Evosid version of 5DEV cranks

[Agrajag]

In case this helps anyone else in the future, since my last post I discovered that 12-spline socket wrench bits of a few slightly differently profiled types are apparently a thing in automotive mechanic land. I bought a cheap set online ranging up to M18 to see if one of the bigger sizes would fit, and the M18 one fits a little loosely in the dust cap, but well enough to engage with it. I suspect the correct bit would have actually been an M20 one but I haven't got one to try, and the M18 is close enough to work if I ever have any trouble getting the cap out. Problem solved!

[uberamd]

I’ve had 2 sets of these for a few months, 165mm, in both black and silver.

Initial impressions so far: they’re fantastic. Zero issues with creaks or noises. Zero issues with the spindle bolts backing off. Quality seems absolutely solid and very close to the 5dev equivalent cranks I’ve had over the last year.

But what impressed me most was the BB. Giving the cranks the usual spin test, the evosid BB spins significantly longer and smoother than a stock SRAM Dub BB. Of course this could be due to them not using much grease in the bearings meaning they’ll wear out on me in 5 months, who knows. But so far I’m beyond impressed across the board. For $60 or whatever these cost, they’re phenomenal.

[Confused]

This tool might work for the torque bolt caps - https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806536408670.html

[zcmack]

just following up, i've put about 100 rough desert miles on my evosid cranks on my hardtail. no complaints so far. fairly typical finish chips (i ordered the black set) from rocks but performing as expected. i just swapped the chainring and gave everything a good once over while i had them off the bike. so far so good.

[Fastworkmtb]

I put a pair on my recent build. I went with the splatter colour way.   These are the 165mm length.

So far so good. They feel solid. 

[scourge]

These look awesome to me, but I am now seeing there are another 160mm option. I think it was the Prowheel DMJ crankset. These look better, but I do like the shorter option of the DMJ.

[Coolh2o2]

Just wanted to add to the body of knowledge. I ordered 2 of these (delivery issues, different story). One fit a bit tight on a Shimano bb, so it didn't spin as freely as I'd like, and the other which looks exactly the same wouldn't fit into the BB at all. It feels like it is a third of a mm too wide, and a rubber mallet might break the bb. Bottom line, the manufacturing tolerances are pretty loose, so you may end up getting a good one, or one that is frustratingly close to good enough (but not quite). I could've probably sanded it down to fit, or done some other stuff to make it fit.