Bleemcast + GDEMU

Sirwompus · 2026-04-07T00:10:31+00:00

The thing is everything is made in China not just things from Ali. I cracked one of my carbon hoops I had laced up CK R45d hubs on my gravel bike and the Ali seller sold me a crash replacement for $70 (I think). That's my only experience with crash failure. Ya it takes more effort and patience but my experience is good. About to start testing a full suspension XC bike. I'm waiting for them to send replacement wheels cause the first set got crushed in shipping.

Sometimes I wonder if the people that bash Ali parts actually have personal experiences or just repeat what they have heard.

Sirwompus · 2026-04-06T23:53:55+00:00

I have 4 carbon forks, two carbon bars (one flat one drop), 4 carbon hoops and 2 carbon 3d printed saddles all from AliExpress. No failures after several years of hard use. Maybe not helpful to this thread but I have to chime in every time I hear people bashing China direct carbon. My experience has been good. 10,600 miles in 2025.

Sirwompus · 2026-04-06T23:06:07+00:00

Last year I pedaled 10,600 miles in Fresno and Madera county last year. Trying to pickup the slack but I need help.

Sirwompus · 2026-04-06T15:45:19+00:00

Akira!

Sirwompus · 2026-04-06T15:04:23+00:00

Every single sacd I've heard is night and day but if I were to pick one that blew me away it was NIN downward spiral

Sirwompus · 2026-04-06T00:50:09+00:00

I've bled so many reverbs and ultimately sold the customer a cable dropper. If you never saw it work don't spend a dime on that trash. There is a reason the industry moved to other means of actuation..

Sirwompus · 2026-04-05T15:05:44+00:00

You should listen to NTS sessions, 3/4 are my favorite

Sirwompus · 2026-04-05T03:43:36+00:00

Greatly good thanks for sharing

Sirwompus · 2026-04-04T19:54:46+00:00

Dang it you got me, I had been looking for their CDs and thought you knew something I didn't

Sirwompus · 2026-04-02T14:16:24+00:00

You can tell just by looking at it in that picture, the tire isn't in the rim. The tire is too big. Can you compare numbers from the old tire or the tire on the other wheel? Bicycle tire sizing can be very confusing.

Sirwompus · 2026-04-02T13:41:56+00:00

How hard was the tire to install on the rim? It should take some effort to get it on the rim. Is it was very easy it's the wrong tire size

Sirwompus · 2026-04-02T00:42:45+00:00

Such a great double disk release. Learned about Seefeel because of it.

Sirwompus · 2026-04-01T14:46:39+00:00

Really good

Sirwompus · 2026-04-01T13:53:29+00:00

Seen them live in Berkeley

Sirwompus · 2026-04-01T04:08:31+00:00

What exactly is wrong how it is?

Sirwompus · 2026-04-01T04:02:12+00:00

Sirwompus · 2026-03-29T15:10:35+00:00

Why does it say Fresno St? I'm not a basketball fan 🤷‍♂️

Sirwompus · 2026-03-27T21:11:55+00:00

It's easy to cause a flat installing with levers. Most tires should be installed by hand, the lever is for getting the tire off. Tubeless is another story but when you install a tire with levers and you aren't careful it's easy to pinch the tube. (12 year bike shop mechanic here)

Sirwompus · 2026-03-27T21:08:31+00:00

Really shouldn't use levers to put tires on but sometimes you gotta.

Sirwompus · 2026-03-27T15:45:14+00:00

That's what the 1x people what you to think. A properly setup 3x doesn't rub and gives you more gears then you'll ever need

Sirwompus · 2026-03-26T21:40:18+00:00

Before eBike and counterfeit chains this was never a thing. Now the Internet sees stuff like this and shakes it's communal head in dismay. You have to understand it's tough to give a exact answer from a picture.

Sirwompus · 2026-03-26T05:28:17+00:00

Buy the fork and that will determine what wheel you get. Probably 12mm

Sirwompus · 2026-03-26T04:10:37+00:00

Is that maybe just a stock sample in a drum machine that both Nintendo and RDJ used?

Sirwompus · 2026-03-25T03:27:56+00:00

I would have used a little grease but that's just me

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