Temu for cycling goods

[Alouette3]

5 minutes ago, BaGearA said:

As nuch as I hate Parktool this is kinda disgusting that this **** flys in the world.

 

Not snipping at you, just the Chinese copycats that do this k0k 

I do agree with you there

Have you seen the Leatt rip off clothing gear they advertising, there is also stuff with a logo that looks like D'Ville Cyclery

[peepeekaitjie]

7 minutes ago, BaGearA said:

As nuch as I hate Parktool this is kinda disgusting that this **** flys in the world.

 

Not snipping at you, just the Chinese copycats that do this k0k 

What do you like then?

[peepeekaitjie]

14 minutes ago, BaGearA said:

Unior,knipex,wera,makita ect.

 

Do they make derailleur hangers?

 

15 minutes ago, BaGearA said:

basically anything with good tolerance 

 

You probably won't like me

[JayLow]

Don't worry about it!

 

[ChrisF]

On 5/8/2024 at 6:00 PM, BaGearA said:

As nuch as I hate Parktool this is kinda disgusting that this **** flys in the world.

 

Not snipping at you, just the Chinese copycats that do this k0k 

 

JIP !!

 

Other than the sticker, there is no obvious difference between this and the Parktool unit.

[Sprockets]

1 hour ago, ChrisF said:

 

JIP !!

 

Other than the sticker, there is no obvious difference between this and the Parktool unit.

Copyright or right to copy? 👀

Like you said, at least change the design slightly

[Steven421]

Ordered a GARMIN stem mount for a FSA stem. Could not find anything locally. I have family in both UK & Aus and both could assist, but would've cost me about R1600.

On temu my wife bought me the mount for R271(incl duties.) It arrived last week, perfect fit and very sturdy. I even used the longer stem bolts - seems to be good quality and good threading, but I am contemplating replacing them with maybe S/S or titanium. Not that it is needed at this stage, just a precaution. 

I will update should anything fail on this. 

[ChrisF]

3 minutes ago, Steven421 said:

Ordered a GARMIN stem mount for a FSA stem. Could not find anything locally. I have family in both UK & Aus and both could assist, but would've cost me about R1600.

On temu my wife bought me the mount for R271(incl duties.) It arrived last week, perfect fit and very sturdy. I even used the longer stem bolts - seems to be good quality and good threading, but I am contemplating replacing them with maybe S/S or titanium. Not that it is needed at this stage, just a precaution. 

I will update should anything fail on this. 

 

Sorry, how is the FSA stem different to others ?  I know that Trek has (had) a longer stem cover, which impacted the use of a normal stem mount.

 

Normal stem mounts for Garmin are readily available.

[Steven421]

The holes on my FSA stem is wider apart, 38mm. And could not find a mount locally that would fit. I bought a Forza mount from a BH user, only to realize the problem once arrived.

 

[Shebeen]

On 5/8/2024 at 6:00 PM, BaGearA said:

As nuch as I hate Parktool this is kinda disgusting that this **** flys in the world.

 

Not snipping at you, just the Chinese copycats that do this k0k 

I think it's disgusting that the retail price is double the copycat. 

https://capemulti.co.za/product/park-tool-dag-2-2-derailleur-hanger-alignment-gauge/

 

Depending on how you measure it, the richest man in the world currently made his money selling disgustingly overpriced hand bags and other luxury items at eye watering markups. 

[ChrisF]

30 minutes ago, BaGearA said:

Yeah well these days it feels more understandable, like if you make a truly innovative product how much time do you have till the Chinese copies it and brings it to the market.

 

Entrepreneurship is dead with those ****s in the world 😂

 

That, and the multiple mark-ups to get the real product from the manufacturer to your LBS ...

 

As much as I hate copyright infringement, the current business model does not work ... or at least, it creates the perfect opportunity for this grey market.

[V18]

Got my suspension stem. Fraction of the price of an original kinesis parallelogram stem. Works flawlessly. Too bad I hate the feeling. 🤣. 

Love temu and buffalo shipping. By the time you receive the order you've forgotten what you needlessly added to your trolley a few weeks ago. Like a real surprise gift from my past self! (he had terrible taste. I like it.) 

[dexterdent]

9 hours ago, V18 said:

Got my suspension stem. Fraction of the price of an original kinesis parallelogram stem. Works flawlessly. Too bad I hate the feeling. 🤣. 

Love temu and buffalo shipping. By the time you receive the order you've forgotten what you needlessly added to your trolley a few weeks ago. Like a real surprise gift from my past self! (he had terrible taste. I like it.) 

Did you get the Meroca one? I've been eyeing it, as even with the current 20% sale Redshift landed is going to be around R4k, and the Vecnum one even more. Not a whole lot of reviews for Meroca online, but what there is is not negative.

[V18]

56 minutes ago, dexterdent said:

Did you get the Meroca one? I've been eyeing it, as even with the current 20% sale Redshift landed is going to be around R4k, and the Vecnum one even more. Not a whole lot of reviews for Meroca online, but what there is is not negative.

Yep. Zero damping and weights a tonne. Top-outs like a mofo. I'll sell it off again. @MORNE may be able to shed some light on the Redshift one. 

[dexterdent]

38 minutes ago, V18 said:

Yep. Zero damping and weights a tonne. Top-outs like a mofo. I'll sell it off again. @MORNE may be able to shed some light on the Redshift one. 

Thanks, looks like you saved me R750

[MORNE]

2 hours ago, dexterdent said:

Did you get the Meroca one? I've been eyeing it, as even with the current 20% sale Redshift landed is going to be around R4k, and the Vecnum one even more. Not a whole lot of reviews for Meroca online, but what there is is not negative.

 

1 hour ago, V18 said:

Yep. Zero damping and weights a tonne. Top-outs like a mofo. I'll sell it off again. @MORNE may be able to shed some light on the Redshift one. 

The redshift ones are nice. Been using my combo since 2019 ish. I have the stem and post on a bike. You don't really perceive it moving either so wont be disconcerting, and wont feel different to a rigid stem or post either. What you notice though is that it takes the edge of anything you ride over. You feel stones, holes things as usual but its alot more dampened. I’ve described the feel of the stem/post combo on here before as being similar to riding like a rigid mtb but with 2.6+ rubber at lower pressures. Theres an airy compliance to it. I would buy them again.

Edited May 23, 2024 by MORNE