All my Aliexpress MTB purchases reviewed.

[Jpez]

Well it seems I am terrible at picking my battles....

Just found this amazing item on AliExpress. Check it out! AU$54.39 | CRUZbike MTB Mountain Bike Crankset GXP Bicycle Crank 160mm/170mm/175mm Black Aluminum Alloy with Bottom Bracket

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"Strength enough to support"

Thank goodness for that!

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Goodbye John. It was nice knowing you.

 

[fjohn860]

160mm?

155mm

 

[Mattyp]

155mm

Looking to up your cadence?

 

[Mr Crudley]

Well it seems I am terrible at picking my battles....

Just found this amazing item on AliExpress. Check it out! AU$54.39 | CRUZbike MTB Mountain Bike Crankset GXP Bicycle Crank 160mm/170mm/175mm Black Aluminum Alloy with Bottom Bracket

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They look like a solid Shimano knock off. Interested to see how they hold up after a season of d00dworthy rides.

 

[shiny]

@fjohn860 don't forget your new knee pads. Should hopefully stop the cranks piercing your skin.

 

[fjohn860]

Looking to up your cadence?

I'm liking the 27.5 Smuggler but think 170mm is a bit too silly for the fork. Going to lower it to back to 160mm (maybe 150).

A bit of extra clearance might be useful...

 

[rockmoose]

China has a maximum weight limit on their population though...think it's 55kg..
So their max might be different to Aussie max....

Are there people that weigh more than 55kg?

 

[PJO]

Well it seems I am terrible at picking my battles....

Just found this amazing item on AliExpress. Check it out! AU$54.39 | CRUZbike MTB Mountain Bike Crankset GXP Bicycle Crank 160mm/170mm/175mm Black Aluminum Alloy with Bottom Bracket

55.75AU $ |Aluminum Alloy Mtb Mountain Bike Crankset | Aluminum Alloy Bicycle Crank - Mtb - Aliexpress

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"Strength enough to support"

Thank goodness for that!

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Interested in your impressions once you've fitted and ridden them. Contemplating buying some for my sons bike...

 

[slowmick]

Are there people that weigh more than 55kg?

No, I'm a collection of 3 in a trench coat. Summer is tough.

 

[Flow-Rider]

They look like a solid Shimano knock off. Interested to see how they hold up after a season of d00dworthy rides.

I think they're a knockoff of FSA.

 

[Mr Crudley]

I think they're a knockoff of FSA.

Modern cranks have lost thier personality unless you throw money at eeWings.

 

[Isaakk]

I think they're a knockoff of FSA.

Well, they at least have pinch bolts, so probably more reliable than the FSA cranks that fell off mid-ride on my sister's Rocky Mountain last week & couldn't be refitted due to 10mm allen requirement.

 

[fjohn860]

Well it seems I am terrible at picking my battles....

Just found this amazing item on AliExpress. Check it out! AU$54.39 | CRUZbike MTB Mountain Bike Crankset GXP Bicycle Crank 160mm/170mm/175mm Black Aluminum Alloy with Bottom Bracket

55.75AU $ |Aluminum Alloy Mtb Mountain Bike Crankset | Aluminum Alloy Bicycle Crank - Mtb - Aliexpress

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"Strength enough to support"

Thank goodness for that!

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Chainring turned up today so put these beauties on the bike....

Had a rigorous bounce around the backyard (linky below)

This shouldn't be a problem


SEND IT!

 

[Flow-Rider]

Chainring turned up today so put these beauties on the bike....
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Had a rigorous bounce around the backyard (linky below)

This shouldn't be a problem


SEND IT!

What's flexing, the spindle?

 

[slowmick]

Chainring turned up today so put these beauties on the bike....
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Had a rigorous bounce around the backyard (linky below)

This shouldn't be a problem


SEND IT!

is that the model with the built in o-chain?

 

[beeb]

Chainring turned up today so put these beauties on the bike....
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Had a rigorous bounce around the backyard (linky below)

This shouldn't be a problem


SEND IT!

Flex isn't squat from the chain force?

But fark - nevermind that now! What's the Q-factor on those bad-boys? They look wiiiiide!

 

[fjohn860]

What's flexing, the spindle?

Crank twisting I think, hard to tell. Definitely looks like crank twist in person

Flex isn't squat from the chain force?

But fark - nevermind that now! What's the Q-factor on those bad-boys? They look wiiiiide!

173mm I think

 

[Mattyp]

Crank twisting I think, hard to tell. Definitely looks like crank twist in person

173mm I think

Just for reference...I was hanging off a 3 foot extension with the spindle mounted in a lathe trying to straighten my xt crank...couldn't get it to move...
China max weight limit...

 

[fjohn860]

Just for reference...I was hanging off a 3 foot extension with the spindle mounted in a lathe trying to straighten my xt crank...couldn't get it to move...
China max weight limit...

I've met you Mattyp. You're a light weight


In all seriousness though, what I can see when I push down on the pedal is a little disconcerting but I would've been pleasantly surprised had it been as stiff as an XT crank (for the bargain basement price of $50)

 

[Flow-Rider]

I've had these installed for about 2 weeks on my commuter, and I haven't noticed any excess flex, done a few gutter drops and I'm the best of 90kg. The forging looks fairly good, the paintwork is thin and crap, and a lot of the machining wasn't deburred pretty much like most Chinese products. They don't have the course splines as depicted in the ad.

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