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I repaired 2 TPU with this. I rode 1000 km without any problems. Don't wait the glue to be dry before installing the patch (as opposed to butyl repair kit).

Agree on the Raudax stuff. Some of the styling is a pure Rapha copy, but the fabric is light and well made, and it fits much more "race" than many Asian brands. Nice silicone grippers. I'm a s/m in western brands like Assos and Castelli, a straight up M in Raudax. Even the cheap ones seem pretty nice, durability to be determined. https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805652871346.html . I'm pretty much giving up on buying $80 western brand jerseys. Winter gear is another story.

The bibs are "ok". They have the usual thick multicolored pad but are well made with good grippers as well.

Finally finished the build! Super happy, it rides smooth as silk.

Specs:

• LCR017-D 54cm
  
• Shimano Ultegra Di2 12spd
  
• EliteWheels Edge 2.0 50mm
  
• Continental GP5000 AS TR 32mm (Tubeless)
  
• Ryet 3D-printed saddle RT06A
  
• Onirii PD-06 pedals
  
• Elite Leggero carbon
  

7.5KG with pedals, bottleholders and wahoo mount

No major issues during the build or riding so far. Haven’t noticed any drag from the square down tube either. Finger crossed the fame will last.

I had one from spcycle and it was decent

Totally loving this West Biking saddle bag. It was only about $3 USD on the Pick 3/Dollar Express section during the first of the month discounts. Bang-for-buck, you can't get any better.

Best looking SPD shoes on Ali right no IMO
My first pair of actual SPD-SL road shoes. Absolutely love these things and the carbon sole is great.

Best looking SPD shoes on Ali right no IMO

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805983618808.html
My first pair of actual SPD-SL road shoes. Absolutely love these things and the carbon sole is great.

My first pair of actual SPD-SL road shoes. Absolutely love these things and the carbon sole is great.

Currently riding these: https://a.aliexpress.com/_mMBsLMx

Very stiff sole, feels similar to a S Phyre pair I have. Boa system is obviously cheaper than S phyre but works very well. Highly recommend them for the price.

Currently riding these. Very stiff sole, feels similar to a S Phyre pair I have. Boa system is obviously cheaper than S phyre but works very well. Highly recommend them for the price.

Here and there I have tried some socks on Ali, looking for a good cycling sock. Most are pure nylon - stifling, uncomfortable pieces of meh. I found these to be pretty poor:

Then I hit the jackpot. These are really good - about 1/3 cotton, poly, and nylon (and a bit of spandex). Not super cheap, but 1/4 of the price of the norm.

Wanted to test my dental plan so I ordered up some $40 carbon bars in April last year. They arrived quickly and were immediately put into service on my gravel bike and taken to a 100 mile race that included pavement, gravel, and single track trails. They have since been through nearly 4000 miles of duty on the trainer and out in the real world on everything from fresh pavement to smoother blue rated MTB trails. Color me shocked, but they are still going strong. They are also pretty dang comfortable. I am 165cm and 53kg. I ordered the 370-510MM model and have them installed on an all aluminum everything Kona Rove AL.

I would wait until me and the other user here receive our frames as there has been what seems like some decent delays in shipping. Mine has been stuck at awaiting flight since the 24th.

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offers the frame in 3 tiers, the third tier being the highest quality closest to a real one, the one in Oralmaster's photos that he said he could not feel the difference between a test ride of a real one and his tier 3 version. I have ordered the same one, actually identical to oralmasters size and color by chance lol.

I knew you'd race in here to say that lol. Mechanic had nothing to say but good things, really liked the BBinfinite quality (not F-C related I know). Not much else I can say he test road it and gushed over it but I haven't yet, 6.8kg with TPU tubes and could probably shave more off with new wheels as these are the 3 year old Hypers. No mention of BB issues as I said I was concerned I couldn't fully hand screw it in when I was messing around with it without grease. It was just good to go news from the mechanic besides waiting for the longer rear brake caliper bolts. I hope my detailed journey helps people. But from what I can see F-C puts out a legit frame, I would say better than a lot of the stuff we see here but you do pay a premium. My final thoughts after using a endoscope on the frame was probably just the loose fibers where the BB goes that the other user had, mine had a few of those but other than that the v1 feels almost like a dead copy to my eye, and perhaps even ride quality as @Oralmaster said he test rode a real one and couldn't tell the difference. So other than the super long delay on shipping due to the postal strike and the couple fibres inside the BB I'd give it a pre-ride rating of 9/10.

I can only recommend the one i dealt with which is F-C who has shown to deliver reproducible quality, they also seem to only focus on two frames (the blurred out Pinarello TT frame and the Factor) soon to be the v2 Factor. Whereas Taiwan Eisen is selling every single high end frame copy, I'd trust the store/reseller who focuses on one specific thing over the one saying they can perfectly produce you a Colnago fake, Madone fake, SL8's etc. After seeing the interior of the other frame in here there is definitely not just 1 factory pumping all these Ostro V1's out, they are very different quality interiors.

Finally have build back of F-C Ostro V1 and the final tally is 6.8kg with all goods attached except the rear light/mount. Ostro V1 Tier 3 DuraAce 9200 groupset with 165mm cranks carbon bottle cages 90x400 bars Favero PM pedals BB Infinite T47A bottom bracket Winspace Hyper 45s early gen models weather here is way too cold so no ride report yet.

SPEXCEL 22 insulated Jacket Explore 3 Season Windproof And Thermal Fleece Inside Cycling Jacket 2 layer With Chest Pocket
This one is pretty good to be honest. The thermal fleece is just at the front, which is sufficient. Sizing is pretty good so, typically asian sizes, I went 1 size up to my European one. Kept me dry on some spray rain for 15-20 minutes.
Biggest disadvantage: the back pockets are why to high, made them practically unreachable. I can barely grab into the one across the back, the middle one - no chance.

waterproof socks.

used them about a dozen times so far. waterproof as advertised.
pretty stretchy, not the old bag in a sock feeling of the old sealskinz, but not as stretchy as bridgedales offerings.
XL is plenty big enough for my Eu47 feet, with a bit of room to go. Normally I find it difficult to get big enough waterproof socks.
warmth wise, they're sortof microfleece, sortof. they're not as warm as my merino lined winter sealskinz, but on par with my winter Bridgedale waterproof socks. I do get cold feet easily, but have been comfortable in these down to 0degC. anything lower and the old sealskinz come out.