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Marcel C
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from hamilton, ON, CanadaDate Reviewed: July 3, 2005
Strengths: everythingWeaknesses: nothingBottom Line: metal bash gaurd, better than truvativ and cheaper than e13 KUDOS
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$30.00
Similar Products Used: truvativ bashguard, e13 superchanger
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Warren From Tahoe
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from North Shore (Tahoe)Date Reviewed: April 22, 2004
Strengths: Easy to install, bomber, looks excellent, adds more clearance for going over rocks, logs, etc.Weaknesses: None, unless you are a weight weeny.Bottom Line: This is a good product- it looks nice, functions and adds clearance and protection from objects. This is one of the smartest upgrades I have made to my Freeride/DH bike. I highly recommend this product. It works, no complaints.
Favorite Trail: Northstar, Tyrolian DH
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$35.00
Purchased At: Universal Cycles
Similar Products Used: NONE
Bike Setup: 2000 SC Bullit-
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Tim
a Downhiller
from BETHESDA MD USADate Reviewed: April 8, 2003
Strengths: BEEFY KEEPS THE CHAIN ON KEEPS ME FROM TOTALLY RUINING MY COGSWeaknesses: NONE SO FARBottom Line: SWEET BASHRING I HAD A REALLY COOL FRIEND WHO HAD ONE AND HE GAVE IT TO ME FOR A CHIPOTLE BURRITO AND A HAYES DISC ROTOR THAT I COULDN'T USE
Favorite Trail: NORTH SHORE
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Purchased At: AWESOME FRIEND
Similar Products Used: TRU VIATIV HUSSAFELT CHAIN TENSIONER WITH MRP ROLERS
Bike Setup: 2000 SPEC P3 AVID DISCS CHRIS KING HEADSET AMOEBA STEM RACEFACE AIR ALLOY BAR OURY GRIPS MARZOCCHI Z3QR20 ALEX RIMS TRU VIATIV HUSSAFELT CRANKS XT DRIVETRAIN TIOGA WHITE TIGER TIRES.
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Tom
a Weekend Warrior
from coloradoDate Reviewed: July 19, 2002
Strengths: looks awsome and keeps my pants out of the chain ringsWeaknesses: noneBottom Line: Really good bashring so go get one. 5 flamin' chilis for this thing
Favorite Trail: west mag
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At: full cycle
Similar Products Used: none
Bike Setup: bike
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Brian Lee-Bowens
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from Boston/Mass/USADate Reviewed: June 18, 2002
Strengths: Hard as hell takes on rock tree and saves on the bite marks on your legsWeaknesses: there are 0Bottom Line: If your down hilling your dum not to get it your saving money and a long walk down the hill!
Favorite Trail: Adatash down hill
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At: Cycle Loft. Inc.
Similar Products Used: nothing like it
Bike Setup: 2002 Trek 820 /rockshox DukeC/Icon Onyx crank/Matrix 550rims/BKspire 94mm/
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jack
a Downhiller
from nhDate Reviewed: May 2, 2002
Strengths: Its really strong. It comes in different sizes to allow use up to a 38t ring. Helps keep the chain on, Adds clearence.Weaknesses: None yet.Bottom Line: when i got this thing into my dorm room, my freinds and i immedialty wanted to test its strength. We slammed it up against steel bed frames, desks and chairs. It was easy to install. It works great. I have had for about six weeks, and there are nicks, but no dents.The ring is still true, and it think it will stay that way.
Favorite Trail: your mother
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$15.00
Similar Products Used: none, a freind of mind ground the teeth of his 42, and used that for a while untill it folded over on it'self.
Bike Setup: sixxer. flats.
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Joel Rose
a Downhiller
from sydney , newsouthwales , australiaDate Reviewed: October 25, 2001
Strengths: Impossible to break , mad looking , stops my pants from ripping.Weaknesses: loose the big ring!Bottom Line: This is it , if u wanna save your chainrings this is the one!!! indestructable and mad looking aswell. the price paid above is in Australian dollars
Favorite Trail: red hill / morgan road
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$80.00
Purchased At: belrose bikes
Similar Products Used: big ring!
Bike Setup: apollo LDH2.4 with tioga bear trap pedals
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Pete
a Weekend Warrior
from Seattle, WADate Reviewed: September 4, 2001
Strengths: This thing is so strong its just not right. I have smashed this thing into concrete boxes many many times all it does is scrathches. Looks extremely cool (laser etched graphics). My pants don't get stuck in the chainrings anymore.Weaknesses: Absolutely noneBottom Line: Wonderful product, one that stands up to the abuse that it advertises. The guys at Blackspire are dudes who are dedicated to making a product with honesty, durability, and care. If you have 30 dollars go buy a Ring God, they are worth every penny and you will be pleased.-------Ride your bike places it saves gas---------
Favorite Trail: Tapeworm
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At: The Downhill Zone
Similar Products Used: Other Blackspire Ring Gods
Bike Setup: 2000 Kona CinderCone, Marzocchi Z3 coil, Sun Rhyno Lite XL rims on LX Hubs, XT-XTR shifting.
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Simon North
a Downhiller
from Delta BCDate Reviewed: February 25, 2001
Strengths: Bloody solid protection for a small price. I hit a rock the other day so hard I chipped a tooth(IN MY MOUTH) but no
damage to the teeth that really mattered.Weaknesses: Be nice to get one in a color that matches my cranksBottom Line: This is a way good product. I would recc' to my friends, but they already have them, so I guess they already knew the
score. Another good thing was the price. I think it was the best $35.00 I ever spent.Another Canadian product. Good Stuff
Favorite Trail: Severed dick
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$22.00
Purchased At: Cove Bikes
Similar Products Used: None. First time user. Probably the last one I will ever need.
Bike Setup: Rocky Mountain Element
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Pascal C
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from Alberta, CanadaDate Reviewed: February 21, 2001
Strengths: Super strong, nearly unbreakable. KEEPS YOUR PANTS OUT OF THE CHAIN!!!!!Weaknesses: Eventually becomes nicked when frequently smashed into concrete!Bottom Line: This is the strongest bash ring I have evewr tried. It beats the Race Face one which has to be the only poor product that they make. Black Spire has to be my favorite bike company because everything they make rules. Their cranks are awesom along with their ass-kickin chain rings.
Another wicked thing about bash rings is that they SAVE your pants. You can ride with bell bottoms ant the seams will not get torn on your chain rings.
This is the greatest investment I have ever made in my bike.
Favorite Trail: urban trials
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$35.00
Similar Products Used: Race Face
Bike Setup: GT Backwoods - Judy SL - Black Spire cranks - Deore XT derailers - rino lite rims
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Alex
a Weekend Warrior
from Alberta, CanadaDate Reviewed: November 26, 2000
Strengths: Beefy, laser etched graphics, tuffWeaknesses: can't be rotated, so one side gets clobered
had to special orderBottom Line: designed by the bad boys in the North Shore! It's gotta b good and it is!
whoever sed its too bendable, um.. i dont think so, u've gotta b like that fat guy off of wwf,,, um... rikish to be able to bend this band ass ring!
Favorite Trail: anywhere in K-country
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At: Bowcycle
Similar Products Used: home made
Bike Setup: sworks m2, SID-SL, xtr rear-de, xt brakes, easton bar, North shore RaceFace cranks
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bob
a Cross Country Rider
from ns, canadaDate Reviewed: November 3, 2000
Strengths: great graphics, ground clearance, didn't need that big ring anyway! toughWeaknesses: noneBottom Line: this is one great canadian product. good price. you never really know what your hitting until you take off that big ring!
Favorite Trail: wrandees
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Purchased At: cyclesmith
Similar Products Used: girvin rock ring-not the same
Bike Setup: c-dale jekyll w/ lefty. discs, huge tioga tires, 646's, thompson post, titec bar, hugi rear hub
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Xman
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from New ZealandDate Reviewed: May 24, 2000
Strengths: Fat as! very strong, leap tall park benches & logs in a single bound.Weaknesses: none found so far.Bottom Line: If you ride any distance on the road or are wanting to race anywhere really this ain't for you. If what you're after is a way of increasing ground clearance and chainring survivability while Freeriding / streetriding/ trials then you can't go past this bit of kit for practicality. (and it looks knarly too. Great graphics).
I guess its really a bit like GTs description for the Zaskar X - "If you don't get it, we don't want to explain it"
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Similar Products Used: Vuelta ring protector
Bike Setup: 99 XCR 4000, Maguras, Hutchinson Jumbos, Fizik Atlas, Alex double wall DH rims, Kore Strictly D bars.
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BRANDON JOHNSON
a Weekend Warrior
from HESPERIA SO.CAL.Date Reviewed: April 18, 2000
Strengths: Thicker than a beefeater!!
&
The ground clearance of a monster truck!!Weaknesses: It could probably use some liposuction, or maybe a few drill-holes to lighten it up. Oh, nevermind I'm from Cali.Bottom Line: This chunk of aluminum forces you to stay in "PLAY-MODE". After removing the big-ring, I realized how much energy was wasted cranking on all those teeth. Now I have more energy on reserve to climb and PLAY!!
Playing is my reason to ride.
Favorite Trail: TopSecret
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Similar Products Used: 44 tooth big-ring, just wouldn't slide over stuff as well.
Bike Setup: 19" COVE Stiffee, 99 Z2BAM, King, RaceFace, KookaRachas, XTR,SDG, Tioga2.3, AtomLab Trailpimp platform-peds!!
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Tom Fitz
a Cross Country Rider
from SeattleDate Reviewed: February 3, 2000
Strengths: price; graphics; does what it says it will doWeaknesses: can't flip, can only be put on one way; noticably heavier than the big ring it replacedBottom Line: Excellent for old slow duffers like me who never use big ring on trails, as well as trials hotshots; still learning to take on big logs and rocks, but in one ride I could see big difference in ease of hopping 12" logs. Probably not much use in the southwest, but perfect around here. Those BC freaks rule!
Favorite Trail: Fidalgo Island
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Similar Products Used: smooth skid plate on my '73 Bultaco Sherpa T!
Bike Setup: Proflex 755; Noleen elt front, ODS rear; Richey max tire front, Conti comp pro 1 rear; xt 8sp (11-30), 20-32 front.
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