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

Can anyone recommend any carbon finishing kit

Pro and 3T are decent 🙂

80mm stem

Grvl biek?

No, just Osteoporosis... :-0

I bought one of these a good while back in 38T to suit my force cranks. No issues with fitment and never dropped a chain..

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001315655236.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.181011f0H0Mnp2&algo_pvid=e63100ed-cf62-49b3-87cb-07992d9e116d&algo_expid=e63100ed-cf62-49b3-87cb-07992d9e116d-3&btsid=2100bde716231935096038266e8a1b&ws_ab_test=searchweb00,searchweb201602,searchweb201603_

Has anyone tried an Ali dropper post ?

@cjr How are you getting on with your build?

How is this holding up?

All good, had to over-torque the bolt but it hasn't moved since.

Would recommend!

All finished. Takes a sub compact no problem at all, really like it. Rode for three days in Yorkshire this weekend with 28s and it rides nicely on the road as well.

With Gravelking sk 32mm and 35mm one bottle cage and mtb pedals it weighed in at exactly 8kg which is not too shabby. NDS pic of it here, next step is to get big fat tyres.

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Has anyone ordered from Farsports and used the tax prepaid option recently? Has it been affected by Brexit?

Looks great fun!

A long shot but has anyone either got or come across a 50mm deep 23mm wide v shape rim in UD matt anywhere? my 7 year old farsports front rim is finally coming to the end of its life and I'd like to replace it.

This just arrived, ordered from aliexpress May 10th.

Will see how fitting a tubeless corsa speed is later and hopefully try it out at our clubs TT tomorrow evening.

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That looks proper. I want one for the sweet fixie

Pro ripoff?

Nah, it's the same as the revolver troika
27mm wide tubeless

VERY jazzy. Whats the depth/weight?

70mm depth, haven't weighed them - would think 8-900g ish

I ordered from Farsports in February. Chose prepaid tax and wheels arrived in just over a couple of weeks. No significant customs delay. Low cost and swifter shipping was why I chose them over LB this time.

Ordered in April, didn't choose prepaid tax and wasn't charged any at customs... Ordered April 14th, received 5 weeks later on May 20th. Longest time it spent was between "Despatched to the UK" and arrival in the UK, 13 days.

Anyone got any recommended 27.2 in-line carbon posts.

I have one of this https://es.aliexpress.com/item/32969142304.html? it's very light and with a Thompson style head

none of them are good IME; get thomson

UTFS
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Did you go ahead and order a groupset? Just wondering what your experience was as I’m looking for a r8000 groupset and this route is definitely appealing.