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Submitted by
Jesse
a Cross Country Rider
from Logan, Utah, USA
Date Reviewed: April 6, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | anything I get to ride | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | Alchemy Bicycle Works | | Strengths: | Fantastic looks, Excellent performance, Extremely low weight and an overall exceptional product from one of the best smaller companies in the industry. The bottom bracket is the smoothest I have ever used. | | Weaknesses: | none experienced at all | | Similar Products Used: | XTR, XT, Specialized, Ritchey | | Bike Setup: | Bontrager Ti Lite, Tune seatpost and wheelset and soon to be stem and bar ends, Chris King headset, XTR front and rear derailleur, White Brothers Magic 80. | | Bottom Line: | This review is actually for the Tune Fastfoot crankset and Sixpack bottom bracket. I have absolutely loved this crankset and bottom bracket combo. I have felt absolutely no flex in the arms. I am a lighter rider at about 145lbs. I have had nothing but a great experience with all of the Tune products I have used and this is no exception. The crankset has an absolutely beautiful finish and has been everything I wanted in a very high end crankset. I currently use Extralite chainrings in a 44 32 22 pattern and they also have been fantastic. The crankset has fantastic shifting and is extremely comfortable with plenty of clearance between the arm and your shoes. No rubbing! This has been an annoyance with XTR and XT in my experience. I would recommend this product to anyone looking for a high end fantastic crankset. Also please note that Jeremy and Sarah Parfitt at Alchemy Bicycle Works are absolutely fantastic to work with and offer the best service and support I have ever seen. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
martijn
a Cross Country Rider
from H.I.Ambacht/Holland
Date Reviewed: December 17, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Portes du Soleil/Les Gets | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$199.00 | | Purchased At: | www.starbike.com | | Strengths: | Still going strong, even after severe beating them up:)
They still look like new after extensive use.
Very light
They are stiff for there shape.
They pair up great with my Tune AC38 BB | | Weaknesses: | (still)None! | | Similar Products Used: | Race Face Turbine (1996 model withe the flower-like replacable spider) | | Bike Setup: | Cube Airwing Blackline (custom build), Fox Float RLC100, XT disc brakes, King Disc wheels with Sapim CX-ray spokes, Thomson seat and post and lots of light stuff (lots of Tune) | | Bottom Line: | These cranks are just perfect!
They are stiff and light, great looking and well made!
I've used them for about 8 months now and almost 5000 km and they still look like new.
Not much to say about this super crankset I guess! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Martijn
a Racer
from H.I.Ambacht
Date Reviewed: March 29, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Schoorl Noord Holland | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$199.00 | | Purchased At: | www.Starbike.com | | Strengths: | Light, stiff, superb finish and good looks | | Weaknesses: | NONE!!! | | Similar Products Used: | Race Face Turbine model 1996 with replacable flowerlike spider. | | Bike Setup: | Cube Airwing Blackline(custom build), XTR, King hubs\X618 ceramic\sapim CX-ray, Thomson post and stem, Selle Italia SLR Evolution Carbon, lots of Tune and other light stuff. | | Bottom Line: | Since I broke my old but verry nice Race Face Turbine I had to look for a nice and light but stiff replacement.
I eventualy bought Tune Bigfoot cranks and I love them ever since!
Great crank, good looks, stiff and not to expensive.
What more can you want from a crank???
The perform great and are super stiff, something you wouldn't expect when you see the slim crankarms.
Fits nice and snig to my Tune AC38 botom bracket and pairs up nice with the Tune Plop boltrings.
I use them with TA 44 and 32 teeth chainrings and Tune KT1 chainring-bolts, they weigh 507gr. complete with chainrings and boltset. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
yetibuster
a Cross Country Rider
from germany
Date Reviewed: June 27, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | XC | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | germany | | Strengths: | lightweight, durable | | Weaknesses: | None yet! | | Similar Products Used: | steel crancs | | Bike Setup: | G-Zero | | Bottom Line: | No probs at all, lightweight, what else could one say? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Erik Trauschke
a Cross Country Rider
from Dresden, Saxony, Germany
Date Reviewed: May 26, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Singletrails | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$180.00 | | Purchased At: | Local Bike Store | | Strengths: | No flex, VERY!!!! light, nice optic and very durable | | Weaknesses: | none (its from tune :-)) | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano | | Bike Setup: | Custom made RMB Thin Air (9,5 kg) | | Bottom Line: | Best crank I know: no flex, no problems. My crank was treatet hard with many stones, but there was never any problem.
Go out and buy this crank :-) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Martin Czermak
a Racer
from Ma. Enzersdorf, Austria
Date Reviewed: November 9, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Anninger | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$270.00 | | Purchased At: | my local dealer | | Strengths: | superlight, slim look | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | Profile crank | | Bike Setup: | GT LTS Thermoplast, custom made with the lightest parts with confidence in durability | | Bottom Line: | Mario Cippolini could not damage on Giro d' Italia, so it will have my confidence on the roughest trails. And it works after 2 years like on the first day! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Richard Lederer
a Cross Country Rider
from Lodi Ca. USA
Date Reviewed: November 8, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | auburn | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$225.00 | | Purchased At: | Hi Bike Germany | | Strengths: | Light, pricise machining, strength, wieght
| | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | race face | | Bike Setup: | Principia msl pro | | Bottom Line: | Well enginered, simple design that just plain works and all that at 520 grams with T.A. rings | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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a Weekend Warrior
from a
Date Reviewed: June 6, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
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