Are these legit? It seems like someone could build themselves a dual sided PM for under $500. I'm always a bit suspicious of buying big name brand things from AliExpress though.

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 I've seen these a few times and wondered...

the majority of Aliex pedal spindle report failure in fatigue test compared to "official" titanium spindle.
The material seems to be softer and premature wearing

It's not 100% titanium , it's an alloy with hi % of titanium

Quote from: ZacItaly15 on March 03, 2025, 02:24:03 AM
the majority of Aliex pedal spindle report failure in fatigue test compared to "official" titanium spindle.
The material seems to be softer and premature wearing

It's not 100% titanium , it's an alloy with hi % of titanium

These have nothing to do with that-they're powermeter spindles from Garmin without the pedal bodies.

Quote from: glepore on March 03, 2025, 07:18:00 AM
These have nothing to do with that-they're powermeter spindles from Garmin without the pedal bodies.

So they should be a drop in fit for Shimano SPD-SL pedal bodies? 

Hopefully DC Rainmaker does a test.

Quote from: Blueberry on March 01, 2025, 09:06:57 AM
Are these legit? It seems like someone could build themselves a dual sided PM for under $500.

I just don't see the value in risking $500 like this when there's an abundance of proven spider power meter options from Magene and XCadey for $300 a pop. If you have a DA crank you can replace the entire unit with an XCADEY crank with PM and 24mm spindle that is lighter than a non-PM DA crank for less than $500. Does "true" dual-sided power really bring that much more value compared to virtual dual-sided power you get from spider PMs?

The original Garmin vector pedals had a reputation for being finicky to begin with. I've had my share of software issues with Magene's original dual-sided crankarm pods. I can't imagine this solution would be anywhere near reliable enough to justify a $500 hail-mary

I hear you, but if you wanted a pedal system and had the bodies already, these axles are what, $60. Yeah, you'd need the conversion kit and some odds and ends, but given that the system as a whole is pricey, it might not be a bad idea.
Personally, I love my spider based pm's. I'm on Time pedals so never considered a pedal pm, but people that I know that have the Rally's really like them, and they have a narrower q than the Assiomas.

Quote from: glepore on March 03, 2025, 02:31:15 PM
I hear you, but if you wanted a pedal system and had the bodies already, these axles are what, $60. Yeah, you'd need the conversion kit and some odds and ends, but given that the system as a whole is pricey, it might not be a bad idea.
Personally, I love my spider based pm's. I'm on Time pedals so never considered a pedal pm, but people that I know that have the Rally's really like them, and they have a narrower q than the Assiomas.

$60? You sure you're looking at the right thing?

As has been put above, I don't see any reason to take a gamble on this when there's reliable spider options in the $300 range.

Quote from: raisinberry777 on March 03, 2025, 03:13:19 PM
$60? You sure you're looking at the right thing?

As has been put above, I don't see any reason to take a gamble on this when there's reliable spider options in the $300 range.

LOL. no. Typical ali mistake, main photo was displaying the shafts but the item selected was the bolt. Yeah, at 300 bucks I wouldn't bother.
Seems like a fair number of zero sale sellers selling cheap "Rally" pedals, lol.

I have single sided Rally pedals that I got pretty cheap about two years ago (thanks to a friend with industry discounts) so I was mildly interested in just getting the right power spindle, but the price was not good enough for me to take a risk. And I don't actually have any need for a dual sided PM. My bike's bottom bracket area is kind of beefy and does not fit most PM spiders so I am generally curious about pedal options. I tried an XCADEY spider from Panda Podium but had to return it. Shortly after I returned it I noticed they put a note on the site saying they're not compatible with T47 BBs.