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Favorite Aliexpress Goods? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've ordered a bunch this year. Some stuff I've gotten that I like:

Carbon bottle cages
Top tube bags
Hand pumps. I ordered 2, one of them worked.. but still significantly cheaper than a brand-name one. Also got a handheld pressure gauge for checking the pressure after pumping on the road
Glasses—Maybe dangerous in a crash.

Some stuff I'm waiting on:

Cycling computer (iGPSport BSC200). Wanted super basic functionality and am expecting it to be crap. Just a bit concerned with the data handling in terms of privacy.
Velocity, cadence, HR sensors. WAY cheaper than from Garmin/Wahoo, we'll see if they work well.

What are your favorites? Or just cheap accessories in general?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I got a bell, a front light and a back light. Not expensive at all, and exactly the style I wanted.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Front/rear lights I always find a bit concerning because the claims on brightness often isn't true so you don't know what you'll get. But also man, are lights expensive sometimes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Before I was into cycling, I purchased the Nitecore BR25 bike light and Drift Ghost X bike camera from Aliexpress through the respective official brand stores.

That was something like four years ago, and I'm still using those items today (on my bike).

I did buy disk brake pads from Ali for my e-scooter, which I'd probably do again if I get a bike with disk brakes.

Other stuff I own that could be purchased from Aliexpress include several Rockbros items.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Jerseys and gilets from Spexcel

Bibs from YKYWBIKE

Ride Now TPU tubes are bomb proof

Radar Tail Light and heart rate monitor from Magene (although I haven't tried the Garmin ones)

OG-Evkin Drop Bars

Things I wouldn't recommend

Glasses from Kapvoe (shit quality and risky in a crash)

OG-Evkin seat post (quality is good, but the way the seat attaches is prone to seize and difficult to adjust)

[–] kellyaster 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I got a hundred Star Trek stickers for three bucks. I also got a 50 pack of rock bands (AC/DC, Led Zep, Green Day) 50 pack of plants, and a 45 pack (weird number, I know) of small really cute black cat stickers. AliExpress's sticker game is strong, I highly recommend doing a sticker search if you are into stickers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Always been intrigued by this because apparently stickerbombing reduces chance of theft. But I can't imagine doing that to my bike, I love the clean aesthetic.