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

quite temped to buy one of these suspension stems from few pages ago. Anyone with direct experience?
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005981269890.html

None that lived to tell the tale

I think I'm going to go for one of these, severely doubt anyone else has.

Read the feedback on the ad- seller didn’t send what was ordered.

The seller quickly placed and sent the order. But he didn’t send what I ordered. Didn't get in touch. The product he sent was 3 times cheaper than my order.

What do you think he means, 3 times cheaper?

Surely the bag which is pictured in the review?

Ah so he got a bag, not a stem

Well, ordered anyway.

Update edit: exactly what I ordered turned up. Not a bag.

let us know! Very curious about them

Anyone heard of or tried Avians products before? These handlebars featured on Rides of Japan's YT channel and don't think he tends to buy crappy single use AliX products and with the descending he has to do in Japan wouldn't imagine he'd risk something that would break going downhill

These are on the list for my Systemsix....I am prone to trust most stuff on Panda from anecdotal confirmation (not that this is worth much)

This looks like a fun frame with modern features and even the geometry is sensible. A bit too much to just order for fun at the moment.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006173567233.html

What is LFGSS view on the Farsport integrated handlebars?

I think these were reviewed/are about to be reviewed on cademedia?

Anyone brought or using the grooved rim brake from LBR recently?

If you mean Light Bicycle then not recently but bought a set during the pandemic.

Yeah, I got some in the group buy in the summer

Do you find the bite when braking inconsistence?

Not that I can recall. Took them to the Alps and they seemed fine tbh

Same for me, they brake well

The graphene coating did wear off after about 7k-10k km's using SwissStop Black prince pads.

Use the set on my MGOOF bike now which only gets a handful of outings, but braking is still fine.

Are they dogshit in the wet? Mine have about 12k on them and they're lethal when it's raining. In the dry they're still good though.

Interesting to see Farsports at Rouleur Live this year and starting to build their presence as an actual brand. They had a very sketchy 3D printed GPS Mount and an interesting looking Aero-ish road bike on show.

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Last pic. Lol

Got those bars, haven't died yet