Cheap Amazon and Ali Express buys

taikuodo · Mar 17, 2025

Rakuten is offering 20% cashback now. Should have waited on some of these purchases, dangit ha!

OttaCee · Mar 17, 2025

$320 for ELITEWHEELS ENT-MTB - after using coupon ONLY on the desktop browser AEUS60

SageFly · Mar 17, 2025

The price seems to have jumped to $395 and I can't get the site to let me check out. Nice deal with the 20% cash back stacking.

OttaCee · Mar 17, 2025

SageFly said:
The price seems to have jumped to $395 and I can't get the site to let me check out. Nice deal with the 20% cash back stacking.

$379 here

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2255799975319421.html

Blown Jammer · Mar 17, 2025

Does anyone know where i could find a microspline driver for these elitewheels hubs?

Andino · Mar 17, 2025

Anyone spot a deal on 165mm gravel cranks?

taikuodo · Mar 17, 2025

Opened up App this morning, and it works on the Website as well.

$100 off 500. Combine that with 20% off, and you're getting some crazy deals.

kizeR · Mar 17, 2025

OttaCee said:
$320 for ELITEWHEELS ENT-MTB - after using coupon ONLY on the desktop browser AEUS60

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Is there a two-month lead time on them for you?
Jealous of your cheaper prices and better coupons... and no taxes to pay on top!

Blown Jammer said:
Does anyone know where i could find a microspline driver for these elitewheels hubs?

Boost MS seems to be permanently out of stock for whatever reason. Wouldn't be surprised if one of the ones listed separately on Ali fits, it's just working out which

kizeR · Mar 17, 2025

OttaCee said:
Shimano stuff they are pretty clear on the packaging if its made in Japan, China or Malaysia. Even at bike shops or bike box stores, always good practice to check. Comes down the ad listing but 95% of the AliExpress is made in China. Its not inferior in my eyes when I save 50-60% versus JP made.

Totally. I was meaning the Rotors specifically since they use a different manufacturing process that results in an inferior product.

The first XT rear mech I bought from Ali did snap in half after an argument with a pretty lightweight stick though, and the hanger didn't even bend 👀

Think I was just unlucky

wayold · Mar 17, 2025

taikuodo said:
Opened up App this morning, and it works on the Website as well.

$100 off 500. Combine that with 20% off, and you're getting some crazy deals.

Where are you seeing that one? The only ones that show up for me are:

$2 off $19: AEUS02
$6 off $39: AEUS06
$8 off $59: AEUS08
$12 off $89: AEUS12
$20 off $139: AEUS20
$40 off $239: AEUS40
$60 off $369: AEUS60
$70 off $469: AEUS70

taikuodo · Mar 17, 2025

wayold said:
Where are you seeing that one? The only ones that show up for me are:

$2 off $19: AEUS02
$6 off $39: AEUS06
$8 off $59: AEUS08
$12 off $89: AEUS12
$20 off $139: AEUS20
$40 off $239: AEUS40
$60 off $369: AEUS60
$70 off $469: AEUS70

This page. Expires in 13 hrs. I would hop on it if you are able to. In my experience, Rakuten cash back has high likelihood to disappear tomorrow.

wayold · Mar 17, 2025

It looks like that $100 off $500 might only be available to you. In all honesty, I'm not a big enough spender on AE to use more than the $20 or maybe $40 off coupons.

OttaCee · Mar 17, 2025

wayold said:
It looks like that $100 off $500 might only be available to you. In all honesty, I'm not a big enough spender on AE to use more than the $20 or maybe $40 off coupons.

I also got the $100 off $500.

Dont plan on using it unless the wife gives me the OK for new bike part storage.

OttaCee · Mar 17, 2025

kizeR said:
Is there a two-month lead time on them for you?

Purchased 4 sets of Elitewheels. Most came in 5-7 weeks.

Wombat · Mar 17, 2025

Blown Jammer said:
Does anyone know where i could find a microspline driver for these elitewheels hubs?

This is the email address on their web site, they might be able to help you: sales02@elite-wheels.com

Tim

mk.ultra · Mar 18, 2025

OttaCee said:
Purchased 4 sets of Elitewheels. Most came in 5-7 weeks.

That's kind of worrisome...for all we know de minimus could be gone in 6 weeks

zen_ · Mar 18, 2025

If you need some rotors for a gravel or road bike, I also rate these 160mm Meroca / ZRace units quite highly (running the centerlock model w/o fins on 2 bikes). They kinda look like Campagnolo rotors, and the outer edge is polished so it looks a little bling in the sunlight. I had been using the really cheap $5 ZRace rotors, but they kept getting noisy and contaminated with Shimano pads for unknown reasons (too cheap, braking surface style?).

OttaCee · Mar 19, 2025

Picked up another set of M8020 Shimano pedals. https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256807701985354.html
Seem like my go-to and converting the whole fleet to them. After coupons for $37 from same seller bought the last set from. Really dont care these are the older design, the platform is slightly different (not as long but wider) but weigh bit lighter than the newer 8120 (which cost $100+). My oldest AliExpress ones have close to 900 miles, been through hell and holding up fine.

kizeR · Mar 19, 2025

The EVOSID (5dev style) cranks are such a good deal right now that I might have to get some. I know they've been mentioned a bit but does anyone know if the 165 arms are actually 5mm shorter, and do you think they'd hold up on a trail bike?

Also, experiences with ODI Grips? Currently got the ones that look like Ergon GA2's in my basket.

Big order going in tonight.

Disdom · Mar 20, 2025

Got my elitewheels yesterday. Took 7 weeks to arrive, but to be fair they state that it could take that long when placing the order, so expectations were proper. No issues with tarrifs, so far…

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