I'm looking for a cheap 1x aero chainring and cranks option. The passquest ones look good, but require shimano cranks and trying to find any (especially in 165mm) at a good price seems impossible.

Are there any aero chainrings that work with cheap aliexpress cranks? Not fussed about weight as it's for a dedicated crit bike.

you can get the passquest rings in all different kind of designs so they should fit a also the widely available 3 bolts system from scenicx https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005006641832715.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.17.21225c5fCYdaIY&gatewayAdapt=glo2deu

That's all GXP / Dub... I've only seen Shimano or SRAM. Am I missing something?

Not sure what your budget is but.. rotor aldhu direct mount with a compatible chainring rotor or your selected chainring might work.

Well beyond. Looking at something sub $100

Quote from: gloscherrybomb on March 14, 2025, 06:09:11 AM
The passquest ones look good, but require shimano cranks and trying to find any (especially in 165mm) at a good price seems impossible.

I have a 1x Pass Quest chainring on my SRAM 107 BCD crank.

* Shimano or sram cranks

since this is also chainring thread, anyone tried the Riro 1x aero chainrings with grooves?
its almost half the price of passquest.
https://a.aliexpress.com/_opc89N3

im in market for another ring for my p505 as i already have pq 54T. was thinking oval pq 56T

Quote from: ejump0 on April 22, 2025, 08:33:45 AM
since this is also chainring thread, anyone tried the Riro 1x aero chainrings with grooves?
its almost half the price of passquest.
https://a.aliexpress.com/_opc89N3

im in market for another ring for my p505 as i already have pq 54T. was thinking oval pq 56T

I have 2x version of these rings and I'm not overly impressed with it. I bought it along Passquest and Stone and those two are far better. My main issue with Goldix is that how easily it flexes.
I also have their old non-aero chainrings and they all had varying degrees of warp from factory. For 1x it might not make a difference but for 2x the front shifting becomes terrible.

If you can, stick to Stone or PQ chainrings IMHO.

Quote from: ejump0 on April 22, 2025, 08:33:45 AM
since this is also chainring thread, anyone tried the Riro 1x aero chainrings with grooves?
its almost half the price of passquest.
https://a.aliexpress.com/_opc89N3

im in market for another ring for my p505 as i already have pq 54T. was thinking oval pq 56T

I've been running the 46T version on my commuter for the past few weeks. It's easier to flex than a Shimano chainring, but I haven't had any issues while riding. Then again, not really putting out a lot of power on my commutes. The bolts were kind of annoying to tighten due to their design, though.

Quote from: fhold on March 14, 2025, 09:11:12 AM
you can get the passquest rings in all different kind of designs so they should fit a also the widely available 3 bolts system from scenicx https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005006641832715.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.17.21225c5fCYdaIY&gatewayAdapt=glo2deu

I agree with fhold. The cheapest and best option seems Pass Quest 3-bolt aero chainring + Senixc crank (DUB or 24mm spindle)

So just Pass Quest ring with the 3-bolt Sram connection:
https://a.aliexpress.com/_EGuBuYK
Available up to a 58t chainring

And then Senicx crank. Either PR2 if you have/want a DUB bottom bracket. Or the PR3 if you want to use a 24mm axle/BB:
https://a.aliexpress.com/_EJ2DV26

Should be between 100 and 150 euros.
I use both the Senicx crank and the Pass quest rings on my gravel bike. But I have the Pass quest 104BCD chainring, because I use the XCadey power meter as a spider on the Senicx cranks, using the 3-bolt connection.

Magene crankset + pass quest

https://a.aliexpress.com/_EHEPDye