Congrats on the baby ! (and the derailer mount repair too ^^) Can't wait for the super-lightweight stroller test, with ceramic bearings, carbon wheels and extended gear range ;) P.S. don't wash the baby in the ultrasonic washing machine ^^
Thanks Haplo59! Yeah I'm super excited for the new addition to the family. Still feels absoluitely bonkers, seems like yesterday I was turning 18, now i've got a kid on the way... Time freaking FLIES! Still, onward and upwards, looking forward to writing some new chapters in my life! But thanks for the comment ☺
Use a much bigger drill on the rivets - you just want to take the heads off, and you can then push the remaining part back through the hole. It avoids the risk of enlarging the hole with the smaller drill. Good job though considering it's the first time you've done it! A steel drill will cut an aluminium rivet VERY quickly, with not much pressure.
This is the way, gotta change rivets all the time on the scooters at a bikeshare scheme I work for. Just be careful as the heads like to get a little hot
congrats on the baby! yeah I can tell you from experience you're gonna struggle to get time to film and edit. the fact that you have the flexibility of an irregular upload schedule and can work fully from home will be a blessing as you can really spend a lot of quality time with the baby. good luck
Thanks zak! Yeah I have a feeling it's going to be a struggle, might have to find myself an editor, but ill just see how it goes. But you are right, setting my own hours is definitely a blessing, most new dads in the UK only get 2 weeks pat leave before they are expected back at work full-time... Crazy
Congratulations on your first child! Good luck establishing a routine. After my first child I took some time off the bike, devoted myself to parenting, loved it, and eventually returned to the bike when we were all ready. Don't set unrealistic expectations, let it all just happen and you will be great.
Congratulations Luke! As a father of two young girls, I can say with absolute certainty that they are 'time intensive' as you put it, but so much fun! All the best for you and your expanding family
Thanks Peter! Yeah i've mentally prepared myself for a tough few weeks/months at the start, but can't wait to get stuck in and welcome a new member of the family.... Crazy days!!!!!
You're doing great work Luke! Thanks for the update and honesty. You've probably saved your viewers thousands of dollars, hours of headaches and potentially injury. We thank you for your service. And as allways, i let your entire video run for that sweet sweet watch time metric for YT.
THANKS uhohDavinci!!!! Yeah little bit disappointing, but atleast the fix was _relatively_ easy. Just wish I could test it out, my FD is still dead 💀🤦♂
DO NOT BE EMBARRASSED. You didn't cause the failures, these brands did and you are bravely separating the wheat from the chaff! Much love from the US, and congrats on the new addition to your family!
Thanks slickfast! Yeah it's a little embarassing when things fail, literally a few days after you publish a video bestowing the virtues of them, but thankyou! Like I said, bit of a learing curve this last week, but everyday is a school day!
@@TraceVelo Understand you can feel like it's egg on your face but you were honest about how many miles you'd done which I think sane people take into account. At the end of the day you can only report your results which we supremely appreciate! Cheers!
Congratulations on entering the elite club of fatherhood! Doing sports with my daughter has been one of the great experiences of my life. It only serves to make us closer
Congratulations on becoming a father! It's the best feeling in the world. I have 2 little girls, 3 years and 8 months. I set my alarm 04.45 to go cycling 1.5hr, the rest is work and family.
Agreed with the balance between cost and time. At least early on, you do learn a lot about fixing bikes and other DIY skills that's really invaluable, so it is definitely worthwhile to try assembling your own bike with parts that don't cost an arm and a leg. At least for the frame, it seems like the problems are relatively minor with reasonable fixes, so it might still be worth it for cyclist with DIY skills to try out even if it might not warrant a recommendation to the general cycling community. Congrats on having a new member in the family! Sorry we won't get to enjoy your positivity as often, hope it all works out!
Yeah you've absolutely nailed it! It may be a bit frustrating, but you do learn a hell of alot along the way! Like i said, not sure it will suit everyone, because to be honest, you do spend alot of time sat by yourself swearing under your breath at bike parts 😅 But hey, i love it!!! And thanks for the well wishes, it's gonna be a crazy few weeks, but we're prepared... I think 🤣
There are better rivets available. The better ones mushroom out evenly for a wider and even pressure. Pull rivets used in aviation are much better. Using epoxy, should fix it and the rivets don't have to do much work. 👍 thanks for the update. I had almost bought a trifox, but stories like these chaned my mind. I'm riding a velobuild endurance frame. So far very happy and no drama. 🙄
Yeah I did have a look for some carbon specific rivets, and you are right, you can pick them up relatively easily, and they seem to mushroom out a bit better. But these are the rivets that TriFox suggested, and they're readily available, so I gave it a go. Plus like you say, the epoxy should do alot of the heavy lifting here. Anyway, thanks for the comment!!!
@@calebgonsalves2970 Yeah fair point 🤣 It is also the fact that I could get standard rivets from my local hardware shop too. For carbon specific rivets, I would need to wait a week or two.... And by that point the baby might have arrived 😅
Maaaan. My kids are my favorite people ever, and being a parent has made me a better person. Congratulations to you and your family. And buckle up. Infants are tough.
🥖congratulations Luke!! Enjoy every moment of it.🥖 Also while yes extremely time intensive in the first few months you'll still be able to carry on with projects with appropriate planning as the baby sleeps mostly however time on tasks will be fragmented so if it helps at all organising your work into small blocks that can fit within newborn naps could be helpful. Helped me build a bamboo bike frame during my paternity leave.
This is great advice. Every baby is different, so don't be surprised if you are absolutely wasted for several months due to sleep deprivation. You may be lucky, though!
Yeah I am lucky in the sense that i can just pick away at my work here and there for the next few months. It's honestly made me realise how lucky i am being able to set my own hours. In the UK most new dads only get 2 weeks paterntiy leave before they are expected back at work full time, which is nothing!
@@TraceVelo yeah my son was born in London so I only got two weeks maternity but was during covid so I was working from home. One of the few ppl where Covid worked out well for us.
Congratulations Luke on your amazing baby girl news! From a father of 4 boys 7 & under I can guarantee time will be scarce, but worth every minute. Don’t miss a beat!!
Congratulations on the baby Luke! Take some time to enjoy it, those first few weeks with you baby will NEVER come back, so make sure you enjoy every second of it. Cheers!
🥐 Congratulations Luke!! Your videos have led me down the path of inexpensive bikes and I want to thank you for the reviews of all of these bikes and groupsets which have helped me make smart purchases for my bike
Congratulations Luke. 🎉🎉 having 2 relatively small kids I still remember how it was when they were born. Once in a lifetime experience. Take your time, we will wait here for you :)
Great job on the repair of the faulty derailleur mount. I almost prefer when stuff like this happens in a video, it makes the content more real and interesting. Of course congratulations on becoming a father! 😊 So happy for you 🎉
Thanks bama95! Yeah it's frustrating at the time, and the ride that got cut short was an absolute BANGER aswell, so that annoyed me, but like you say it's interesting, and ultimately I always learn something new from the process!
Thank you very much for buying the frame and trying it out. I was going to buy this exact same frame for my wife's brothers new bike. I will not now. You saved many viewers bad purchases. Thanks.
THANKS JOURDAIN!!! Yeah we'll see how thing go on the content front, will be a bit of a struggle, but hopefully I can get into a rhythm and make things work... From talking to some other new dads, sleep is going to be the biggest luxury I think 😅
Crazy how many of these extremely rare defects you get... you're doing the work for the people highlighting this as I'd imagine this happens more than they would like to admit.
Huge Congratulations on the baby girl Luke! 🎉🎉 We won't even mind if the uploads get less, enjoy your time with your Family and being a Dad! Goodluck!!🥖🥖
Congrats on the baby girl! Enjoy every second! The bikes and we will still be here but your baby will grow up very fast so dont miss that for anything!
I work in carbon frame repair and honestly, while they have indeed cut corners as you say with how the hanger is applied.. from experience this sort of thing happens with some of the big name brands too. I won't name any specifically, but we remount front hangers fairly regularly. If that is the only issue you've faced with the frame then for it's price it's still an absolute win. Admittedly it happening so early is pretty bad 😅 but and easy enough fix as youve seen.
Congrats ahead having the baby girl, that’s why i like mechanical group sets thank you for taking the time to inform us with this problems and how to fix it.
Apropos of paying later down the line with your time: absolutely. I use the Sensah SRX Pro 1x11 derailleur and brifter set - but ended up replacing the chain and cassette that it came with very early on, since both broke. The value of all this is figuring out where you can cut a corner and save a little time, and where you can cut a corner and end up in a (hopefully proverbial) ditch. So, thanks for doing what you do with the honesty and integrity with which you do it.
Enjoyed the article as always, keep up the good work. Many congratulations on your first child, life will never be the same but I am sure she will be an absolute delight. Make the most of all the special moments.
Congratulations on your daughter. Rest relax and enjoy. I had a front derailleur bracket come loose in a cheap Chinese frame too. Not Tri fox. And bottle cage rivets come loose too. JV weld fixed it but it’s very frustrating for sure.
Congrats Luke! Will miss ur updates on the bike and erx thou... Totally umderstamdable... Its just nice to see an a person doing some local repair to a carbon bike where some are afraid to tinker with it. i really learn new things watching ur vids.
Love your work Luke. Your humour and presentation is so thoroughly enjoyable. Congratulations on the impending birth. Your indoor trainer is about to become your best friend.... 😅
Good work on the repair. I have to say, though, that your experiences with this groupset coupled with my own not perfect experience with Sensah SRX Pro has kind of soured me on the idea of using Chinese groupsets in the future. I was looking into using this ERX to upgrade my Ti bike to electronic shifting, but after all the issues you and others have raised about this groupset I've decided to probably go the 105 Di2 route instead given that it's not THAT much more expensive (plus it has auto trim which is cool). Congrats on the new baby!
Yeah tbh, at this point in time 105 Di2 seems like the best choice. Like you say, it's not _that_ much more expesive right now, and that bullet-proof Shimano reliability is hard to argue with...
@@TraceVelo If L-Twoo fix the problems that have been experienced by a number of reviewers, and keep the backwards functionality in the app (10 and 11 speed) for the second iteration it will make for a decent groupset. I think this issue is down to first attempt teething troubles.
@@matt_acton-varian Yeah I REALLY hope so. No idea when the second iteration will emerge tho. I think they are working on the launch for the gravel version atm, so i wouldn't hold your breath for V2 any time soon
Congratulations on the baby news Luke, time intensive is right. Will look forward to your next upload in 2033. It will change your life though in all the best ways.
In my opinion, most of the AliExpress carbon frames available are 'hobbyist' projects. Even the ones with nice paint jobs. There's always a bit of filing, or sanding, or adjusting to do before it's good to go, and on rare occasion a repair job like yours. It's why we're getting them for these prices. The faulty derailleur is another thing altogether, though. Congratulations on the imminent arrival of your first child! That is some very nice news indeed! 😃
not only frames from aliexpress, I have a FELT frame and I also had to grind one element to fit the frame, the problem is that in some manufacturers you see every mistake, but in large manufacturers you don't notice the same mistakes.
Dude, huge congrats on the kid. I think you’ll find you’ll have heaps of time the first few weeks and then that time disappears around week 6. Just had twin girls at the start of this year. Enjoy!
Congrats, from a new first time dad to a wonderful little whirlwind girl, Evie. Everything else will blend into the background, I hope you find time for us, I really enjoy your stuff and find some of it useful. More than anything though, enjoy your next few weeks and months, they are f**king magical! Best wishes to you, mum and your your little life changer
I have bought C hina stuff before. Most of the time had problems. Many times it is the little things like what you are experiencing. We appreciate your HONEST REVIEW. The company should have sent you a new frame free of charge.
Becoming a parent party was the reason I got into cycling. Started with a halfords mountain bike and a trailer. Quickly progressed to a road bike and Thule trailer. It was a special time. My son is 7 now, and many bikes have came and went, but I couldn't part with the trailer 😂 Beat wishes!
The electronic groupsets put out much more front shifting torque. And because of people able to shift under pedalling load there will be additional stress on the derailleur hanger. There may not be an issue on mechanical shifting. But there may be issues with electronic groupsets. So it could fail or you could be good for a long while. My hypothesis is that the lose hanger put undue stress on your front derailleur itself killing it in the process. Maybe your front derailleur motor has simply stripped an internal gear tooth because of this frame issue and having to overshift because of the loose hanger. Good job on the home fix, and more importantly.Many congratulations on the family upgrade!🤩
Yeah well said! FD's on electronic groupsets do put out quite alot of torque, but this frame is fully internally routed, so essentailly designed specifically with eletronic groupo's in mind, so I would have thought it would cope with it, but clearly not 😬 Also I thought of this a few days ago, so actually took the plastic housing off the eRX FD, and the teeth inside are totally fine. Nothing is jammed up, so yeah NO idea why it's not working....
@@TraceVelo Interesting, is it also not somehow out of position? Will you be able to show the derailleur internals in the future repair video? Btw the technical know how of your channel improves little by little. Sometimes I also get inspired to take things apart.
@@luukrutten1295 Yeah I could definitely show the internals, although there is not much to see. The FD just has a motor and some gearing, there is no bluetooth connection or anything like that, the brains of the groupo are housed in the RD. In terms of the FD being 'out of position', I actually took the housing off, moved the motor and gears by hand to a more outward position, and plugged it back in, but again nothing... 😔
I have the exact same issue - same frame bought 10 months ago. Was nervous about messing around with carbon and didn’t want to pay for a carbon specialist. In the end I managed to “fix” it with zip tie 😂 - so far so good. No missed shifts.
Ok interesting, can't say i'm particularly surprised you faced the same issue 🤣 But if you have a spare weekend, this fix honestly wasn't too difficult. Not sure I had the best technique when drilling out the rivets, and I practiced setting a few rivets before tackling the frame, but it was surprisingly straightforward!
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Congrats on the baby ! (and the derailer mount repair too ^^)
Can't wait for the super-lightweight stroller test, with ceramic bearings, carbon wheels and extended gear range ;)
P.S. don't wash the baby in the ultrasonic washing machine ^^
Thanks Haplo59! Yeah I'm super excited for the new addition to the family. Still feels absoluitely bonkers, seems like yesterday I was turning 18, now i've got a kid on the way... Time freaking FLIES! Still, onward and upwards, looking forward to writing some new chapters in my life! But thanks for the comment ☺
Use a much bigger drill on the rivets - you just want to take the heads off, and you can then push the remaining part back through the hole. It avoids the risk of enlarging the hole with the smaller drill. Good job though considering it's the first time you've done it! A steel drill will cut an aluminium rivet VERY quickly, with not much pressure.
Great suggestion, thanks for the comment! And yeah makes total sense. If it fails again I'll know what to do 😂
Ermagerd, just got to the end of the video, congratulations! :D and Good Luck :D
This is the way, gotta change rivets all the time on the scooters at a bikeshare scheme I work for. Just be careful as the heads like to get a little hot
If it is any consolation, I had exactly this issue on a Colnago c64. Fix has been to epoxy again and the use 2:35 new rivets.
The other advantage of using a larger drill bit is its a bit less likely to spin a loose rivet.
F*CKEN LOVE IT THAT YOU DIY-ed the rivets and even BROUGHT OUT A MULTI-METER for the FD issue!
KEEP GEEKING OUT LUKE!
CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING A DAD!
THANKS!!! Yeah had to bust out the multi-meter 🤣
congrats on the baby! yeah I can tell you from experience you're gonna struggle to get time to film and edit. the fact that you have the flexibility of an irregular upload schedule and can work fully from home will be a blessing as you can really spend a lot of quality time with the baby. good luck
Thanks zak! Yeah I have a feeling it's going to be a struggle, might have to find myself an editor, but ill just see how it goes. But you are right, setting my own hours is definitely a blessing, most new dads in the UK only get 2 weeks pat leave before they are expected back at work full-time... Crazy
Congratulations on your first child! Good luck establishing a routine. After my first child I took some time off the bike, devoted myself to parenting, loved it, and eventually returned to the bike when we were all ready. Don't set unrealistic expectations, let it all just happen and you will be great.
Thanks Jonah! Yeah I think i've mentally prepared myself for more time off the bike 😅But ultimately i can't wait, its gonna be a whole new chapter!
Absolutely great advice from a parent with two wonderful sons
Congratulations Luke! As a father of two young girls, I can say with absolute certainty that they are 'time intensive' as you put it, but so much fun! All the best for you and your expanding family
Thanks Peter! Yeah i've mentally prepared myself for a tough few weeks/months at the start, but can't wait to get stuck in and welcome a new member of the family.... Crazy days!!!!!
Great so you made 2 useless kids to spend money on for no reason?
You're doing great work Luke! Thanks for the update and honesty. You've probably saved your viewers thousands of dollars, hours of headaches and potentially injury. We thank you for your service. And as allways, i let your entire video run for that sweet sweet watch time metric for YT.
THANKS uhohDavinci!!!! Yeah little bit disappointing, but atleast the fix was _relatively_ easy. Just wish I could test it out, my FD is still dead 💀🤦♂
Congrats for your little girl 🙂 ...best message in the whole video ;-)
Congratulations on the baby. Enjoy every moment.
DO NOT BE EMBARRASSED. You didn't cause the failures, these brands did and you are bravely separating the wheat from the chaff! Much love from the US, and congrats on the new addition to your family!
Thanks slickfast! Yeah it's a little embarassing when things fail, literally a few days after you publish a video bestowing the virtues of them, but thankyou! Like I said, bit of a learing curve this last week, but everyday is a school day!
@@TraceVelo Understand you can feel like it's egg on your face but you were honest about how many miles you'd done which I think sane people take into account. At the end of the day you can only report your results which we supremely appreciate! Cheers!
Congratulations Luke on the baby!! Your going to absolutely love it. A little less you time but I wouldn’t trade it for the world
Thanks so much dude!!! Yeah it's gonna be a whole new chapter, I can't wait!!!
@@TraceVeloyour gonna be great at it. Not to scare you it is tough at first but nothing you can’t adapt too. 😂
Congratulations on entering the elite club of fatherhood! Doing sports with my daughter has been one of the great experiences of my life. It only serves to make us closer
Congratulations on becoming a father! It's the best feeling in the world. I have 2 little girls, 3 years and 8 months. I set my alarm 04.45 to go cycling 1.5hr, the rest is work and family.
It only makes sense(ah) that the baguette 🥖🥖🥖 master had a bun in the oven. Congrats! Great video, too!
Congrats on the baby !! I didn't know what fear really was until I became a father. All the best for all of you !!!
Congratulations! Its a massive privilege being a parent. Enjoy the journey
Awesome on being a father soon!! Congratulations Luke!!👍👍👍
Agreed with the balance between cost and time. At least early on, you do learn a lot about fixing bikes and other DIY skills that's really invaluable, so it is definitely worthwhile to try assembling your own bike with parts that don't cost an arm and a leg. At least for the frame, it seems like the problems are relatively minor with reasonable fixes, so it might still be worth it for cyclist with DIY skills to try out even if it might not warrant a recommendation to the general cycling community.
Congrats on having a new member in the family! Sorry we won't get to enjoy your positivity as often, hope it all works out!
Yeah you've absolutely nailed it! It may be a bit frustrating, but you do learn a hell of alot along the way! Like i said, not sure it will suit everyone, because to be honest, you do spend alot of time sat by yourself swearing under your breath at bike parts 😅 But hey, i love it!!! And thanks for the well wishes, it's gonna be a crazy few weeks, but we're prepared... I think 🤣
There are better rivets available. The better ones mushroom out evenly for a wider and even pressure. Pull rivets used in aviation are much better. Using epoxy, should fix it and the rivets don't have to do much work. 👍 thanks for the update. I had almost bought a trifox, but stories like these chaned my mind. I'm riding a velobuild endurance frame. So far very happy and no drama. 🙄
Yeah I did have a look for some carbon specific rivets, and you are right, you can pick them up relatively easily, and they seem to mushroom out a bit better. But these are the rivets that TriFox suggested, and they're readily available, so I gave it a go. Plus like you say, the epoxy should do alot of the heavy lifting here. Anyway, thanks for the comment!!!
@@TraceVelo I think TriFox should use what rengaeflyer said. Unless they want to epoxy everything of course.
@@TraceVeloconsidering the work that Trifox did on the bike, I'm surprised you held their opinion with much regard at all! 😂
@@calebgonsalves2970 Yeah fair point 🤣 It is also the fact that I could get standard rivets from my local hardware shop too. For carbon specific rivets, I would need to wait a week or two.... And by that point the baby might have arrived 😅
That’s it. We will soon see Luke riding an S-Works SL8 Di2 D.Ace soon
Riveting stuff,Luke.Good luck with L-Twoo and congrats on the arrival of a baby girl, a steady learning curve awaits you.
I've never been so stressed about someone else having a kid before 😂 love the channel. Congrats from one dad to another! 🎉
OMG So happy for you!! Having your first child is such an amazing thing. Your life is about to change for the better!
Maaaan. My kids are my favorite people ever, and being a parent has made me a better person.
Congratulations to you and your family. And buckle up. Infants are tough.
🥖congratulations Luke!! Enjoy every moment of it.🥖 Also while yes extremely time intensive in the first few months you'll still be able to carry on with projects with appropriate planning as the baby sleeps mostly however time on tasks will be fragmented so if it helps at all organising your work into small blocks that can fit within newborn naps could be helpful. Helped me build a bamboo bike frame during my paternity leave.
This is great advice. Every baby is different, so don't be surprised if you are absolutely wasted for several months due to sleep deprivation. You may be lucky, though!
Yeah I am lucky in the sense that i can just pick away at my work here and there for the next few months. It's honestly made me realise how lucky i am being able to set my own hours. In the UK most new dads only get 2 weeks paterntiy leave before they are expected back at work full time, which is nothing!
@@TraceVelo yeah my son was born in London so I only got two weeks maternity but was during covid so I was working from home. One of the few ppl where Covid worked out well for us.
Congrats on the kid, your biking schedule will be deeply impacted. I miss my bike, but I love my kids.
Congratulations Luke 👏🏻🥰😍
Using frames like these are a guarantee for a follow up video and regular content uploads 😅 it just keeps on giving!
Congratulations Luke on your amazing baby girl news! From a father of 4 boys 7 & under I can guarantee time will be scarce, but worth every minute. Don’t miss a beat!!
So excited for lightweight Chinese balance bike content in the next 18-24 months. Congratulations!
Congratulations on the baby Luke! Take some time to enjoy it, those first few weeks with you baby will NEVER come back, so make sure you enjoy every second of it. Cheers!
Congrats on the imminent small one!! Take your time with your family and we'll be here when you're ready! 👍😎
🥐 Congratulations Luke!! Your videos have led me down the path of inexpensive bikes and I want to thank you for the reviews of all of these bikes and groupsets which have helped me make smart purchases for my bike
Congratulations Luke. 🎉🎉 having 2 relatively small kids I still remember how it was when they were born. Once in a lifetime experience. Take your time, we will wait here for you :)
What a nice comment! Thanks so much 😊
Yeah the first few months is going to be tough, but hopefully i can find a rhythm and get some videos out!
Congratulations on the Baby. Wish her all the BEST in the world.
Great job on the repair of the faulty derailleur mount. I almost prefer when stuff like this happens in a video, it makes the content more real and interesting. Of course congratulations on becoming a father! 😊 So happy for you 🎉
Thanks bama95! Yeah it's frustrating at the time, and the ride that got cut short was an absolute BANGER aswell, so that annoyed me, but like you say it's interesting, and ultimately I always learn something new from the process!
Three weeks at a push,love it congratulations.
Game changer for the better.
As I said to my wife in hospital "are you eating that toast?"
Thank you very much for buying the frame and trying it out. I was going to buy this exact same frame for my wife's brothers new bike. I will not now. You saved many viewers bad purchases. Thanks.
congrats on the baby such a nice new life you are about to have
Great video! Congrats on the bike fixes and the new human you created!! Hopefully, you can still get awesome content out.
THANKS JOURDAIN!!! Yeah we'll see how thing go on the content front, will be a bit of a struggle, but hopefully I can get into a rhythm and make things work... From talking to some other new dads, sleep is going to be the biggest luxury I think 😅
I am so so so happy for you man! Congrats and all the best to you and yours!
Thanks so much!!
Crazy how many of these extremely rare defects you get... you're doing the work for the people highlighting this as I'd imagine this happens more than they would like to admit.
Congrats on the baby Luke! All the breaks in your equipment is probably universe trying to balance things 😄
Congratulations Luke for your baby!!!
Your work is awesome and we know that buying this "cheap" parts can be a gamble. Thank you.
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 congratulations on the baby girl! Handle your business Luke, we'll be here waiting patiently.
Huge Congratulations on the baby girl Luke! 🎉🎉
We won't even mind if the uploads get less, enjoy your time with your Family and being a Dad!
Goodluck!!🥖🥖
Congrats on the kid, I'll look forward to seeing your next video upload in 18-20 years.
Congratulations on having a baby👍👍👍
Congratulations for the upcoming baby 🎉🎉
Congratulations Luke!!! Wow a little girl. Love the nursery, it’s absolutely beautiful.
Congrats on the baby girl! Enjoy every second! The bikes and we will still be here but your baby will grow up very fast so dont miss that for anything!
I work in carbon frame repair and honestly, while they have indeed cut corners as you say with how the hanger is applied.. from experience this sort of thing happens with some of the big name brands too.
I won't name any specifically, but we remount front hangers fairly regularly.
If that is the only issue you've faced with the frame then for it's price it's still an absolute win.
Admittedly it happening so early is pretty bad 😅 but and easy enough fix as youve seen.
Congrats ahead having the baby girl, that’s why i like mechanical group sets thank you for taking the time to inform us with this problems and how to fix it.
Apropos of paying later down the line with your time: absolutely. I use the Sensah SRX Pro 1x11 derailleur and brifter set - but ended up replacing the chain and cassette that it came with very early on, since both broke. The value of all this is figuring out where you can cut a corner and save a little time, and where you can cut a corner and end up in a (hopefully proverbial) ditch.
So, thanks for doing what you do with the honesty and integrity with which you do it.
Thank you Luke for going through the pain, so the rest of us wont have to :>
Congratulations on the baby, hope mum and baby are doing well!!!
Congrats on your newborn 👧🏻
May she bring you lots of happiness and bike parts
Yes! Thank you!
Luke, you're doing a real service with this channel. Thanks. (And good luck and congrats!!)
Enjoyed the article as always, keep up the good work. Many congratulations on your first child, life will never be the same but I am sure she will be an absolute delight. Make the most of all the special moments.
Thank you! Will do!
Congrats to upcoming baby Luke. Great things ahead of you!!! 🎉
Congratulations on your daughter. Rest relax and enjoy. I had a front derailleur bracket come loose in a cheap Chinese frame too. Not Tri fox. And bottle cage rivets come loose too. JV weld fixed it but it’s very frustrating for sure.
My day is saved with this video and Congrats :)
Congrats Luke! Will miss ur updates on the bike and erx thou... Totally umderstamdable... Its just nice to see an a person doing some local repair to a carbon bike where some are afraid to tinker with it. i really learn new things watching ur vids.
Congratulations on the baby Luke! Look forward to more content as and when you're able to
Congrats dude! Being a dad is awesome, enjoy the ride!
Congratulations on the baby baguette! 🥖 Thanks for the great, informative content, but take your time and enjoy the new experiences coming your way 😊
Good luck and congratulations on the baby. Really enjoy your videos, great content, and entertaining as well... Chao!!
You get what you pay for is all we can say here! It entertains us and we get lots of videos out of it :) Keep up the good work :)
Congratulations Luke on the baby! 🎉 Nice fix on the deralia mount! 👍
Thank you for another awesome, though disappointing in regards to those issues, video. Always enjoy your work. And a HUGE CONGRATS on the new baby!!!
Was gonna pull the trigger on one of these frames. Thanks for the heads up @Trace Velo
Love your work Luke. Your humour and presentation is so thoroughly enjoyable. Congratulations on the impending birth. Your indoor trainer is about to become your best friend....
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I think you are probably right about the trainer 🤣
Good work on the repair. I have to say, though, that your experiences with this groupset coupled with my own not perfect experience with Sensah SRX Pro has kind of soured me on the idea of using Chinese groupsets in the future. I was looking into using this ERX to upgrade my Ti bike to electronic shifting, but after all the issues you and others have raised about this groupset I've decided to probably go the 105 Di2 route instead given that it's not THAT much more expensive (plus it has auto trim which is cool). Congrats on the new baby!
Yeah tbh, at this point in time 105 Di2 seems like the best choice. Like you say, it's not _that_ much more expesive right now, and that bullet-proof Shimano reliability is hard to argue with...
@@TraceVelo If L-Twoo fix the problems that have been experienced by a number of reviewers, and keep the backwards functionality in the app (10 and 11 speed) for the second iteration it will make for a decent groupset. I think this issue is down to first attempt teething troubles.
@@matt_acton-varian Yeah I REALLY hope so. No idea when the second iteration will emerge tho. I think they are working on the launch for the gravel version atm, so i wouldn't hold your breath for V2 any time soon
Nice repair Luke. Bit of a bummer you had to go through all that though. Hopefully Trifox address that.
Congrats on the new role as dad! 🎉 🥖
🎉Congratulations, Luke!!🎉
Wishing you, your significant other and your new baby girl the VERY, VERY BEST!!🍼🍼 Sending bottles instead of bagels, lol 🍼🍼
Thank you so much!!
Congratulations on the baby news Luke, time intensive is right. Will look forward to your next upload in 2033. It will change your life though in all the best ways.
Many congratulations to the new addition to your family!
In my opinion, most of the AliExpress carbon frames available are 'hobbyist' projects. Even the ones with nice paint jobs. There's always a bit of filing, or sanding, or adjusting to do before it's good to go, and on rare occasion a repair job like yours. It's why we're getting them for these prices. The faulty derailleur is another thing altogether, though.
Congratulations on the imminent arrival of your first child! That is some very nice news indeed!
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not only frames from aliexpress, I have a FELT frame and I also had to grind one element to fit the frame, the problem is that in some manufacturers you see every mistake, but in large manufacturers you don't notice the same mistakes.
Congrats on the little one Luke! Sending love from the Philippines!
Dude, huge congrats on the kid. I think you’ll find you’ll have heaps of time the first few weeks and then that time disappears around week 6. Just had twin girls at the start of this year. Enjoy!
Don't give up on that frame Luke! The hassle aside, I'd like to hear more of your riding experience and long term durability.
Congrats on the baby!! Prepare for HUGE changes but totally worth it! 🥖
Yes! Thank you!
Congratulations on the baby :0) Let me state the obvious; your life, as you kow it, will change forever, and you are going to love it!
Congratulations Luke! Most exciting times ahead!
As always, great job on the videos and reviews!
Congrats on becoming a parent. The most tiring and rewarding thing ever. You will never be tired climbing up a mountain again.
Congratulations on your first child, please take your time with her. they grow up so fast you’ll miss it if you don’t.
Congrats, from a new first time dad to a wonderful little whirlwind girl, Evie. Everything else will blend into the background, I hope you find time for us, I really enjoy your stuff and find some of it useful. More than anything though, enjoy your next few weeks and months, they are f**king magical! Best wishes to you, mum and your your little life changer
I have bought C hina stuff before. Most of the time had problems. Many times it is the little things like what you are experiencing. We appreciate your HONEST REVIEW. The company should have sent you a new frame free of charge.
🎉🎉 congratulations Luke! The work and the funnies always on point and wish you all the best as a new father!😊
Congrats Luke to you and your family. I wish you all the best
Well done and congratulations on the baby. I have my first, a girl too, due in December. Good times ahead
Congratulations on the baby and yes, they are a bit time consuming! Good luck.
Best of luck to you Luke on the new addition to the family and big congratulations, God Bless 👨🍼🥖🙏
Congratulations on the impending addition, lots of fun.
Great to see you are having a baby. Life changes, fast.
Becoming a parent party was the reason I got into cycling.
Started with a halfords mountain bike and a trailer.
Quickly progressed to a road bike and Thule trailer.
It was a special time. My son is 7 now, and many bikes have came and went, but I couldn't part with the trailer 😂
Beat wishes!
Congrats on the baby! Also, thanks for the honesty review, and the effort you put into the fix. I love that kind of content!
The electronic groupsets put out much more front shifting torque. And because of people able to shift under pedalling load there will be additional stress on the derailleur hanger. There may not be an issue on mechanical shifting. But there may be issues with electronic groupsets. So it could fail or you could be good for a long while. My hypothesis is that the lose hanger put undue stress on your front derailleur itself killing it in the process. Maybe your front derailleur motor has simply stripped an internal gear tooth because of this frame issue and having to overshift because of the loose hanger.
Good job on the home fix, and more importantly.Many congratulations on the family upgrade!🤩
Yeah well said! FD's on electronic groupsets do put out quite alot of torque, but this frame is fully internally routed, so essentailly designed specifically with eletronic groupo's in mind, so I would have thought it would cope with it, but clearly not 😬 Also I thought of this a few days ago, so actually took the plastic housing off the eRX FD, and the teeth inside are totally fine. Nothing is jammed up, so yeah NO idea why it's not working....
@@TraceVelo Interesting, is it also not somehow out of position? Will you be able to show the derailleur internals in the future repair video? Btw the technical know how of your channel improves little by little. Sometimes I also get inspired to take things apart.
@@luukrutten1295 Yeah I could definitely show the internals, although there is not much to see. The FD just has a motor and some gearing, there is no bluetooth connection or anything like that, the brains of the groupo are housed in the RD. In terms of the FD being 'out of position', I actually took the housing off, moved the motor and gears by hand to a more outward position, and plugged it back in, but again nothing... 😔
Congratulation on the baby news Luke. Thanks for all the work 🥖🥖🥖
I have the exact same issue - same frame bought 10 months ago. Was nervous about messing around with carbon and didn’t want to pay for a carbon specialist. In the end I managed to “fix” it with zip tie 😂 - so far so good. No missed shifts.
Ok interesting, can't say i'm particularly surprised you faced the same issue 🤣 But if you have a spare weekend, this fix honestly wasn't too difficult. Not sure I had the best technique when drilling out the rivets, and I practiced setting a few rivets before tackling the frame, but it was surprisingly straightforward!