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

I want to build a pair of new wheels for one of my fixed gears and looking for some deeper carbon rims, 40-60mm, 36h, can someone recommend some rims?

Some 36H you're going to have to go with custom drilling from the likes of Light Bicycle.

I've been considering this for 40H rims for the tandem

Do you already have a hub you want to use? 36 is a lot of spokes

Yes, i have a pair of old phil wood hubs that i wanna use, thats why i asked about 36h...

Does anyone here have a lead on where to find a replica of a Whisky #7 fork? The branded item is ferociously priced at £450.

Carbonda

Concise! Thank you

Anyone used litepro chainrings? Kinda loathed to spend another £80 on Wolftooth rings....

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1x-Folding-Road-Bike-130BCD-Chainwheel-46-58T-Chainring-one-Speed-Sprocket-Part-/164213994780?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286

I bought a Stone chain ring because literally nobody else makes 144 BCD with narrow-wide teeth, and so far I'm pretty happy with it. The quality of the machining is excellent. The only thing is that the typography leaves a bit to be desired.

loath to spend

FTFY. Common error, learn it now 😉

Anyone have any experience with the rotor/Cannondale crankset clones on AliX? Like this or this. Looks to get a 165mm crankset, but even the R7000 are out of my range at the moment.

Missed this!

They sound good, have you tried out on the bike yet?

Anyone have those silly CNC brake levers? Are they junk?

Anyone have those silly CNC brake levers to sell? :)

depends what you want to use them for, I think they are all long pull

Fixie front brake

so you need short pull

Probably. Is there one of those somewhere?

Have been trusting one of these with my life on the skidder. Only issue was having to swap out the plastic barrel adjuster for an aluminium one. Oh and popped a longer lever adjustment bolt on because the jump me they provide was on the short side.

Mine came with a matching mini-v so fine for short pull brakes, maybe depends on what you're ordering it with 🤷🏽‍♂️
I need another one now actually as I'm going SS soon.

Worth pointing out that the other lever from the pair was ever so slightly dinged/kinked. Absolutely not useable, one pull of the lever and it all wanted to collapse, so I guess keep an eye on them.

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Bonus shrink wrap and foam for trigger finger

I used them before, they look cool but are extremely weak. Everyday use will destroy these because they are made to be as light as possible. Note the tiny exposed spring + adjustment screw. That being said mine lasted (with a few dodgy repairs) over a year until my handlebars got stolen...

I'd like to swap out for some Black Ops Research levers but eBay prices are kray

Seeing that makes me a little terrified. I think I'll find something else lol

Yeah, not a fit and forget. I'll never forget pulling the other lever and just seeing all the little aluminium struts slowly crease.
I must say though, this lonesome lever has performed very well, especially recently, I'm commuting through Crystal Palace and it's held up for something like 3 years now, also been on the Dun run and a few LDN to Bristol rides.

Hope you're not turning your nose up at my magnificent bodge, the lever was getting cold 😅😬

The whole thing just looks sketchy as hell haha
The edges have burrs, it looks fragile. That's what I'd expect for the price I suppose but for my only brake, it's probably wise to sacrifice a few extra grams