Would this crank be usable with a 1x? Or is the chainline going to be massively screwed on a frame with a BB86 or (anything for that matter...it seems like their engineers designed a MTB spindle for a road spindle by mistake)?
I need to figure out what to do, Lexon Official is being really annoying saying I need to take videos of the issues and that it's normal.
Does Aliexpress have much power over the vendors to force refund and make them pay for shipping?


Here is why the chainring doesn't fit on the spider, the depth of the tab is 0.581" in one direction and 0.562" in another (0.5mm deviation)...which is pretty bad if the ID of the tabs on the ring are uniform and meant for 0.581". 

Most people don't know how to build up a frame/want to invest in tools.
You have to do a lot more research with OEM/Aliexpress brand stuff and you have to be prepared to get burned on bad stuff sometimes. 
You don't get dealer/warranty support.
The stuff has dubious reputation that is realistically never going to be shaken in the minds of 90% of consumers.
Lots of people don't care about the difference between a 16 lbs road bike and an 18 lbs road bike.
Resale value is basically non-existent, to the point where you are probably losing more money building up bikes with OEM stuff vs having name brand.
If I didn't enjoy building up bikes so much, I would probably not be riding OEM carbon/using Aliexpress stuff.   
The stuff is getting more and more expensive and closing in on brand pricing these days, with the coming tariffs in the USA, there might be a massive increase in the cost to the point where it is totally not worth it. An example I was reminded of was that It's basically impossible to find a bare carbon saddle these days on Aliexpress for less than 100 bucks, they are more expensive than saddles that cost a lot more to make which have 3D printed surfaces, Chinese sellers have learned that people will pay more for the lightweight stuff and are now doing the same performance per gram stuff as western brands. 7 years ago I bought a bare carbon 50g saddle for 25 dollars on Aliexpress.  A lot of groups, like non serial number stuff from Sram is now more expensive on Aliexpress than legit retailers in the West. 

Lexon is being irritating to deal with. The chainrings they sent with the order don't fit the spider.



 

Been trying to get someone at Lexon to deal with this for a week now and they just keep sending me a response of "can you try pressing it in?" after multiple explanations that they don't fit and I can't just 'press it in.'
There is legit interference in the fit, I'd have to file part of the chainring to get them to fit together. 
Chinese products are just getting more and more unappealing. They are moving their prices up to actual brand names but are often way more annoying to deal with.

I weighed mine: here are the weights

Arms: 170mm 357g
50/34 rings+spider: 219g
Bolts: 8g
Lockring for spider: 5g

Total: 589g Typical price seems to be $260-300

Compared to

Red E1 165mm 2x 557g $700
(difference of -32g)


Shimano Dura Ace 170mm crank 50/34 685g Typical price range is between $400 and $500
(difference of +96g)


I can't find the weight of 105 chainrings, are you sure they are lighter than 180g for the 50 and 34?

oof

I've not owned a Hongfu MTB, but did own a road frame from them, I currently own a Lightcarbon MTB.
I think they are about the same in terms of quality.

Anyone know if this frame is UDH compatible?
Their newest frame says it is and the dropout looks the same, although on their website it doesn't list UDH for this specific frameset.

i've paid 160€ for it  + 10€ of taxes at italian customs

When was this? That's WAY cheaper than what I get for a price on Aliexpress now in the US.

Is Aliexpress running a fake sale?
It says these are 40% off until the 18th of Nov, with a sale price of $248.34 down from $399.00 

Haven't these always been around $200 dollars?
I bought the Lexon MTB crank about 3 months ago for 200-ish.   

Anyone know which is the 'real' vendor for these on Aliexpress? There are quite a few different listings of them+Chainrings+powermeter for varying prices.