Recent content by d8mok

Sorry I wouldn’t post cheap wheels - too much hassle. But if you get stuck these are them https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/365519143180428/

Sorry this sold straight away as a full bike

I’ve a cheap set suitable but I’m in Chesterfield. LX M565 on mavics 238

Do the parts have the logo or brand of the one they copied? Non OE parts for cars don’t have a manufacturer stamp trying to pass themselves off as real. I’ve no issue with a replacement mech hanger , or anything similar. Let’s take the Syncros items from a well known seller. If they...

Where are you based?

To me it isn’t. Both are fake. Sellers like to use the word reproduction but they aren’t. Once you add that Syncros / Ringle logo to the item or description it’s exactly the same situation as Aliexpress. If they were produced by the same company (like smoke/darts) then re-pro is the term...

I’ve touched on this earlier but I do find it amusing the outrage fake goods causes (I hate fake stuff too) but we openly allow it to be sold on this site.

worth that for the groupset alone I’d say.

Really nice. That’s colour makes it for me. Was this for sale recently as I’m sure I saw it?

He knows they are fake. He’s not used “Hope” as the brand anywhere and that’s the first thing anyone would do when listing these. He’s been a little clever really if you think about it. To be fair though … the price and lack of detail would of made me question it

Admittedly I didn’t get a A* in science but it still seems more logical to break the bond using cold. No damage to paint and no issues with heat damage. But if it works for you. I’d use heat on an alloy frame if I had a steel post stuck or maybe alloy and alloy.

Sorry long gone

Heat will cause the alloy post to expand faster than the steel frame.

Obviously don’t use heat as suggested. That’ll go against your aim. You need cold on a steel frame with alloy post. The only professional way is using a puller that pulls straight and up. I keep toying with the idea of having one made. I’ve heard of people using a slide hammer.