I'm still running a set on my Krampus. They're not bad by any means, and aesthetically they look excellent in silver/gray.

That being said, I wouldn't choose to run them over good old Shimano M6120's which only cost slightly more.

Nvm, figured it out. I just had to remove one non drive side spacer so I could tension the cranks with the spinning nut. Feels perfect now!

Quote from: uberamd on October 03, 2024, 10:41:54 PM
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.

Can someone help me out with the install? All I need to do is connect the spindle to the drive side crank, install, tighten the non drive side, then snug up and tighten the inner ring right?

Everything seems to attach firmly with no play, but while pedalling I can feel some movement at one particular spot spot in every stroke. I need to take the chain off and ensure that it's not coming from the hub first I guess.

Quote from: Tijoe on June 28, 2025, 09:06:48 AM
My last Aliexpress order was April 13th.   This morning, I looked up the current prices for the last 40 items I purchased.   In general, the items I purchased have increased in price between 22% and 35%. (Around 30% average increase.)  I have a few items where the price is 2X+ what I paid a few months ago, and a couple of choice items stayed the same price.   

It appears to me that we are paying the full Tariff-de-jour, at a 30% average cost increase, it appears that someone is eating 10% to 15% of the total cost increases to get direct-to-consumer items through customs to US consumers.

I read a trade article this morning that indicates that the first round of consumer goods price increases (8% to 15%) are starting to hit the USA.  There is about 3 months of inventory left from the "pre-tariff-inventory-buildup", and that importers are ordering about 30% less variety of items (by sku number)  so by August, the diversity of items we are used to will become restricted.  Empty cargo containers are stacking up on the west coast ports, and container receipts are still down about 38%.  Overall shipping to US is down about 8% due to alternate sourcing from other countries besides China.

This whole situation is a crock of shite and won't bring US manufacturing back here. All it will do is increase costs for consumers  and line the government's pocket.

Only positive outcome I see here is maybe I can buy a shipping container for cheap and store my massive stash of Chinese bike parts in it, rofl 

I've tried quite a few

Shanmashi (burgtec mk4 ripoffs I think) - seem good quality but super small, i put them on my wife's bike

MZYRH 326 (vault ripoff) - exactly like a vault, pins slightly different

MZYRH 327 - original design, I run these on my Surly Krampus, no issues at all.

MZYRH 327 are probably my top recommendation.

Screw it, ordered another Elitewheels ENT-MTB wheelset. $338 shipped after 60 off coupon (thanks dude who posted above)

It says all import fees are included.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/temu-halts-shipments-to-us-from-china-de-minimis-tariffs/

"President Trump on April 30 said the import duty exemption for parcels worth $800 or less amounted to "a big scam going on against our country, against really small businesses.""

ROFL. Literally everything that comes out of this dude's disgusting pie hole is a lie.

The only ones that will benefit from closing this loop hole are BIG businesses. Tariffs are going to absolutely DESTROY small businesses that don't have the capital to absorb the losses...or bribe him for an exception.

Quote from: jonathanf2 on April 24, 2025, 12:06:45 PM
It was fun while it lasted (for those in the US). Of all the items I really stocked up on, it was lightweight XD cassettes. I bought several of the 9-46t, 9-50t and 10-42t cassettes. Those cassettes I can't find domestically especially at affordable prices. I also liked the UL HG cassettes, but at least I can fall back to slightly heavier, but decent quality/price Ultegra versions. I updated my road and gravel framesets when discounts were good during the last 11.11/BF sale. I also wiped out my AliEx Wish List, no point "wishing" for items that are priced way too high and will still get the "national" tax if they can be even shipped to the US!

Yup, also glad I stocked up. It felt a bit insane at the time but we knew just how good the prices were.

My only regret is not getting a second set of Elitewheels.

Quote from: PLA on December 19, 2024, 01:50:00 PM
Funny how you've gone on a political rant in the space you've literally called non political. Seems like typical confused democrat hypocrisy.

Radio silence from this MAGA dude

Probably just a russian bot

Quote from: Coolh2o2 on January 29, 2025, 09:59:58 PM
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.

I got the set that came with an Evosid BB, so hopefully that interfaces nicely

Quote from: coffeebreak on March 07, 2025, 01:17:59 PM
As far as I am concerned every person now who's trying to paint positive picture about whatever is happening is a bad apple.

I am lucky I got all the parts I ordered in the last month but now I am done. Every day there is a new brain fart and things are tossed around like toddler playing in the sand. Its as infuriating as it is dangerous and I am now in fully "save the cash" mode whatever tht cash will be worth in coming months I am sure it will be better than some bike parts. I have stopped scouring eBay, FB Marketplace, OfferUp for used parts/frames too and trying to downsize my current stable of 8 bikes to 3.

I'm in the same boat. I had a blast building bikes while parts were cheap the past couple years. But now I'm consolidating the fleet.

https://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2025/03/04/congresswoman-introduces-de-minimus-loophole-legislation

Love how this Cunanne CEO dude is trying to spin this as positive thing. Definitely a good thing FOR HIS BUSINESS. Terrible for us direct-to-consumer shoppers.

Anyone finding any deals for the spring sale tomorrow? I'm considering one last order before tarriffs hit and the world continues going to shit...

Was watching the Evosid crankset + BB combo from Zeroing store, but those a-holes just jacked up the price pre-sale, of course. It was $50, then they raised it to $59, and will go to $52 during the sale. I can't stand that shit.

Quote from: jonathanf2 on February 26, 2025, 09:24:52 AM
Get this, a bunch of orders said they were out for delivery, but that was 2 days. I'm beginning to wonder if the delivery driver is just sitting on the packages or something?

He's got them in his prison wallet

Quote from: biceryder on November 11, 2024, 11:59:21 AM
I caved today... Got ER9, a Lexon 24mm crankset and few other items.  Stocking up a new build next year.  Based on prices over the last month, I saved between 150-200.00 overall.  Almost pulled the trigger on some carbon wheels but I couldn't find what I wanted.

My wife says it's technically not "saving money" if I'm actually buying stuff I didn't need