The biggest irony is that by far the worst product in this list, the one that puts you in direct danger, is the Hutchinson tyre, a French product, and not a Chinese one.

Falling over in front of the unicycle guy is hilarious. Keep bringing us this comedy gold Luke!

This chad risks his wellbeing to tell us what AliExpress cheap stuff is crap and which isn’t. You Sir, are a treasure! 🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖

Big kudos for repairing a Garmin mount and not throwing it to the bin - little things like that can really make a difference in this world!

It's great that you're actually showcasing cheap products worth buying! It's always a shame when you see a big company/network like GMBN doing a 'cheap vs. expensive' and they just pick something unreasonably cheap and crap that no one would actually buy. This is what's actually helpful

As much as I hate sponsor segments, I respect that you have kept the 1 sponsor for such a long time unlike everyone else who just keeps jumping on who ever is paying the most

Rattling floating disks is a well known thing in the motorbike world, it’s very common on race bikes. It means the disk is nice and free to float.

SIROKO is the absolute best! Luke does not lie when he peddles this brand. LOL. SIROKO’S quality and attention to details is spot on. And the pricing is unbelievably affordable.

I'm feeling the second hand embarrassment from that one at 12:24 😂 I got some Xpedo M-Force 3 pedals for my upcoming gravel bike, so I'm really hoping I don't eat the mud like that 😂 🥖🥖🥖

Hands down of my favorite channels. Such good info here and will certainly use it for future purchases.

Love that the Hutchinson tyre has strenghts and not strengths. Red flag!

As for ltwoo - I just installed my GR9 groupset and I am disappointed. The shifting resistance is appauling. I used lteoo's supplied cable and a jagwire housing. The cable looks good quality. Copper-colored so maybe it' coated with something. It' definitely polished and smooth so maybe it's the cheap housing or the fact that I routed it on the front side of the handlebar where the horizontal bent is bigger forcing the housing to bent more. The levers have another groove to route the housing on the back side of the handle bar for a less bent of the housing so I must give it a try. But the worst thing is that the left lever bleed port screw is tightened so hard that it won't budge. I stripped and rounded its head trying to loosen it and now it's stuck forever. Suprisingly I was able to bleed the system using just one syringe plugged into the caliper so from top to bottom. But anyway I am waiting for the seller's response and his solution becasue this lever qualifies for a replacement. Other drawbacks: 1. Rubber of the hoods is slippery although it has a matte feel to it and has a texture. Shimano's hoods are way more grippy. 2. To save manufacturing costs, for the left lever they use a lever from a 2x groupset (maybe rx) because it has guiding groves for the shifter housing under the hood. They simply just don't put the cable ratchet pulley and shifitng paddle and trigger. That's ok but without this ratchert, there's a gaping hole underneath the lever where all the gunk and dust may build up. Also while on the hoods having your index and middle fimgers wrapped around the hood, you can feel that hole and it's edges under the fingers tips which is uncomfortable. Especially when you grasp firmly while pedalling hard out of the saddle uphill. How much would it cost them to desing a simple plate cover with an i.e. elastic latch similar to those of battery compartments in tv remote controllers? 3. Downshift trigger is in awkward position. On the hoods to reach it you have to sort of lift your hand and twist it inwards. also when pressing down the trigger, if you have your fingers wrapped underneath the lever, they are right under the trigger and obstruct its downward travel so you also have to move them away. I would expect the trigger to be place more towards the front of the lever just like it is in ltwoo's mechanical road levers like r9, r7, r5... Also, it offers up to 3-4 downshift with single push. I think this is unnecessary, because it causes excessive unwanted downshifts. It could be justified in the road RX groupset in finish line sprint situations, but this is a gravel groupset so I think it's pointless and useless. On the plus side, the trigger is ergonomic and right were you'd look for it while on the drops. 4. Lever instllation is troublesome. The bolt clamp is located in the center of the lever body so the vertical part with the master cylinder obstructs access to it to an extent. Also, the bolt is very hard to reach becuse the rubber of the hood is very tight and does not peel off enough to expose the bolt. You need to have an extended hex wrench with a ball-head end and prefferably with an attachable handle. With a standard-sized wrench it will be very hard to reach the bolt. For comparison, in Shimano levers the bolt is on the outer side of the lever body and it only takes to slide the wrench under the hood to reach it. 5. The rear derailleur isa bit too big. I've installed it on an Accent Furious Pro frame and noticed that if I loosen the b-tention screw too much, the front of the derailleur where the clutch is located touches the chainstay and wedges on it preventing normal operation. Also, the part of the derailleur with this clutch is visibally made out of some kind of composite material, probably based on nylon. It's definitely not metal. The rest of the parts, like the pantograph, pulley cage are indeed metal. Unless you buy a version with a carbon pulley cage of course. Pros: 1. Overall quality is good. The logo imprints are good. They are thick and have a nice sort of brushed aluminum texture. 2. The shape of the hoods and lever blades is ergonomic. They feel good under the fingers both on the hoods and on the drops. A this point I honestly do not recommend GR9. It's not worth the risk. I can recommend R5 because I have had these levers for two years now and they have not failed so far. The overall build quality and shifting is comparable to Shimano Sora.

Loved the video so many products covered in 17.15 minutes amazing Thank you Luke.

Hi Luke, I bought a ZTTO 11 speed cassette for my gravel bike after watching your video. Very nice cassette, super light and good value. However on the very first ride the little bolts (3 of them) that hold the main block of the cassette together came loose and basically locked up the cassette onto the wheel and gouged a fait bit of aluminum out of the hub. Couldn’t stop pedaling as the crank just kept spinning and threw the chain off as soon as you stopped pedaling. So 30 km from home turned around and had a fairly interesting ride home as I live in the mountains. On the last downhill home had to keep the brakes on and pedal at the same time 😂 Pulled it off at home and the 3 tiny bolts were all loose. Send a message to the seller but obviously zero response. Have put the bolts back with a drop of locktite and hopefully it’ll hold together but I don’t think it will. I’ve got a few photos of the problem if you want to see them.

I always love the intro for the Bonus Clip Time. Nice rework on the weak mount.

That out front mount bodge repair makes me moist. Top work sir!

Thank you for the video Luke, as always it is very informative, and that hack is a really good idea

Luke. Floating discs do need to have movement at the rivets. That’s the whole point of them. Ask any motorcyclist..👍

Another class video Luke 😊😊

Great video. I always smile while listening to the Bonus Clip Time

Love your work, thanks so much!

Fixing stuff is always good, well done, Luke!

Great video. I love the hack straight out of Frankensteins to draw.

My best Ali express purchase this year was a Zeus 3d printed saddle. Even though the snow last week proved to be too compatible 'for comfort'. Thanks for the sum up, Luke, and for the occasional dive you take on our behalf. Another ten baguette video!

I’ve no intention of buying parts from Aliexpress or cheap carbon frames. Yet I still watch the channel, Luke’s such an amiable fella you just have to watch 🥖 🥖 🥖 🥖 🥖 🥖

I admire this kind of content, a big help!

The bonus clip round never fails to deliver 👌🏽

Good stuff, informative.

Absolutely beautiful abomination that you crafted in the bonus clip! Got me thinking, this thing could be perfect for you to 3D print. Maybe you want to dabble in that, since you seem to like to tinker a lot. I've designed and printed a lot of washers, valve caps, adapters and decorations for my bikes. Quite fun!

Love the channel and hope you the best Luke 🥖

Thanks mate. You’re a legend. All the best for 2024

I got a pair of the Giyo gloves as well. Very dine gloves for spring/autumn. I love how they are thin yet add that extr abit of warmth.

Love the channel! Please do more content about rim brakes frames and parts.

Love these type of videos

thanks for having the guts to gamble on which cheap parts are worth the risk, as due to cost of living costs most if not all of us are not prepared to take the chance without somebody trying out & reveiwing them, so many videos on mid to top end products compaired to the lower end parts,

Thanks for another good list Luke, plus a few cautionary tales

Great vid. More of these

Hi Luke, happy new year to you and your family! Lets hope your channel grows even bigger and garners more praise from fellow content providers. Oh, contrary to my previous observation on those Hutchinson 'drift' tyres, dump them asap. I use Contis/Schwalbe in various guises and apart from really sketchy conditions like black ice they have always served me well! I've also swollen the Trace Velo kitty by odering a pair of those Siroko SRX bibs, can't really fault their clothes (already have two Furkass jackets for example) but their sizes are distinctly Spanish and don't always cater for 6' 2" 95kg Anglo Teutons!😂😂😂

Thanks Luke for all the AliEx parts reviews over the years. I'm about to embark on self building a bike using Seraph tt frame n other cockpit parts 😊

keep at it luke!

TraceVelo is brilliant, such a great channel.

Re: tyres - I just use soft compound gravel tires for everything now, I am not giving up the grip for marginal gains on contact rolling resistance! The 32mm gravelkings are great.

That fix for the bike computer mount is absolutely aces. Well done. 👏👏

You are justifiably proud! What a beautiful hack!

Have to say the computer mount repair was well done Luke. Those single sided zeray pedals look like Shimano copies.

Love the channel and the weird epoxy repair 😂

Love your channel mate. I'm a bit of a Rockbros fanboy, I've bought a fair bit of stuff from them and it's always been good and fast delivery to Australia too.

Road rider using the Zeray pedals. Quick hack is to remove the locking mechanism from one side of the pedal (2 sided not really needed for road riding) and the pedals drop in weight to only 220 grams - outstanding!!

Hutchinson tyres were supplied with my first ever gravel bike, the Overide 38mm ones. While cycling to work around Dundee, I had a puncture about once a week. Switched to WTB Nano since, as they were on offer on Wiggle for 8.99 and never looked back. Third pair in and I didn't have a single puncture in 2 years.

Great video. I had those zeray pedals long time ago and maybe I got a lemon but one of the side was complicated to clip , bizarre stuff. But definitely light

Love the channel again with the awesome video and the weird epoxy repair 😂

Repairing that computer mount: Nailed It!!!

16:41 Those nails are totally against the Weight Weenies Union, they may take your membership back 😂 Thank you for the video good selection of products, I was holding myself back of using those spd pedals but if our official tester says they are good: I'm all for it! Thanks again ❤

unicycle guy looked well impressed at your dismount!!

I highly recommend Giyo's neoprene bar mitts for the coldest days. I'm also using their slightly fleeced vinyl shoe covers. They aren't very durable, but they're so much cheaper than the name brand ones, that I just keep a new pair on hand to replace torn ones.

I was really shocked to see the Hutchinson tires, I had also used those, I found they behaved very well in dry summer. I remember crashing taking a corner in the same conditions you described were eerily similar. I will be avoiding them as well!

I've been using the IIIPRO/ZRACE Centre lock Rotors and they have been great with KORVELO "New Formula, now with more red" 🤣 (taken right from the listing) pads and I can't fault them. Glad you are coming around with the Tri-Fox frame my DELIHEA has been nothing but a joy to ride. And to be fair to Tri-Fox lots of mainstream fames suffer with the same issue Pre 2020 Cannondale's were prone to it.

NAILED IT!

ZTTO cassettes are amazing value for money, I'm on my second one now after a year of bikepacking, gravelling and cycling to work every day in every weather.

Great video Luke! That is both the best bodge and hack I'v ever seen on that mount. Its only bad if it doesn't work amirite?

Luke the Legend 💯 I got the 3D saddles on all my bikes now

It's ya boy Luke back at it again with the awesome videos. 🥖🥖🥖

The falling in front of the uni cycle guy was gold buddy. But ouch on the tarmac i hit ice last weekend and went for a tarmac slide ride.

Brass nails to fix the carbon Garmin mount, nice! I got a frame round here somewhere that could do with the glue tack Luke-hack. How many brass nails for a down tube ya think?

Your channel is pretty famous, i often hear other channels mention Trace Velo, and I love your videos. Do you have a video recommending the best Ali E Carbon Aero Bar?

I remember a video where your Siroko ad included you sharing how tall you are and how the sizing is for you. Does anybody remember which video that was?

I actually have those exact DHB overshoes you showed and they're fantastic for me. They keep my feet unbelievably warm

Nice fix for the carbon thingy!

Thanks for all the fun in e2023 looking for more in 2024

Great Vid, & light. Just wondering if you have ever considered doing a Chinese titanium frame review. I am considering one for my Zwift setup

Love a good hack. Nothing like taking things and making them live on. Much like my older Jaguar XJ8. Just glorious but needs a little lip and tuck now and then. Solider on!

I use a ZTTO 11-36 cassette on my road bike. It is an 11 speed mechanical Shimano 105 setup. I've had the ZTTO cassette for almost a year & am very happy with it, The 36T cog really helps with higher gradients. Shifting is fine rather than perfect. I'll definitely replace it with an identical cassette when it wears out. 3,286 Philippine Pesos from Lazada (about GBP50)

Love the BONUS CLIP hack!🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖

Excellent recovery with the brass nails! Nicely done indeed. Brass and carbon make a nice combo - tastefully set off with the black cotton binding.If you are interested in a tire to compete against the Schwalbe... check out the Specialized Roubaix Pro, 7500km out of my front tire and still going strong. Great performance all round in a 32mm.

Luke, glad you had good luck with the ZTTO cassette. Just wanted to throw out there that it did not work with my XTR rear mech & KMC chain. No matter the level of adjustment (or who did it, got the lbs to step in) I could not get it running right. Once I swtched back to a sram cassette everything ran as it should. Keep doing what you do, love the channel.

Nailed it!!😁

@11:18 interesting to hear that about xpedo. People who have Faverro power meters are somewhat familiar with Xpedo because they are one of the few pedal bodies that can be used to convert from the look keo to spd. The other brand was ISSI, but they have since gone under it would seem. Most look at the M-Force 3 and the M-Force 8 TI. I was planning on getting the 8 Ti soo as my ISSI conversion seems to be losing tension.

Luke, I would caution with Schwalbe - I was using them also on my MTB, however each time i used them, after 1-3 months the thread was in good / ok condition, however the connection between left and right side of the tire itself was leaking and braking alot, I basicly lost like 3 liters of stan's tyre patching liquid due to this, new tires didnt help - the problem persisted, and as it turned out - my friend had the exact same issue. since then I am using MAXXIS and I am super happy with them.

4:49 Ive heard good things about Sidebike shoes, but i just get over their styling

Haha... Unicycle stack. Smooth! . I'm going to try Zeray pedals, cheers

Thank you. How is the ERX groupset going? Any updates on that?

I ve had good results with the Wellgo Xpedo single sided SPD pedals . My 2 sets look the same as Lukes but are heavier at 244 g . The bodies look like aluminium but a magnet sticks to them so must be some sort of Steel .. i have Wellgo Xpedo M Force 8 pedals too . Thry work fine too , but a ot more expensive .. i use Shimano SPD cleats

i'm glad i'm not the only one being recommended the competitive hot dog mask thing... i was starting to think i was weird or something

Awesome video once again. Regarding the xpedo pedals ive read on numerous forums that they dont play nice with any thing other than xpedo cleats. So maybe that explains the issue.

спасибо чувак, хорошая работа )

Siroko stuff is great..brought several things from them. Really nice fit..

Evans Cycles sell the Zeray pedals branded as Muddy Fox pedals, at £22. I bought a pair for my tt bike as they are so light. They are fine for what I use them for and clipping in and out has never been a problem. I use M520's on my other bikes.

I bought a set of XPEDO SPD pedals from a German online bike company and had a similar problem with them. Even on the loosest setting I still had a hard time disconnecting my cleat from the pedal. Unfortunately, I turned one of the adjusting screws out too far and it fell out during a ride, making the pedals unusable. Mine were a fancy blue anodized model and a total waste of money. A big thumbs down to EXPEDO pedals.

You nailed it

Tyre is one of the most important part of a bike as it is the only thing that come in contact with the road (hopefully). So i usually don't skimp on tyre and prefer to go with GP5000 or Vittoria.

I love my Hutchinson Sectors. I've never had those problems

I wonder if those xpedo pedals had an issue with the cleats? That sounds like it could be a cleat issue

That computer mount... wow! Benvenuto Cellini could never!

Love the 'hack!'

hahaha righ next to the unicycle guy....hahaha priceless

A total yes for the ZTTO cassette I find the shifts are 95% with a Shimano chain only one gear on the upshift needs help. The dekas light weight rotors also have clearance issues caused by the rivets it's very hard to setup without the rivets hitting the caliper.

12:32 😂😂 kudos for sharing that 👏

@10:53 Luke, you can go one better than them. There is now Schwalbe ONE 365 tyres. I guess a 'quick' tyre all rolled into one. Ive got a pair on my wall but i havent used any examples yet. Id expect them to be slower, but have the puncture protection to that of a Marathon. Cheers. m

I'm sorry but I am rolling laughing at the unicycle part 😂😂 dude just did what almost nobody else can do and you roll up and fall over, he was probably just like wth 😂😂

OG Evkin makes excellent frames, I built an AEROBIKE on their frame, I’m satisfied with everything