Is it worth it to build an AliExpress MTB?

Pretty sure the brand is SPCycle, not SpyCycle. Also, the listing title is not the model. It's just a sting of search terms that describe the product. Pretty sure this frame is called the SP-M05. I wouldn't put any more or less faith in carbon over other materials. Plenty of aluminium and steel frames have snapped. I have those same wheels on the bike I race marathons on. The rims and really soft. I destroyed the rear rim in the first race. Replaced it with a Spank rim which has been a lot more reliable.

looks so mint, awesome bike. dont get drawn in by big brands. ive used expensive and cheap things and most times its useless to buy more expensive things especially consumables like cassettes and chains

I thought You have more subscribers than 181. I am not english native speaker and I appreciate speakers who normally speaks like you and I can understand them. Nice video! Sorry for my grammar.

Nothing wrong with Ali if you find the right parts.I built an Aliexpress bike in 2018 , raced a bunch of xc and i weigh around 240. Frame still holding strong all these years. Ali carbon cranks is a different story,lol.

Just got done with my Aliexpress carbon build. HyperX Carbon walmart i ended up getting free after trading. Carbon bars Carbon seat post MT200 hydraulic brakes Buckaloos stuff Bolany fork Shimano Deore drive Ceramic bottom bracket Every other oart from Alieexpress. Total build cost = $322.13 for a Carbon hard tail 29er with an air fork. I also have a RAW jibb with thousands invested. This build was for fun to see how cheap i could build a decent Carbon bike.

Thanks for walking through your self built bike. I enjoy building bikes, you can build them to ride how you want, get to try different parts, and smile when you find that great value part. I also build electric commuters and MTB, and share batteries between the builds. Enjoy testing the different motors, including the CYC Photon.

First of all the bike looks sick! The blue is mint! Very cool video overall and great breakdown, I wonder how long will it last so be much appreciated if you do a long run video in the future! Good job!

Great video, man! Gave me inspiration to start my channel. I've been buying Aliex parts in the last two years and i recently finished my MTB build with some Aliex parts in it. I live in Brazil and their parts are a great save of money.

I'm planning on making a touring bike with internal gears. Bikes are so much better, when you build them yourself, it makes you aware of how everything works and helps you customize it to fulfill your needs. Nice video!

I am currently building a XC bike myself (the first time though) and I could get it for around 850€. I went with VeloBuild, as aliexpress frames were slightly worse for the price, but every other component was from Ali and I could mount a full Shimano Deore change in it (derailleur+cassette+crankset+chain) and MT200 hidraulic brakes. I risked it with the fork and went with a Nanlio, but seems really good for what I paid. I think that AliExpress and the Chinese market in general is a great choice for budget builds. You won't obviously get the peack performance, but I guess they are far from being bad. It's always good to see other people going the AliExpress way. Congrats on your build, it looks great!

This looks like a very decent bike, well done 👍🏼

2400 euros, for that price you might as well get a name brand bike.

If you’re concerned about the carbon fiber parts, it could always be a pavement princess.

Cheap and carbon in the same sentence scares me lol. I would have the carbon checked by a professional to make sure there are no air bubbles between the layers and for spots that are too thin before sending it too hard.

Looks amazing. I actually like that it doesn't have decals cluttered on it. Just plain matte black is so cool. Please keep is posted on how it holds up. I often thought of buying direct from Ali myself, but just wasn't too sure about their quality. Good luck!

Nice build bro. Im sure you'll be competitive with this build

Looks clean bro !

BEAUTIFUL BIKE

Nice build dude. I can recommend use Continental tyres Race King Performance 2.2" in back and Cross King Performance 2.2" in front and I think for XC that is super. I also seen Tom Pidcock use them on that Pinarello Dogma MTB so it must be good :D (he had both tyres race king tho)

1:38 these are not tubeless compatible, i have yet to have a problem, however, pss- cuts out