I tried to work with the vendor, but their responses were just a series of delays.

 I'm approaching the end of my return window so it's going back due to the defective spider.

The crankset itself was just ok. The spindle length is right at the minimum, which was noted by another user in the ali reviews. I had no spacers and the adjustment ring was bottomed out when I test fit it in a Ultegra BB.

It's unfortunate, but after weeks of messaging with the seller the issue is still unresolved. Pictures and dimensions have been sent, with pictures from them confirming the diameter is wrong. The factory technician consulted, etc. The latest was a pic this morning of DA chainrings on the spider with the step covered when it should be visible, but the message stated that they fit. The kicker is that recent reviews on ali are mentioning fit issues, so this isn't an isolated defect.

Picked these up recently in 165mm with 110x4 spider. Initial impression is good with some minor fettling required.

-Listed at 309g +/-10. Scaled out at 318g.
-The spindle itself is pretty impressive. The bore between the 2 threaded ends is a bigger diameter for weight reduction instead of just being the same as the tap drill size.
-Spindle measures 23.98-23.99 on the bearing seats.
-The carbon finish on the arms and spider is nice. Satin with the weave showing and simple branding.
-Machining is decent. I increased the chamfer in the clamp bolt bore slightly in the arms. The radius under the bolt head was contacting the existing small chamfer.
-The spider to crank spline fit is a bit loose. I don't think it will cause issues in practice as it will always be torqued in one direction.
-The spider interferes with a set of Leese 50/34 rings. The mount face step and OD are different between the 2 components. I haven't tried my DA rings for fit yet, so can't say which component doesn't match Shimano. Either way its some minor filing to fix this.

Hope to have them fitted this week sometime. Bike is on the trainer for the winter and I'm a flyweight, so someone else will need to report back on how they stand up to watts, weight and the real world.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005010510316765.html

Hi All,

 I'm looking for recommendations for bib shorts. At 168cm 53kg I'm at the low end of the small size for weight and approaching the small/medium for height on the Darevie charts. This roughly matches with the castelli size small I have now, which are a bit tight on the straps and just barely tight enough on my thighs. The castelli pad is too wide for me in the middle, digging into my inner thighs so a pad that's narrow in this area would be good. I have no preference on the manufacturer, but low key or no graphics are preferred.

 Thanks!

Not sure if it helps, but I've been looking at the LTK 036 as an option for an endurance bike. The geometry on the website is incorrect, but if you email them they will send you the correct data.

https://chinertown.com/index.php/topic,4585.0.html

Hi All,

 I recently returned to cycling after a few decades and am looking at doing a WW build. The LTK036 in size 500 looks like it checks most of the boxes. Light, rim brake, round seatpost with external clamp.  My flexibility is reasonable, but not great and unfortunately the website geometry table is poorly done. I'd like something with a more relaxed feel but without the reach and stack sown on the table I can't tell if the frame would be. I tried reverse engineering the geometry but the fork length in the table is wrong at 307mm.

Has anyone built up a bike from one? General impressions?

https://www.ltbikes.com/index/products/view/id/81.html 

Thanks,
  Scott