Budget Velo Builds

  UPDATE: I will have to sell these as I misunderstood integrated to mean internal routing, and they will not work with my frame. The first real part for my bike build has arrived!  These are from Ali Express , and yes, maybe I am crazy to buy lower tier carbon fibre parts,   but have been researching online and trying my best to follow recommendations.  And if others can be successful, why not me? In any event, even if it all blows up, I'll have learned how to assemble a bike, and I'm sure I'll have spent more on less. These are 400mm wide, with a 100 mm integrated stem, and built for internal (well not through the stem) routing. I kinda wanted a 90mm stem, but they didn't have one in stock, and I didn't want to wait. They came with bar tape, which I'll likely not use as I am going with my orange themed set. And also with multiple mounts for underbar for computers and cameras and the like. I was going to weigh them, but apparently my scale has stopped working...

Well if you can call it a part anyway.  But the first thing I've ordered for my bike build has arrived.  Handlebar tape! I am going with a matte black frame, and hoping to add some orange trim. I have a vision in my head, not that I can necessarily make it work. This will be a fairly long term project. But hoping to have the parts maybe by Christmas, or early in the new year. In any event.  No "unboxing" video for these, as there's not much of a box! But here's what they look like in the case, and an image from Amazon on how they should look on the bike,