5 more INCREDIBLE AliExpress Cycle Gadgets!

[@BroadwellElectrics]

Truly doing the lord's work sorting through the junk to find the stuff that's worthwhile. Hats off to you!

[@TraceVelo]

Thanks so much! Please accept this official _Trace Velo baguette croissant combo_ as a small token of my appreciation 🥖🥐

[@nihilisticfella]

🎉

[@shhhdontshout]

Yes, its a hit or moss woth chinese product. Once u knew whats worth it, its a win!

[@BroadwellElectrics]

@@TraceVelo 🥖🥐 gratefully accepted, and the TPU tubes you recommended in the last video are now running on my road bike!

[@philbarone4603]

The lords work?

[@85parrot]

Fyi, CO2 is great out on the road but it's also extremely soluble and will leak out of the tyre much faster than air, like within a few days. When you get home it's worth emptying and reinflating the tyre with a track pump before riding again to ensure the pressure doesn't decrease without you noticing

[@jackriley1989]

The amount of personal validation I got from already having and loving 3/5 of the items listed here is unjustifiable

[@TheoreticalCyclist]

I use Magene sensors (HR, cadence and speed also) for about 6 years now, and they definitely worth the money!

[@kristiaandoms2822]

I had the Magene heart rate monitor for six months and it failed. The customer service is non existent. They wanted me to send a video showing how I change the battery! I only have been racing/riding bikes for over 50 years! 4iii is far superior!

[@TheoreticalCyclist]

@@kristiaandoms2822 just because you've been competing for 50 years doesn't mean you're infallible 🤷‍♂️

[@FirstLast-jm4dx]

@@kristiaandoms2822 Surprised yours last that long...mine didn't even last 8 rides. I changed over to a Pioneer HRM and that has been working flawlessly the past few years.

[@TheOkinawaBoy]

I used Magene HR sensor for years, washed it with shirt twice. Seems can't fail 😀

[@kristiaandoms2822]

@@TheoreticalCyclist It is more the lack of customer care than the failure of a product.

[@veloway]

not just one of my favorite bike youtubers but one of my top 5 YTers full stop, LOVE the content

[@reginaldscot165]

🥖I’d avoid aluminium screws, they corrode quite easily, you can actually buy nylon screws that are even lighter or if you have money titanium, as it’s somewhat less reactive and doesn’t rust. 😊

[@event4216]

Titanium screws are useful to declare yourself a member of "Rich and dumb" racing team. Well, for bottle holder maybe. If one has disposable money. Not for anything serious, though.

[@aireth4458]

​@@event4216 Titanium bolts are pretty cheap on AE and most brands are selling a pair for less than 5USD.

[@Bertie..]

​@@event4216Ali Ti bolts are inexpensive. I paid around $80 to change every bolt in my gravel bike. And as I live next to the sea, they don't rust from the salt air.

[@fewik8567]

You can rinse your bike fairly regularly instead, salt deposits cause such issues, simply rinse every so often with fresh water. You can also use stainless steel or weathering steel, two far cheaper options, in fact a box of stainless bolts will cost around £30 UK and will have bolts of varying sizes in quantities large enough for a village, you've paid for so little benefit, and a screw, is replaceable, you could swap the screws 15 times over, still have saved money and you'd probably need a new bike by the time you deplete your stock.

[@ElrocStone]

Thats a truly ballsy move adding up your aliexpress purchases. I almost did it once but got about 20% into it and was already sweating profusely, so I gave up and deleted the money trail so my wife cant find it.

[@jamesbarber6375]

Loving the regular content! How about a video on upgrading a 2nd hand bike with aliexpress parts vs buying everything new.

[@TraceVelo]

Yeah this is definitely on my to-do list, so stay tuned!

[@Onyxaxe]

One of my fav vids so far. That is the EXACT bike light that I need. Thank you TraceVelo.

[@jemilh]

Love the 🥖 in the bottle cage. Also love these gadget videos. Switch to ridenow inner tube after watching them here 👍

[@TraceVelo]

Nice, glad to hear you got something from these episodes! The ridenow tubes are a great upgrade, so good choice!

[@slickfast]

I just got the RYET version of your saddle and absolutely love how it feels! The extra nose width is really a nice thing

[@matthiask712]

Can you ride this kind of saddle with regular shorts (without padding)?

[@slickfast]

@@matthiask712 I mean I have, it's not the most comfortable thing in the world compared to riding with a chamois but it's definitely possible!

[@VayneNS]

You should continue this series. I LOVE IT!

[@chriscross5689]

Another excellent video. And thank you for taking the time to add 'Time stamps' to your videos. Makes a Heck of a difference when just looking for specific parts.

[@TraceVelo]

No problem! It takes a few mins for me to get them neatly timestamped in the description, but I'm glad it helps!

[@chriscross5689]

@@TraceVelo it does.

[@teabelly1565]

I've had both Magene Cadence sensor and heart rate monitor and they both packed up within a month, my wife also had a cadence sensor for her turbo bike and that packed up within weeks. Yes and I did check the batteries and contacts.

[@pscoop]

I have 1, 2, and the bonus cycplus mini compressor and can confirm they are all great value.

[@DuduPicinin]

Really interested in the mini compressor

[@iberiksoderblom]

So exited for the electric groupset!

[@Bertie..]

Switched out every bolt on my gravel bike to coloured titanium. Amazing how small details can make you smile when riding

[@Tobias611]

With the aluminium screws you have to be extremely careful. Alu is very soft, so it's super easy to strip the screws which makes it very hard to remove them. Make sure you only torque to spec with them and don't take off your bottle cages every other ride.

[@nickk1658]

Another thing is if the mounting bosses/rivnuts are steel, I wouldn't use alloy screws as I would expect that to result in galvanic corrosion = BAD.

[@sepg5084]

If one owns a carbon bike, they "should" already own a torque wrench. And bottle cage screws don't need to be too tight anyway, and one can use Loctite.

[@event4216]

Loctite could make screw snapping when trying to remove it?

[@firesurfer]

@@event4216 Loctite Blue not red. Please, a single drop only per screw!

[@firesurfer]

Don't bother, titanium bolts are cheap enough. About $5-7 for a pair.

[@lukeleme]

hey, Luke! first of all, congratulations on dropping your regular job and dedicating yourself entirely to this fun and useful channel! I was browsing aliexpress searching for good quality aluminium mountain bike frames but nothing really convinced me. If you ever have the time to make a video recommending something, or even building a bike like that, I would really enjoy it! 🥖🥖🥖🥖

[@calcifercrimsonmadness9723]

I would like to recommend some cheap mountain bike brands that had their frames made in taiwan which are da bomb, kens, and kinesis and it's quite known to be reliable back here in the Philippines.

[@lukeleme]

@@calcifercrimsonmadness9723 thanks a lot, mate!

[@fredtheegg7479]

The videos just keep getting better, keep up the amazing work my man! Content that soothes my cheap soul.

[@daan.dejonge]

So good Luke. Ordered the light & the bottle cage bolts. Next level weight saving sir 👌🏻

[@TraceVelo]

Legend!

[@deskelly9313]

More like this please. I need to buy more stuff from Ali I don't need

[@emmedigi89]

I absolutely agree about the Magene heart (and cadence) monitor. I’ve used it for more than a year now: 100% reliable, always connects, and stays connected, to my computer as soon as I turn it on and never looses a data sample.

[@marc974]

So I just ordered the screws, saddle and co2 pump for my gravel! thank you for recommendations

[@manueldias1301]

Thank for the tip on the Towild BR800. I bought one and it is fantastic.

[@Yocambio]

Two game changers for my riding and training have been the HRM in conjunction with power meters. Both allow me to monitor my performance so I can extend my endurance, rather than blow myself up during rides.

[@deividukas]

Any recommendations for an out front mount for a wahoo and a gopro mount below to attach a light? I see you have one on some of your bikes!

[@Velo757]

LOVE THE CHANNEL MATE!!! Totally respect you and what you're doing!!! Keep up the amazing work 👍🏻👍🏻🥖🥐🥖

[@marinabean6660]

The Think Rider heart rate monitors are also great. Stephen Siler (OG researcher of Zone 2 training) indicates that heart rate is the best way to make sure you are training in the correct zone. The same power at the start of a hard ride will be in a lower power than the same power at the end of a hard ride. For example: 145 watts at hour 1 might be zone 2, but the same power 2 hours later will be zone 3 or 4.

[@pierrex3226]

If 145W is ever zone 3 or 4, spend more time on your bike and less time on KZbin :)

[@juanmiguelalejandrino]

This makes perfect sense.

[@richardwainwright1435]

Correct - it's called cardiac drift and it's a sign of your aerobic threshold.

[@rocatalin88]

I watch for so long now... And I still can't get enough of your humor :))

[@george.carlin]

9:20 I'm recycling old laptops and they are powered by 18650 cells. Usually there 6 cells in one laptop battery. If it's a smaller netbook it can have 4 cell battery. If you are getting rid of the old laptop ALWAYS (I repeat!) always keep 18650. When laptop battery dies it's usually only two cells that are done. Other 4 cells are good to go and can be used in may applications, like flash lights, powerbanks that allowed many Ukrainians to stay cellphone connected during the power grid attacks; or replace some dead cells in the power tools or get a battery powered air compressor for you SUB board, etc. Laptops' 18650 are often Samsung made and they are very good quality.

[@szymonzak6681]

I'm also a sucker for these little customisations like the coloured screws etc 😂

[@willmiller1460]

Excellent vid Luke (great to see your subs increasing too!), immediately rushed to purchase the CO2 pump (after a recent unfortunate unintentional discharge incident with my current version - the less said about that the better! 😬) - sadly doesn't ship to the UK though

[@Knuesli]

I really love your sense of humor. Keep your excellent work up 👍

[@shaik6425]

Luke is a super guy on a super channel! Simply love Velo!

[@KerenWang]

loving the musical inserts.

[@ForeJaapie]

Picked myself up some Siroko kit in the Summer sale, your code took off an additional 10%. Thanks for the stuff!

[@boowiebear]

That Cycplus is awesome. Saved me on a ride with a tubless puncture.

[@peterjanovcik9973]

Rishi Sunak should by one of those cartridges if you can control the inflation with them

[@giordanostramare]

matching color bolt is a must.

[@D_A_K]

That light is awesome, I've been looking for an 18650-based light, will definitely need to pick one up sometime, thanks for the great video.

[@TraceVelo]

No problem! But yeah it's a decent light for the money!

[@yvan2218]

an alternative to the heart rate monitor is a smartwatch which honestly does the job well enough for me, plus the extra perks of having a smartwatch.

[@dperreno]

You know what's even better than Aluminum bottle cage screws? Titanium ones! (yeah, no one knows but me, but I love them!)

[@chrisgeorgiou1516]

Just ordered myself one of those Zeus 3d printed saddles, can't wait to test out that bad boy!

[@jnchacon]

Please write when you try it

[@Yocambio]

I use C02 cartridges but am curious about the relative environmental impact of using them vs hand pumps (which I also use).

[@ИванЛебедь-я2ф]

I think you exhale more additional C02 gas while 2 hour riding than this balloon has inside, so don't worry

[@Yocambio]

@@ИванЛебедь-я2ф - I was thinking more about the cartridges than the C02, which mostly goes into the tires. Are the cartridges re-usable, recycled, discarded, etc.?

[@boyacki]

😂😂The funnies😅😅😅🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖 Love the little gauge at the bottom right and I'm loving the pump at the end. Definitely want that rather than a pump which I seem to continuously forget on rides of late. Filming angles look very good👌🏾👌🏾

[@BRMCaptChaos]

That Towild light is a gem. Grateful for the recommendation. PS I will put in a 3500mah Samusung 35e 18650 (or other branded equivalent) for run time. 🥖🥖🥖

[@crankgreenwatts]

Made my day just with the saddle Luke 👌

[@nabanitus]

Obsolutley love it 🥐🥐🥐🥖🥖🥖

[@avocette]

I am tempted to use aluminum bolts since I wanna replace a spare frame's rivnuts to aluminum, altogether to remove any chances of galvanic corrosion. by the way, can you possibly recommend any aliexpresss sub-170mm cranksets (150-160mm) for us shorter people to check out? great vid as always ❤❤

[@kevinfrikitona]

That front light looks amazing for ultracyclists!

[@jonathanhowson6420]

I loved the was he used to say 'my name (very boldly) the 'is Luke' in a completely throw away style. Used to look forward to that bit :)

[@jack002tuber]

Thank you for posting the US dollar values. Some big shot bike channels don't bother doing that! Love the reviews

[@nickk1658]

Woo hoo! Just ordered the Zeius 3D printed saddle through your affiliate link. Can't wait to see how this works out. Love your channel. Keep up the great work!

[@nickk1658]

Arrived in only 8 days! My scales weigh it at 166g. Nicely packaged, looks great. Now to find out if it suits my phatazz and how durable it proves to be. One thing to note (I can't recall if it's mentioned in the video): the seat rails aren't round. They're kind of oval. Depending on your seat post, this may or may not be an issue.

[@jnchacon]

Hi, did you try the saddle? Any thoughts?

[@nickk1658]

@@jnchacon Yep. About 100 miles on it so far. Very happy with it.

[@benhardwick1970]

@@nickk1658hi there, just seen this video and wondering about the saddle? I want the new cadex amp saddle but it’s €270! TIA

[@NicolasGalley-g8q]

Love all of your videos! But there's one question left: which seatpost can you recommend?

[@Pionirish]

An involuntary laugh out loud at the worktable duster. Keep them coming. 🥖🥖🥖

[@jimbrittain402]

Luke, I LOVE it that you swapped out the bottle cage screws. I would definitely do that. 🥖🥖

[@charnestours1948]

Luke, you could cut some threads off those waterbottle cage bolts (with a hacksaw) and save yourself at least 2 more grams! I noticed that your older bolts were shorter than the new green aluminum ones.

[@Ivan-zv4wg]

I've got Towild BR800 light and I am quite happy with it. But, as you suspected, the Garmin mount broke. I am still using it, but with another rubber bracket-like mount.

[@brianschaning1575]

was looking at that light but afraid the back half plastic and garmin mount looked weak (guess you confirmed that)

[@paulmil]

Match the cage bolts and callipers to the cable ferrules as well. You can get coloured ones. The ferrules might be a bit heavy though, I’m not sure if you use them when chasing ultimate lightness 🥖

[@mvachonecn]

Great video as ever! Sorry if you've covered it or answered the same question, what camera are you using for filming yourself from the side?

[@cyclingsfatsuma9808]

I have the exact same green screws for exactly the same reason on my AliExpress carbon bottle holders

[@JoakimGarde]

Nice vid, thank you for the information. I would just like to add that those aluminium screws also can eliminate the corrotion problem if you ride aluminium frame and live close to the sea like me. I am definitely going to hunt down a whole box of those, hopefully at a lower price per screw...

[@BerryFine]

Am I the only one who hopes longer Ads whenever I watch Luke's videos?

[@jonathanhowson6420]

So close to 100k. 99.9k!!! Very exciting :)

[@TraceVelo]

Just ticked over to 100k 😄🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@jonathanhowson6420]

@@TraceVelo Well done! You deserve it. Keep it up :) looking forward to 1m :)

[@gravelpit4201]

I also got the saddle, Easily as well build as my specialized 3k carbon saddle

[@EditioCastigata]

1:04 + 2:41 depends on your tyres and tubes how many wheels you can fill with one cartridge, but there’s different sizes mind you. No need to carry two of them. Also, can be refilled, although I’ve seen that service only in Poland, by a bakery.

[@peterers3]

Hello there young Luke. Love the sounds.

[@tn9274]

intrigue to try the 3D printed saddle although will be heavier than my current bare carbon saddle.

[@Lanz777]

Those bottle cage screws are light and look nice, but unfortunately are prone to crack. Used them on my mtb, but had to switch to standard ones after they collapsed.

[@TraceVelo]

Ahh interesting, I've been running them the last few months on my bike with no issues, but then again, i'm not exactly bombing down a black diamond trail 😅

[@Lanz777]

​@@TraceVelo@TraceVelo I've been using them for about half a year or even more, without issues. But on a city cobblestone section (sic!) one of the bolts cracked. The other one is still in the cage, I was too lazy to replace it. No issues so far. So mixed feelings.

[@janeblogs324]

Just wait 5 years till the aluminium to aluminium threads seize up and ruin your frame

[@tonylott8167]

So do you need a garmin or another trip comp, or can you link the heart rate monitor to a samsung and go through strava or something like that instead?

[@dbgrand]

Yes, it connects with ant+ so you need a reciever for that. Something like Igsport bc200 will be sufficient

[@WolfExpeditionPL]

Nice videos and gadgets, Im starting my experience with gravel bikes :) So its nice to know new gadgets.

[@galenkehler]

The Garmin Mount on your 2wild light can be easily fixed. There are both plastic and aluminum replacement garmin mounts online, they just glue on when you break the tabs on the original.

[@tritucito0]

6:51 was that shot made in canary islands? Expecifficly in Lanzarote? I'm very curious about that!!!

[@youtube_chose_word_for_you]

Co2 charger useful for tubeless. If you use tube just bring small pump.

[@PanaehaliTut]

BR800 was $10 when i've bought it last winter. But even at $19 it is still good.

[@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188]

I have ordered the printet Ryet saddle, and now I wait for a clamp able to mount it on my pin!!

[@sydhills3387]

Good vid, how many tyres would a co cartridge pump up.

[@editdroid99]

I love CO2 for filling a tire, and it's great for finishing the ride, though I do find my tire is a bit soft the next day. I think this has something to do with temperature, but I don't science good.

[@janeblogs324]

Co2 is smaller than nitrogen so it leaks out through the tube

[@darvd29]

It would have been great to see a comparison of Magene's HRM to Garmin or Polar, which are considered good, to see how accurate it is.

[@tubbytoast2]

Loved the aluminum bolt section of this vid😂

[@suren123a]

Great videos! Could you do one on carbon bike water holders?

[@colinboulton4796]

Great content as per normal Luke 👌🏻

[@michaelbland2038]

Hi Luke does that heart rate monitor connect to a sports watch like a Garmin etc ?

[@lomicwind]

Can't believe you are using a heart rate monitor only since a few months ! I use similar belts, with CR2032 battery, but I was consuming the battery very fast to the point of sometimes the battery dying during a ride. This plus the slight oppressing feeling of the belt around your chest made me jump to a polar sensor which I put around my arm and that charges with USB, and last very long. No more discomfort and I am sure to get my heart rate data all along my ride now. Still having a CR2032 in my frequency sensor (on the pedal) but this one lasts months. And I don't mind if I don't have data on one ride when it dies.

[@luukrutten1295]

I recommend titanium bolts over aluminium ones any day. A little heavier, but also a little stronger.

[@waynehollard]

That 3d printed saddle looks to be, shall we say, very heavily inspired by the Pro Stealth. Which is the saddle I use, if this is the case I'd be very interested in trying this one out 🥖🥐🥖🥐🥖

[@pierrex3226]

They're all over AliExpress these days. I suspect a couple of factories make the honeycomb structure and various factories are gluing that on top of saddles. Either carbon or heavier options.

[@lookintomyeyes83]

My magene heart rate monitor has never worked consistently...I was wondering if it was my weight...but now you've made me think i should retest it after adjusting the that gold tab for the battery! I do love Magene's other accesories - the heart rate wrist strap, the bike computer, and the speed/cadence sensors are all well worth the price, and their apps are decent too!

[@stefanmuller1017]

If the Garmin-mount on the light would brake, there are thick plastic stickers with Garmin-mounts available. The are made to put them on the back of smartphones. So in that case you could cut the rest of the broken mount with a Dremel or a saw and then put a sticker on. Additional you can secure it with zip ties. At least thats what i would do to not have to throw the light away. 😉

[@2wheelsonline]

This video was so entertaining! Just love ur style! 🤣👍

[@aauden]

Can’t believe Tadej nicked your sign off at Le Tour today! 🥖🥖🥖

[@andrewlang6674]

Also noticed this, must be a subscriber 🥐🥐

[@Emtbtoday]

It'll be the lattice on the saddle that's 3D printed what you think is Rubber! Just with a designers and printer myself its the top lightweight lattice we tend to print if doing one for testing just for ourselves might even be a TPU filament

[@Gerus2000]

The biggest benefit of cycplus airpump is we can bring it on airplanes, in case we bring our bike for travel. CO2 cartridges most of the time can not pass airport inspection, whatever your arguments there (my friend even show the regulation pages).

[@madyokool]

I've tried a few of these 3d printed saddles and the best one I've found is from ryet that looks like a specialized romin clone. I tried the bucklos power saddle which is highly recommended by others but I think I'm just not a power saddle person in general.

[@michaelsantiago1504]

2:11 goated🔥😎

[@MarkParssey]

I went with the Towild CL600 pack including TL02 smart rear light and out front mount. Less than $50AUD (so £25). Very happy with both.

[@DiabloMiles]

I'm on my 3rd H603 in 9months. The first two worked for 4 months each and then my hr was all over the place. All with 4 different straps.

[@pierrex3226]

I've had the same Motorola one for probably over a decade now. Came with a Motorola watch that still works, although I've switched to Garmin eons ago. My Garmin HRM strap is a POS.

[@mihailo3012]

any recommendation for a rear light?

[@edwinyeo]

can i ask what shifters are you using? looks like with a campy thumb area?

[@KoenMiseur]

I carry 3 kinds of inflation devices, CO2 with 1 cartridge, Mini Topeak Pump (awesome) and a Fumpa Nano. You should mention that after you use a CO2 pump to deflaten and than inflate the tire with a normal pump when back home, the CO2 air goes away much faster. I know because I had it happen not long ago that I had a flat and used a CO2 pump after putting in a new innertube, 3 days later I wanted to start a new ride the tire was flat again, pumped it up again with a normal pump, air stayed in as it should. Found this on why that is: "You all know that CO2 leaks out of a butyl tire tube faster than air, right? This is why after replacing a flat on the road and inflating with CO2, if you don’t bleed the CO2 and re-inflate with air, your tire goes soft overnight. Apparently: “The permeability of a gas through rubber depends mainly on its diffusivity and solubility in rubber. CO2 has a significantly higher solubility in rubber than O2 and N2, whereas the diffusion coefficients differ not that much. The result is that carbon dioxide passes ordinary rubber about 5 times faster than oxygen and about 15 times faster than nitrogen"