I also tried the blue rim tape, it's trash. And for any MTBer reading this, stay away from the Fox 36 forks knock offs, I've cracked 3 of them. Congrats on the 100K!!! 🥖🥖🥖
Cheap carbon fiber handlebars from unknown makers sound like a suicide wish. Thanks for proving my intuition is right. You’ve tried things I would never try.
🥖Luke, while your humor is always on point, you do a real service to the affordable-cycling community. Thanks. It's always a good day when there's a new Trace Velo video in my feed.
Congratulations on reaching 100k subscribers, Luke. I love your sense of humour and the thoroughness of your reviews and how-to's. You so entertaining and engaging in how you present your material that I will watch your videos even when you are talking about stuff that I am unlikely to buy or do. Looking forward to you reaching your next milestone.
Yeah I'm tempted to try and break it, to see just how strong it is. I have had loads of comments to say that it's probably fine, but for 7g difference over a solid alu one, it's def not worth the added points if failure 😂
@@TraceVeloRiddle me this, of all the weight savings you want to gain, why gamble with an axle!?!? Why? An invention as old as time and so critical, this carbon fibre thing is a fad! Nothing will replace a metal axle for me
Thank you for your enthusiasm and awesome sampling. I have to admit i have never taken a chance on cheap bars or seatposts. Had an aluminum pair of bars fold in half on the track in the 70s and my friend Cindi Whitehead had her seatpost head break 8 mils into a 50mi point to point. The great flume race. She road the whole thing standing up and won by a couple minutes.
About the tubeless tape. On road bikes you need to go around the rim with tubeless tape at least twice because of the pressure. With single wrap even branded tapes will fail, I can tell from the experience. Both, Mac-off and Stans No Tube tapes failed me on road bike when single wrapped. Single wrap is OK on mountain bike wheels, where pressures are generally 3 times smaller.
You can use Kapton tape (aka polyimide tape, used as high temperature tape in electronics) as tubeless tape, if you want to go cheap without the branding. It's pretty strong, also i would always double wrap any tape. Fun Fact: even the DT Swiss tubeless tape is Kapton Tape with black printing on top of it, you can wipe it off with acetone...
@@TraceVelo @jbkltc4469 , Yes I can attest to that, though I'm using it on MTB rims with lower pressure. I do wrap twice, but the tape is much thinner than regular rimtape, so no real downsides there.
@@TraceVelo If ever get bored or run out of ideas for aliexpress road bike stuff, you could just make videos about MTB aliexpress bike stuff. I dont have a road bike either (yet), but your product reviews are still interesting and some could apply to normal bikes /MTBs as well.
HOLY CRAP 100k! I'm surprised it's taken this long, I hope you're getting paid enough to sustain yourself all jokes aside! Cheers from the USA! I have the RYET version of that saddle and it's fantastic, by the way. The nose is nice and wide and the central cutout is nice and large, so you can scoot forward and still be pretty comfy. 50 bucks well spent in my opinion. I think you're starting to hone in on what people really want to see... someone sifting through the swamp of aliexpress and digging up all the gems! I very much enjoy this type of content personally, especially on the "cheap gravel frameset" side of things!
Well deserved for the top notch content you always provide. As for someone who had to take a step back financially since I startet to study, your videos are always a greate source for viable info on tech and stuff from the overseas. Thank you ❤️
Im probably late but congratulations on 100k subscribers!!! Really happy that ive witnessed one of my favorite bicycle youtube creators hit 100k! Keep it up luke!!
GRATZ ON 100K! More baguettes!!! 🥖🥖 😁 Luke, have you looked at the MIXED 5D, 6D and 7D saddles? I have been riding the 5D for several months and it is great!
Congrats on the 100k Luke! Been here since the 1st build and it's nice to see the evolution, of the channel and yours!! About the cleats, another issue is not being inside the dimensions and tolerances, I've tried 2 cheap pairs and none of them worked, really hard to clip in because the dimension was wrong, so not even usable. I'm using some parallel ones but from real brands (not the shimano copies) and I gotta say it's worth, since it got some quality control, and at least here in Brazil the original Shimano is very expensive...
I bought the tooseek handle bars. When I got them, it looked like they got broken in transit. When I put pressure on them the " crack" never opened but just to be sure I put them on my zwift bike 😅
🥖🥖🥖🥖 After watching this channel over the years it's been a really useful guide where to dabble with the cheaper carbon parts. I've had mixed results...a cheap carbon saddle has been a big hit...super--light and still not showing any sign of breaking. But then I bought a similarly cheap carbon seat post which broke very quickly...worth the punt though as I can't stomach the premium prices for the known brands 🥖🥖🥖🥖
Got the Zeuis saddle based on your recommendation. The build quality is exactly as you described, the ride quality is great. Not sure if the shape is perfect for me, but it’s better and more comfortable than the Selle italia series x that came with my bike, so it’s an improvement. So far have some 400km on it, with a 100km ride and a 50km race.
3M 8896 is your best buy for cheap tape. $15 for 55m of it. I am always excited to find cheap saddles! I have a (not carbon) $10 ali express saddle that is so far my most favorite one to date, even over my more expensive name brand ones. Thanks for these videos! I always enjoy budget parts! Congrats on the 100K!
Tossek saddle rails you can fix using Cyanoacrylate Glue. It's basically a elastic superglue which I used when my saddle has separated from the rails about 2000 miles ago, still going strong.
I’ve got 2 copies of a 30-ish quid conventional bar. Bolt it to a uno stem and you’re rolling with 300g of bar + stem and nicely stiff. Not nearly as sexy as an integrated bar, but probably lighter and damn near as aero. It’s an rxl-sl. Similar story for carbon seats... I have one fully padded that weighs 135g and it’s still doing its thing after a year...
I started with an OG-Evkin watter bottle cage 6 years ago. Then got a stem, then got a Frame. After that, I got another frame and 3 more waterbottle cages, I paid a little under $600 for each frame, BTW. Got the integrated handlebars when they came out. It all still is in prime condition with no problems. Maddy at OG-Evkin is great to deal with.
I have been missing these comical bits on your videos, remember one well made at the begining of the video about a detective (or similar). Congrats on the rising of your channel 🏆
Hi Luke, congrats on the 100k, well deserved, watching your vids is as fun as riding a bike with a 4bf tail wind. I bought that Zeius saddle cpl of weeks ago and was surprised how comfortable it is. The SMP Gel saddle on my other bike is maybe a bit more comfy but it does weigh three Zeiuses. Tally-ho towards 200k, bro! May your 🥖🥖 taste French!
Get thick PET tapes for tubeless rim, those are designed to hold heavy electric appliance in place during transportation and can definitely hold the pressure in a tubeless tire.
Dude, the Mixed 5D saddle is like $35 usd and it’s been great for me. Would love to get your review on it. Also, the Elita One Seatposts and parts are incredible. I’ve been using the Elita One 27.2 seatposts and replacement parts to lighten up the factory post on my Cervelo. Great content overall!
Front garmin/light mounts.. I use a cheap one but put a short piece of single sided draught excluder between the mount and the bars and then tighten up. You still get vibration in the mount but it's damped enough to prevent fracture damage.
Good list Luke. Ironically my Ali integrated bar has been amazing over 3 years, but it was the garmin mount that cracked in half very early - and it was the style you preferred 😅.
Interesting. Yeah it can definitely be hit and miss with alot of this stuff. I have def seen over the last year or so, if you are willing to spend just a little bit extra, it can get you stuff that tends to be the next tier up in terms of quality
I brought a bafang 750W mid drive e bike kit with a 20Ah battery off Ali express. So far I'm really really impressed by it. I hope it stands the test of time. Reviews seem to be generally good too from other you tubers. Not sure I'd want to mount it to anything carbon though as its a hefty kit with the biggest battery but great for a traditional bike frame. I do recommend Loctite for the battery mounting screws though.
I've got those Toseek handlebars - let's pray they last long. At least they ride great and have been through some 1000W out-of-the-saddle-sprinting, bumpy roads and small jumps and do not show any signs of wear yet.
Hey Luke I got the "The One Pro" Handlebar and so far a very good feel and nice to set up, clean look as well. It is more pricey, but apparently it stands it's ground. Can you maybe test it and review it? Greetings and congrats to 100k, well deserved
Hello! I really appreciate your honest product reviews from Aliexpress. Do you have any saddle recommendations, whether aluminum or carbon, that are both durable and comfortable for MTB use? I'd love to have full confidence in my gear. The one you recommended is unfortunately out of my budget and is priced similarly to top-tier local options, like the original Specialized Power Comp.
I actually have that aero Toseek handlebar (like that one of yours that snapped in two), and well... so far so good, so... fingers crossed🤞🏻😅. As for the 100K subs, pretty much well deserved, Luke! Most our bikes have parts and gizmos we've previously seen on your channel that have made our rides lighter and more comfy.
Nice list 👌 I'm running tubeless without any rim tape - I used plugs in the spoke holes instead. It was a real pain to set up, but should be around 30g lighter per wheel. I was about to get a couple of carbon seat clamps to try, but maybe I'll re-think it... 😬
Well, I had the same problem with the saddle tubes but fixed it with a very good industrial glue because the saddle fits perfectly to me. No need to order a new saddle!
I brought some RXL bars, a stem and seat post back in 2020. They are still going strong and have been a good buy. I also brought a carbon saddle from RXL. This was comfortable, but tore my old shorts due to a weird design. I also brought some, replica SPL-SL cleats from Merlin Cycles in the UK. Good value, but not as durable as the real Shimano ones.
I thought I didn't set the torques right for my Aeronova handlebars since they also feel flimsly, good thing I found this video, might switch back to Aluminum handlebars. Also Congrats on 100k!
Congrats Luke, you deserve it. OGEvkin gear is good stuff. I've got a set of their aero bars, a stem and out front mount. I was glad to see you recommended them too!.
"Mixed" is a really good cheap carbon saddle, I even saw one bike fitter on youtube recommend it and I have been using it for the past 6 months or more. Not a single problem so far, I even replaced it between the bikes and never used a torque wrench.
Hi Luke, congrats on the 100k subscribers. Your videos are truly great. I really appreciate the work that you do. Thank you. I would love to see some coverage of RYET/LEXON parts. They seem really affordable and quite good quality (at least in the product photos). I own one of their padded carbon saddles (RYET unox saddle) and it is just awesome. 25 Euros for a 130g saddle, which is extremely comfortable. Maybe you could take a look at their handlebar and wheel offerings as well.
Congrats on 100k subs Luke. The cheap integrated aero bars look appealing to me but I'd never trust carbon handlebars. Due to resembling that Scottish Mike Myers character on Austin Powers a bit and having arthritic hands I'd like to have the additional flat surface of an aero bar but I'm sticking to round aluminium until I/you find a cheap Ali aluminium set.
I bought a very old set of sworks sl carbon stem and handlebars from the early 2010s second hand for £35 in 2017. They have been rock solid for the last 7 years... Expect them to last forever.
I'll suggest the possible solutions to the items of your video Luke by recommending my own experience with similar items. 1:20 Toseek TR5500 the Garmin support is strong and not long as the one you show probably the price is higher but the way it's built makes it stronger in that specific area. I saw the video and agreed with the saddle option but please don't risk or trust that much carbon accessories! Specially those used in very important places as the axel
Luke a massive congratulations on the 100,000 subs. I’ve been here since the very start and have to say your vids are by far the most hilarious, wackadoodle and….informative vids on TH-cam. I’ve really enjoyed them over the years. Keep up the great content!👍🏻 Most will be offended by you making millions, but I’m just seething about the MTB insults!! 😡😡😡 😂😁😎👍🏻
@@TraceVelo No worries Luke. Really look forward to vids. Great stuff. 👍🏻 But I’m just not having it about you going MTB! With that accent, you’re far too posh!! Where did you go Eaton or Harrow? 😂😎👍🏻🥖🥖🥖
I’ve had good results for many years with Tesa branded tape (yellow). For just one bike, it’s probably not much of a money saver, but it comes in big rolls, so is much cheaper than bike specific tubeless tape if you are doing a few wheelsets.
Congrats on the 100k, that's amazing! I gotta admit, I have my own experience with a copuple of these 😅the only one of these that I have found good was the ZTTO blue tubeless tape, it's proper thick and sticky and I rode it at 70psi for months. I haven't doubled it up either.
Yeah I was honestly a bit surprised myself, never had that happen before. The bike was left in the back of a hot car, so that probably didn't help. I think if Id have double wrapped it, it would have been fine...
Firstly, congratulations on the 100k. There are parts of the bike that we should never replace with something lighter... or cheaper. Wheel axles are one of those parts. Regarding saddles, it's all a matter of trying, and trying, until you find one that is comfortable enough for you... or adjust to what the bike comes with :)
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Congratulations on the 100k Luke, well deserved. Love your manner and positivity.
Thanks so much!
it's just a number, and half of that are duplicate or dormant accounts and people that don't watch. Chill out.
@@Crashawsomewhat's your point? You are so negative.
@@Crashawsomewhat a dickish comment. How do you know how many people engage with the channel? 100k is an achievement
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I also tried the blue rim tape, it's trash. And for any MTBer reading this, stay away from the Fox 36 forks knock offs, I've cracked 3 of them. Congrats on the 100K!!! 🥖🥖🥖
Cheap carbon fiber handlebars from unknown makers sound like a suicide wish. Thanks for proving my intuition is right. You’ve tried things I would never try.
🥖Luke, while your humor is always on point, you do a real service to the affordable-cycling community. Thanks. It's always a good day when there's a new Trace Velo video in my feed.
Awesome, thanks Jim, really appreciate it!
Congratulations on reaching 100k subscribers, Luke. I love your sense of humour and the thoroughness of your reviews and how-to's. You so entertaining and engaging in how you present your material that I will watch your videos even when you are talking about stuff that I am unlikely to buy or do. Looking forward to you reaching your next milestone.
Thanks so much!!! Yeah it's been a pretty long road to get here, still can't believe it, pretty bonkers tbh 😂
That thru-axle is terrifying.
Yeah, like a failure in most other components might end a ride, but if the axle fails, your ride could end in the back of an ambulance.
Yeah I'm tempted to try and break it, to see just how strong it is. I have had loads of comments to say that it's probably fine, but for 7g difference over a solid alu one, it's def not worth the added points if failure 😂
@@TraceVeloRiddle me this, of all the weight savings you want to gain, why gamble with an axle!?!? Why?
An invention as old as time and so critical, this carbon fibre thing is a fad!
Nothing will replace a metal axle for me
I've been using it on my front wheel on the bike that is on my indoor trainer and it has been absolutely bombproof! ;)
At the bike shop I work at we tend to do a layer of electrical tape before tubeless tape. Helps with adhesion and sturdiness of the tubeless tape
Thank you for your enthusiasm and awesome sampling. I have to admit i have never taken a chance on cheap bars or seatposts.
Had an aluminum pair of bars fold in half on the track in the 70s and my friend Cindi Whitehead had her seatpost head break 8 mils into a 50mi point to point. The great flume race. She road the whole thing standing up and won by a couple minutes.
I appreciate that you are giving some recommendations along with your wave-offs. Thanks!
My pleasure!
About the tubeless tape. On road bikes you need to go around the rim with tubeless tape at least twice because of the pressure. With single wrap even branded tapes will fail, I can tell from the experience. Both, Mac-off and Stans No Tube tapes failed me on road bike when single wrapped. Single wrap is OK on mountain bike wheels, where pressures are generally 3 times smaller.
Carbon thru axle is scarier than a Steven King and Clive Barker movie marathon. I literally had a shiver when you held it up.
Finally I found a decent cycling channel; Subscribed.
You can use Kapton tape (aka polyimide tape, used as high temperature tape in electronics) as tubeless tape, if you want to go cheap without the branding. It's pretty strong, also i would always double wrap any tape. Fun Fact: even the DT Swiss tubeless tape is Kapton Tape with black printing on top of it, you can wipe it off with acetone...
Ohhh interesting, def going to have to give that a go next time! And yeah, time to start double wrapping I think 😂
@@TraceVelo also keep the tension really high when wrapping, so that the tape conforms better to the rim profile to avoid air bubbles
@@TraceVelo @jbkltc4469 , Yes I can attest to that, though I'm using it on MTB rims with lower pressure. I do wrap twice, but the tape is much thinner than regular rimtape, so no real downsides there.
Congrats on 100k! Unlike this trash, you're treasure. The local raccoons told me so.
🥐🥖🥐🥖🥐 Congratulations on the 100,000 subs! Well deserved!! 🥖🥐🥖🥐🥖
Hopefully you enjoy that wonderful South Pacific (British) summer! 😃
MTBer here that will never ride a road bike, but will never miss an episode. Tons of fun here!
Haha, thanks ThunderStruck! I'm only joking about the MTB stuff, I love you guys!!!!
@@TraceVelo If ever get bored or run out of ideas for aliexpress road bike stuff, you could just make videos about MTB aliexpress bike stuff.
I dont have a road bike either (yet), but your product reviews are still interesting and some could apply to normal bikes /MTBs as well.
HOLY CRAP 100k! I'm surprised it's taken this long, I hope you're getting paid enough to sustain yourself all jokes aside! Cheers from the USA!
I have the RYET version of that saddle and it's fantastic, by the way. The nose is nice and wide and the central cutout is nice and large, so you can scoot forward and still be pretty comfy. 50 bucks well spent in my opinion. I think you're starting to hone in on what people really want to see... someone sifting through the swamp of aliexpress and digging up all the gems! I very much enjoy this type of content personally, especially on the "cheap gravel frameset" side of things!
“Carbon saddle clamp assembly”. Respect for your unending search for lighter components.
Mixed 5d carbon saddle is a winner. Best saddle i have ever ridden and only $40
Well deserved for the top notch content you always provide. As for someone who had to take a step back financially since I startet to study, your videos are always a greate source for viable info on tech and stuff from the overseas. Thank you ❤️
No problem, glad you like them 😊
I swear I've never seen this channel before, but somehow I could tell from the thumbnail that the host was British.
And it wasn’t even the teeth!
Im probably late but congratulations on 100k subscribers!!! Really happy that ive witnessed one of my favorite bicycle youtube creators hit 100k! Keep it up luke!!
Thanks a ton! 🎉🎉🎉
Congrats on 100k! For the Garmin mount, you might be able to add small o rings as washers between the handlebars, may work as a shock absorber
great that you give an informed report on these products wish i had steered clear of Siroko though
Great content! Congratulations with 100k, well deserved 👏
Thanks a ton!
My friend thanks for the heads up I was getting ready to do a bike build from Ali Express.👍👍👍
A Brooks leather saddle is the best, classic style and great comfort once broken in.
Congrats on the 100k! Love what you do!
Thanks so much!!
GRATZ ON 100K! More baguettes!!! 🥖🥖 😁 Luke, have you looked at the MIXED 5D, 6D and 7D saddles? I have been riding the 5D for several months and it is great!
loved the MTB'ers will be shot sign - congrats on the 100k - very well deserved Luke.
Congrats on the 100k Luke! Been here since the 1st build and it's nice to see the evolution, of the channel and yours!!
About the cleats, another issue is not being inside the dimensions and tolerances, I've tried 2 cheap pairs and none of them worked, really hard to clip in because the dimension was wrong, so not even usable. I'm using some parallel ones but from real brands (not the shimano copies) and I gotta say it's worth, since it got some quality control, and at least here in Brazil the original Shimano is very expensive...
100k.... Nice one, Luke. Looks like the career plan is working for you. Generally pleased for you mate 🎉👍
Congrats on 100k! Definitely well deserved, though it should have happened earlier 🙂. Best cycling gear channel on YT! 🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖
Thanks a ton!
Congratulations on 100k my friend! Love your show. Keep up the fantastic work! 👏💪🎉
Thanks for risking your life for us with those handlebars, Luke! 😂😂😂
No worries!
I bought the tooseek handle bars. When I got them, it looked like they got broken in transit. When I put pressure on them the " crack" never opened but just to be sure I put them on my zwift bike 😅
I am thinking about buying the Carbon seatpost rail clamps, then came this video. Thank you so much!
I have three bikes with the RXL SL integrated handlebar and stem. So far so good. I will check them more often now
Yeah had a few people say their RXL stuff has been fine, might have to give them another chance....
🥖🥖🥖🥖 After watching this channel over the years it's been a really useful guide where to dabble with the cheaper carbon parts. I've had mixed results...a cheap carbon saddle has been a big hit...super--light and still not showing any sign of breaking. But then I bought a similarly cheap carbon seat post which broke very quickly...worth the punt though as I can't stomach the premium prices for the known brands 🥖🥖🥖🥖
Yeah exactly, the mega cheap stuff is definitely hit and miss, but glad you found some bargains 😊
Got the Zeuis saddle based on your recommendation. The build quality is exactly as you described, the ride quality is great. Not sure if the shape is perfect for me, but it’s better and more comfortable than the Selle italia series x that came with my bike, so it’s an improvement. So far have some 400km on it, with a 100km ride and a 50km race.
🥖 from a long time fan living in France, your baguettes are delivered! Fun as always!
Love the outro Luke. Congrats on 100k subs. 🥖🥖🥖
I'm using the 3M 8896 as tubeless/rim tape and it is holding up flawlessly. You can usually get a big 55m roll for very cheap.
as for me, TESA 4289 also did the job quite flawlessly 👍
3M 8896 is your best buy for cheap tape. $15 for 55m of it. I am always excited to find cheap saddles! I have a (not carbon) $10 ali express saddle that is so far my most favorite one to date, even over my more expensive name brand ones. Thanks for these videos! I always enjoy budget parts! Congrats on the 100K!
Wow...100K--didn't realize until the end of your video! That's awesome! Congrats!
Tossek saddle rails you can fix using Cyanoacrylate Glue. It's basically a elastic superglue which I used when my saddle has separated from the rails about 2000 miles ago, still going strong.
Massive congrats on the 100K subscribers 🥖👍😀
Love your videos, both for the entertainment and the genuinely useful info 🤓
Thanks so much!
Congrats on the 100k - couldn't happen to nicer bloke 😁. Wishing you loads more sucess
Thank you so much 😀
I’ve got 2 copies of a 30-ish quid conventional bar. Bolt it to a uno stem and you’re rolling with 300g of bar + stem and nicely stiff. Not nearly as sexy as an integrated bar, but probably lighter and damn near as aero. It’s an rxl-sl. Similar story for carbon seats... I have one fully padded that weighs 135g and it’s still doing its thing after a year...
I started with an OG-Evkin watter bottle cage 6 years ago. Then got a stem, then got a Frame. After that, I got another frame and 3 more waterbottle cages, I paid a little under $600 for each frame, BTW. Got the integrated handlebars when they came out. It all still is in prime condition with no problems. Maddy at OG-Evkin is great to deal with.
Yeah the OG-Evkin stuff is the way to go. It's a little more expensive, but seems great quality!
congrats on 100 K and enjoy your island lol
That bit at the end absolute comedy gold. Worth all the baguettes in the world.
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After the hillarious "See ya! whoaa..tsaah" and then casual face.. Always make me smile 😊
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I have been missing these comical bits on your videos, remember one well made at the begining of the video about a detective (or similar). Congrats on the rising of your channel 🏆
Hi Luke, congrats on the 100k, well deserved, watching your vids is as fun as riding a bike with a 4bf tail wind.
I bought that Zeius saddle cpl of weeks ago and was surprised how comfortable it is. The SMP Gel saddle on my other bike is maybe a bit more comfy but it does weigh three Zeiuses.
Tally-ho towards 200k, bro!
May your 🥖🥖 taste French!
Thanks so much! Yeah glad you liked the saddle, it's definitely impressed me over the last few months!!!
Get thick PET tapes for tubeless rim, those are designed to hold heavy electric appliance in place during transportation and can definitely hold the pressure in a tubeless tire.
Dude, the Mixed 5D saddle is like $35 usd and it’s been great for me. Would love to get your review on it. Also, the Elita One Seatposts and parts are incredible. I’ve been using the Elita One 27.2 seatposts and replacement parts to lighten up the factory post on my Cervelo. Great content overall!
Got the Mixed as well. Very pleased.
Same. Super comfy and held up well from 2000km tour. Since then got it for all 4 of my bikes. Comfort compare to plastic base is noticeabe
Another +1 to the Mixed saddles. Mines taken a hammering on gravel and cyclo-cross and still great!
They say EC90 are the bad Elita stuff
No idea. I have 4 or 5 Elita One seatposts, and they have all been rock solid (and it helps that they are darn light to boot). @@Natuh21
Front garmin/light mounts.. I use a cheap one but put a short piece of single sided draught excluder between the mount and the bars and then tighten up. You still get vibration in the mount but it's damped enough to prevent fracture damage.
Good list Luke. Ironically my Ali integrated bar has been amazing over 3 years, but it was the garmin mount that cracked in half very early - and it was the style you preferred 😅.
Interesting. Yeah it can definitely be hit and miss with alot of this stuff. I have def seen over the last year or so, if you are willing to spend just a little bit extra, it can get you stuff that tends to be the next tier up in terms of quality
Congrats on getting to 100 subs Luke.
Greetings from the not tropical south pacific.
N.Z winter,cold and showery.
Happy my budget saddle was a recommended one and not a bust.
Congrats on 100k, Luke! Keep up the great job.
wow 100K. congrats!!! been here since the first video. well deserved! Thanks for the awesome content
I brought a bafang 750W mid drive e bike kit with a 20Ah battery off Ali express. So far I'm really really impressed by it. I hope it stands the test of time. Reviews seem to be generally good too from other you tubers. Not sure I'd want to mount it to anything carbon though as its a hefty kit with the biggest battery but great for a traditional bike frame. I do recommend Loctite for the battery mounting screws though.
Happy to say my Toseek handlebar is still going strong after three years
My handle bars are good also. No creeks or flexes. Just had to file the sharp cable holes.
As always a great video with salient points and spot on editing too!
Thanks so much! I really take my time with the edit, so glad this is coming across 😊
You need add more content like this.. Some podcast said you're too overlooked chinese brand. But for me, your vid is my research 😂👍
🥖grats on 100k luke! 🥖 glad you're able to do this full time now and love all the content.
p.s. waiting for some Siroko x Trace Velo merch to drop
Thanks so much!!! Yeah I'm taking with Siroko atm, so stay tuned 😊
I've got those Toseek handlebars - let's pray they last long. At least they ride great and have been through some 1000W out-of-the-saddle-sprinting, bumpy roads and small jumps and do not show any signs of wear yet.
Hey Luke I got the "The One Pro" Handlebar and so far a very good feel and nice to set up, clean look as well. It is more pricey, but apparently it stands it's ground. Can you maybe test it and review it? Greetings and congrats to 100k, well deserved
Hello! I really appreciate your honest product reviews from Aliexpress. Do you have any saddle recommendations, whether aluminum or carbon, that are both durable and comfortable for MTB use? I'd love to have full confidence in my gear. The one you recommended is unfortunately out of my budget and is priced similarly to top-tier local options, like the original Specialized Power Comp.
I actually have that aero Toseek handlebar (like that one of yours that snapped in two), and well... so far so good, so... fingers crossed🤞🏻😅. As for the 100K subs, pretty much well deserved, Luke! Most our bikes have parts and gizmos we've previously seen on your channel that have made our rides lighter and more comfy.
Nice list 👌
I'm running tubeless without any rim tape - I used plugs in the spoke holes instead. It was a real pain to set up, but should be around 30g lighter per wheel.
I was about to get a couple of carbon seat clamps to try, but maybe I'll re-think it... 😬
Ohh interesting, where did you get the plugs from? Are they made of rubber???
Well, I had the same problem with the saddle tubes but fixed it with a very good industrial glue because the saddle fits perfectly to me. No need to order a new saddle!
Hmmm... What glue did you use, I'm tempted to fill it with some 5 minute epoxy, see if that does the trick...
@@TraceVelo I used DELI Automix 02 rapid, a very good composite glue.
I brought some RXL bars, a stem and seat post back in 2020. They are still going strong and have been a good buy. I also brought a carbon saddle from RXL. This was comfortable, but tore my old shorts due to a weird design. I also brought some, replica SPL-SL cleats from Merlin Cycles in the UK. Good value, but not as durable as the real Shimano ones.
Hmmmm, maybe time to give RXL another chance....
I thought I didn't set the torques right for my Aeronova handlebars since they also feel flimsly, good thing I found this video, might switch back to Aluminum handlebars. Also Congrats on 100k!
Congratulations Luke! Beenfollowing you for a long time, so happy for you! ☺
Tesa 4288 or 4289 is the best "cheap" tubeless tape. A roll usually is in the range of 5-10€ depending on width and its a whopping 66m
Congrats on 100k subs Luke! We knew the day would come. My man!
Aliexpress is a goldmine where you can find valuable ore.
This channel is the map to find the ore :)
🥖🥖🥖looking good Luke. Glad your channel is growing. Looking forward to future content.
Congrats Luke, you deserve it. OGEvkin gear is good stuff. I've got a set of their aero bars, a stem and out front mount. I was glad to see you recommended them too!.
"Mixed" is a really good cheap carbon saddle, I even saw one bike fitter on youtube recommend it and I have been using it for the past 6 months or more. Not a single problem so far, I even replaced it between the bikes and never used a torque wrench.
Hi Luke,
congrats on the 100k subscribers. Your videos are truly great. I really appreciate the work that you do. Thank you.
I would love to see some coverage of RYET/LEXON parts. They seem really affordable and quite good quality (at least in the product photos). I own one of their padded carbon saddles (RYET unox saddle) and it is just awesome. 25 Euros for a 130g saddle, which is extremely comfortable. Maybe you could take a look at their handlebar and wheel offerings as well.
Yeah I've heard some good things about the Ryet stuff from a few comments. Next time I'm shopping around, I'll pick something up for sure!
Nice production quality. Close to Rides of Japan day after day
I've ordered plenty of cleats, but never had ones that were rubbery like that. Odd. Mine last for ages.
Congrats on 100k subs Luke. The cheap integrated aero bars look appealing to me but I'd never trust carbon handlebars. Due to resembling that Scottish Mike Myers character on Austin Powers a bit and having arthritic hands I'd like to have the additional flat surface of an aero bar but I'm sticking to round aluminium until I/you find a cheap Ali aluminium set.
Yeah fair enough. Like I said, the mega cheap ones can be very hit and miss 😂
Congratulations on your 100k subscribers Luke 👍👍
Out of all the inexpensive frames, which is your favorite? 🥖
Gotta go with the OG-Evkin CF-025, fantastic frame for the money, can't really fault it so far!
I have never used tubeless rim tape. I use medical sticking plaster or "esparadrapo" it works like a charm
100k and going higher... Good Luck! Thanks for everything.
I bought a very old set of sworks sl carbon stem and handlebars from the early 2010s second hand for £35 in 2017. They have been rock solid for the last 7 years... Expect them to last forever.
I'll suggest the possible solutions to the items of your video Luke by recommending my own experience with similar items. 1:20 Toseek TR5500 the Garmin support is strong and not long as the one you show probably the price is higher but the way it's built makes it stronger in that specific area.
I saw the video and agreed with the saddle option but please don't risk or trust that much carbon accessories! Specially those used in very important places as the axel
I have 3 sadles,full carbon for more than 5 years and they still good,and very comfortable.
Luke a massive congratulations on the 100,000 subs. I’ve been here since the very start and have to say your vids are by far the most hilarious, wackadoodle and….informative vids on TH-cam. I’ve really enjoyed them over the years. Keep up the great content!👍🏻
Most will be offended by you making millions, but I’m just seething about the MTB insults!! 😡😡😡
😂😁😎👍🏻
Thanks a ton Steve! Glad you like my stuff, and I'm only joking about the MTB-ers 😂 I actually REALLY enjoy mountain biking!!
@@TraceVelo No worries Luke. Really look forward to vids. Great stuff. 👍🏻
But I’m just not having it about you going MTB! With that accent, you’re far too posh!! Where did you go Eaton or Harrow? 😂😎👍🏻🥖🥖🥖
I’ve had good results for many years with Tesa branded tape (yellow). For just one bike, it’s probably not much of a money saver, but it comes in big rolls, so is much cheaper than bike specific tubeless tape if you are doing a few wheelsets.
Great content as always and hilarious ending there dude. Congrats and keep it coming
Congrats on the 100k, that's amazing! I gotta admit, I have my own experience with a copuple of these 😅the only one of these that I have found good was the ZTTO blue tubeless tape, it's proper thick and sticky and I rode it at 70psi for months. I haven't doubled it up either.
Yeah I was honestly a bit surprised myself, never had that happen before. The bike was left in the back of a hot car, so that probably didn't help. I think if Id have double wrapped it, it would have been fine...
Carbon _is_ glue for the most part... The fibre is just binder. Bonded carbon/x parts are very common ;-)
Interesting, imagine making a submarine out of glue and fibers.
I think you're discounting the fiber too much, it allows for more load in tension. Which by the way is probably the only load on a thru axle...
Carbon parts are just for flex anyway, unless you are a pro racer
Takes a lot to make me laugh. End clip had me in stitches. Bravo on the channels success
Firstly, congratulations on the 100k.
There are parts of the bike that we should never replace with something lighter... or cheaper. Wheel axles are one of those parts.
Regarding saddles, it's all a matter of trying, and trying, until you find one that is comfortable enough for you... or adjust to what the bike comes with :)