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Re: Show me your Chinese TT/Tri bike [moutlaw] [ In reply to ]
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Re: Show me your Chinese TT/Tri bike [ironmom] [ In reply to ]
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That appears to be a bit of a markup - waiting in the mail for mine to arrive.
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Re: Show me your Chinese TT/Tri bike [PapaBear] [ In reply to ]
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Looking forward to seeing the finished product :)
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Re: Show me your Chinese TT/Tri bike [FactVord] [ In reply to ]
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This is mine...
purchased from a manufacturer called Archteks Ltd. on Alibaba.com for $425

Same frame as seen on Page 4 of this thread



Force RD, 1050 cassette, Force Crank 170 53t
Neco tapered headset, KMC x10sl chain, xpedo pedals
HED aerobar (original), cosmic carbone sr's
yokozuna cables/housing

I have yet to find compatible brakes though, I just got a pair of r725's for 50$ on eBay, but the front doesn't fit at all, the rear brake seems to fit fine behind the fork, but obviously i cant mount it because the hardware is different. I tried swapping the mounting bolts, but it just won't work.

As you'll notice the hole on the front of the fork is larger than the one in the back, Tektro's website said somewhere that the r725 was made specifically for this type of setup.



the rear r725 brake fits great under the BB, but the cable noodle extends into the crank no matter what side it's on, and the brakepad bolt slightly interferes with the chainring.



Per Allenpg's posts...(he's got the same frame as me)...looks like i'll be getting a TRP t925.1r for the rear
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The Tektro R725 front brake WILL NOT WORK with this fork. You actually need to use the R725 rear brake behind the fork. For the rear brake, I used the new TRP T925.1R so the brake noodle would have enough crank clearance.

Allenpg - how did you manage to get the rear r725 onto the fork?

Here is the TRP T925.1R



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Last edited by: argeru: Apr 25, 12 22:09
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Re: Show me your Chinese TT/Tri bike [argeru] [ In reply to ]
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argeru wrote:
This is mine...
purchased from a manufacturer called Archteks Ltd. on Alibaba.com for $425

Same frame as seen on Page 4 of this thread



Force RD, 1050 cassette, Force Crank 170 53t
Neco tapered headset, KMC x10sl chain, xpedo pedals
HED aerobar (original), cosmic carbone sr's
yokozuna cables/housing

I have yet to find compatible brakes though, I just got a pair of r725's for 50$ on eBay, but the front doesn't fit at all, the rear brake seems to fit fine behind the fork, but obviously i cant mount it because the hardware is different. I tried swapping the mounting bolts, but it just won't work.

As you'll notice the hole on the front of the fork is larger than the one in the back, Tektro's website said somewhere that the r725 was made specifically for this type of setup.



the rear r725 brake fits great under the BB, but the cable noodle extends into the crank no matter what side it's on, and the brakepad bolt slightly interferes with the chainring.



Per Allenpg's posts...(he's got the same frame as me)...looks like i'll be getting a TRP t925.1r for the rear
allenpg wrote:
The Tektro R725 front brake WILL NOT WORK with this fork. You actually need to use the R725 rear brake behind the fork. For the rear brake, I used the new TRP T925.1R so the brake noodle would have enough crank clearance.


Allenpg - how did you manage to get the rear r725 onto the fork?

Here is the TRP T925.1R

I've got one of the above frames on order from Flyxii, looks like I'll be running into the same issues. Has anybody got any info on the Campagnolo lateral pull brakes? They look very similar to the TRP's, but at half the price, although potentially will have the same rear clearance issues.
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Re: Show me your Chinese TT/Tri bike [JasonT] [ In reply to ]
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The Campy Lateral pull is the SAME BRAKE as the Tektro R925...unsure about TRP, although from their website it looks like the T925 F and R are the same as the others (lateral pull mech looks the same anyway.

The T922/822 and T925.1R look designed to have the "noodle" not extend as far laterally, probably because people were running into fit issues when mounting under the BB.

Buy 2 rears? I dunno...
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Re: Show me your Chinese TT/Tri bike [JasonT] [ In reply to ]
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I think I have a rear brake that I am not using at home. Will send you a picture.
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Re: Show me your Chinese TT/Tri bike [JasonT] [ In reply to ]
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Ya i had the same issue.

I put the rear caliper under the BB, and used a Road 105 caliper for the front. Not ideal, but it gets me riding til i find what i REALLY want.

I think im going to look into center-pull calipers ft and rear. Check in some other threads to see ideas as to how that works.

Shoot me an addy and I will forward some pics to you




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Re: Show me your Chinese TT/Tri bike [Livetotri] [ In reply to ]
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Livetotri wrote:
I guess I'll just continue quoting his story then!


Or... You could just not reply to threads that you have no direct experience with!

(Did your rear derailleur hanger fix work?)


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Re: Show me your Chinese TT/Tri bike [The_Mickstar] [ In reply to ]
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For now...

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Re: Show me your Chinese TT/Tri bike [Livetotri] [ In reply to ]
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 This is new FM069

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Re: Show me your Chinese TT/Tri bike [cabdoctor] [ In reply to ]
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Looks sweet



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Re: Show me your Chinese TT/Tri bike [argeru] [ In reply to ]
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Nice looking bike but I am pretty sure there is a rule about extensions protruding further than edge of the front wheel.


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Re: Show me your Chinese TT/Tri bike [cabdoctor] [ In reply to ]
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I'll be really interested to see what the pricing comes out at for that and if you can swap bars.


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Re: Show me your Chinese TT/Tri bike [cabdoctor] [ In reply to ]
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Now that's a move forward for chinese cheap bikes.

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Re: Show me your Chinese TT/Tri bike [cabdoctor] [ In reply to ]
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I see sharp angles on the downtube and seat tube. That is a concern.. LOOKS very cool though!



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Re: Show me your Chinese TT/Tri bike [cabdoctor] [ In reply to ]
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Finally a less expensive bike that I would be interested in learning more about. If I can us my own basebar on that set up then yes I would be interested.
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Re: Show me your Chinese TT/Tri bike [BMANX] [ In reply to ]
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looks like a standard clamp diameter to me. The only drawback is that you couldn't use full internal routing...

very interesting, I might get one as well
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Re: Show me your Chinese TT/Tri bike [zambony] [ In reply to ]
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I can assure you that there is no full internal routing on that frame.
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Re: Show me your Chinese TT/Tri bike [BMANX] [ In reply to ]
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Re: Show me your Chinese TT/Tri bike [zambony] [ In reply to ]
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Where do you think the cables from the extensions run.
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Re: Show me your Chinese TT/Tri bike [BMANX] [ In reply to ]
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I don't know... yet
some people did it on a Scott plasma 3, I don't think it's rocket science to hide a few cables.
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Re: Show me your Chinese TT/Tri bike [BMANX] [ In reply to ]
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Also the brakes are not the best with the noodle sticking out the side of the brakes as they are like a V brake
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Re: Show me your Chinese TT/Tri bike [zambony] [ In reply to ]
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I am sure it can be done but not with that stock set up they are showing.
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Re: Show me your Chinese TT/Tri bike [cabdoctor] [ In reply to ]
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Do you have a link where I can order from?




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