Easedon Wheels on Aliexpress

[frewster]

Did you ever receive a resolution or explanation from Easedon?

[rcwsr]

Does this sound like it’s isolated to the asymmetric wheels? I am weighing up a set of Easedon road wheels against elitewheels edge

[zippyzoom]

Did you ever receive a resolution or explanation from Easedon?

They're shipping another set of spokes to me - on the plus side they've been communicative. I suspect as others have posted here that the spokes were too short and didn't screw into the nipples all the way - I have never worked on wheels myself but will report my findings on spoke length when I get a chance.

[zippyzoom]

I just received the new spokes from Easedon.

Since all of the affected spoke/nipples are on the disc side, I compared the newly received spokes to the original spokes. The new spokes are longer than the original ones.

Thanks to those who pinpointed that it may be that the spokes are too short. Judging from the failure of the nipples, it does seem to indicate that the spokes were not threaded all the way through (because they were too short) leading to the failure that I witnessed.

Now comes the fun part of learning how to rebuild a wheel.

[Dr J]

I just received the new spokes from Easedon.

Since all of the affected spoke/nipples are on the disc side, I compared the newly received spokes to the original spokes. The new spokes are longer than the original ones.

Thanks to those who pinpointed that it may be that the spokes are too short. Judging from the failure of the nipples, it does seem to indicate that the spokes were not threaded all the way through (because they were too short) leading to the failure that I witnessed.

Now comes the fun part of learning how to rebuild a wheel.

Wow; you sure are very relaxed about this. I think just sending you the spokes and lying to you about this never happening before is poor customers service. Hell they didnt even offer to pay for having those wheels build up again?? They are not getting my money; thats for sure

[Ultramic]

I just received the new spokes from Easedon.

Since all of the affected spoke/nipples are on the disc side, I compared the newly received spokes to the original spokes. The new spokes are longer than the original ones.

Thanks to those who pinpointed that it may be that the spokes are too short. Judging from the failure of the nipples, it does seem to indicate that the spokes were not threaded all the way through (because they were too short) leading to the failure that I witnessed.

Now comes the fun part of learning how to rebuild a wheel.

Thanks for reporting back and sharing your experiences, it really helps people like me who are thinking of buying a set. I think I will pull the trigger anyway but will wait until November sales.

[rcwsr]

I’ve pulled the trigger already, will be checking for any visible thread when they arrive

[jonathanf2]

Is this a problem with the asymmetric wheels only? So far my standard Easedon wheels have been great, but the recent issues on this thread have me concerned. 

[zippyzoom]

I am frustrated now. They insist that it's "impossible" that the wrong spoke lengths were installed - not sure what they're implying. This is poor customer service and getting it built will cost extra time and money (I have no experience with relacing wheels).

I bought two wheelsets from them - so far only one wheel exhibited this failure. How do I know the other wheels were built correctly???

I even provided a photo of the different spoke lengths. Will take more and share them here. They initially said there's a difference in length between rotor and drive side - yes, I'm fully aware of that.

[zippyzoom]

Here are the pictures I promised with annotations depicting the replacement spokes being longer - I still don't know if they're the correct length for the wheel. I'm just documenting what I see (have no experience with wheels but I'm learning a lot now).

[Dr J]

I am frustrated. They insist that it's "impossible" that the wrong spoke lengths were installed - not sure what they're implying. This is poor customer service and getting it built will cost extra time and money (I have no experience with relacing wheels).

I bought two wheelsets from them - so far only one wheel exhibited this failure. How do I know the other wheels were built correctly???

I even provided a photo of the different spoke lengths. Will take more and share them here. They initially said there's a difference in length between rotor and drive side - yes, I'm fully aware of that.

I was already surprised that you took it as easy as you did so far. They f”cked up, big time, and dont want to be held accountable for it. You could have crashed hard. And you are not the first person this has happened to (see the aliexpress review). And you won’t be the last!

[Ultramic]

Here are the pictures I promised with annotations depicting the replacement spokes being longer - I still don't know if they're the correct length for the wheel. I'm just documenting what I see (have no experience with wheels but I'm learning a lot now).

Remove the rim or tubeless tape and shine a light inside one of the holes and you should be able to see the nipple inside and then how far the spoke is either inside the nipple (too short) or protruding from the nipple (too long). It's never perfect even if you get the spoke lengths right because of the tension however what you experienced is well outside of acceptable limits.

[zippyzoom]

Remove the rim or tubeless tape and shine a light inside one of the holes and you should be able to see the nipple inside and then how far the spoke is either inside the nipple (too short) or protruding from the nipple (too long). It's never perfect even if you get the spoke lengths right because of the tension however what you experienced is well outside of acceptable limits.

I'll try again. I remember last time I did so it was difficult to make out anything as the nipple is recessed quite deep due to the depth of the wheels.

[serenadebikes]

Before installation, you can calculate the number of turns the nipple can be done. When installing, compare the number of turns and you will know how long it is in the nipples

If the weight is acceptable, you may consider using a copper nipples. The copper nipple is quite stable.

[Ultramic]

Out of interest, does anyone know who the rim manufacturer is for these Easedon wheels ?