All Reviews

Sharing my recent experience with Tagoola, ordered two wheelsets from them through AliExpress:

Aeroraptor ALL ROAD, 24mm internal, 32.6mm external, 40mm deep with CX Ray spokes:
https://aliexpress.com/item/1005008351886354.html
Weight came in at around 1460g with rim tape, if I recall correctly - seems in line with the 1430g advertised (without tape)
The wheels are mounted on my Waltly custom all road with 38mm supple tires and TPU tubes.
Shaved off almost 600g versus my previous aluminum wheels with durable tires.
Asked for no decals, shipped with tubeless valves and two spare spokes.
Rim bed has holes, which is fine for me and is covered with Kapton like tape.
Wheels are true, excellent ride feel for an all road bike.
After some vouchers and with the seller's shipping method that includes delivery & tax for shipping to Europe, Germany, I paid slightly below 400 EUR.
At this price this is an excellent set of wheels for all road and gravel bikes.

Aeroraptor RP PRO, 23.5mm internal, 31mm external, 45mm deep
https://aliexpress.com/item/1005009041517854.html
Opted for the steel bearings, weight is 1177g (with rim tape) vs the 1160g advertised without tape
Wheels are mounted on a BMC Roadmachine and shaved off almost 400g over my previous 50mm carbon wheel with steel spokes (Scribe Aero, 4 years old).
Same as above: requested no decals and spare spokes (2 shipped), rim bed with holes and covered with Kapton like tape.
This is my first carbon spoke wheelset (spoke width 3.5mm), I would not say it is a harsh ride feel, but it feels less compliant as steel spokes.
On the other hand, because of less weight and the stiff spokes, the wheels feel more stiff when accelerating and more lively when riding and cornering compared to my previous wheelset.
After vouchers and with seller's shipping method (including delivery & tax to Europe, Germany) these were <600 EUR.

Can not speak much about crosswind performance or long term relaibility, only done a few rides on each of the wheels.
Communication with Matter and the team was excellent and prompt.
Hard to believe there are better wheels, most definitely not at this price point - clear recommendation from my side.

Sharing my recent experience with Tagoola, ordered two wheelsets from them through AliExpress:

Aeroraptor RP PRO, 23.5mm internal, 31mm external, 45mm deep
https://aliexpress.com/item/1005009041517854.html
Opted for the steel bearings, weight is 1177g (with rim tape) vs the 1160g advertised without tape
Wheels are mounted on a BMC Roadmachine and shaved off almost 400g over my previous 50mm carbon wheel with steel spokes (Scribe Aero, 4 years old).
Same as above: requested no decals and spare spokes (2 shipped), rim bed with holes and covered with Kapton like tape.
This is my first carbon spoke wheelset (spoke width 3.5mm), I would not say it is a harsh ride feel, but it feels less compliant as steel spokes.
On the other hand, because of less weight and the stiff spokes, the wheels feel more stiff when accelerating and more lively when riding and cornering compared to my previous wheelset.
After vouchers and with seller's shipping method (including delivery & tax to Europe, Germany) these were <600 EUR.

Can not speak much about crosswind performance or long term relaibility, only done a few rides on each of the wheels.
Communication with Matter and the team was excellent and prompt.
Hard to believe there are better wheels, most definitely not at this price point - clear recommendation from my side.

I also use the XXX (paid 16euros for a couple some years ago) and they scuffed my bottle. But I never lose a bottle!

Not super light 17-18gr but holds the bottle perfect and they are strong, its easy to get the bottle in and out wile biking.

This baselayer for my wife. Fits great and is a great piece of kit.

I am happy user of two pairs ULLICYC integrated handlebar. It is stiff (80kg, 1100W, i dont feel any bend). Stem is ~10mm longer than in description.

I've had some time using this RiRo bike stem and I like it a lot. It works well with full and semi internal cable frames. It's a bit heavier than a lightweight UNO stem, but it feel stiff and looks serious on the bike. If you want to save a minor amount of weight, you can go with titanium screws.

I can definitely recommend them at this point! Unfortunately they come in 80/90/100 sizes only.

Sun Sleeves: These are excellent. I ordered a couple extra pairs. Highly recommended. I wear a S/M Pearl Izumi sleeve, and this item in a size S is slightly roomier around the upper bicep. Really good.

I really like these. I got them on some kind of sale. They have tripled in price. I wouldn't buy them at the current price. Really nice machining and look. Probably not as aero as a smooth domed shape, but you know....... aero is everything, except for when it isn't.

Some recent purchases:
SRAM brake olives: I needed some spares. These are indistinguishable from the SRAM parts.

These are excellent. I ordered a couple extra pairs. Highly recommended. I wear a S/M Pearl Izumi sleeve, and this item in a size S is slightly roomier around the upper bicep. Really good.

Some recent purchases:

IIIPRO Rotors : These have been discussed a lot. They are great. For the money I think they are unbeatable. I just did a 15k' day on them and they never warped or rubbed on my pads. They are relatively quiet and while not lightweight, they are weight competitive at a fraction of the cost. Really good.

I'm using this one, I think it's a little under 100 grams, works flawless with e1 cranks and shimano chain rings

Any highly rated unbranded (no logos) bibs on ali?

Seamless Darevie bib shorts with no logo and decent 3-4h pad:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_EHHbNj4

Similar Rion bibs with very good Dolomiti 8h pad:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_EzhAatc

They do have logos at the back, but it gets hidden under jersey.

TheRubbishNewbie wrote:I've been using a Ryet saddle for about 18 months now. Not a hardcore ridier like the majority of you but for 2-3 hour rides either on the turbo or outdoors, it's been ace.

I'd happily buy another and likely will buy another when I'm able to get a new bike

Do you happen to have any links?
Is it similar to the SLR as I’m eyeing the new SLR 3d Carbon as well?
Thanks

This is the one I bought

Ordered it back in November 2023. Zero complaints. I'd actually like to get another to try out a different shape. Not as a complaint of this saddle just wondering if there is a better fit out there for me and at these prices, it's worth a gamble.