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[Daviddavieboy]

You can start a prohibition side hustle taking AliEx orders and bringing items across the border to ship packages at the nearest US post office! 

 I am only 45 min from the border but I would probably end up in prison in El Salvador with photoshopped tattoos on me LOL

[00Garza]

You can start a prohibition side hustle taking AliEx orders and bringing items across the border to ship packages at the nearest US post office! 

I'm near the southern border and thought about having future bike stuff shipped directly to a shop and assembled there, then brought over. But apparently Mexico under pressure from US is also implementing some steep tariffs on Chinese products.

[SillyMochi]

There's an old German joke that roughly translates like this:

A man rides up to the border on his bicycle with a bag on the rack.
Customs Officer: "Do you have anything to declare?"
Man: "No."
Customs Officer: "And what do you have in the bag?"
Man: "Just sand."
During the inspection, it turns out: Indeed, just sand.
For a whole week, the man comes every day with his bicycle and the bag on his rack. On the eighth day, the customs officer becomes suspicious.
Customs Officer: "Now tell me what's REALLY in the bag?"
Man: "Believe me: Just sand."
Customs Officer: "We'll see."
This time, the sand is sieved – result: just sand.
The man continues to come to the border every day. Two weeks later, the border officer finally has enough and sends the bag and its contents to the lab – result: just sand.

The whole thing wears the poor customs officer down so much that he quits his job.
After a few months, the former customs officer returns to the border to visit his old colleagues, and lo and behold: the "sand transporter" is back!
The former customs officer takes the man aside: "Well, I'll give you a written statement that I won't tell anyone, but you're smuggling something. For heaven's sake, please tell me what!"
The man: "Very simple: bicycles!"

Never thought it might be more than just a stupid joke ...

Sorry for off-topic. Will continue to post good deals once the next sale starts (hopefully in a few days).

[kwantani]

So buy chinese bike from Mexico, ride it back to the US? that's brilliant LOL....

Oh and with a bag of sands!!!

[Drumstick]

Global AliExpress Promo Codes working in May 2025 :

$2 off $15: IFPBYX0 (13.33%)
$2 off $20: IFPYWWI (10.00%)
$3 off $29: IFP0A2U (10.34%)
$4 off $39: IFPJN9G (10.26%)
$4 off $40: IFPXZMU (10.00%)
$5 off $49: IFPKRCU (10.20%)
$8 off $69: IFPPQYC (11.59%)
$9 off $80: IFPGRKI (11.25%)
$10 off $89: IFPNENU (11.24%)
$15 off $130: IFPTG3P (11.54%)
$20 off $159: IFPNNIB (12.58%)
$25 off $220: IFPZQBM (11.36%)
$30 off $239: IFPQPP5 (12.55%)
$40 off $299: IFPZPZJ (13.38%)
$50 off $399: IFPNFDT (12.53%)
$50 off $450: IFP0IJE (11.11%)
$60 off $499: IFPYHT3 (12.02%)
$70 off $499: IFPDMHV (14.03%)
$70 off $599: IFP5ATA (11.69%)

Bonus USA :

$25 off $149: IFPEE6F (16.78%)
$45 off $259: IFPPZGJ (17.34%)
$60 off $349: IFPWSPM (17.19%)
$70 off $459: IFPRNCB (15.25%)
$120 off $599: IFPQ8A5 (20.03%)

[kbernstein]

Is anyone happy with SPD pedals off aliexpress?
I bought the zeray ones and they keep creaking/have awful QC. They might be crazy light but I can't stand them anymore and I don't think I can service them without tools
Are the racework or mzyrh() any good?

[amacal1]

Is anyone happy with SPD pedals off aliexpress?
I bought the zeray ones and they keep creaking/have awful QC. They might be crazy light but I can't stand them anymore and I don't think I can service them without tools
Are the racework or mzyrh() any good?

I have some Racework SPD pedals. I liked them so much I bought a second pair. I ran both pair for a while, but switched over to road-specific cleats on my road bike and left the regular SPD for my gravel bike. Still running them. Don't put in huge miles on my gravel bike, but I've probably clocked 600-800 miles on those pedals so far and still like them.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805745201113.html

FYI, I had some polymer Rockbros (I've seen the same ones by multiple brands) pedals that are flat on one side and SPD on the other. They were not great. After a while they were inconsistent to release and likely contributed to me falling over once or twice.

[snack]

How do these compare to Shimano RS 500 pedals?

[fhold]

I have the zray and they are ok but i will ultimately switch to a known brand. In my experience click-pedals are not worth to buy from ali. The difference to a know brand is ihmo quite stark. The polymere dual pedal is aweful - release is not consistent.

[Ludo]

Cade media had a video out last week on branded pedals, worth watching.

I am having serious withdrawal syndrome with these tariff and no longer buying stuff every week lol

[SillyMochi]

Have to disagree on the cade media video. It's very one sided leaning towards the expensive (channel sponsor) models. Garmin wasn't mentioned at all (channel sponsor) because it would go in the bin. Favero wasn't mentioned either (no channel sponsor) probably because it would need to be a high recommendation. Cheap Shimano pedals went into the bin in favor for their higher priced ones. Even though, especially with Shimano, the price difference on pedals is mostly weight and name (ultegra and dura ace recognition), but not reliability or functionality. The cheaper ones work just the same way.

For my road bike I currently use a raceworks spd sl. Has about 6k on it now and no issues at all. I think I should probably maintain the axles at this point (same with any other pedals) but I was just too lazy. Clicks in and out just fine.

For my gravel, I currently use a Shimano SPD. I also have the raceworks SPD version at home as well which is waiting to be put on a upcoming gravel build. I have no reason to think they would be any worse than the SPD SL version.

So highly recommend them especially on a sale. Paid about 20 USD for them. Even if I eventually crash them, they are cheap to replace.