Getting those packages on the USA shores isn't too difficult because that has always been in place. Its what happens next that's worrying me. UPS and FedEx have been charging hefty fees lately. It will be interesting to see what USPS does for small packages and if they have a website to pay the fees before last mile delivery is attempted. Many of my packages in the last 6 month have not come through USPS at all but a private small courier company. Just to test what happens, I placed a small order of Choice items. I am fully prepared to be hit by a bill that I cannot decipher.

LTwoo e groups have more than doubled while cheap Shimano groups have simply vanished/ are un-shippable to the USA. I am glad I stocked up on couple of 105 R7100 and an eGR just in time. I wonder if this is the end of it or they are figuring out the logistics and will be back again.

^^^ Be curious to know what happens. All my AliEx packages get delivered via UniUni or USPS too.

Edit: Some of the stores have just vanished outright. E.g. Goldix store from where I bought my last 12 speed cassette - https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1102623843.
I was going to order 11-46 but no dice. In other stores, this 20 dollar cassette is now $50 +.

Except...  There are some some interpretations of different fees that are being charged depending on  the level of automation and involvement by Customs.   Plus there are some percentage Tariff versus fixed charge regarding the tariffs.n On top of this, something about a huge fee being charged by USPS and/or the delivery carrier.   See below from one article I copied this from.

Still very confusing regarding how much consumers will actually end up paying...

While checking social media, I am seeing lot of people posting how UPS is ripping making money off of them by charging something called "broker fee". For example one guy was asked to pay nearly $400 in government charges (lol) and another 275 in UPS brokerage charge (LOL), so nearly $700. The package wasn't even from China but somewhere in Europe.

I have been riding my eGR bike regularly past few weeks. One thing that stands out is how good the brakes are.

My other bikes are various Shimano hydros and comparatively these feel much better as far as lever feel and modulation goes. May be I have set up Shimano hydros incorrectly or LTWoo is really better I will never know but this is my observation. The brake pads took more than usual time for bed-in but once they did, performance is fantastic.

Secondly, the batteries that came in the groupset were bad. From 100% charge it went down to 67% in just one ride of approximately 30 miles. Not sure if those are faulty. Thankfully I had ordered a set of Vapcell F12 (https://liionwholesale.com/products/vapcell-f12-14500-3a-flat-top-1250mah-battery-genuine?variant=40620938330181) before the groupset so I replaced brand new batteries with Vapcell and after clocking in about 120 miles, the battery % shows at 91 - quite a drastic difference. I am guessing the battery life to get better after a few charge cycles.

So we'll just pay 50%

Old news. That was yesterday morning which in current times was ages ago.

Today the king said, in these exact words - "“80% Tariff on China seems right! Up to Scott B"

Does your wheelset already have star ratchet and you are trying to upgrade it to higher teeth count? Or your wheels don't have star ratchet at all?

If it's the first case, then yes it will fit. If not, then no - you need extra hardware, a special tool and preferably a vise.