Orient Express - Cheap Chinese Rims / Wheels / Forks / Frames / Cranks / Etc

If you have bottled the import route and want [some] assurance of a UK importer + relatively low cost, then I can recommend the Fuerte Bici wheels.

http://www.fuertebici.com/carbon-wheels/

Although I think they hold some stock, I ordered 50mm clinchers w/white hubs which seemed to be special order so took 6 weeks to arrive. Very pleased with them, appear good quality, lightish weight and contemporary profile eg seem pretty good in cross wind.

Hows the braking?

I only have aluminium to compare to, but braking seems fine in the dry, average in the wet, but I don't use in rain. I suppose they are on a par with all low cost carbon rims, for all they are are branded imports, with a mark up for the UK handling.

Anyone know anything about "mosso" forks?

I had one a few time ago on my pompino. Very reliable. Not a single problem with it.

So I come back, wanna ask you if someone has a link for chinese stiff 50mm tubular wheels... Thanks

Get some ACE U-shaped tubular rims. They have a heavily reinforced spoke bed compared to most.

Has anyone had any luck sourcing 1 inch carbon forks from Chinese sellers?

Ordered some '700C 50mm x 25mm full carbon clincher wheelset with Chris King r45 hub' from aliexpress, should be arriving next week hopefully. =)

also intrigued by this

Sound nice :-) How much ££?

With DHL delivery just under £900 for the wheelset.

you ordered Chris Kings from Aliexpress?

Is this for the beater?!

Probably end up with 'Khris Queen'

This will be for the 'special occasion' bike (crackyon)

Wouldn't be much more expensive to order the rims and get them built up by a trusted wheel builder here, would it?

Not that I want to piss on your chips, but I reckon I'd have done that.

True. But I've ordered wheels from china before, yes the component quality might be in question at times (from personal experience). However, all the wheels are pretty true as f*** and from most wheelbuilders I've talk to they're pretty happy their buildability.

I will take these wheels to be look at before I ride them though properly.

thirded, quiet interest in 1" china carbon forks here too

anyone got an opinion on the carbon wheels with basalt braking surface? Does it actually make a difference?

Yes.

Sumo> me too

I really want a 1" inch carb fork too, pretty impossible to get thought

I've trawled Ali express for 1 " forks and nothing:(

Thought there might be some copies of Columbus minimalist or those tifosi ones...