Rally Spindles on AliEx?

[Blueberry]

Are these legit? It seems like someone could build themselves a dual sided PM for under $500. I'm always a bit suspicious of buying big name brand things from AliExpress though.

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[Crash217]

 I’ve seen these a few times and wondered…

[ZacItaly15]

the majority of Aliex pedal spindle report failure in fatigue test compared to "official" titanium spindle.
The material seems to be softer and premature wearing

It's not 100% titanium , it's an alloy with hi % of titanium

[glepore]

the majority of Aliex pedal spindle report failure in fatigue test compared to "official" titanium spindle.
The material seems to be softer and premature wearing

It's not 100% titanium , it's an alloy with hi % of titanium

These have nothing to do with that-they're powermeter spindles from Garmin without the pedal bodies.

[bremerradkurier]

These have nothing to do with that-they're powermeter spindles from Garmin without the pedal bodies.

So they should be a drop in fit for Shimano SPD-SL pedal bodies? 

Hopefully DC Rainmaker does a test.

[dsveddy]

Are these legit? It seems like someone could build themselves a dual sided PM for under $500.

I just don't see the value in risking $500 like this when there's an abundance of proven spider power meter options from Magene and XCadey for $300 a pop. If you have a DA crank you can replace the entire unit with an XCADEY crank with PM and 24mm spindle that is lighter than a non-PM DA crank for less than $500. Does "true" dual-sided power really bring that much more value compared to virtual dual-sided power you get from spider PMs?

The original Garmin vector pedals had a reputation for being finicky to begin with. I've had my share of software issues with Magene's original dual-sided crankarm pods. I can't imagine this solution would be anywhere near reliable enough to justify a $500 hail-mary