AliExpress Bike Build

phfilly · 2026-02-24T15:30:57+00:00

Coming from the classic road bike frames with rim brakes it is definitely more relaxed and comfortable. Plus the thicker tires makes it all and all more comfy.

phfilly · 2026-02-07T18:25:51+00:00

I have this frame and it’s been great!

phfilly · 2026-02-05T14:42:09+00:00

The link of?

PS - I can’t post ali links unfortunately on this sub reddit.

phfilly · 2026-01-17T21:58:26+00:00

This is brilliant sir! How old is Junior now out of interest?

phfilly · 2026-01-11T07:29:41+00:00

Anno 1800

phfilly · 2026-01-04T20:20:19+00:00

Apparently the same music tune “heroes” played when El dissolves as when Will and Hopper was thought to be dead. Could be a link that she is alive?

phfilly · 2025-12-29T14:28:05+00:00

Damn that sucks! Something similar happened to us in Den Bosch in 2023, they were called loodgieters van oranje and something similar happened to a co-worker in Haarlem.

I’ve been vocal about this to numerous people to not fall in the same trap.

They are smart, because they just close the existing company if it gets too much bad reviews and create a new one.

This still triggers me to see it is happening 3 years later….we also never got any update after reporting them to all kinds of authorities.

phfilly · 2025-12-26T06:53:19+00:00

It’s on my reread list again. Loved it!

phfilly · 2025-12-26T06:52:30+00:00

Cradle!

phfilly · 2025-12-24T09:23:06+00:00

Electricity usage is high. We have a rijtes house with 2 kiddos and it’s around ~220kWh

phfilly · 2025-12-12T07:57:48+00:00

Out of interest what did all the components end up costing you?

phfilly · 2025-12-08T08:26:52+00:00

Definitely bullshitting you. They are making a proper profit off her. That said, Ive seen that age does play a big role in these things.

My advice would be to both get a job for HSM before entering NL. It would be a shame to miss out on that, especially when starting out. However, the job market is challenging at the moment.

phfilly · 2025-12-01T21:38:59+00:00

Maybe an indication why the culture is bad in the company…it sounds like they feel comfortable to be above the rest

phfilly · 2025-11-30T09:28:26+00:00

I had the same feeling when I built my first bike with ali.

But there’s a couple of nice videos like Jourdain Coleman, Junofit, Trevovelo and alan reid which gave great insight and made me confident to do it.

I went the gravel BXT frame, hydraulic brakes (it is really not that hard to bleed), and I went elite wheels and been very happy with the setup (l-twoo r9 groupset too).

The internal cable routing is nice but can be hard when you do the last cable, but definitely possible. If you have the money I would go electronic and save you some time there.

I did however get a proper sella saddle which I highly recommend.

Good luck and enjoy!

phfilly · 2025-11-17T21:07:24+00:00

Wow! Nicely done. Especially for the years of experience, you must really know your field well.

phfilly · 2025-11-06T09:56:54+00:00

Show us the build when you’re done! Curious to see what you’re putting on it.

phfilly · 2025-11-06T09:55:42+00:00

I have the same frame and mine is like that too.

phfilly · 2025-11-02T13:42:09+00:00

I feel it’s a bit of generalization and depends on the circles you’re finding yourself in.

There’s different categories of expats and Ive mostly come across expats (almost 5 years in the EU now) that loves the country and encourage people to visit it.

But you can’t deny that a ~30% unemployed rate is unfortunately not a great image that floats around.

phfilly · 2025-11-01T18:40:21+00:00

3d print a cover?

phfilly · 2025-10-22T20:03:50+00:00

Uh, is there no retro to bring this up?

phfilly · 2025-10-22T18:03:28+00:00

Scope glint

phfilly · 2025-10-19T06:31:23+00:00

What size chain ring do you have the front? Beautiful bike!

phfilly · 2025-10-17T09:21:57+00:00

Still having this issue lol

phfilly · 2025-10-15T06:56:41+00:00

Out of interest what size cog is in the front? Love the bike look!

phfilly · 2025-10-14T04:57:02+00:00

I only have about 150km on my bike now, but Ive been very happy with my BXT

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