All Reviews

Received the 12s Di2 charger that was discussed many pages back when it was a mixed bag quality. This one is branded RRSKit. Looks like a serious factory has taken up this design: no more 3d printing, the casing is cast from ABS plastic, all contacts and ports look solid. Works perfect both with a mains charger and my power bank. Definitely recommend.

Instead of the very expensive conversion kit from Fulcrum, I used that to make my front wheel be QR

Meroca Susp Stem : Very nice stem for gravel. I have no comparison, but I like it a lot. You can chose the stiffness thanks to 4 different springs. I used the second stiffest one (85kg rider)

Magene P515 : a nice powermeter, works well on my Wahoo Bolt and my Coros Pace. 250€ with coupons

I ended up getting one of the original eeSilk seatposts (not the eeSilk+) for ~$48usd recently. I compared it really closely to the photos on Cane Creek's website, and while it's missing the Cane Creek branding on the seatpost itself, it does have the logo on the elastomer part, and says 'eeSilk' on the side. As far as I can tell it's an exact copy of the now discontinued 'base model' aluminum version. Have about 300km of use on it, and I love it so far, zero noise, zero creaks - it just works. Weighs exactly what the original says it does in the marketing materials. Apparently once upon a time these shipped with 3 different elastomers so you could tune the ride yourself, although Cane Creek's own website says in some places that the additional elastomers only come with the carbon version. One thing even the alloy version is supposed to come with (but the AliExpress copy didn't) was the special rebuild tool you're supposed to use to drive the axles out and back in for lubrication and servicing. I'm fairly certain I can bodge a way to sort that out on my own when the time comes, though.

The shorts are impressive too - one cargo pocket, high quality straps, good quality lycra, good grippers, nicely cut legs. Padding is fine for at least 3-4 hours but haven't tested any more yet. If you're tall, you might find the legs a bit short, but I'd say mine are good for ~175cm and below. Two really good pieces from Rockbros, not something I really expected but sometimes you take a shot in the dark and get lucky.

I've tried numerous top tube bags and the best I've found is this one which is 1L and only 5cm wide. It's got a strap or bolt on option and has a sturdy magnetic clip. It's seems to be a common model which is produced under many brands - I think West bike was the cheapest for me from the coins page. There's a couple of bolt mounting positions and the forward position will minimise the gap which is fine for me, but not sure if it's acceptable to you.

I use one of these adapters to move the top tube bag further forwards. A nice bonus of using the adapter is that the bag doesn't touch the frame, so no risk of paint being rubbed off.

INBIKE Winter Thermal Bib - XL. 33 €. Really nice and warm and fits well. Pad ist decent. But not warm enough for riding below freezing. 4/5

Winter Cycling Gloves - XL. 6 €. Finger length is a bit weird. Or maybe my fingers are weird, idk. But suprisingly warm up to zero degrees. 4/5

Rsantce Mesh Shirt - XXL. 4 €. Absolutely love this thing when it is coldish as it is warm and really comfortably but not baggy. But no way this helps in the heat. 5/5

ZRSE Cycling Bib Shorts - XL. 17 €. Pad is very thick and comfy + goes really far forward as a good dick and ball-cushion. Should have bought L as XL is a bit to large. 4.5/5

DAREVIE Seamless Bib - 2XL. 22 €. Pretty comfortably and good looking. Pad is not the thickest. 4/5

CHEJI Skinsuit, Size L. 40 €. My best fitting and favorite Skinsuit. Pad is nice and comfy even for long rides. No aero sleeves, but long and tight enough. 5/5 for 40 Euros

DAREVIE Aero Socks. 8 €. Great aero ribbons. Best cheap aero socks I own. only 4.5/5 because they are not THAT much better than the 3 Euro Aero Socks.