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

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Can someone write a line of code that deletes every instance of Amey using 'need' - and replaces it with 'want'... #paginghippy

Anybody have a chinese carbon single speed frame built up yet?

http://www.hongfu-bikes.com/html_products/2013-Single-Speed-Frame-294.html

Head tube angle looks kind of slack, but there is no headset so it could be a wonky picture.

Ask Soul. He has got one, it's in current projects as wet weather sscx commuter or something

I have one of the geared CX frames (vertical dropouts) set up as a single speed... Not seen or heard anything about the one in the link but mine is fantastic quality.

Can someone write a line of code that deletes every instance of Amey using 'need' - and replaces it with 'want'... #paginghippy

I'll have that ready for QA by 2.

Yeah,
I just found Soul's bike. Looks great, but not what I was looking for like he duly noted. Apparently HongFu does not have any stock on the track end frame. That's a real pity as I would like to match my chinese road bike with carbon track frame.

Has anyone used BDop on here? How much time does it take for stuff to get delivered? Any duty etc?

Dammit has referred to that sight a few times, he's likely your guy.

Very quick, duty is a bit of a lottery, and they're a nice bunch.

Aha, and there you have it.

I use BDop all the time. Never had any duty. Great service.

I got charged duty on a pair of hubs (the ones on my fixie skidder) but not for my 110-144 bcd converter which I ordered next- luck of the draw I think.

Has anyone used BDop on here? How much time does it take for stuff to get delivered? Any duty etc?

Used for a pair of novatec disc hubs. Delivery was timely, no duty charged.

Finally got around to weighing my wheels. Not far off what I calculated.

Front.
Laced 20 x radial.
Hub - Tune Mig70 - 75g
Spokes - CN Aero 360 - 71g
Rim - 56mm deep, 27mm wide tubular - 420g
Nipples - Pillar hex head alu - 6g
Veloflex Exreme - 225g
Valve extender - 2g
Glue - 12g
811g

Rear.
Laced 8 x 1 cross NDS, and 16 x 3 cross DS.
Hub - Tune Mag180 - 185g
Spokes - CN Aero 424 - 98g
Rim - 56mm deep, 27mm wide tubular - 420g
Nipples - Pillar hex head alu - 8g
Veloflex Carbon 23mm - 255g
Valve extender - 2g
Glue - 12g
980g

Theory Total = 1791g

Actual Total = 1844g

not bad for a 56mm profile

too much glue

too much glue

Not sure if serious.

But I did put a load of glue on. My first attempt at it, and the layers got too thick. Thats probably a decent estimate.

definitely not serious

I really want a pair of the 20mm tubulars- how many spokes would be needed to keep my 76.6kg from breaking them?

definitely not serious

Ha.

I was thinking this when my mate weighed them. I've done him an Identical pair. But with different hubs. Mine were 6grams or something lighter. But his werent glued. I told him I had 25g or so of glue on mine, and he accused me of exagerating. But I really did smear it on.

My old rear rim is now a bling turbo wheel. Brilliant 14-27 11 speed cassette works really well with the 'interval' setting on my Supermagneto pro. Gives great chainline throughout my usual workout gear range.

I really want a pair of the 20mm tubulars- how many spokes would be needed to keep my 76.6kg from breaking them?

I'd be tempted to go 28R/24F. Thats probably the lower limit though.

Definitely get the uber wide flanged front hub Bicycle Hub Store. It'll help give the front some added bracing angle for out of the saddle climbing. Bugs me when the front flexs when I'm trying to power a climb. Although with my front it was a bearing pre-load issue fixed with 10 seconds allen key work.

the BHS guy is great to deal with.

Ha.

I was thinking this when my mate weighed them. I've done him an Identical pair. But with different hubs. Mine were 6grams or something lighter. But his werent glued. I told him I had 25g or so of glue on mine, and he accused me of exagerating. But I really did smear it on.

Get a fucking life Smallfurry.