Anyone tried this Goldix Road Crank ?

[Fat Larry]

Just wondering if anyone has had this and could share impressions on it? https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006694977287.html?

[alfiomotrambo]

They are neither good nor bad, clearly you get what you pay for and they cannot be compared to cranks like the p515 https://it.aliexpress.com/item/1005006169646346.html or other carbon ones but they are certainly cheap and do their job and with excellent reviews too

[Fat Larry]

They are neither good nor bad, clearly you get what you pay for and they cannot be compared to cranks like the p515 https://it.aliexpress.com/item/1005006169646346.html or other carbon ones but they are certainly cheap and do their job and with excellent reviews too

Its more a question of do they have silly terminal issues related to poor design, quality or QC or can they do the job their designed for day in and day out like standard Shimano stuff. I'm just building a commuter so don't need anything fancy. Just reliable and not too heavy.

[Super_davo]

I have them on two of my bikes. Changed my cranks to 165 last year and these were a cheap way of doing that. They are OK. Not light, not outrageously heavy. Only real problems are that they are very chunky so difficult to get the front mech adjusted properly without the mech hitting the crank. Can fix it with a gxp spacer (couple of pounds).
But I would recommend a Senicx PR3 instead - I also have one of those on a different bike and it is just a little bit better in every way (lighter, miles more front mech clearance).

[Fat Larry]

I have them on two of my bikes. Changed my cranks to 165 last year and these were a cheap way of doing that. They are OK. Not light, not outrageously heavy. Only real problems are that they are very chunky so difficult to get the front mech adjusted properly without the mech hitting the crank. Can fix it with a gxp spacer (couple of pounds).
But I would recommend a Senicx PR3 instead - I also have one of those on a different bike and it is just a little bit better in every way (lighter, miles more front mech clearance).

Thanks. I think I might go with the Senicx crank and Goldix chain rings as they have more material and that might make them a little more durable.

Do you mean the chain rings are chunky and that causes interference with the derailer? Or is it the crank arms?

[Super_davo]

It's the drive side crank arm. It comes out very straight from the BB, with no bend and the arm is very square. Net effect is that you need to adjust your front mech so it only shifts as far as 0.5 mm from the arm, which iny set up, is not enough to shift up crisply. I have remedied this by spacing the chainrings inboard using a mm GXP spacer..

Works fine, but not ideal, and I needed to do this on both my bikes using them (both 11 speed Shimano). Not a problem if using a single ring of course, and you may really like the chunky styling (which I did until it hit my mech!).

Up close the Senicx just looks a higher quality product all round, in pretty much every detail. The forging, the finishing, and functionally. The chainrings are similar but even they look a little better on the Senicx. It only costs marginally more and IMO money well spent.

Note the Senicx is the same crank arm set up as you get in the GEOID PM500 (I have one of these too) and in that thread people are saying the cranks are better then the OG Magene ones.

[Fat Larry]

It's the drive side crank arm. It comes out very straight from the BB, with no bend and the arm is very square. Net effect is that you need to adjust your front mech so it only shifts as far as 0.5 mm from the arm, which iny set up, is not enough to shift up crisply. I have remedied this by spacing the chainrings inboard using a mm GXP spacer..

Works fine, but not ideal, and I needed to do this on both my bikes using them (both 11 speed Shimano). Not a problem if using a single ring of course, and you may really like the chunky styling (which I did until it hit my mech!).

Up close the Senicx just looks a higher quality product all round, in pretty much every detail. The forging, the finishing, and functionally. The chainrings are similar but even they look a little better on the Senicx. It only costs marginally more and IMO money well spent.

Note the Senicx is the same crank arm set up as you get in the GEOID PM500 (I have one of these too) and in that thread people are saying the cranks are better then the OG Magene ones.

Cheers, i'll get the Senicx all round then.