Cycling & Bike Upgrades Blog

In this blog, we occasionally write about our personal experiences with different bike setups.

Retrofitting a DI2 hydraulic on my road bike
April 13, 2023
After a couple thousand km I decided to upgrade my SensahEmpire to a Shimano 105 DI2
Bike build update: Aliexpress build after 3,000 km - The good, the bad, the ugly
July 09, 2022
Re-evaluating my Aliexpress Road-Bike build after 3000km
Bike build: New All-Road bike (Sourced mostly from Aliexpress)
February 09, 2022
Decided to source most parts of my 3rd sport bike mostly from Chinese sellers on Aliexpress, also due to COVID shortages. Paid in total about 1,500 EUR for an “all-road”, disc-braked, 2x11, deep carbon rims + tubeless tires and would call it a success.