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

Before spending £££ on prescription oakleys I though I would try some aliexpress prescription wear. Some of the places mentioned up thread don’t seem to be active anymore - these were £43 all in. From Kapvoe Official

Overall pretty happy with them - glasses turned up after 10 days and then prescription inserts 5 days later.

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It is indeed the very same

:-(

Too late for me... Next time.

You’re such a trendsetter :) Have ordered.

These look good. Where did you get the actual prescription lenses done?

The Cannondale pump is not the same quality as the Tartico. Bit of play in it and doesn’t have the Kashima-esque coating. Not a bad pump but it’s not the same.

Finish of the body is cheaper, too. Silca prevails.

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And the top cap is very loose. Can imagine it popping off during aggro gravel rides.

From the same place - you need to pay for the prescription option and then comment on the order with your prescription. It’s not super obvious but it worked perfectly.

Edit - that’s the price including the lenses

oh right, thanks will have a look.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sjKwkBZrG8

This is bit of a game changer. Apparently there is going to be a hydraulic group coming from Sensah as well.

Has anyone used the knock off Paul flat mount Klampers? My main gripe is I can only see silver ones....

https://m.aliexpress.com/item/1005004392685047.html?pdp_npi=2%40dis%21GBP%21%EF%BF%A139.96%21%EF%BF%A139.96%21%21%21%21%21%40211b5e1d16672572421478773ebcc6%2112000029019108399%21btf&_t=pvid%3A8e7c8c33-1bc8-45f6-8bf2-bf49f105227f&afTraceInfo=1005004392685047__msite__c_ppc_item_bridge__xxxxxx__1667257242&spm=a2g0n.ppclist.product.0&gatewayAdapt=Pc2Msite

Any experience/ opinions on the "ec90" forks on eBay?
Torn as to whether new cheap or 2nd hand branded is better option from a dentistry POV

I also noticed there are paul levers too

Ouch.

thats beautiful

incredibly temped to get a pair of the levers

If anyone finds some Black Ops copies I'd love to hear about it

Do it, I wanna live vicariously

Redshift-esque suspension stems: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004702119230.html?spm=a2g0n.detail.1000014.14.675923b8ICufot&gps-id=platformRecommendH5&scm=1007.18499.280016.0&scm_id=1007.18499.280016.0&scm-url=1007.18499.280016.0&pvid=2e6921dc-9ac1-4fd9-a98a-48924e66e5a5&_t=gps-id:platformRecommendH5,scm-url:1007.18499.280016.0,pvid:2e6921dc-9ac1-4fd9-a98a-48924e66e5a5,tpp_buckets:668%232846%238113%231998&pdp_npi=2%40dis%21GBP%2152.96%2152.96%21%21%21%21%21%40211b5e2316673135297456815e95fa%2112000030155148454%21rec

crikey. It’s brutal out there.

I had an EC90 stem that was junk.
Handlebars were crooked and threads stripped with minimal effort.

Yo, did you manage to find a miniature brake noodle or just use a normal sized one? I have the flat mount GTFs and the actual gap between the moving arm and the bit where the cable comes out is tiny. But seems pretty crucial to have some protection due to the angle it is orientated.

** in reference to the Juin tech v brake cable covers!!

EC90 is one of those brands that appear on a million different products. I've not figured out if there's an actual EC90 Corporation putting their name on things or if it's just an out of control logo that lots of people use because it's easier than inventing their own.

But the products sold under it also appear to be available under every other Ali Express brand, so it's kind of meaningless.

Isn't at just latching onto the classification of Easton products? They use EA for alu and EC for carbon, EA90 is they current highest grade so those chinese products probably just want to
be associated with that.

I used these or something very similar: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203923244359?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=1NLt1KQ0SNm&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=eB2M7jbzTUu&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

I got semi excited about that but then found this image in a review of the kinekt copies from the same seller...

https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/A4b7fbef28ce9415392131ac9dce6d5bey.jpg

I feel vindicated.