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Shimano
ES-51 Bottom Bracket
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Submitted by
brent
a Cross Country Rider
from calgary, alberta, canada
Date Reviewed: July 12, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Strengths: | Works- an invisible component for two years of solid cross-country riding | | Weaknesses: | a bit heavy, not as pretty as raceface or truvative when you have it out of the bike and in your hand :-) | | Similar Products Used: | old XT BBs, truvativ gigapipe | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Epic Disk, mostly stock | | Bottom Line: | After reading all the disastrous reviews for other BBs that cost a lot more (and promised a lot more), I thought I had to weigh in for this model- I've used it hard for two years and have had no issues. I hate the Strongarm cranks Specialized put on this Epic and I am therefore looking to go to something more upmarket, but I will probably end up staying with this BB and shimano's octalink system. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Peter
a Weekend Warrior
from Wash. D.C.
Date Reviewed: February 26, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | IS ALL GOOD | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson | | Strengths: | Actually,it is not that heavy.Fited like glove on my worn frame.I had some problems with the previous one/it was some unknown brand,pro bracket or somethin'/but this one is good.feels solid on drops.no sounds yet. | | Weaknesses: | none so far.colour maybe?naaah... | | Similar Products Used: | the squaretaper one/es 50 was it?/,some truvatrives,one bontrager,one raceface/the best!/ | | Bike Setup: | 2002 4500 trek with following upgrades- xt disk hubs on original matrix 750 rims/heavy but unexpectedly durable/, lx crankset w racef. bash,avid 185 disk br. front. | | Bottom Line: | a good bb. worth every penny. and there aren't that many pennies in $20. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Billy
a Cross Country Rider
from Knoxville, TN
Date Reviewed: February 13, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Came stock on bike | | Strengths: | It spins. Octalink is a good interface; screw that square-taper stuff. | | Bike Setup: | Jamis Dakota XC | | Bottom Line: | I don't really have much to say. The best thing I can say about this BB is that it's in there, and I don't ever think about it. Never squeaks or sticks, there's no play at the spindle-crank interface, it just works. There are lighter BBs out there, but I'm hanging onto this one until it stops spinning. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Max Cooper
a Racer
from Providence RISD
Date Reviewed: October 20, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Big River | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | jenson | | Strengths: | Takes a lickin' doesn't creak much | | Weaknesses: | o.k. it creaks sometimes | | Similar Products Used: | Truvativ Hellshow | | Bike Setup: | 1 speed wheelies | | Bottom Line: | So I bought the POS jamis and rode it for a week, stripped it and used the parts. The LX cranik and this BB withstood 3 years of serious abuse. I've since replaced teh BB with the same one and it kicks ass. I'm a roadie/sprinter who rides a single speed Sant Cruz . Lots o' torque, plus I've learned in spectatcular fashion how to drop Lincoln Woods rocks to flat and this BB is still alive. I think i killed the last one in the winter. Not it's fault so much. TRuvativ broke in ONE DAY! Put this one back on, BUY SHIMANO< EVIL EMPIRE GETS IT RIGHT just about every time
maybe it's heavy who really cares, take your derailers off | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe
a Cross Country Rider
from Buckley, Wa usa
Date Reviewed: April 21, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Flowing... | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Jenson Usa | | Strengths: | Cheap. Its still working just fine. No noises or slop. | | Weaknesses: | None yet. | | Similar Products Used: | Other shimano's | | Bike Setup: | Lx cranks. One with a 51 and other 2 have UN 72's. | | Bottom Line: | How do you spend 50 words on a bottom bracket that works. Thats it. It continues to work. No noise and no slop yet. Its only been 3 months though. All my trail riding has been in the wet muddy season with this bottom bracket. I'm big and I torque hard. Its different then the UN-72 as you can see through(hollow) from one end of the crank to the other. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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