill bike if it ever gets here

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805752867801.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.7.2b422NLj2NLjBc&algo_pvid=9f3289a5-ed06-4ac1-8bf2-536c2d8f1049&aem_p4p_detail=20240813073711559189975714080000482916&algo_exp_id=9f3289a5-ed06-4ac1-8bf2-536c2d8f1049-3&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21USD%219.99%219.99%21%21%2171.39%2171.39%21%40210318ec17235598313168688e4f9d%2112000034939800474%21sea%21US%214452067721%21X&curPageLogUid=yMqw1fJgSpcK&utparam-url=scene%3Asearch%7Cquery_from%3A&search_p4p_id=20240813073711559189975714080000482916_1

Bought some of these rotors on the back of this thread.
rode downhill with them yesterday. They definitely have more power than old 203 Saint rotors. Rear gave a little bit of noise every now and then but not too much. ( the tracks are long, I live in the alpes, and they didn’t seem to overheat).
im a little curious as to how they’ll wear as the breaking surface is much deeper than a Shimano rotor But for ten euros for 2 ( introductory offer) what do you want!
They weighed 310 ish gram.

 

[CarolinaCrawler]

Ordered a pair of ZTTO 2.3 mil rotors for kicks. Seems pretty well made. Gonna test them on the downhill bike if it ever gets here

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805752867801.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.7.2b422NLj2NLjBc&algo_pvid=9f3289a5-ed06-4ac1-8bf2-536c2d8f1049&aem_p4p_detail=20240813073711559189975714080000482916&algo_exp_id=9f3289a5-ed06-4ac1-8bf2-536c2d8f1049-3&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21USD%219.99%219.99%21%21%2171.39%2171.39%21%40210318ec17235598313168688e4f9d%2112000034939800474%21sea%21US%214452067721%21X&curPageLogUid=yMqw1fJgSpcK&utparam-url=scene%3Asearch%7Cquery_from%3A&search_p4p_id=20240813073711559189975714080000482916_1

Bought some of these rotors on the back of this thread.
rode downhill with them yesterday. They definitely have more power than old 203 Saint rotors. Rear gave a little bit of noise every now and then but not too much. ( the tracks are long, I live in the alpes, and they didn’t seem to overheat).
im a little curious as to how they’ll wear as the breaking surface is much deeper than a Shimano rotor But for ten euros for 2 ( introductory offer) what do you want!
They weighed 310 ish gram.

I just got back from my first trip on them. Got my new DH bike 2 days before a 12 day riding trip and managed to get these rotors on with my Shigura brake set up.

They were not the truest rotor I've ever received out of the box, but within 15 minutes I had them true enough.

Had 3 FULL days at 2 different bike parks on these and can say they were great. Have no regrets and can recommend them.

 

[slyfink]

Bontrager, eh? Now where have i seen those before…

dunno. pray tell?

 

[sethimus]

dunno. pray tell?

we sell those too, under our own label

 

[slyfink]

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we sell those too, under our own label

oh right. I remember you mentioned that before. still can't find them on AliExpress though...

but that doesn't really matter to me anymore I guess. With my recent flat, I discovered the sealant clogs the valve at the base, where it pops out of the rim inside the tire. that's the part that needs to be bigger...pulling the valve core out isn't really a big problem...

 

[trib]

Once upon a time Keith Bontrager held an annual awards ceremony for bike parts manufacturers call the "people who make their own shit awards".
I sometimes wonder what goes through Keiths head now that his name is just an inhouse brand for trek, to pass off parts ordered out of an asian catalogue.

He’s probably pretty happy he got to keep his job and hasn’t had to do the big media song and dance at 100 bike shows a year to sell his hardtails. Bruce Gordon, one of the other guys behind the “society of people who make their own shit” passed away recently, stayed true to his morals for about as long as he could and ended up pretty bitter about the whole industry with a warehouse full of gravel tyres left as his legacy.
Good on Keith for seeing a way out of the endless drudgery of “keeping it real” and still getting to make stuff.
The way I see it, if you’re part of the bike industry your either part of a big corp, or you’re making shit on your own and hoping you can stay on top of the shifting trends for long enough to build up a reputation.

Sell out my friends, it’s the new punk rock.

 

[Sandwich]

oh right. I remember you mentioned that before. still can't find them on AliExpress though...

but that doesn't really matter to me anymore I guess. With my recent flat, I discovered the sealant clogs the valve at the base, where it pops out of the rim inside the tire. that's the part that needs to be bigger...pulling the valve core out isn't really a big problem...

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256807018415931.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.15.60b61802yNctvG&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa

These have extra holes on the inside to allow faster expansion. I bought mine for $3.25 on sale. Woohoo!

 

[Leafy]

I know we all wanted to know how those $250 truing stands were.

 

[DaveW]

Cool but needs work on filming skills, in too close with the camera and the constant movement has potential to give motion sickness.

 

[Leafy]

It was a little too big to use my tripod, so head mount was my best option. I guess I could have used the wide angle lens.

 

[Subversion_Garage]

Who was it that ordered the MTB pants from Ali? Want to try a pair, but can't remember what style you ordered

 

[toodles]

Who was it that ordered the MTB pants from Ali? Want to try a pair, but can't remember what style you ordered

The shorts or the longs?

 

[Subversion_Garage]

The shorts or the longs?

Long pants. I think some of the sellers got clipped for using TLD or POC in their ads

 

[jezso]

I have also recently purchased an Aliomaly Chinesegrade, and while it does its job, it rocks sideways like hell. Not sure yet, if that is a feature or a bug. At least it does not creak (yet) like its original counterpart made in Canuckland. I’m still in the phase of mastering/learning the website of alibay, as I could not find out how I could bitch about this real or perceived issue.

As promised.

Sweet...
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Hmm...
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And dumb AF for this bike...
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Works sweet. Looks exactly like the genuine one in pics.
Time will tell if it lives up to the non counterfeit versions durability. But not a huge amount to go wrong in the first place really.

 

[Gary]

What post is it fitted on?
If it's a one up is there adequate clearance for the shrader valve under the switch grade? And are the two fitting bolts and the rail clamp bolt definitely tight enough?
One of mine is a little finecky and the fore/aft saddle position can affect it's operation/stability . But it's kinda because of the design of the rails on the SLR saddle I have fitted to it.

 

[jezso]

What post is it fitted on?
If it's a one up is there adequate clearance for the shrader valve under the switch grade? And are the two fitting bolts and the rail clamp bolt definitely tight enough?
One of mine is a little finecky and the fore/aft saddle position can affect it's operation/stability . But it's kinda because of the design of the rails on the SLR saddle I have fitted to it.

You nailed it. It’s on a oneup post, and that made me also suspicious, as the original one is also on the same type of post, but that was delivered with shims and spacers. The rail fixing bolts are torqued to infinite newton meters so there’s no play there.

 

[jrewing]

I shear off loads of 10mm pedal pins from my e13 pedals. $28 + 12 postage for 22 8mm and 22 10mm pins in a pack.
Or go to AliX and get 50 10mm pins for $3 shipped….

 

[Gary]

https://a.aliexpress.com/_EutKoOZ

 

[canadmos]

Anyone buy Shimano brakes off there? Need something new for the fat bike, as the SRAM Levels I have are absolute garbage.

 

[Jm_]

Anyone buy Shimano brakes off there? Need something new for the fat bike, as the SRAM Levels I have are absolute garbage.

Do you ride this bike in the cold? If you do, you shirley don't want shimano brakes that become on/off switches with no lever travel? I believe everything above RSC is supposed to be decent. They seem to have changed "naming" conventions recently, but it's well known the lower level brakes are pretty crap and the higher ones are decent. But apart from that, there are other good brakes that work in the cold...I would not recommend shimano for this. While I tend to not recommend shimano for the other inherent issues, I realize that not everyone encounters those issues due to how they ride and brake...but this is a little more overall if you are going to use them in the winter/cold. Get a good DOT brake, they will work the same as in the summer...you won't think about em.

 

[sethimus]

Do you ride this bike in the cold? If you do, you shirley don't want shimano brakes that become on/off switches with no lever travel? I believe everything above RSC is supposed to be decent. They seem to have changed "naming" conventions recently, but it's well known the lower level brakes are pretty crap and the higher ones are decent. But apart from that, there are other good brakes that work in the cold...I would not recommend shimano for this. While I tend to not recommend shimano for the other inherent issues, I realize that not everyone encounters those issues due to how they ride and brake...but this is a little more overall if you are going to use them in the winter/cold. Get a good DOT brake, they will work the same as in the summer...you won't think about em.

just put some putoline 2.5 in

 

[Jm_]

just put some putoline 2.5 in

lol...no, I've been there, done that. It makes little difference. Maybe a slight difference to lever speed that you can detect...but no discernable difference to cold weather operation or wandering bite point. They still screw up a bunch in those situations.

 

[Jm_]

just put some putoline 2.5 in

Or I'll say it like this: If that actually fixed the issue, I'd still be using those brakes.

 

[Leafy]

Or I'll say it like this: If that actually fixed the issue, I'd still be using those brakes.

Or redline like water.

 

[Jm_]

Or redline like water.

Well, water freezes, so that's a pretty shit name...but it has to do more with how shimano brakes operate in the cold and I'm not sure any fluid can fix that. It seems like it simply amplifies the wandering bite point, to the point where when it's cold enough, there is no lever travel at all, they basically lock up virtually no lever travel. In slightly less cold, it only takes a few squeezes to reach that same point, where the engagement is at 0-lever travel. If we could fix this in warm weather, where you are on the steeps and on the brakes hard and have to quickly let go and reset and the bite point moves out...then I reckon the problem would probably go away in the cold too. The problem in the cold though is that it takes this problem and amplifies it and makes it happy basically everywhere, whereas in the warm it's only on the steeps.

 

[Jm_]

Ha, I just did it right now. My bar-bike still has the XTR brakes in it (with the putoline I think) and I just squeezed a few squeezes till the bite point was at 0 travel. It's one of those "that cold" days today. Anyways, point is, these are pretty horrible brakes (shimano) for cold temps. They make work for people in other situations, but I highly do not recommend them for cold.

 

[Leafy]

Ha, I just did it right now. My bar-bike still has the XTR brakes in it (with the putoline I think) and I just squeezed a few squeezes till the bite point was at 0 travel. It's one of those "that cold" days today. Anyways, point is, these are pretty horrible brakes (shimano) for cold temps. They make work for people in other situations, but I highly do not recommend them for cold.

Are you saying your shimano's pump up to have no free play? That's not the normal shimano wandering bite point issue. It sounds like you just have bad runout on your rotors and are getting bad knock back.