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Glenn
a Weekend Warrior
from Auckland NZDate Reviewed: November 6, 2004
Strengths: Saves buying a new frame with is mounts.Weaknesses: A pig to set up.Bottom Line: As i say, a pig to set up. If installed normally (as specialized suggests), the nut/bolt on the swing arm connecting the seat and chain stay together, rubs on the rotor. The only way to rectify this is to shave down the nut/bolt head, install a washer to space the hub from the dropout (thus pushing the wheel slightly off center) and install another washer between the dropout and bracket, phew!!!! This allows the brake caliper to line up with the rotor and the nut to remain free from the rotor under load, the only issue is your chain line and possible rubbing of the front deraillure in crossed gears.
Overall a good product but, requires some dicking around to get right, thus 4 flaming turds.
Favorite Trail: oh so many....................
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$65.00
Purchased At: Cyco
Similar Products Used: Na
Bike Setup: Fsrxc
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SCUBAPRO
a Weekend Warrior
from Aliso Viejo, CADate Reviewed: September 24, 2002
Strengths: Price, fits like a glove, well designed, rigid enough, and easy to install.Weaknesses: noneBottom Line: It works, since it is designed and built by the bike manufacturer-it fits like it came with the bike, buy this if you want to upgrade to disc brakes. The price is also wery reasonable.
Favorite Trail: Santiago Truck Trail
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At: specialized.com
Similar Products Used: none
Bike Setup: '99 FSR, Fox Shox Vanilla RLC 125, Stratos Helix Pro, King Headset, BETD Link, Avid Disc Mechanical Brakes, MRP bearings and bash guard, Thomson stem, XT/XTR/SRAM drivetrain, XT-Sun Rhyno Lite Wheels...
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Ian (in Chamonix)
a Cross Country Rider
from ChamonixDate Reviewed: May 27, 2002
Strengths: Converts non rear disc mounts to mounts clearlyWeaknesses: flexible as hell, not that well designedBottom Line: This is what you need if you have a 2000 series frame or before. It's a shame to have to change the frame in order to get the disc mounts so use this.
However, three things.
One - it's not that well designed, so there are problems with clearance around the rear hub that will require a file to sort out.
Two - it's flexible as hell, so you have to be super careful mounting the rear disc as the thing will flex as you sit on the bike and mess up your disc/pad clearances (this is not unique to any frame and few are well machined in this respect, whether the mounts are original or by way of converter)...
Three - be SUPER careful which "small" stud you use. For some totally bizare reason, Specialixed use two different THREAD PATTERNS for the inside of their brake bosses, depending on your exact frame. Using the wrong one will bring out all the threads.....why would these ever differ I ask you?
Other than that, it works. It saves you paying over $300 more for identical frame for the next year (and there are no differences once you have the BETD link and bearing kit mounted - which is better than the Spec one anyway). But not that well designed all in. Far better on the other hand, than the A2Z - which is just a nightmare to align correctly and prevents easy removal of rear wheel.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Similar Products Used: A2Z converter
Bike Setup: Spec FSR, fully geared up
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Dustin Smith
a Cross Country Rider
from Kelowna B.CDate Reviewed: October 4, 2001
Strengths: very light and smooth looking and rigidWeaknesses: a bit big looking and I got a stupid greenish gray color I'll have to paint it black. Also it didn't fit my FSR 00' I had to take a good 5mm of material out for it to fit. this could be a problemBottom Line: overall a good idea that more bike Co's should have for thier bike line.
Favorite Trail: all
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At: Gerick's Cycle
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Nand
a Weekend Warrior
from San JoseDate Reviewed: July 30, 2001
Strengths: pupose designedWeaknesses: large nprofileBottom Line: well designed, there is a 50g weight penalty but rigidity
is more important. the contoured shape suggests well thought out stress management and weight control. Having
a frame with disc mounts on the stays would be ideal, but
if you missed out, these are do save the day. I do think they could have improved on the Home-Depot looking bolts, though.
Nand
Favorite Trail: Montebello
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At: the name escapes me
Similar Products Used: none
Bike Setup: fsr, z2, xt discs
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