I Bought 6 Cheap Cycling Products from Temu - Worth the Money? 

I've bought loads of bike stuff of AliExpress. 3d printed carbon saddle, carbon gravel handle bars, fizik bar tape, Shimano bottom bracket, brake bleeding kit and quality has been fantastic and turned my giant revolt into a super light weight gravel bike.

Great intermezzo David! You might want to try: - Ridenow oe Cyclami TPU tubes (tried by many cyclists, but I’m on tubeless) - Cycplus or Cyclami electric pump (tried; on my saddle bag now; excellent) - Rhinowalk saddle bags (tried; very very good; water resistance is excellent) - Magicshine front & rear lights (tried; very good) - Santic attire. They are the first Chinese cycling attire to sponsor some team, including some World Team(?) Have fun, David!

I think you got unlucky with the saddle. The ryet saddles seem great and I've just bought one.

For the same price you paid for that saddle you could of bought a genuine carbon fibre saddle thats actually quite comfortable. It pays to shop around on Temu and Aliexpress.

Aliexpress has TPU tubes at reasonable prices. If your still using bike inner tubes. They are cheap enough and make great spares for your saddle bag if you use Tubeless tires.

Very HELPFUL! Thanks! 💯👍😎

Really great vid David. Been looking for some new glasses too. 😎👍🏻

Timely and solid review. I've wondered about these saddles and shoes. Thanks for confirming my concerns. You saved me.

5:06 - I have these shades and honestly - I like them more than Okleys Sutro. How it come? Well, it's all about rounded earpieces - they keep the glasses in place, even when I'm sweaty, smashing these intervals, bouncing my head trying to catch my last breath. For 3-4 GBP I can only recommend. PS: Even photochromic is _acceptable_, For sunny days, let's say - 20-25C ... Cheers!

Enjoyed your video.....well done,made me smile......

Thanks Dave. You bring truth to saying "buy cheap pay twice". Oz Cycles has done a similar review to this and as with you highlights caution when purchasing as not always do goods live up to expectations. Steve on Oz Cycles has been good in that he's been able to suss out the better quality stuff to consider. Your reviews are really worth following. I really enjoy them

Got the same lights, there's another set you can find that has a red one + a more proper front light (only solid and flashing modes, but it's one you can actually aim), and if you get lucky you can get the whole set for $2 USD. I bought one as a bit of a curiosity, then ended up going back and buying five, simply because they're so simple and lightweight and cheap enough that I can carry a spare and give them away to folks I find riding in the dark without any lights on. Are they especially great? Not really, but wow are they good for the price, and honestly as a taillight it's outlasted a few more expensive ones I've tried that had fancier modes but ran out of battery too quick to be useful, etc. The taillight also is small and light enough that you can attach it to the back of a helmet, etc.

I've been riding a wonderful, light $20 saddle from AlExoress, Mixed 5

Hi Dave, Please can you do a vid on best Rim Brake Carbon Wheels 'on the market left today' as proving super hard to get ones at a OK price- gr8 channel cheers!

Glad you have had a great experience, I was very disappointed with a seatpost I ordered.

You just saved me £18 . The saddle was in my cart. Thanks

I had that saddle on my bike for about five minutes and went back to my Selle SMP.

if you want serious stuff for compare with high end saddle. then you should pick up saddle from this china major brand RYET, Mixed, Westbiking, Rockbros, and elita one. the latest RYET carbon saddle is so good not like in the past today their recent product have good flex and better padding.

EC 90 saddle. Don't know if it's Easton or what but it was only $29 and it's a super good saddle. Bought a bunch and put one on every bike I own.

The saddle rebranded as Riro brand here in Indonesia and it only cost 8,5 pounds, 😂 I found it verrrry comfy for long ride

I got some excellent carbon bottle cages for under $20

The bell is probably better quality than the original.

Bought some under vests from temu,couple of quid. Can’t fault them .

With regard to the saddle, they have full carbon 3D printed saddles, supposedly. About 50/60 euro. Anybody had any experience with these? Are they any better?

Never buy the cheapest stuff..and not the most expensive..but nice video🎉. That bell is a pure bargain though...😊

According to my personal experience, the saddle is very comfortable, I tried riding for about 80km without padded pants and did not feel any soreness

One thing to consider with low value poor quality product is that it adds significantly to landfill

I‘d rather spend a bit too much on the glasses and not worry if they have adequate UV protection, tbh.

I value innovations, and not imitators and copiers. So this year I paid for a Specialized saddle (titanium rail). It's ok because I don't buy high-end bikes or much of other stuff.

It would have been helpful if you could have stated the saddle weight. What is the definition of heavy?

/deletes Temu basket 😬

Never! I would never buy from those scam websites! 😂😂😂

The question you need to ask yourself is are you willing to spend your money on items made in Chinese sweatshops?

Saw that 3D printed saddle earlier.... pleased I didn't buy it ;-)

Wish i have saw this last year. That saddle sucks

I think it would have been good to comment on the environmental impact of low-quality parts and accessories. I know that lots of the bits I buy and use come from the far east but at least they are well made, durable and come from companies that are at least considering their carbon footprints. A 60p “disposable” front light may be cheap but it’s not “good”. Someone or something is paying the price so that we can buy this rubbish.

If you get foot pain from riding in soft shoes, how do you go on touring rides, with flat pedals and street shoes? That seems like the baseline measurement any cycling shoes should be compared, unless those shoes has some other serious design flaw other than softness mentioned in the video.

I did 200k on that same saddle and it was not great, but better than the one I had before without a cut out lol

No way to make me buy on this platforms…. Support my local dealer!

So do you really want to risk a seatpost up your arse if that thing fails?

Where the Oakleys earn their keep (over the cheap knockoff glasses) is if you have the misfortune to crash in them - when you won't have to have fragments of the Oakley frame / lens surgically removed from you.

I'm sorry sweetheart. A painful saddle is truly a pain in the arse.

eBay

The £3 glasses feel cheap……no sh@t! 🤣🤣🤣

Please look for some shoes that are actually worth buying.

Buy cheap buy twice 😂

Tbose shoes looklike a vlone of some boardmans

We wouldn’t be buying these products if the original western products weren’t stupidity priced.

Ali much better than temu