>>1950011i'm preemptively shilling against the resident anti-chink shill. maybe it's not what you want for mountain biking but that doesn't invalidate its use for road cycling or commuting. the material is genuine carbon fiber so you get the strength that you'd expect, the only potentially valid thing to question is the bond between the shell and the rails but the chinese have probably improved their process over the years. these days when a lot of people are struggling financially, and absoluteblack jumped the shark with their expensive oversized pulley wheel and their sperging out against hambini which indirectly made people question the legitimacy of paying $100+ for a chainring as well, you should be open minded and pragmatic. for example trace velo did a video where he riveted and epoxied his front mech hanger back on to his trifox frame, if you're unlucky enough to have an issue like that it's not the end of the world. i just paid $15 for earphones (tianchjim zero) which have an AutoEq preset to target the latest head and torso simulation standard for audiophile purposes, they're as good as $100+ earphones from 10 years ago, i had many issues with muh japanese yamaha EPH-100 losing volume on one side due to ear moisture or pressure or something and failing eventually.
