Originally Posted by
PeteHski
I agree too many unknowns here, especially for safety critical items. I wouldn’t buy anything that could potentially burn down my home, electrocute me or cause a crash just to save money - and really that’s pretty much the only reason people shop on Aliexpress.
Agree that one has to be judicious in purchases. I would buy nothing that I would plug in or charge and steer clear of any item (bike or otherwise) that failure could cause harm.
This evening I installed two tire valves bought from Ali for about thirty five cents each in my new Hunt carbon 44 mm rims. The quality appears fine. Also used a digital micrometer bought from Ali for $5 today to find widths on some items. Good accuracy