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oliosky said:
I’ve been riding on a set of these and the older version for about 2 years now. They’ve been totally solid.
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I will check these out, too. I have been using my Chameleon as a 'gravel' bike but using 22mm id rims. A bit too narrow for proper gravel tires. I have a couple of old hubs lying around that will do the job for a bike that gets ridden a dozen times a year.
 
Mattyp said:
Yeah, they'll be fine, pretty solid and very light. Make sure to spec the beefed up version when you place the order.
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Which one is the beefed up version? They do four different widths and multiple spoke options - do you know what 'hub type' mean?
 
Also probably wait till you get the rims and measure actual ERD, I went off the site and spokes are probably a tad short, but whatevs, not sure if the quoted ERD is for the lightweight version and the beefed up have a fatter spoke bed.
 
Isildur said:
Replying to myself as an update here, for the benefit of others.

It's been 7 months since installing the Ali-Exp wiper blades, and to be honest they're already done. They were great at first - quiet, clean, did all you want a wiper to do. I've been doing my usual of giving the blades a quick wipe with a cloth once a week or so (any time I reckon I'm going to get in the car and pull the spray/clean), but about a month ago they got really noisy.

After coming back from a few weeks on holiday, my first wipe yesterday was bloody awful.

I've cleaned the windscreen properly, and the blades, but they're still very streaky, and the passenger side won't sit probably on the windscreen any more, just skips a large portion left-of-centre of the hook.

Time to try and find the Bosch on special, or grab another set of Tridon rubbers, which for $18 lasted two years previously.
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Replying to myself again here on the wipers.

The Ali ones finally gave up the ghost completely on the weekend. I hadn't quite gotten around to replacing them since my last post.

I was washing the car, giving everythign the full love, and figured I'd take the wiper assemblies off the arms to clean the rubbers properly. The plastic was the obvious cheap out, as the hook covers both broke with the gentle squeeze required to open them up.

Have put the original assemblies with the old Tridon blades back on for now, given it's EOFY I'll hang out to see if the Bosch come on good special, and if not another round of Tridon blades.

Edit to add, AS had the Tridon blades at $12, my local SCA beat it down to $11.50. Done and dusted. Only a few bucks more than the Ali arms overall. Ha, I'll stil look for the Bosch on special soon, just because I want to try them at some stage.
 
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Isildur said:
Replying to myself again here on the wipers.

The Ali ones finally gave up the ghost completely on the weekend. I hadn't quite gotten around to replacing them since my last post.

I was washing the car, giving everythign the full love, and figured I'd take the wiper assemblies off the arms to clean the rubbers properly. The plastic was the obvious cheap out, as the hook covers both broke with the gentle squeeze required to open them up.

Have put the original assemblies with the old Tridon blades back on for now, given it's EOFY I'll hang out to see if the Bosch come on good special, and if not another round of Tridon blades.

Edit to add, AS had the Tridon blades at $12, my local SCA beat it down to $11.50. Done and dusted. Only a few bucks more than the Ali arms overall. Ha, I'll stil look for the Bosch on special soon, just because I want to try them at some stage.
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I haven't had much luck with bosch blades, they look good on the outside but don't work very well from my experience.

The ones I bought chatter like all hell, no matter what you do, it goes away for a bit but then comes back again.
 
Flow-Rider said:
I haven't had much luck with bosch blades, they look good on the outside but don't work very well from my experience.

The ones I bought chatter like all hell, no matter what you do, it goes away for a bit but then comes back again.
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Ta for the feedback. Ha, I'll hold off them then, unless I see a deal closing in on the Tridon. Which did last 18 months before I wanted to change them, and 2 years before I finally did.
 
AliExpress shipping speed seems to have 2 modes, incredibly fast or shit slow.
Ordered a set of grips and mudguards on the 20th and they arrived in the 27th, also ordered some rim brake pads in the 6th of April, they finally arrived at the local airport.
 
I ordered some of these for the FM936 build and was surprised. I've got cables from Ali before and they've been 'Stainress' which is like stainless steel but shares more in common with galvanised mild steel.
These are alleged to be ground after winding so they're smoother with less sticktion however I had my doubts but needed to chuck something else in the basket for free shipping. Anyway, this might be confirmation bias, but they're pretty damn smooth!
Time will tell.
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HEPPE Bike Shifter Brake Cables MTB Road Bike Front Rear Derailleur Shift Cable Brake Cable Grinding Stainless Steel Cable Set - AliExpress 18

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Looking at parts to drop some weight on the kids bike. Weighs in at a portly 12.5kg. Stem and handlebars first port of call - looks like solid steel. Jump on Ali because kids aren't fat and probably a lot lower risk to use chinese carbon, but will stick to an alloy stem. Ok let's search.

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Gay Stem|kalloy King Aluminum Bike Stem 31.8mm 7 Degree 60-130mm Mtb/road Handlebar

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I've been going mad on AliExpress recently for my mates FM936 build.
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QR style 15mm axle for Pike, I hate the stock RS one. This seems quite good, fit is nice and unlike most stuff from Ali the threads seem to be well cut and not sloppy
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Mountain bike road bike frame quick release rod 15x100 15x110 bicycle front fork through-axle fork wheel axle hub axle suitable - AliExpress 18

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These things for when the Shimano plastic one disappears, yes it's needless bling
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Crank Cover Screw Cap M20 MTB Crankset Crank Cover Aluminum Road Bike Fitting 10 Colors - AliExpress 18

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The screw in the plastic one of these on my Next SL cranks was borked, this is a good replacement and I don't have to hunt around for the correct set screw
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ZTTO DUB Crankset Metal Preload Adjuster Crank Arm Self Extractor Bolt and Cup Adjustable Aluminum Spacer Plug Screw - AliExpress 18

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I like alloy cable ends for droppers. Some have poor tolerances and the plastic cable ends slip out leading to endless faffing around making them stay in there. Alloy ends can be adjusted to be out of round with a precision instrument (multi grips) so they jam in the end of the dropper just nicely. These are a bit shit though, just an alloy sleeve with no O ring or dust protection.
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TOOPRE 10pcs/lot Bicycle Cable Cap Aluminum Alloy 4mm 5mm MTB Mountain Road Bike Shift Brake Cable Ends Line Cap Wire Tube Plugs - AliExpress 18

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I don't mind the Enlee frame protection film, in the past I've got the thick textured stuff and it's been excellent if you can find the ones without the anime characters. Sadly this one is just a tape, so I wasted my money by not reading correctly. It might be ok for low wear areas but for chain stays (heel rub) I'll use the textured stuff.
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ENLEE TPU Bicycle Frame Protector Anti-Scratch Bicycle Protection Film Bike Protector Thick Sticker Strong Upgraded Material - AliExpress 18

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These are shit, got exactly what I paid for
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ODI Anti-Slip MTB Cuffs Bike Grips Shockproof Bicycle Handlebar Cover Lock-on Bar Grips Rubber Handle Grips Cycling Parts - AliExpress 18

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I've had a few more things delivered:
Thing to stop stuff getting down your seat post on really wet days, seems ok
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MUQZI Bicycle Seat Post Silica Gel Waterproof Dust Cover Elasticity Durable Rubber Ring MTB Road Bike Seatpost Protective Case - AliExpress 18

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Internal frame thingo. Probably didn't need it but it was $8 so who cares
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Bike Internal Cable Routing Kit For Bicycle Frames Mountain MTB Road Cycling Brake Shift Hydraulic Inner Wire Install Guide Tool - AliExpress 18

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This was $65 which is pretty spendy by Ali standards, but is remarkably good and the case is 100% worth the extra $20 over the 'not box' model.
Not sure about the thread they've used, it's like an Acme thread so it won't pull in massive loads without going to shit but we'll see. Nicely made
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Rrskit Bicycle Wheels/Hub Bearing Installation Press Set Bike Soft Tail Frame Turning Point Bearing Removal Installation Tool - AliExpress 18

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Thinking about changing stems but didn't want to drop $100 on a branded one so got this to test the extra reach. Heavy but I give no fucks for heavy with stems.
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OUO CNC MTB Stem 31.8/35mm Mountain Bike Handlebar Stem 35/50mm 0 Degree Riser DH AM Enduro 28.6mm Steerer Bicycl Stem Extender - AliExpress 18

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