All my Aliexpress MTB purchases reviewed.
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I had a wrong item posted and had to pay a $1 as a new order for them to send the right item. Which they did and it was only a $1 so wasn’t too fussed.One of the Items I ordered came missing 1 part - A part that you really need to make the rest of it work - Contacted Seller thinking well accidents happen - Had to wait 4 days for them to be back in the "Shop" to reply to me - They then asked me to click a link to get the part I was missing ordered - they wanted me to pay $2 to get the part I was missing - I asked him why am I paying for a part you didnt send me that I already paid for - "We can only send you something as part of an order if you want to order something else we can include the part in that order" - Umm No I want to get what I ordered - "No we can only send if you place order" - Ok I will just get a refund then - Ask Ali for refund and seller starts messaging me "cancel cancel - you can still cancel" - I said Cancel what the refund I am not paying for something I paid for - Ali Express stepped in with a resolution I chose refund - they gave me a shipping a label and I sent it back - then 5 days later I get a message Seller is disputing refund we will get back to you - A day later I got full refund
Minlak
custom titis
I think it more bothered me as all the reviews for the store were the same - had to pay for the missing item - that coupled with my needs for the product changing - just triggered me
oldcorollas
Levin the moment
cheaper for them than buying fake reviews and sale counts?
Flow-Rider
Burner
I always carry puncture repair kits with my commuter and MTB, and ended up with about 10 old kits with the glue dried up from being opened to fix pictures. I thought stuff buying more puncture kits locally for $12 each, easy to just buy five tubes of glue for around $6.
Only one tube turns up, the seller plays games with me until I log a claim, and finally, some of the money is refunded. Not worried about $5 but I gave the seller an opportunity to send the other 5 tubes and fix their mistakes but they denied it.
The more money you spend on Ali the more likely you'll win the cases I've found.
Only one tube turns up, the seller plays games with me until I log a claim, and finally, some of the money is refunded. Not worried about $5 but I gave the seller an opportunity to send the other 5 tubes and fix their mistakes but they denied it.
The more money you spend on Ali the more likely you'll win the cases I've found.
dancaseyimages
Mountain bike pornographer
Temu seems okay at the moment, not as much stuff as ali but looks like a few sellers are migrating across. Got a few orders and they all get packaged into one satchell somewhere and sent from China (they were from all diff sellers)
bigdamo
Likes Dirt
Ali pretty much told me because I have been a solid customer and spent so much they would give me a full refund. I got to keep the nipples.
Minlak
custom titis
My email when asking what I wanted to do said "As the items you have carry some value if you want a refund you need to return them" - "Normally we would offer a partial refund but the seller wants the items returned" - I think they weigh up the cost of return vs the cost of refund and see from there - Even for Ali these were not cheap items.
DougalStrachan
Likes Dirt
I got this from ebay - I keep em in the shed fridge - I expect they'll last me years
12x Large Rubber Cement 20cc Tube Patches Glue Bike for Cold Patch Vulcanization | eBay
12x 20cc Tube only. But we do realise that this isn't for everyone.
www.ebay.com.au
Isildur
The Real Pedant
So folks, I've seen the Ltwoo reviewed around the web, but just noticed they've now got a 1x12 Gravel Hydraulic setup, including derailleur and using mineral oil... Probably had it out for a year but for some reason hasn't popped up in my searches.
www.aliexpress.com
They popped up in my searching as I've very slowly converting an old HT into a dropbar rigid gravel bike, and as everything else in my shed is now 1x12, I'm keen on the gravel bike to be the same.
Only thing that's holding me back is the derailleur capacity, which isn't clearly defined, and I can't for the life of me figure out how to contact the seller to get a clearer answer. If it goes to 51t. I'm in like Flynn!
I did see one the Toobers video reviews mentioning 10-50, hopefully that means a 51t is doable...
Anyone here ordered them yet? And if so, any chance they work with Shimano calipers?
268.98AU $ 60% OFF|LTWOO GRT / GR9 Disc 1x12s / 1x11s Road Hydraulic Disc Brake Gravel Groupset, 5 kit, Benchmark GRX| | - AliExpress
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They popped up in my searching as I've very slowly converting an old HT into a dropbar rigid gravel bike, and as everything else in my shed is now 1x12, I'm keen on the gravel bike to be the same.
Only thing that's holding me back is the derailleur capacity, which isn't clearly defined, and I can't for the life of me figure out how to contact the seller to get a clearer answer. If it goes to 51t. I'm in like Flynn!
I did see one the Toobers video reviews mentioning 10-50, hopefully that means a 51t is doable...
Anyone here ordered them yet? And if so, any chance they work with Shimano calipers?
oldcorollas
Levin the moment
Saw something about road (rd) verson no to 52t, but gravel version yes?
www.omafiets.com.au
L-TWOO Hydraulic 12s GRT 1X12 Speed Groupset
A 1x12 wide range gravel groupset with Hydraulic disc brakes for less than the cost of some competitors single shifters !
www.omafiets.com.au
Labcanary
One potato, two potato, click
From another seller:So folks, I've seen the Ltwoo reviewed around the web, but just noticed they've now got a 1x12 Gravel Hydraulic setup, including derailleur and using mineral oil... Probably had it out for a year but for some reason hasn't popped up in my searches.
268.98AU $ 60% OFF|LTWOO GRT / GR9 Disc 1x12s / 1x11s Road Hydraulic Disc Brake Gravel Groupset, 5 kit, Benchmark GRX| | - AliExpress
Smarter Shopping, Better Living! Aliexpress.com
They popped up in my searching as I've very slowly converting an old HT into a dropbar rigid gravel bike, and as everything else in my shed is now 1x12, I'm keen on the gravel bike to be the same.
Only thing that's holding me back is the derailleur capacity, which isn't clearly defined, and I can't for the life of me figure out how to contact the seller to get a clearer answer. If it goes to 51t. I'm in like Flynn!
I did see one the Toobers video reviews mentioning 10-50, hopefully that means a 51t is doable...
Anyone here ordered them yet? And if so, any chance they work with Shimano calipers?
You could test the caliper theory for the rest of us?
Isildur
The Real Pedant
Thanks @oldcorollas & @Labcanary, that's all really helpful. Haha, or not helpful?
But, that, combined with China Cycling's early "launch" review of the RX from a year ago which goes into the background of L-Twoo staffing, plus Trace Velo's in depth 2000km runthrough of the Road RX series & GRT Fitup, has me pulling the trigger on the L-Twoo GRT 1x12 setup, mainly as:
It looks like they've used Shimano compatible pads and fittings, certainly on the caliper end, and in his GRT review at the lever end:
It looks like it uses Shimano barbs, olives and compression fiitings, means I should be able to use the M8100 calipers & lines on this build.
All for a touch more than a single Brifter, and less than a Brifter/Caliper combo.
I guess I'll know in a few weeks! Updates to come...
But, that, combined with China Cycling's early "launch" review of the RX from a year ago which goes into the background of L-Twoo staffing, plus Trace Velo's in depth 2000km runthrough of the Road RX series & GRT Fitup, has me pulling the trigger on the L-Twoo GRT 1x12 setup, mainly as:
According to these snippets from the RX video:You could test the caliper theory for the rest of us?
It looks like they've used Shimano compatible pads and fittings, certainly on the caliper end, and in his GRT review at the lever end:
It looks like it uses Shimano barbs, olives and compression fiitings, means I should be able to use the M8100 calipers & lines on this build.
All for a touch more than a single Brifter, and less than a Brifter/Caliper combo.
I guess I'll know in a few weeks! Updates to come...
Labcanary
One potato, two potato, click
It's worth trying. I mixed and matched some AliExpress MTB brakes with Shimano bits.
Product Review - Pro E4 brakes
Item: Pro E4 brakes Purchased From: Ali Express Purchase Price (approx): $150 plus tax/delivery Usage: stopping Pros - Price and looks Cons - Bar clamp is a bit odd and brakes are more about modulation a than outright power Comments: These brakes are pretty much live up to any expectations...
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fjohn860
Alice in diaperland
Stay tuned, I am testing a variation of this today myself.
fjohn860
Alice in diaperland
I just finished fitting these levers up
Just found this amazing item on AliExpress. Check it out!
AU$10.19 | ZRACE M1 X2 / X4 Mountain Bike Hydraulic Brake,Full CNC Lightweight, MTB Oil Pressure Disc Brake Set, Front and Rear MTB Brake
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mqf4v FU
I wanted to try them with my 4 piston Tektro calipers, same same hose nut thread, different olives but no leaks. Definitely feel nicer than the standard Tektro levers. Bled up nicely, good firm lever feel.
Shuttle day tomorrow so we'll see how the Zraktros (Tekaces?) go.
Put some grip tap on the blades as they are smooth AF.
Just found this amazing item on AliExpress. Check it out!
AU$10.19 | ZRACE M1 X2 / X4 Mountain Bike Hydraulic Brake,Full CNC Lightweight, MTB Oil Pressure Disc Brake Set, Front and Rear MTB Brake
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mqf4v FU
I wanted to try them with my 4 piston Tektro calipers, same same hose nut thread, different olives but no leaks. Definitely feel nicer than the standard Tektro levers. Bled up nicely, good firm lever feel.
Shuttle day tomorrow so we'll see how the Zraktros (Tekaces?) go.
Put some grip tap on the blades as they are smooth AF.
fjohn860
Alice in diaperland
Well, shuttle day done and I didn't die.
Levers work really well. They are not servo wave bitey with the Tektro calipers, but still plenty bitey enough.
Definitely an improvement on the Tektro levers, less hand fatigue on the steeper tracks that I've always found to be a little hard on the pointers by the bottom.
Levers work really well. They are not servo wave bitey with the Tektro calipers, but still plenty bitey enough.
Definitely an improvement on the Tektro levers, less hand fatigue on the steeper tracks that I've always found to be a little hard on the pointers by the bottom.