Shineray / XinYuan X5 review

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how much was the rack for your pelican fakes? i just tried looking them up on taobao, you happen to still have the links? you might have just saved me a couple grand! this nice-looking alum pannier set + rack was 3,000, saw it on another x5 and it looks great!

Im not sure about a rack for the X5 cos I have a different bike. Quick search on taobao gave me this one. At RMB600 its a bit pricey but still not bad. I think my was RMB350. The exact boxes I bought are here, but if you want better quality (although mine are great) you can look for Wandefu (万德福) boxes on taobao or specifically Wandefu toolboxes. Wandefu boxes are Pelican fakes and the ones I bought are Wandefu fakes ;)


My rack has a funny design so I could not fit quick release and had to bolt my boxes but thanks to this I had a winning pannier set for about RMB700 hah

I think it was a terrible idea to get rid of the oil cooler. Last year when I was considering the X5 there was a big concern on Chinese forums about this bike not being liquid cooled as people wanted to use them for traveling and feared air/oil cooled is not enough for riding all day in hot Chinese summers/areas. It seems that they are trying to kill all hope.