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

Yeah, I wish I had taken a photo of the axle now. It's totally different from the original

maybe because I am wired like that but I could tell the fake in less than 5 seconds without reading anything, just looking at 1st image .. that embossing and the lack of detail in logotype

anyway, no1 should buy even the legit XTR pedals, XT is the way to go

Thanks for the sales thread plug!

broke mindset

Stack height.

Stack height.

.. is snake oil

What’s your take on the international system of units?

I will not bow down to the big-millimeter

Fortunately they come in only one size.

EBay… recently find it?

I once saw somebody claim that Lightbicycle would make one if you asked nicely.

didn't even have to ask too nicely, they'll do the RM26C02 with a rim brake surface.

So funny how ali always back the seller.

I ordered some magnets. They sent the wrong size. I sent photos with caliper measurements vs the listing. They said the package weight shipped matched the shipping weight package waybill 🫠

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335513629662

thks, that's pretty good, probably a bit wide in this instance

I got a £150 offer after watching

I was quite disappointed with my real XTR pedals, my fizik shoes seem to have particularly hard lugs which have ground little divets into the machined contact patches on the bodies.

Anybody seen an Alix version of the Jetblack tray that clips into a Garmin mount for your phone etc when you are on the turbo trainer?

Get a small tray and a stick on garmin clip? I used to have an iphone case I did this with.

Does anyone know which of the big name chinese manufacturers makes this fork?

It's one of those that many brands seem to use e.g. Reilly and Windover in the UK, Kocmo and Chirp Chirp cycles in Germany etc.

i got one years ago from speeder cycles at the time is was $125 USD i think, their rims have held up pretty well over the years as well

Thanks I think you’re right Speeder are the original manufacturer, at least judging by the fact that they offer customisation options for the fork.

Is there a cheap and cheerful Redshift alloy suspension seatpost copy available that's someone has tested? It's just for the cargo bike so nothing fancy needed

When ordering from AliX duty is charged on orders >£135 right? So if I do multiple orders >£135 I can avoid it (albeit I'll pay more postage)? And anyone know the Duty rate for shifters etc off the top of their head?