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Submitted by
TravisRidesBikes
a Racer
from Walnut Creek, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: March 22, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Burma Trail, Annadel State Park | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$135.00 | | Purchased At: | from a friend | | Strengths: | Average weight, good strength, relatively reliable | | Weaknesses: | Starts to fall apart as it gets older (common in almost any kind of product) crank arms fall off after a long intense effort | | Similar Products Used: | Truvativ Noir, Shimano Hollowtech | | Bike Setup: | Specialized S-works Stumpjumper | | Bottom Line: | Pretty average product for the price. It started out being really reliable, but as i started getting close to about 125 miles on it, it started breaking down. Crank arm fell off once in a race, but was easily repaired on the go. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
blainefree
a Cross Country Rider
from El Paso, TX
Date Reviewed: December 27, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | I thought it was a good crank bb combo for the first several months. Seemed strong, durable, and looks nice. | | Weaknesses: | Comes loose. Crank arm comes off with aggressive riding. | | Bike Setup: | Jamis Dakar XC Expert | | Bottom Line: | Just like many other have written, this crank and bb apparently has a design flaw. After approximately 9 months of riding the left crank arm just fall off on the middle of a long ride. Fortunately one of my riding buddies had a bb allen wrench in his camelback to save me from walking 15+ miles out of the desert. After that first incident I noticed the left crank came loose every ride. I started having to carry the big allen wrench on every ride. Today the bolt stripped when I tried tightening it before a ride. Now I cannot tighten the bolt, so it's time for a new bb and crank. I am going to call customer service and hopefully replace it via warranty until I can save up enough $ to replace with XT Hollowtech. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mlhooper
a Cross Country Rider
from Bedford, TX
Date Reviewed: September 8, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Cameron Park, Waco, TX | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Weaknesses: | Non-drive side crank arm won’t stay on! | | Bike Setup: | 2006 Specialized StumpJumper Disc HT | | Bottom Line: | On my very first ride, the left crank arm (non-drive side), almost came off!
I’ve tried using Loctite on it a number of times but it ALWAYS works it way lose again, nothing seems to work.
I have to carry a wrench every time I ride so I can stop and tighten it.
I have finally decided to call in the warranty on it. Truvativ offers a two year warranty, and the defective part was in production in 2006 so you need to act fast if you are having the same problem as me and everyone else.
If you have purchased a 2006 model bike that has this part on it, call SRAM (parent company of Truvativ) 312-664-8800 costumer service extension 1394.
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Submitted by
sgoneau
a Cross Country Rider
from Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: August 4, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Kelso | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | It's a crank and it seems to work. Flex is minimal. Can't comment on weight since I haven't actually compared it to anything else. It came standard on my Stumpy | | Weaknesses: | Always comes loose, ALWAYS!!!! I have snapped the bolt that holds the left arm on already once and I have to tighten the bolt atleast once for each ride. | | Bike Setup: | 06 Stumpy hardtail with upgraded Race face riser bar and grips. | | Bottom Line: | Bottom line is that this crank is a piece of junk. I am planning on replacing it and the BB with an LX or XT combo as soon as I can. Truvativ is not getting anymore of my money with products this poorly designed. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Erik Berndt
a Weekend Warrior
from Vallejo
Date Reviewed: February 20, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Skeggs | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | OEM | | Strengths: | Hasn't fallen completely off yet. | | Weaknesses: | Has almost fallen completely off multiple times. Creaks all of the time, BB is hard to get in and out. Teeth break easily. | | Similar Products Used: | Race Face. | | Bike Setup: | Enduro SL, DT 5.1d's,SRAM XO, Avid Juicy 7's, Easton Monkeylite DH. | | Bottom Line: | I have been chasing a creak in my crankset since day 1. I hate noises, especially when pedaling. They're crap, and I will replace them as soon as I have a spare $200. Probably with XT. I actually thought about getting the next model up in Specialized's line because it had XT cranks, but couldn't find one in my size. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Kasey
a
from Corona Ca
Date Reviewed: January 17, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | SKYLINE | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Came on a Jamis Dragon | | Strengths: | Look pretty decent | | Weaknesses: | Left crank arm will not stay on | | Similar Products Used: | XT, XTR | | Bike Setup: | Stock build on a Jamis Dragon Pro (Besides stem and bars.) | | Bottom Line: | I am bummed that Jamis would use a product that has such a horrible reputation. I can't afford a new set at the moment so I guess an allen wrench will be a permanent part of my mtb gear. (No matter how far the ride is.)
I would not suggest purchasing any Truativ products after releasing this pile. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kim Godfrey
a Cross Country Rider
from Broomfield, CO, USA
Date Reviewed: December 8, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Hall Ranch or Three Sisters | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | It's a crankset | | Weaknesses: | I'm not impressed with this crankset at all.
After one year I had to replace the small chainring because the teeth stretched and my chain would drop under high pressure. Naturally I had to fix this problem the day before a championship race and there weren't any bike shops that carried a Truvativ chainring. Shimano didn't fit, but after some obnoxious filing a friend made it work.
I also had problems with the left crankarm bolt coming lose. One day the darn thing snapped off and I only weigh 150. Luckily I wasn't far from home and could work on my OL pedaling, right leg only. | | Similar Products Used: | Bontrager | | Bike Setup: | 06 Stumpy HT stock | | Bottom Line: | Don't count on this being reliable much more than a year.
I would not recommend this crankset. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gary
a Cross Country Rider
from Toledo
Date Reviewed: December 2, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Weaknesses: | Works loose | | Similar Products Used: | XT, RaceFace, FSA | | Bike Setup: | Spec stumpy HT | | Bottom Line: | Awful...works loose and the non drive side came completely off. I pedalled home with one leg and now carry an 8mm wrench at all times. After 100 k's I noticed its coming loose again. I'm swapping this off asap. Awful. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andy
a Cross Country Rider
from Horsetooth Mountain, COLORADO
Date Reviewed: June 29, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | The One I'm On | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Stock On My Nomad XO AM | | Strengths: | I can't think of one. | | Weaknesses: | As many have described, they simply become loose. | | Similar Products Used: | They're on my Blur LT also.... same problem, only worse. | | Bike Setup: | A Nomad XO AM and a Blur LT X9 AM - unfortunately these are OEM stock... | | Bottom Line: | I'm glad I checked this thread. I thought I was doing something wrong as these are my first rigs with external bearing BB's. I have had it back out multiple times on my Blur - to the point where I carry a wrench in my pack now. My Nomad backed out once, I tightened it up but now it creaks like my granny's back.... I'm swapping 'em out. Life's too short. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from New Zealand
Date Reviewed: June 17, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | They work fine when they are on. | | Weaknesses: | After 5 to 6 rides doing small jumps and drops the crank comes lose and falls off. It happened twice and untill I replace them, I would not go out without checking them. | | Similar Products Used: | Avanti ventura, not really similar. | | Bike Setup: | Stumpy fsr comp 07 stock | | Bottom Line: | They need to be replaced if I am to really trust them and not have to walk home.
Maybe the work for XC with no jumps? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brandon
a Racer
from Virginia
Date Reviewed: June 5, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | everything | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Weaknesses: | soft | | Similar Products Used: | race face | | Bike Setup: | 07 Stumpy FSR | | Bottom Line: | I've just broken in the bike. Ridden about 200 miles on it, and one race, and when I went to clean it after the race I noticed that a few teeth in one section (with my right foot forward, bottom of the chainring) has been chewed away. This is natural, I guess, over time, but I've only bottom out on a few logs (that I know of). I may have bashed it on some rocks in the race, whcih is completely possible since it was a rocky-as-hell race, but I don't remember my race face rings ever griding down like this. The rings are probably fantastic (else, why would SPecialized put them as OE ona race bike?), but they seem too soft. As soon as they go I'm buying the race face rings again. Too bad I left them on the other bike when I got rid of it, but I thought these might be just as good. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
pinkheadedbug
a Cross Country Rider
from Toronto, ON
Date Reviewed: January 31, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | the closest | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | pricepoint | | Strengths: | Stiff, light. | | Weaknesses: | Rings are ubersoft
Bearings are garbage
Cranks constantly come loose
Can only use with GXP bottom bracket. | | Bike Setup: | I have this on two bikes: a Niner SIR9 (it came as part of a Pricepoint build kit) and a Commencal 5.2 (it came as part of the build). | | Bottom Line: | It's a piece of cr*p. The cranks themselves are light and stiff, but constantly come loose. I cleaned them, torqued them, blue loctite'd them, but I still ended up having to tighten them once or twice on every 10 mile ride.
The chainrings are made of butter -- within a hundred miles there were chunks missing from them, gouged out by who knows what.
The worst part, however, is the GXP bottom bracket. Mine has now failed twice in the same modality. Basically, the cartridge bearing starts to crunch, and it cannot be replaced.
This crankset is good in theory but the execution is utterly horrible.
DO NOT BUY. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben
a Weekend Warrior
from Chico, CA
Date Reviewed: August 4, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | north rim | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Sports LTD | | Strengths: | Crankset came with bike and looked good. | | Weaknesses: | After 2 weeks of use (5 rides) the chain broke. Fixed it on the trail and the chain broke again. After one month, the right side is way loose and is currently being replaced under warranty. Many teeth were bent too. I'm not a big guy (5-8, 180) but have managed to practically destroy a brand new product right away. | | Bike Setup: | Base Stumpjumper FSR | | Bottom Line: | Unless you like wasting money or are into looks only, stay away from this product. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
john
a Cross Country Rider
from Marina
Date Reviewed: July 5, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | fort ord | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | bobcat bikes | | Strengths: | Looked neat when it was new. I guess? | | Weaknesses: | Chain rings and bearings. | | Similar Products Used: | Some Bontranger Oem and now on XTs | | Bike Setup: | 06 Stumpjumper XT crankset. | | Bottom Line: | You have already read this but here it is again chainrings broke. bearings went bad in 15 days. Not much more really neads to be said I think. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bill
a Cross Country Rider
from Colorado
Date Reviewed: May 22, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Can't eat just one... | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$235.00 | | Purchased At: | REI | | Strengths: | Umm... The GXP, in theory, is a good system. | | Weaknesses: | Super soft aluminum chainrings round off WAY too easily, non-drive BB cup came loose after one good knock... | | Similar Products Used: | FSA, XT, now switching to RaceFace Atlas... | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Nomad w/DHX 5.0 coil, Van 36, XO shifters/rear D, DeeMax UST wheels, Thomson post/stem, other bits and pieces... | | Bottom Line: | Less than one month of use on the crankset, and both the granny and middle ring had several teeth rounded off from wear. I think they use a very soft aluminum for the chainrings. The chainrings are junk, they wore out so fast and so thoroughly that the chain began unexpectedly skipping and getting dropped. They were fine one day, and junk the next.
This proved to be a very dangerous problem -- my chain skipped/dropped about halfway up one of the steep, long climbs on Slickrock in Moab, and I started rolling backward, grabbed the brakes and wound up falling about 10 feet, twisting as I fell and slightly separating my shoulder. Total junk.
I take meticulous care of my drivetrain. I clean and lube frequently, so this was definitely not caused by poor maintenance. The whole drivetrain was new when I built the bike and had less than 300 miles on it, and I tested the chain and cassette with another crankset and they work fine. So the problem is definitely with the chainrings.
This is not a knock on TruVativ in general, because I have a pair of Stylo Teams from 04 on a different bike that are still running well after 3,000+ miles. But whatever you do, don't trust this crankset. Go for the higher end Stylo Teams, or better yet go Race Face or -- if you have no choice -- XT. I would never have bought these, except that I needed cranks and didn't have much cash after purchasing my Nomad frame, so I used my REI dividend to buy them. The only other option REI offers is XT, and I really don't like Shimano, so I decided to take a chance on the Stylo SL's. Big mistake. My only salvation is that REI is a great company and they gave me cash back instead of store credit, so now I'm going to buy a Race Face Atlas crankset, which will hopefully last a little longer.
Beware this crankset, especially if you ride any trails where a dropped chain could lead to a catastrophic fall. Bad scene. Stay away. I only wish I could give them 0 Chili's, because they're not even good enough for a Wal-Mart bike.
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Submitted by
Jimbo
a Cross Country Rider
from Northants
Date Reviewed: January 24, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Strengths: | None, Absolutley None, not even one, or part of one, nothing, zilch, zero!!!!!! | | Weaknesses: | Crank arm movement on non drive side due to wear on bottom bracket seal, time after time after time. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano XT & Race Face | | Bottom Line: | If you ride alot avoid anything truvativ it is absolute trash, it will not go the distance. Stick with either Race face or Shimano | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan
a Cross Country Rider
from Kent, WA
Date Reviewed: June 30, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Devil's Gulch | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$190.00 | | Purchased At: | Center Cycle | | Strengths: | Smooth spinning, stiff, easy setup | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano XT | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Epic | | Bottom Line: | This review is for the Stylo GXP with the integrated outboard bearings. This is a great crankset. It spins so smoothly I don't even notice it. It is super stiff too, no flex at all.
Setup is a breeze. You will need a new wrench for outboard BB's, but after you get those on, you slide the crank axle through, tighten the pinch bolt, and ride. Couldn't be simpler. Another great Truvativ/Sram product! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
GAbiker
a
from Alpharetta, GA
Date Reviewed: March 31, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | blankets creek / chicopee | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | came with my bike | | Strengths: | Looks + the Paint / lettering seem to stay on nicely so far | | Weaknesses: | Creaks and the chain rings bend to easily | | Bike Setup: | Jamis 04' XC comp, upgrades - xt front derail, thomspon elite seat post, answer carbon flat bar and new grips | | Bottom Line: | I've probably got around 150 miles on them and I am already missing 2 teeth on the big chainring and 2 bent on the rock ring. And it has always creaked. Also not impressed with Truvativ warranty support, not to mention they're policy of no warranty if you buy products from specfic sites such as pricepoint, so my replacement won't be a truvativ. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chris
a Cross Country Rider
from phillipines
Date Reviewed: September 5, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$115.00 | | Purchased At: | christy's | | Strengths: | stiff, smooth shifting ang good price | | Weaknesses: | aside from its weight none so far | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | giant xtc team issue, rock shox judy xc, easton cockpit, xtr front & rear derailleurs | | Bottom Line: | If you want a good quality crank that would not burn a hole in your pocket then this is the one.. I was planning to buy a shimano xt but instead i ended up with truvativ cuz first it was cheaper, lighter than xt and can match up with the looks of the more expensive cranks | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Roewyn
a Cross Country Rider
from Palatine, IL USA
Date Reviewed: April 20, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Purchased At: | eBay | | Strengths: | Stiff, light, looks awesome | | Weaknesses: | meh... | | Bike Setup: | Canny F300 w/ Duke XC & whole buncha goodies | | Bottom Line: | So far, I am very happy. I feel like I can really push this crank and not worry about breaking the arms off. The teeth have been slammed into a few rocks/trees (I do try to lift that back wheel to avoid that), and they're still true.
maybe I'm biased since my last crank (a shimano stock) was such a piece of junk... but the difference this thing is making in my biking tells me something good is happening... and the fact that it's comparable to cranks in the $100s range made it that much easier. 5 turds all around. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Icecamp
a Cross Country Rider
from Fairbanks
Date Reviewed: August 17, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | See below | | Weaknesses: | See below | | Similar Products Used: | See below | | Bike Setup: | See below | | Bottom Line: | I gave this crankset only one chile in my first review, somehow it ended up 5 chiles. I have been disappointed with this crankset from practically day one. This is to give this crankset the one chile it deserves.
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Submitted by
Icecamp
a Cross Country Rider
from Fairbanks
Date Reviewed: August 14, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | internet | | Strengths: | Drive side crank arm. Price.
| | Weaknesses: | Left crank arm.
| | Similar Products Used: | Race Face Turbine (square), Race Face Prodigy (isis), Shimano LX. | | Bike Setup: | Custom.
| | Bottom Line: | I bought a set of 2002 cranks on ebay. I installed them on a bike I built this year on a Truvativ BB purchased at Price Point. They were torqued correctly. From the time I started riding the bike I noticed mild creaking from the left side. I removed the left crank arm and greased the spindle and re installed. The creaking returned within a couple of days. I again removed the left arm and noticed I could pull it off by hand, no puller! I wrote Truvative Customer Service, they said they could not warrenty the cranks because I had purchased them from ebay. They did offer to sell me a "matching" '03 arm for $30. The arm did not match, I installed it anyway to rid myself of the creaking, and called Truvativ to ask about buying a matching drive side. They said no problem, I hesitated though to see what the new arm would do. The new arm creaked from the day I installed it. I can't believe anything was done to the cromo spindle by the aluminum arm. The creaking is steadily growing worse and the cranks will lunch themselves by the end of this season. Truvativ says if its a BB problem they can't warranty it either because I purchased it from an unauthorized retailer Price Point. I don't know if it's a problem with the arm or a BB mis machined, but either way I am disappointed. On a positive note the drive side arm has performed flawlessly.
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Submitted by
broadsword calling dannyboy
a Downhiller
from uk
Date Reviewed: July 8, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Beeley Lodge | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Second Hand | | Strengths: | Stiff as a board, very competitively priced compared to Shimano and bomb proof build quality. | | Weaknesses: | Ugly, bargain bin looks, awkward to fit bottom bracket | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano LX and XT | | Bike Setup: | Trek 9800 OCLV, SID forks, XTR and XT mechs, Specialized wheels with LX cassette, Deore V brakes (save your money, until you can afford XTR!) | | Bottom Line: | I am genuinely surprised at the amount of criticism that the Truvativ ISIS bottom bracket and Stylo crankset seem to attract. Fitted properly, the b.b. is rock solid with zero flex and it is, or at least seems to be, very smooth and robust. The crankset has been lumbered with a 'cheapskate' image, as it seems to be discounted in virtually every MTB magazine I have read. Saying that, with a recommended selling price equivalent to XT and, more commonly, an actual selling price slightly cheaper than Deore it represents staggering good value and is more than equal to it's XT competitors. I genuinely cannot see any reason to upgrade my cranks until I have the money together for an XTR set up. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Carlo
a Cross Country Rider
from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: January 25, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Mansfield, Albion | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Purchased At: | Algonquin Outfitters | | Strengths: | Looks nice, Stiff, Light, durable. | | Weaknesses: | Nothing yet. | | Similar Products Used: | Sugino Impel, Shimano | | Bike Setup: | Barracuda xx TEAM | | Bottom Line: | Yes, it is a crank. Thus it cranks. Seriously though, the reason I bought it is because it looks cool and Sugino cranks are ugly. It feels a bit stiffer, but this could be in my head. The thing looks pretty new after my abuse, which suggests it is durable. It doesn't hinder front shifting, even though the rings are 9 Speed and my bike is an 8. I haven't had any of the BB related problems others have had yet KNOCK on wood. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael
a Cross Country Rider
from La Mirada, Ca
Date Reviewed: September 20, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | O.C. Trails | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$109.00 | | Purchased At: | Jensen USA | | Strengths: | The ISIS drive so far seems to be great. These crankset are definitely stiff enough for me (6'00", 210Lbs). I could immediately tell the difference between it and the StrongArm II OEM cranks. I am more confident standing and climbing on these cranks. My old ones took paint off the chainstay because of too much flex. I made up my mind after reading other reviews and have been happy with my purchase and the crankset's performance. Hopefully they hold up. | | Weaknesses: | I wished that the chainrings came in black......Can't have it all I guess. | | Similar Products Used: | LX, XT, XTR | | Bike Setup: | 01 Stumpy XC Pro stock except for Thompson stem and post, Stylo Team crankset, Psylo SL, Specialrise bar and non specialized tires. | | Bottom Line: | Less filling, nice and stiff, looks good, and very affordable. Truvativ rocks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jaggi
a Cross Country Rider
from Finland
Date Reviewed: September 7, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | came with the bike | | Strengths: | Good looks,stiff/light,it works! | | Weaknesses: | Price?none really | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano LX-98,Altus,Alivio,Stx-rc,Icon,Truvativ Firex sqr. and ISIS. | | Bike Setup: | Cyclepro ultralite comp HT | | Bottom Line: | Truvativ stylo is good crankset,but mostly i like them because their looks and also cos their price is reasonable. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cooter
a Cross Country Rider
from Milory IN
Date Reviewed: June 12, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint | | Strengths: | lightweight, strong, hella stiff, looks good, tough rings, smooth shifting, a big improvement over my stock crank | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | lx hollowtech, acera (heavy piece of crap), truvative firex | | Bike Setup: | trek 4500 frame, lx/xt 9 speed, truvative stylo sl crank, avid 7 digit, straight laced bontrager mustang rims/xt hubs, judy fork, | | Bottom Line: | this was a big improvement over the stock crank on my 4500, but then again, anything you change on a 4500 is an improvement. i think that these cranks are way better than the shimano lx for a little bit more cash. at $70, you cant find a better crankset. i dont know why pricepoint was giving them away so cheap. i have bashed the rings against a lot of rocks and they are still straight. the ramps on the rings work real good to. they shift faster and smoother than shimano stuff in my opinion but i have never ridden xt or xtr cranks. i dont know if it is the crankset, but i never get chainsuck anymore. im sure you can buy a lighter, stiffer crank (raceface or xtr), but your gonna spend $200 | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim
a Weekend Warrior
from Santa Barbara, CA
Date Reviewed: August 23, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint.com | | Strengths: | Smooth Shifting, Light, Strong | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized Forearm | | Bike Setup: | Rockhopper A1 FS | | Bottom Line: | Much better than the stock Specialized crankset. I never knew front shifting could be so smooth and fast. Haven't used it much yet, but I'm very happy with it so far. I can climb noticebaly better now. Probably not a downhill crank, but a great xc crank. A steal at $70. I only give it 4 overall because I'm sure there are better cranks if you want to pay for them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott Asbjornsen
a Cross Country Rider
from Tacoma
Date Reviewed: August 18, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint.com | | Strengths: | Well machined, light, precise. A steal! | | Weaknesses: | None that are apparent. | | Similar Products Used: | Vuelta 8 Speed. | | Bike Setup: | Nukeproof Stealth frame, Rox Shox Jett, Vuelta V Brakes, Shimano XT/LX, SRAM 9.0 Handbuilt Wheelset, Bontrager Valiant Rims, SRAM 5.0 8 Speed Cassette, with 58 chain, Wellgo 813, Alligator cables, Richey Speedmax, Richey Logic, Kalloy bar, Tahoma Stem, Topo Brake Booster. | | Bottom Line: | I built a custom 8 speed from parts I bought online, on a limited budget. I replaced my Vuelta Crankset because the top ring seemed a litle warped, and it made deraileur tuning difficult (chain rub). This Crankset lives up to it's high industry reputation. It is as light as can be, but at $70.00, nothing I looked at was even clsoe. No chain rub, and it makes deraileur tuning easy. I am not an expert, per se, but I know quality when I see it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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