that's been my experience with two sets of evolve xc. the only hitch was the stupid plastic axle to inner bearing race shim part. whatever race face calls it. managed to mangle two of them (swapping the setup to a different frame.) that and possible overloading of the bearings with too many spacers in place when you tighten things up are really their only problems as i see it. i've set up some shimano units, and that is their big nicety - stupid easy to set-up.

so long as you pay a little attention when installing them and don't be a ham-fisted mechanic, they're fine.

the evolve sets come with crappier rings, steel bolts. i replaced the steel bolts with alu ring bolts i already had from my prior crankset, and swapped the steel rings for nicer alu units when the stockers started getting a bit long in the tooth. all that and setting both mine up with outer bash rings. you can even get the big m18 alu arm to spindle replacement alu bolt for a deus unit to lose a nice chunk of weight as well.

less money spent overall, and i end up with a set nearly as light as a deus set for much less money. (if you don't count the eventual replacement rings - stuff you'll have to buy new of at some point anyhow.) yeah, they don't looks as nice, but they're all gouged and dinged up now anyhow, so...