All my Aliexpress MTB purchases reviewed.
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moorey
call me Mia
That’s why I baulked. Was hidden in the technical spec tab.
ozzybmx
taking a shit with my boobs out
Looks legit... I have no doubt they have a great pomme contact who sends them CNC'd British bling from Barnoldswick in the UK, to sell at discounted Chi prices
ozzybmx
taking a shit with my boobs out
Even the SRAM Centreline rotors at $5 for 160mm... I even try to justify to myself... how much different can they be if they actually are fake ? Are they SRAM overstock ? Dunno.
Mr Crudley
Glock in your sock
Could also be the sekrit factory that make them for Hope before the fat % markups are done.
Go on, you know you want to
I'm sure these hubs are big somewhere.
Go on, you know you want to
I'm sure these hubs are big somewhere.
moorey
call me Mia
And not ever much cheaper than the legit hopes. That’s part of the scam maybe? If they were $200 a set, you’d go PFFFTTT. But at 10-15% off retail, you go assume it’s legit.
Ok I'll buy them and if they are fake I'll sell them to you for 10% more than I paid
hifiandmtb
Sphincter beanie
To quote others here - everything is made in two factories only.
Mr Crudley
Glock in your sock
I thought the same but bought one sometime ago and it has been fine.
Maybe the Sunrace 46T and 51T cassettes are a bit of a differentiator over the Shimano ones that you would get with a complete shimano group that also have bigger gaps. Just tell yourself that they have access to bunch of OEM stuff or are made by the night shift at the same factory.
Mr Crudley
Glock in your sock
I have one those these 180mm rotors. It has the Avid stamp and well, not much to notable say, just looks like any other rotor I've had.
moorey
call me Mia
Everything genuine...
You could hope 4 them to be genuine
Mr Crudley
Glock in your sock
Anyhow kids, Shimano have three manufacturing plants in mainland China. That might have something to do with it.
https://www.shimano.com/en/company/locations/skc_en.html
https://www.shimano.com/en/company/locations/stj_en.html
https://www.shimano.com/en/company/locations/slc_en.html
https://www.shimano.com/en/company/locations/skc_en.html
https://www.shimano.com/en/company/locations/stj_en.html
https://www.shimano.com/en/company/locations/slc_en.html
Isaakk
Likes Bikes and Dirt
Small detail, but a fairly important one haha.
The few Shimano items i've bought from Aliexpress (007 and other larger "stores", mind) have been just fine, rotor came in genuine packaging and adapters etc looked identical to locally bought. I'd not hesitate buying more if not worried about a 6-8 week wait.
Flow-Rider
Burner
Apparently all the highend Shim stuff is still made in Japan because they don't want to give away their manufacturing techniques.
Mr Crudley
Glock in your sock
I'm kind of keen to see the 'Made in xxx' sticker or etching on an XTR or Di2 part. I do remember quite a few Shimano hubs with Malaysia on it (Mrs Tiagra rear hub as an example). That Shimano technology trickle down will reach mainland China sooner or later.
Plus it would explain why there are mostly XT, SLX and Deore stuff on AliExpress. My old XTR M950 is Japan stamped.
I bet you are right @Flow-Rider
Flow-Rider
Burner
Shimano specialise in their own development of metallurgy, unlike most other companies it's all done in house, secret squirrel stuff. There are rumours when they first hydro formed the hollow crank arm system, NASA asked them how they had done it.
They still have manufacturing plants in Japan.