Well said. 99% of the cyclists out there don't have or are not willing to put in the amount of time/energy/mental power to figure out the Chinerbike thing. Even in the SF Bay Area where a ton of tinkerers/techies reside, I have seen only a few Chinerbikes.  We are in a very niche market sector in this big big world.

On a weekly basis, I do a group ride that consist of anywhere fro 50-100 cyclists (I do it mainly for the socializing). I'm literally the only cyclist with full AliEx components. At most I've met one guy with a RYET saddle or a MTB'er with a knock-off 5Dev crankset. Occasionally I'll meet a roadie with some Elite or Farsport wheels. The majority of the cyclists buy their goods from bike shops or used on Craigslist or FB marketplace. Many of the "average" US cyclists seem to prefer name brand bikes or boutique custom builds. We're totally a small niche of cycling enthusiasts from this forum. I can count on one hand how many Chinese built framesets I've seen in-person from the thousands of bikes I've seen. I seriously doubt we even put a dent into the small local bike shops.

Yeah, after he got rid of the $800 de minimus, we the consumer will have to buy pretty much the same stuffs at a higher markup by the rich middleman like Amazon.
Manufacturing is not coming back to the US in any way. My kids are not going to work in those sweatshop factories, putting tiny tiny screws onto iPhones and whatnot.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/temu-halts-shipments-to-us-from-china-de-minimis-tariffs/

"President Trump on April 30 said the import duty exemption for parcels worth $800 or less amounted to "a big scam going on against our country, against really small businesses.""

ROFL. Literally everything that comes out of this dude's disgusting pie hole is a lie.

The only ones that will benefit from closing this loop hole are BIG businesses. Tariffs are going to absolutely DESTROY small businesses that don't have the capital to absorb the losses...or bribe him for an exception.

You are correct! I ordered a bunch of "ship from USA" items last week and they gave me USPS tracking number. However, after 4 days, the status still shows "waiting for item" at Los Angeles. That is where the port from Chinese cargo ship is!  I'm pretty sure they are still shipped from China. I am currently trying to contact customer service to cancel these orders. I'm not paying the hundreds of dollars in customs fees.

Don't fall for the "shipped from USA" trap!

Regarding Aliexpress items that "ships from USA"

I am 0 out of 5 for ever receiving any items I have ordered from Aliexpress where they state the item ships from the USA.

Every time I have placed a "ships from USA",  several weeks pass without the item being shipped,  Then, I ask why the item hasn't shipped and the seller states that the item is not available.  Then, I ask for a refund, and a week later, I get the refund.

For me, each of these orders were sale items, with coins and coupons.  I suspect that what I paid for the item is less than what the USA warehouse wants to sell the item for, so they wont ship the item to me.

Thank you all for the replies! I'm clear now. Really appreciate!
I just measured the bearing sizes and ordered new ones.
My original confusion was that the original bearing was to fit the SRAM crank which is 24mm diameter on one side and 22mm on the other.  But I am going to change the crank to 24mm all the way so I just ordered two 37mm OD x 24mm ID x 7mm standard bearings. $21 + tax from Amazon. Too bad we don't have AliEx cheap pricing any more, I'm sure I can find the same thing on AliEx for like $2 up until last week.

You have 2 options

1-replace the bearing and let the shell in the frame

2-remove the shell, too with something like this:
https://it.aliexpress.com/item/1005006660762539.html?src=google&pdp_npi=4%40dis!EUR!60.81!29.19!!!!!%40!12000037982855326!ppc!!!&src=google&albch=shopping&acnt=742-864-1166&isdl=y&slnk=&plac=&mtctp=&albbt=Google_7_shopping&aff_platform=google&aff_short_key=UneMJZVf&gclsrc=aw.ds&&albagn=888888&&ds_e_adid=&ds_e_matchtype=&ds_e_device=c&ds_e_network=x&ds_e_product_group_id=&ds_e_product_id=it1005006660762539&ds_e_product_merchant_id=5084332315&ds_e_product_country=IT&ds_e_product_language=it&ds_e_product_channel=online&ds_e_product_store_id=&ds_url_v=2&albcp=22362587000&albag=&isSmbAutoCall=false&needSmbHouyi=false&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAA99aYpfXtQzA4U-vHOXJPzz1VtHPB&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6Ie3zcD6jAMVaJ5oCR0xWxqQEAQYAyABEgKOxfD_BwE

Did the bottom bracket make any nasty "creaking" noises before you removed the bearings?
YES > option 2
NO > option 1

I think Trump is bluffing and will back down on May 3rd extending the deminimus termination date for another 90 days or something.
We'll wait and see.
The stuffs I ordered in the past 2 months will get me going on my hobbies for quite a few months.

I'm from Sunnyvale, California, USA.

Thanks for sharing! with their high price mark ($1500 - $2000 per frame), I would think you get a much better customer service for communication and return. If no then what are the premium they are charging?