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Other Resources => Component Deals & Selection => Topic started by: Biscaye05 on March 19, 2025, 08:26:55 PM
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Yet another entrant in this now crowded market
Thought I'd give this a shot for its low price (ended up paying $118 with the current Ali coupons). It'll be paired up with some Sprill (Pass Quest) chainrings with my AXS groupset
Bought the 150mm option under the LSE-C01 pro (110 BCD/4 Bolt). The 5 bolt option is another product with different crank lengths
Expected weight is around 400g for the crank+spider. Another 175g for the chainrings
According to the manufacturer:
2 yr warranty and "We have been selling for 2 years, with sales exceeding a thousand, and have never experienced any quality issues"
CNC machined axles
Aluminum
Taicho_Cyclist was first to post it on Chinertown and found his comment. I will encourage him to engage as he has the crank installed but is still building his bike
I will update this thread once received and ridden
Edit 3/27
Received today
Weight for a 150mm
Crank arms 366g
Spacers 3g
Aluminum spider 55g
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these have been around for a while. I think they are the same as riro aerospire that are slightly cheaper https://pl.aliexpress.com/item/1005007392822975.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.1.3f9929bfb2Dw12 (https://pl.aliexpress.com/item/1005007392822975.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.1.3f9929bfb2Dw12)
hope they will release a 24mm titanium axle version at some point
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these have been around for a while. I think they are the same as riro aerospire that are slightly cheaper https://pl.aliexpress.com/item/1005007392822975.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.1.3f9929bfb2Dw12 (https://pl.aliexpress.com/item/1005007392822975.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.1.3f9929bfb2Dw12)
hope they will release a 24mm titanium axle version at some point
The big difference is that the Leese version is available with an Easton interface, meaning that there's a range of spiders (and power meters) available so you have a significantly better choice of chainrings. The Riro version uses the Shimano Microspline interface which is only used for Shimano MTB cranks, so you have basically no choice of road rings other than those on AliExpress.
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The big difference is that the Leese version is available with an Easton interface, meaning that there's a range of spiders (and power meters) available so you have a significantly better choice of chainrings. The Riro version uses the Shimano Microspline interface which is only used for Shimano MTB cranks, so you have basically no choice of road rings other than those on AliExpress.
Just wanted to add that Leese goes all the way down to 135mm for Carbon cranks. Perhaps good for children-shorter riders
I don't know who else offers these lengths. I'm personally going to experiment on the 150mm which is not readily available elsewhere
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The big difference is that the Leese version is available with an Easton interface, meaning that there's a range of spiders (and power meters) available so you have a significantly better choice of chainrings. The Riro version uses the Shimano Microspline interface which is only used for Shimano MTB cranks, so you have basically no choice of road rings other than those on AliExpress.
True, but you could also just mount a spider to the riro and then attach any 110 BCD chainrings to that. Lots of road choices for it.
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True, but you could also just mount a spider to the riro and then attach any 110 BCD chainrings to that. Lots of road choices for it.
Ah yes that's true - I guess my focus is more on power meter compatibility.
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Really hoping these come back in stock in 165mm/3 bolt for my power meter.
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Does anyone know if the 8 bolt interface sold here fits SRAM? Seeing if it will fit my AXS quarq power meter.
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mLk9cEj
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Man, I wish they had a single store where you could sort it out, they have like 400 sellers with all kinds of length/interface combos going on. I can't tell from that add what the two sram interfaces are. There is a huge market for 3 bolt/8 bolt b/c of powermeters but at the end of the day I'm not taking a chance unless I know for sure. Sram Quarq/Force arms are only 70-100 g heavier with a steel gxp spindle after all...and used they're $100 usd and under, just dumped a set of 172.5' for 50 bucks...
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Does anyone know if the 8 bolt interface sold here fits SRAM? Seeing if it will fit my AXS quarq power meter.
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mLk9cEj
I don't see why not
Just realized I should have gone for that one to save weight, but the one I got enables me to use Shimano should I change groupsets one day
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Received today
Weight for a 150mm
Crank arms 366g
Spacers 3g
Aluminum spider 55g
I'm not a machinist or an engineer but it looks well made. Seems are tights and no excess material anywhere. The marble effect looks A+
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I don't see why not
Just realized I should have gone for that one to save weight, but the one I got enables me to use Shimano should I change groupsets one day
The why not is that pretty much everyone in the market uses the easton interface b/c there are "patent issues" with the sram 3 and 8 bolt interfaces. I've not done the patent research, but when people making the cranks tell me that, I believe it. And there's no photo of the d/s crankarm in the ad linked, just a photoshoped interface pic. If someone buys one and its for real, gamechanger for lots of us. I have 4 3 bolt quarqs here, but I'm old...
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150mm
Very nice and short! How tall are you if you don't mind me asking? I am interested in these cranks too and also want to experiment with shorter length.
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Very nice and short! How tall are you if you don't mind me asking? I am interested in these cranks too and also want to experiment with shorter length.
around 172cm. My inseam is 71cm ~ 28in which is the key here
I've been using short 165mm cranks since 2014 when Shimano started making them regularly and bike companies started speccing them on bikes. In some bikes I'm at the minimum of the seat post insertion and I can't get Aero enough
Rode the 150mm yesterday. It's a shock to my system as I've been training with 170mm lately (not by choice. My bikes were out of commission for a month). It forces you to spin more + use a bigger gear so you don't spin out
I'll give this a shot until the end of the season. My other bike will remain with a 165mm. I have a gut feeling I'll end up with a 160mm
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First ride went well
- note that this ISNT FOR FUSSY MECHANICS. If you or your mechanic aren’t used to installing off brand parts I think you’d best use a lot of patience
- there’s an actual way of placing the chainrings properly. Pass Quest sent me a photo of the correct orientation of the inner chainring which previously caused the small ring to not shift to the big
- there’s nothing like a real SRAM chainring but this is good. Not as positive when you shift but when it latches properly it’s on securely
If all goes well I will buy the 8 bolt version to pair with some real SRAM chainrings
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does "not for fussy mechanics" mean it has the kind of fit & tolerance issues requiring some minor modification to the component (sanding, filing, etc) to install it?
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does "not for fussy mechanics" mean it has the kind of fit & tolerance issues requiring some minor modification to the component (sanding, filing, etc) to install it?
I installed Leese crank a few days ago and the only annoyance i've had was getting the spacers combination right but that's just a "feature" of DUB cranks I think.
I used sram dub bb86 bottom bracket and i think the preload ring on the crank is too wide so you have to use a spacer on the non drive side just to avoid rubbing on the bb shell.
Sram suggests to only use 3mm spacer on the drive side but I ended up using 0.5mm on a non drive side and 2mm on the drive side. With 3mm total spacers it was a little too tight. Luckily Leese provides all kinds of spacers in the box.
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does "not for fussy mechanics" mean it has the kind of fit & tolerance issues requiring some minor modification to the component (sanding, filing, etc) to install it?
Pavlo K nailed it ^
Spacers, correct orientation for chainrings, ride it after indexing
It's not a plug n play like a SRAM-SRAM of Shimano-Shimano system. I mechanic I dealt with was so fussy he quit working on it and even told me "your frame is fake"
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Pavlo K nailed it ^
Spacers, correct orientation for chainrings, ride it after indexing
It's not a plug n play like a SRAM-SRAM of Shimano-Shimano system. I mechanic I dealt with was so fussy he quit working on it and even told me "your frame is fake"
In my experience none of the tapered spline cranks are plug&play you always have to play around with spacers/wave washers etc. The position the crankarm depends on the torque and tolerances on the spindle and the crankarm that vary from crank to crank even for the same model. So I'd say it's pretty much the same for Leese as for any other brand
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In my experience none of the tapered spline cranks are plug&play you always have to play around with spacers/wave washers etc. The position the crankarm depends on the torque and tolerances on the spindle and the crankarm that vary from crank to crank even for the same model. So I'd say it's pretty much the same for Leese as for any other brand
Have you been riding yours?
On my 3rd ride today and threw the weirdest chainring-cassette combo. I'm impressed with the chainring. Again not the same as a real SRAM chainring but I don't see why anyone can't race on them
Have a planned 40-50mi on Saturday and can't wait to try it out more on more demanding terrain. I've done Tempo-Threshold efforts so far and not a single complain here
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Have you been riding yours?
On my 3rd ride today and threw the weirdest chainring-cassette combo. I'm impressed with the chainring. Again not the same as a real SRAM chainring but I don't see why anyone can't race on them
Have a planned 40-50mi on Saturday and can't wait to try it out more on more demanding terrain. I've done Tempo-Threshold efforts so far and not a single complain here
I've done two fairly long rides so far, and everything's working well. I'll definitely be swapping out the chainrings at some point though—shifting is decent, but they came slightly wobbly out of the box. Hard to complain at $25, but I'd appreciate any recommendations for a solid replacement set of chainrings. I was thinking these: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008778249250.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.9.53f5Jsa4Jsa48g (https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008778249250.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.9.53f5Jsa4Jsa48g) but probably going to be just as wobbly. Any direct mount double chainring options for easton interafce out there?
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The instructions that come with these cranks are pretty poor.
Cybrei’s instructions, on the other hand, are excellent. They advise using vernier calipers to measure your bottom bracket shell width, provide a detailed list of bottom bracket standards, and show the corresponding spacers or shims required. Since many of these cranks look very similar, clear and specific instructions like these are really helpful — and they’re readily available on the Cybrei website in English. The attached Cybrei PDF in Chinese has the BB spacing table.
https://www.cybrei.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/%E6%9B%B2%E6%9F%84%E7%94%A8%E6%88%B7%E6%89%8B%E5%86%8C.pdf
I’ll also measure from the centre of the bottle cage boss to the inside of each crank arm to ensure the distances are equal. This can help identify alignment issues in some cases.
I’m using the DFS carbon crank, and they basically told me to follow Cybrei’s instructions, since they don’t supply their own as the have not managed to put on together yet!. I also contacted Passquest/Sprill, and they just sent me their standard instruction sheet again.
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What is the name of the tool that is used to tighten the easton spider to the crank arm? Is it Park Tool BBT-22?
Is the instruction for Leese the same as The instructions that come with these cranks are pretty poor.
Cybrei’s instructions, on the other hand, are excellent. They advise using vernier calipers to measure your bottom bracket shell width, provide a detailed list of bottom bracket standards, and show the corresponding spacers or shims required. Since many of these cranks look very similar, clear and specific instructions like these are really helpful — and they’re readily available on the Cybrei website in English. The attached Cybrei PDF in Chinese has the BB spacing table.
https://www.cybrei.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/%E6%9B%B2%E6%9F%84%E7%94%A8%E6%88%B7%E6%89%8B%E5%86%8C.pdf
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I used a cartridge bb tool like this:
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Does someone know a tool to tighten the 6pin cover?
(https://i.imgur.com/wCoWKzm.png)
I've tried this tool from aliexpress, but it's too small and doesn't fit.
(https://i.imgur.com/IFwQXKz.png)
I got it pretty tight using circular pliers, but there is still play on the left crank and the cover is coming loose after a few revolutions.
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Is yours loose? It's supposed to be a permanent thing, not meant to be adjusted
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Thanks, that's good to know.
It became loose on my 3rd ride. I can still return it, but it makes me question whether I should order another one.
All the other similar cranks on aliexpress are either more expensive (VAT not included and therefore not that easy to return) or a lot heavier.
I haven't found a better deal than the 2025 350g Leese crank so far (~150€).
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Anyone have any long term experience with these?
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Anyone have any long term experience with these?
I ended up purchasing these along with a LEESE spider and some Pass Quest AXS chainrings. Based on all of the positive feedback for the Elilee, Cyberi, Riro, Rockbros, and other random DUB spindle carbon cranks, I figured these weren't too much of a risk.
Installation was incredibly simple as I already had a DUB BB installed, so it was just out with the old and in with this new crank! I've put about 200 miles on them now with no issues yet. They're plenty stiff and certainly much lighter than the SRAM Rival crank my bike came with.
Please ignore my dirty bike!
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The Leese carbon crankset comes with titanium 24mm axle now. Not sure if this was posted!
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256809362904881.html (https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256809362904881.html)
(https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/Sd07d75f880954645996cf7ee16348eb1n.jpg)
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Anyone know if the axle can be swapped and they can be used on a MTB? I would love to put these on my kids next build.
Cheers
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Just received the MAX crankset from Aliexpress.
The product description on Aliexpress is actually incorrect and still lists the weight as 360g. Before buying the seller mentioned that the actual weight would be around 330g+- what I can now confirm. Pretty nice to see it not being that far off Elilee X310 or Cybrei.
Still waiting for my Stone chainrings to arrive before I can mount everything together.
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Quite pleased with mine with AXS chainrings from Sprill / Passquest
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Just received the MAX crankset from Aliexpress.
The product description on Aliexpress is actually incorrect and still lists the weight as 360g. Before buying the seller mentioned that the actual weight would be around 330g+- what I can now confirm. Pretty nice to see it not being that far off Elilee X310 or Cybrei.
Still waiting for my Stone chainrings to arrive before I can mount everything together.
Can you share more info on this crankset? Brand because I do not find Max as a brand in Aliexpress. Any link possible? Thanks.
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Posted in the Riro discussion as well, but just a heads up to everyone who uses this style of crankset. The internal spline lock ring that holds the 8mm bolt in the crankset can become loose. It is also reverse threaded so it seems to be very hard to source a replacement. Mine came loose and I lost it during a ride, so there is now some play in the crankset. Make sure these are tight! Also, if anyone has any ideas where I could source a replacement please let me know.
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The seller should have spares. If not just ask any of the carbon crank sellers on AliExpress, just need to measure up the external and internal (ie threads) diameter to make sure it all fits.
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Can you share more info on this crankset? Brand because I do not find Max as a brand in Aliexpress. Any link possible? Thanks.
It seems the store that sold them is offline. Also the direct link in my order history does not work anymore.
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It seems the store that sold them is offline. Also the direct link in my order history does not work anymore.
It is back online, here is the link of the MAX version: https://a.aliexpress.com/_EjxlxHI
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Hi all!
Cross posted in classifieds but I am selling my Riro carbon crankset. 165mm length crank and DUB spindle. I have a 130BCD spider on there with a 54t pass quest chainring. The crankset has a few hundred miles and the chainring is brand new. I am selling because it does not mesh well with my Sram AXS group-set and I am caving in and buying the E1 crank arms from Sram. I will get you a shipping quote if you message me. $250 OBO for the whole thing.
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It seems the store that sold them is offline. Also the direct link in my order history does not work anymore.
Try this one:
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1101654950/pages/all-items.html?spm=a2g0o.store_pc_home.pcShopHead_6000602591699.1&shop_sortType=bestmatch_sort (https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1101654950/pages/all-items.html?spm=a2g0o.store_pc_home.pcShopHead_6000602591699.1&shop_sortType=bestmatch_sort)
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It is back online, here is the link of the MAX version: https://a.aliexpress.com/_EjxlxHI
Is there a big difference between the different 110bcd x4 spiders or merely visual? (apart from the carbon one of course)
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I am looking into getting this crankset below and could use some help making sure that it is compatible with my bike.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005009549219633.html
My bike is a 2017 Giant Defy and has a BB86 Pressfit bottom bracket. 24mm Spindle diameter. 86.5mm length frame shell, shell diameter of 41mm.
I will also need a new chainring to go with this crank, any advice on which double chainring (50-34T) to get?
Thanks!
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I am looking into getting this crankset below and could use some help making sure that it is compatible with my bike.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005009549219633.html
My bike is a 2017 Giant Defy and has a BB86 Pressfit bottom bracket. 24mm Spindle diameter. 86.5mm length frame shell, shell diameter of 41mm.
I will also need a new chainring to go with this crank, any advice on which double chainring (50-34T) to get?
Thanks!
Yea that will work. Make sure to select the one with the 4 bolt 110bcd spider. You will need to use the included spacers to adjust for your BB width.
For chainrings, Stone is what I have and are good but in way are they Ultegra or DuraAce quality in shifting. You want light and cool looking get those, otherwise, stick with shimano.
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Yea that will work. Make sure to select the one with the 4 bolt 110bcd spider. You will need to use the included spacers to adjust for your BB width.
For chainrings, Stone is what I have and are good but in way are they Ultegra or DuraAce quality in shifting. You want light and cool looking get those, otherwise, stick with shimano.
Thanks Crazyravr for confirming and the info.
For the Stone chainrings, I assume this would work:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005163392599.html
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Yeap. Or these from Riro. Just decide whether you want to carbon rings or aluminum. If aluminum, maybe look for ultegra rings on a used market or AE.
www.aliexpress.com/item/1005010052326378.html
www.aliexpress.com/item/1005010052326378.html
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Yeap. Or these from Riro. Just decide whether you want to carbon rings or aluminum. If aluminum, maybe look for ultegra rings on a used market or AE.
www.aliexpress.com/item/1005010052326378.html
www.aliexpress.com/item/1005010052326378.html
Both links above are the same, did you mean to add a 2 different links?
Do you have any experience with these Riro chainrings? Are the aluminum ones not recommended?
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Aluminum and carbon. Different looks and weight. I have no experience on the aluminum ones. The carbon are not as good as ultegra or durace for fast shifting performance but are lighter and look better IMO. Cant help you more. If your current rings are still good, dont replace them. Replace as needed.
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I recently bough direct mount double chainrings for my leese crank. Moving from the goldix rings with a spider, these new rings are 40g lighter for the same size (52/36) and it's a night and day difference in terms of stiffness
https://pl.aliexpress.com/item/1005009697344375.html (https://pl.aliexpress.com/item/1005009697344375.html)
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Leese 160 mm crankset, Leese spider, Shimano rings
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1 yrs report
It’s been a year since i purchased and started riding these and happy to report they’ve been bullet proof. I miss the crisp shifting of a SRAM chainring but it is what it is
Was going through AliExpress and checked if there are new products that have 150mm lengths with an 8 bolt interface and came across this:
I just found this on AliExpress: | CRUZBIKE Road Bike Carbon Fiber Crankset Titanium Alloy Axis 3-Bolt/8-Bolt Direct Mount
https://a.aliexpress.com/_msFa4uZ
Went back to Leese and enquired if they started making 8 bolt versions again and they said no. I might give Cruzbike a try for their 155mm
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1 yrs report
It’s been a year since i purchased and started riding these and happy to report they’ve been bullet proof. I miss the crisp shifting of a SRAM chainring but it is what it is
Was going through AliExpress and checked if there are new products that have 150mm lengths with an 8 bolt interface and came across this:
I just found this on AliExpress: | CRUZBIKE Road Bike Carbon Fiber Crankset Titanium Alloy Axis 3-Bolt/8-Bolt Direct Mount
https://a.aliexpress.com/_msFa4uZ
Went back to Leese and enquired if they started making 8 bolt versions again and they said no. I might give Cruzbike a try for their 155mm
Never would I think someone would say that :)
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Hi,
I have a question for those who owns the Leese Max 24mm spindle. I am currently trying to build a bike with this crankset and I have a Shimano BB BSA. I wonder how many spacers/washers I need to use to replicate the Shimano R8100 (R7100/R9200) chainline ? I put 1.5mm on both of the NDS and DS, but for some reasons.. it's not flawless like a R8100 crankset.
I use 1.5mm on the DS because it gives me enough room to adjust the FD as it was a Shimano crankset. If I use less than 1.5mm, when I am the smallest cog and biggest chainring, the chain is rubbing the inner plate of the FD and it's not supposed to be close to it but close of the outer plate by ~1mm.
Moreover, when I am shifting the gears of my R8100 Ultegra groupset, for a certain reason the 3-4th gear (starting from the smallest cog) struggle so bad when I am upshifting (like going from the biggest cog to the smallest one). However, it works well when I go from the lowest to the biggest.
I hope anyone can help me, I spent an afternoon figuring this out. Cheers
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You may also want to check if there’s any tiny side play/preload issue rather than only focusing on chainline.
A good way to verify it is using a feeler gauge https://it.aliexpress.com/item/4001093664941.html (https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c32Pc5Z1) between the crank and BB spacers to see if there’s still micro play once everything is tightened. These 24mm aftermarket cranks seem much more sensitive to spacer tolerance than genuine Shimano
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I've bought 165 mm Leese cranks to try out on my fixed gear bike. I paired it with Pass quest 144 bcd spider which has 7 mm inside offset and I got 43 mm chainline with 3 mm spacers on a NDS. After using it a month now it works pretty good. The only disappointment was wider Q-factor. 154 mm instead of 150 mm according to specification on seller's page. And I've asked the seller about Q-factor before purchase and he confirmed 150 mm.
Other than that they are nice looking pretty light cranks for the money.
Now I'm interested to try out Bigrock cranks which should have 146 mm Q-factor that I like much better.
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Anyone know where i can get a new preload adjuster that fits as the plastic one has broken.
Thanks
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Anyone know where i can get a new preload adjuster that fits as the plastic one has broken.
Thanks
I contacted the seller I purchased my cranks and agreed to sell me 3 for 5CAD.
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Leese 160 mm crankset, Leese spider, Shimano rings
I am also interested in the spider to pair it with my elilee crank, because i dont want to pay so much for the elilee Carbon Spider.
How is your experience with the spider so far? anything weird and you know the weight?
Thanks and best regards
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Hi everyone, I installed some Hudud carbon crankarms with an Xcadey power meter and 40-55 chainrings. I'm having issues because the chainrings wobble laterally, and when I apply a lot of force, the chain drops off the outside of the ring. I've tried swapping the power meter and adding washers in various places, but nothing has fixed it. I'm thinking about replacing the crankarms and have been looking at the Leese Max ones; I was wondering if anyone has experienced similar problems with them.
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Hi everyone, I installed some Hudud carbon crankarms with an Xcadey power meter and 40-55 chainrings. I'm having issues because the chainrings wobble laterally, and when I apply a lot of force, the chain drops off the outside of the ring. I've tried swapping the power meter and adding washers in various places, but nothing has fixed it. I'm thinking about replacing the crankarms and have been looking at the Leese Max ones; I was wondering if anyone has experienced similar problems with them.
By quick googling some of the Xcadey power meters have the same groove in the mount as PP5 powermeter. There is a shim that fills that groove I had to order one for my PP5 I hope it fixes the wobbling. My Sigeyi that doesn't have that groove doesn't wobble on the same cranks.
I'm guessing one side of the crank mounting surface is going to the recessed part of the groove and the other is on top of it and the spider ends up wobbling.
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Where do you buy this?
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Where do you buy this?
I bought it from here https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005012282934033.html
I'll update if it fixes the wobbling when it arrives next week.
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With the Leese Max, 24mm titanium cranks - anyone finding that they are coming loose mid ride? I had it over the weekend on a bikepacking trip so only had a multitool to try and re-tighten them.
Think it is suggesting 45nm but copilot is suggesting otherwise and saying I might not have had enough spacers and therefore the bolt might be bottoming out.
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With the Leese Max, 24mm titanium cranks - anyone finding that they are coming loose mid ride? I had it over the weekend on a bikepacking trip so only had a multitool to try and re-tighten them.
Think it is suggesting 45nm but copilot is suggesting otherwise and saying I might not have had enough spacers and therefore the bolt might be bottoming out.
I have a 24mm ti axle crankset that loosens up during rides. I'm currently using 24mm wave washers to see if it fixes the problem.
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Anyone can tell me how to properly tighten the 8-bolt interface spider? There is no threads on the crank... Or the spider is supposed to be hold in place by the pressure between the crank and spindle?
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I bought it from here https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005012282934033.html
I'll update if it fixes the wobbling when it arrives next week.
The spacer did indeed fix the wobbling issue. But the fit was not good it was bigger than the recessed area on the PP5. I had to file it smaller and it took a long time. So maybe better to order it from Thinkrider.