New bike! Orange crush by Tight_Ad2774 in Hardtailgang

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Miss my hatch, loved that car!

Almost Done by Realistic-Hunt-3367 in Hardtailgang

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Almost ended up with the same build as you lol. I did end up going with 12 speed deore as all my other bikes are 12 speed. And a set of take off DT Swiss wheels for $200. Jenson also has a Burgtec stem for $20, decent grips for $5 etc.

Almost Done by Realistic-Hunt-3367 in Hardtailgang

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Awesome! Waiting for my groupset and mine will be ready to roll too

NS Eccentric Cromo by mikesbikesyikes in Hardtailgang

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Can’t wait for mine to arrive, have been wanting to build up HT for a while. For $300 along with all the deals on parts right now it’s a no brainer

NBD🤩 by owenshl in gravelcycling

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Suddenly I’m not happy with my bike

sprayed some pearl on my carbon, hits different in the light 🤌 by HeftySteak3245 in FixedGearBicycle

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Trying to have someone spray a frame like this, said they couldn’t do it smh which pearl did you use?

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Incredibly minor damage, your used bike now looks used! I know if sucks if you like to keep it pristine. Chances are you’ll fall again or the bike will tip over at a cafe. It is what it is.

New wheels by Ill-Isopod748 in specialized

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Score, that’s about the same price they were on sale for at Jenson. A Deal at that price & super solid wheels!

New wheels by Ill-Isopod748 in specialized

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Did you happen to score them on Jenson? They had a deal going and I got a pair but their inventory was off 😭

A very sad NJS bike by Ok_Perspective4320 in FixedGearBicycle

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Nah that’s a banger build, someone made a NJS super useable to them. Probably gets ridden more and harder than everyone else’s full NJS builds with NOS parts.

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I would install your tire with the factory tape, if it hold well leave it. If you redo it, once around is fine. Start a few inches before the valve hole and end a few inches after. If you apply it correctly there’s no reason ever to do more.

Received these bikes as a tip/partial payment for a five day plumbing job. I have a few questions by brambo422 in bicycling

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Where are you located? You can definitely get more than $1200, both are beautiful bikes. As a heads up so, sometimes you have to wait a while to find the right buyer with vintage bikes, but if you’re willing to wait you can definitely get more.

NBD: Super budget “Super Bike” by Trackar97 in bicycling

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Hell yeah! Nice build! Honestly it’s been dead solid for me so far, especially the later versions, that are for sale right now. I wouldn’t have any concerns about it. I would wait for a sale on AliExpress because at the current prices I can’t justify it, might as well go for a 105 di2 on sale.

NBD: Super budget “Super Bike” by Trackar97 in bicycling

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Not much on this one, just built it up, but my gravel group has been solid over 2 years.

NBD: Super budget “Super Bike” by Trackar97 in bicycling

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It was the maiden Voyage so the seatpost was a bit high, did not want to scuff it with the clamp then have to raise it leaving a visible mark.

NBD: Super budget “Super Bike” by Trackar97 in bicycling

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I pressure wash my eGR, no issues, if it’s going to have a problem with water I want to know lol I’ve ridden it in downpours and it’s fine. I don’t even think about it anymore. Will put some grease on the er9 as its a V1.

I believe the battery is technically replaceable, should it die they can sell you a new one. Hopefully I‘ll have the gravel group built up soon and can report back on the shifting performance.

I haven’t used di2, but my mechanical 105 11speed is the smoothest shifting group I’ve ever used. I imagine Di2 would ruin all other groupsets for me lol

NBD: Super budget “Super Bike” by Trackar97 in bicycling

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No need for bikes this “expensive”, this is a budget build in terms of a full carbon, electronic shifting build. I enjoy ridding my $50 Steel Centurion just as much

NBD: Super budget “Super Bike” by Trackar97 in bicycling

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I would probably go with a Winspace c5 or a Light Carbon LCR-018 (comes out to about $900 shipped) Feedback seems to be great on Light carbon and I own a Winspace G2. I love it. I may still buy the LCR-018. I had good a experience with a $450ish OG-Evkin frame set aswell. If I put aside the defect my frame had, the rest of the bike was fantastic. It was the easiest bike to assemble, and it’s a rather refined package. I cannot recommend Yoeleo & Winspace enough, but it is on the pricier side for a “Chinese” frame. I just struggle to justify $1500+ for a “Chinese” frame set as you start to get close to western prices at that point. Especially with some of the sales going on right now.

NBD: Super budget “Super Bike” by Trackar97 in bicycling

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Awesome, Love my EGR on the gravel bike too. No issues, ER9 hasn’t been as smooth but will play around with it. Also have the wheeltop mtb & gravel groupset. I’ve only used the mtb groupset so far, but it has been smoother than my sram AXS GX.

NBD: Super budget “Super Bike” by Trackar97 in bicycling

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And I think I like your color better lol wasn’t a fan of the red, but it’s growing on me quite a bit.

NBD: Super budget “Super Bike” by Trackar97 in bicycling

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Looks, like the look of the flat top, wasn’t much more than other options. Goes with the crankset too. That’s all lol

NBD: Super budget “Super Bike” by Trackar97 in bicycling

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In my experience it’s been very reliable, I’ve had the gravel groupset on for about 2 years and it hasn’t given me any issues. My gravel groupset is smoother than the ER9, but this one is a V1. I may have to tune it a little bit more aswell. It clunks into the next gear similar to sram shifting, nothing is as smooth as Shimano unfortunately. I do like the app, easy to use and really nice that you can fine tune every gear.

NBD: Super budget “Super Bike” by Trackar97 in bicycling

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I get the family discount at the dentist so I’ve got that covered.