All my Aliexpress MTB purchases reviewed.

[ozzybmx]

The Founder of 36Pollici Talks Challenges, Advantages of 36-inch MTB Wheels and Bikes

Luca is exploring the advantages of 36-inch mountain bike wheels through his bike brand, 36Pollici, while solving problems along the way.

www.singletracks.com

Have emailed them about 2 months ago

On the mailing list when their frames eventually show up... or whatever is holding them up.

 

[SummitFever]

How have they solved the problem of buzzing your arse on the rear tyre? I'm tall with long legs and get this with a 29" rear tyre. Can't imagine how bad it would be with a 36".

 

[moorey]

How have they solved the problem of buzzing your arse on the rear tyre? I'm tall with long legs and get this with a 29" rear tyre. Can't imagine how bad it would be with a 36".

High seat, no suspension?

 

[ozzybmx]

How have they solved the problem of buzzing your arse on the rear tyre? I'm tall with long legs and get this with a 29" rear tyre. Can't imagine how bad it would be with a 36".

My idea is singlespeed which may change to a drop bar gravel/bikepacking bike. Nothing gravity orientated.

 

[ozzybmx]

A weird one.

For a few years now I have been using a wheely foot stool or a paint can to sit on when putting my MTB shoes on.

Down in my laundry, we all have a cupboard each, we have a drying rack for gloves and airing knee pads and a helmet rack with about 10-12 helmets hung on it, all our pairs of shoes are either airing or in a cupboard.

The only thing that is amiss is the stupid wheely stool kicking around and getting in the way.

Been looking at these for a while but its always $35+ for postage.

$8 postage

84.98AU $ |Wall Mounted Shower Seat Bathroom Shower Folding Seat Folding Beach Bath Shower Stool Toilet Shower Chair|Bathroom Chairs & Stools| - AliExpress

Smarter Shopping, Better Living! Aliexpress.com

www.aliexpress.com

 

[birddog69]

A weird one.

For a few years now I have been using a wheely foot stool or a paint can to sit on when putting my MTB shoes on.

Down in my laundry, we all have a cupboard each, we have a drying rack for gloves and airing knee pads and a helmet rack with about 10-12 helmets hung on it, all our pairs of shoes are either airing or in a cupboard.

The only thing that is amiss is the stupid wheely stool kicking around and getting in the way.

Been looking at these for a while but its always $35+ for postage.

$8 postage

84.98AU $ |Wall Mounted Shower Seat Bathroom Shower Folding Seat Folding Beach Bath Shower Stool Toilet Shower Chair|Bathroom Chairs & Stools| - AliExpress

Smarter Shopping, Better Living! Aliexpress.com

www.aliexpress.com

I love it that you post all your purchases. When ever my ever lovin' wife looks at a bank statement and says "what's the $XX to PayPal for" I just bring up this thread on the computer and say" look at that guy in the funny hat. My spending is nothing compared to his".

 

[ozzybmx]

I love it that you post all your purchases.

Not all, only bike related and that wheely stool has been making the place look untidy for a long time

 

[Ackland]

I dare you to test the claim of 350kg load using a couple of plastic wall plugs as pictured

 

[ozzybmx]

I dare you to test the claim of 350kg load using a couple of plastic wall plugs as pictured

What you trying to say ???

The bracket will be going on with Dynabolts

 

[birddog69]

that wheely stool has been making the place look untidy for a long time

I also borrow your excuses for purchases. Not that it does me any good!

 

[ozzybmx]

"look at that guy in the funny hat. My spending is nothing compared to his".

My mate hit me with one of these a week ago that had me...

A friend of his had put him onto this absolute cert of a crypto, it was 10c starter and was going to go nutts !!!

He put a fair bit of cash into it and it immediately tanked to 1c... his analogy and justification for losing the price of a sweet new bike worth of cash was that his mate (who had put him on to it) had lost twice that amount

 

[Isaakk]

Laced up & installed ZTTO 4 pawl hub on a ARC30 offset rim because i'm curious to see how long it lasts. Guesses as to how long before something implodes? Front is also a ZTTO onto ARC30 offset, curious to see how that one does too. Being just a chunk of machined metal with bearings, at least it doesn't have small parts that can fail.

Have a ratchet rear version on the way (which is what I was originally planning on using before I bought the wrong one), gonna run this until something breaks then swap. Maybe i'll be surprised.

 

[birddog69]

Guesses as to how long before something implodes?

Are you running a book on it?

 

[Isaakk]

Are you running a book on it?

Just predicting a likely short-term future.

 

[Flow-Rider]

Laced up & installed ZTTO 4 pawl hub on a ARC30 offset rim because i'm curious to see how long it lasts. Guesses as to how long before something implodes? Front is also a ZTTO onto ARC30 offset, curious to see how that one does too. Being just a chunk of machined metal with bearings, at least it doesn't have small parts that can fail.

Have a ratchet rear version on the way (which is what I was originally planning on using before I bought the wrong one), gonna run this until something breaks then swap. Maybe i'll be surprised.

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Probably depends on how you treat it, I can break most cheap hubs within 2 months. It's something I'll never skimp on for mountainbiking again.

 

[Mr Crudley]

Probably depends on how you treat it, I can break most cheap hubs within 2 months.

Clearly ride wayyyy toooo hard Those legs like tree trunks will do it.

 

[Flow-Rider]

Clearly ride wayyyy toooo hard Those legs like tree trunks will do it.

The first hub broke after a few jumps, I suspect the axle might have been excessively flexing over time, the second hub just made a crunch noise and broke when I loaded it up on a rocky climb. No problem with the hope hubs, I run them on 3 bikes now.

 

[Mr Crudley]

The first hub broke after a few jumps, I suspect the axle might have been excessively flexing over time, the second hub just made a crunch noise and broke when I loaded it up on a rocky climb. No problem with the hope hubs, I run them on 3 bikes now.

That is run of bad luck. Still think you are too d00dworthy for lesser hubs
Why hubs have names like 'Hope' and AliExpress should know better than to have a product line called 'Risk' also.

 

[Flow-Rider]

That is run of bad luck. Still think you are too d00dworthy for lesser hubs
Why hubs have names like 'Hope' and AliExpress should know better than to have a product line called 'Risk' also.

Surely they picked the adventure part of risk.

 

[Flow-Rider]

I've had some more orders turn up.

Out of curiosity, I ordered some smooth ground Ali Gear cables. They're slightly under the claimed 1.2 mm diameter but definitely a smoother finish than Shimano cables when you run your finger nail along them, I tried a few different level Shimano cables for comparison too. I might add that the Shimano cables I had all measure around 1.5 mm in diameter too. Overall, they look fairly good.

Next were the III Pro rotors, the overall finish looks fairly good on them for a budget type rotor, and there's a bit of a warning on the packaging that I expect that they'll live up to. The back side of the rivets aren't all uniform, which might be a bit of a dodge, but I suppose time will tell.