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ROCKHOPPERLOU
a Weekend Warrior
from fremont, usaDate Reviewed: December 15, 2002
Strengths: light and stiff.Weaknesses: noneBottom Line: does not eseally worn out, super light than my stock crancset, super styiff, good lookks. bang for the buck cheap upgrade.
Favorite Trail: skeggs point
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$55.00
Purchased At: jenson usa
Similar Products Used: specialized crank
Bike Setup: stock rockhopper
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trail thrasher
a Racer
from barbadosDate Reviewed: November 30, 2002
Strengths: looks its an ok looking crank makes the other riders scope out your ride..Weaknesses: loosens up like a ho! i'm a 200plus rider and i need to tighten that crank b4 i ride and a coupla times when i'm riding and it keeps as much noise as a cat having its kittens knowhatimenan what is shimano thinking??Bottom Line: if you can get better do it..blasted noise will scare away bears!
Favorite Trail: fort...
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Similar Products Used: none since i started back biking
Bike Setup: raleigh m600, shimano deorelx, rockshox judy race, promax discs wtb weirwolf and motoraptor tires
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dan white
a Cross Country Rider
from wheat ridge CODate Reviewed: November 26, 2002
Bottom Line: It is brutally obvious that there are some extremely unintelligent people here. Newsflash:::
THESE ARE NOT FOR JUMPING OFF YOUR HOUSE YOU MENTAL MIDGETS
If you are using LX on your freeride or DH rigs, you are not smart. Plain and simple, really. I sincerely hope this helps.
Oh and by the way LX splined Hollotech cranks are excellent CROSS COUNTRY cranks, especially considering the price. :)
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
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Nate Kersten
a Racer
from ChicagoDate Reviewed: October 26, 2002
Strengths: I cant think of anyWeaknesses: Stiffness, durabilityBottom Line: On my second day of riding these cranksi jumped about 4 feet of stairs and ripped the right side pedal out. I called about a warranty exchange and they said "i probably put the pedal on wrong," but Im pretty damn sure i know how to put on a set of pedals. If you are looking for a good set of cranks, i would look towards Race Face. It is a world of difference and they arent too much more expensive then Shimano LX and XT. These things dont even deserve the one flamming turd they are getting.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$100.00
Purchased At: Active Outfitters
Similar Products Used: Race Face Turbine, FSA, Shimano XT
Bike Setup: its a woodie
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Kevin
a Weekend Warrior
from Tempe, AZDate Reviewed: October 25, 2002
Strengths: worked well for a short timeWeaknesses: rather spectacular triple wear failure. Stripped the spline, sheared off the stopper pin and then discovered that what I thought was paint scraping off was actually the el-cheapo aluminumBottom Line: mega 9 is a Microsoft-esque marketing ploy Shimano sucks.
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$120.00
Purchased At: Tempe Bicycle
Similar Products Used: 8 speed LX (please bring back 8 speed)
Bike Setup: i-dive 5.0
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Nic (classified)
a Weekend Warrior
from Windsor,ont,CaNaDaDate Reviewed: October 9, 2002
Strengths: lets see strenghts... strenghts... strenghts... nope
none at allWeaknesses: uhh EVRYTHING! i WEnt THROUGH 3! PAirs ALREADY!
first set creeked like hell then they stripped! second pair same thing they stripped to hell! the 3rd time same thing!
crap crap crap crap cranks!Bottom Line: the bottome line
they cannot take any kinda of riding at all!
evrytime they brake on me weather its the bolt comming loose,them creeking so danm loud you can hear me comming down the street or them stripping repeatedly!
i will never buy these cranks again!
my next crank will either be bmx or race face prodigy dh wen i save the danm money!
if you are going to use these cranks for freeriding DONT
you will be sorry you bought them
Favorite Trail: the urban jungle
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$75.00
Purchased At: Bike World
Similar Products Used: deore,xt,xtr
Bike Setup: 002 norco 125,z3QR20,alex dex32, mavic f519, deore and well now just derore i broke all my lx stuff cuz its crap
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Jason
a Cross Country Rider
from TXDate Reviewed: October 6, 2002
Strengths: Cheap
Cheap
CheapWeaknesses: Crank bolts will work loose causing the crank to sef destruct!Bottom Line: These cranks are not bad for the money. The main problem I've had is that I'm to damn lazy to keep rechecking the bolts to make sure they aren't loose! If you buy these cranks make sure you use locktite on the crank bolts!! If not they will come loose on you and screw the inside splines on the crank arms. This is the only drawback I've found with the cranks. Some people say "man I broke these cranks jumping off a house!?" get a clue these aren't meant for that kind of abuse. Buy Profile or something beefy like that! I use the LX cranks on my trials bike as well and have been very happy with the stiffness. Also, people thinking that upgrading to XT is going to make them better. Just realize that the cranks are identical except the XT has a alloy small chainring. Besides the color that's it! Save your money. Then there is XTR, just look at the difference in the splines on the XTR BB to that of the ES-70. XTR will NOT hold up as well. Yes it will shift better but that's it!!! If you couldn't buy LX cranks for 60$ I would probably try the Raceface DH ISIS cranks for my trials bike but the LX's hold up well as long as I keep them tight and with the money I save I can buy a bunch of LX cranks before I could pay for 1 Raceface.
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$60.00
Purchased At: On-line
Similar Products Used: XT, XTR, LX, Profile
Bike Setup: Santa Cruz Chameleon running single speed with a Spot 34t ring!
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Braxton
a Weekend Warrior
from TucsonDate Reviewed: September 23, 2002
Strengths: Silky smooooth, a significant improvement from my stock Suntour-MD P.O.S., lightweight, cost, NO CREAKINGWeaknesses: Isn't XTRBottom Line: Great product for a lightweight rider who doesn't want to spend $250+ on a crankset. Mine does NOT creak, possibly because I had my LBS (Fair Wheel Bikes) install the crank with a the suggested BB (ES-70). It's tough to beat $60 online for a decent crankset that is 70g lighter than a Raceface Prodigy, and doesn't require a sh*tty Raceface BB. Of course, anyone with an XTR or high-end Raceface would say "LX sucks" but then again, if you want high-end why are you looking at LX? 5 Flaming pinched loafs for value, 4 flamers for overall.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$70.00
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: Raceface, Suntour
Bike Setup: '01 iDrive 5.0, stock + Manitou Black fork,
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BOB
a Cross Country Rider
from MarysvilleDate Reviewed: September 10, 2002
Strengths: The price is great. There is not another crank out there that compares for the money.Weaknesses: Creaked for awhile. The crank bolts loosned several times.Bottom Line: I like the cranks for the money. I have given them what I consider to be a good thrashing. They have several hundred miles on them of all kinds of riding. I do not freeride but I ride this bike four days a week. Could be trails urban or the BMX track lots of stairs up and down. They creaked a bit for a while and the bolts came losse. Tightned the bolts a few times the creaking continued. Took them apart cleaned the splines lightly greased them and no more creak. I bought these crank for the price to build up a second bike and have no regrets. I even thought about replacing the Race face cranks on my Superlight with a set because they are pretty old and have seen two bikes.If you want a good crank for agressive XC riding buy them. I do not think they would hold up to freeriding the highest drop I do is 3 feet and they handled that fine. A great value for the money they shift well and are fairly stiff.
Favorite Trail: South Yuba
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$70.00
Similar Products Used: Shimano, Specialized, Raceface
Bike Setup: Specialized hardrock,LX and Deore drivetrain,Avid Arch rival brakes,Sun rhyno lite rims,Psylo XC.My urban beater.
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Rob
a Cross Country Rider
from Klamath Falls, OR, USADate Reviewed: July 29, 2002
Strengths: Light, stiff, nice looking.Weaknesses: Not a high quality product. Makes creaking noise!!!Bottom Line: I bought it because it was so much lighter than equally priced products. After a year of riding, it started to make creaking noises. The problem is how the cranks connect to the BB. The splined part of the cranks doesn't quite fit perfectly with the BB so no matter how much I tighten or lubricate (with anti-seize) the mating parts, it still makes noise!! (It is not the BB making noise). I have taken it to the bike shop and they said there's nothing I can do about it. If it never made noise, I would give it 4 flamin' chilis.
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$90.00
Purchased At: Bike Shop
Similar Products Used: Shimano STX
Bike Setup: Cannondale F900sx
Shimano LX - cranks, front derailleur, cassette
Sram - ESP 9.0 shifters and rear derailleur, 89R chain
Time - Attack pedals
Magura - 2002 Louise
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Nhiker Smith
a Cross Country Rider
from New HampshireDate Reviewed: June 14, 2002
Strengths: Solid Cheap Lite.....Smooth reliable operation once they are installed correctly and broken in.Weaknesses: Creaked like hell at first untill broken in and proprely tightened. Finnish rubs off quicklyBottom Line: Go for it but keep working with them until the Freaking Creaking stops! Oh God make it stop!!!!!!
Favorite Trail: Fomba
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$75.00
Purchased At: Ebay
Similar Products Used: Shimano alivio and sun
Bike Setup: Trek 930 RockShox deore LX Bontrager
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Jason Davies
a Downhiller
from Seattle, WADate Reviewed: June 11, 2002
Strengths: This product has strengths!?! Oh ya, it fits.Weaknesses: Everything.Bottom Line: You've got to be kidding me! This crank creaks and whines more than a little girl with a skinned knee n' sh it! I'm afraid when a take 5 foot drops that this weak piece of crap is going to break. Hey, does everyone want to know what flex is? Buy these cranks and you'll find out, I'm only 155#!! The only good thing about these cranks is the price. They don't seem to shift or pedal poorly but the loud creaking when putting a little bit of pressure on them is rediculous. I can't believe I built a bike from frame up and insulted it by not putting an xtr bb and crank on. Spend the extra flow and get an xtr!
Favorite Trail: Whistler
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$60.00
Bike Setup: K2 disco monkey, 02 JRt's, hayes mech discs, mavics, fox vanilla rc, all xtr except for this piece of crap and the BB.
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Chris Salice
a Cross Country Rider
from NottinghamDate Reviewed: June 3, 2002
Strengths: Inexpensive, fairly light, stiff, inexpensive, durable and good shifting.Weaknesses: none so farBottom Line: Great cranks for the buck! I've had these a year and they've been great and I'm not the smoothest dude over obstacles. More than once these have been used to "climb" logs, rocks etc. and just now have them sorta, kinda bent though I still have no trouble shifting and very little rub against front derailleur. If the big ring ends up being too far gone, I'll just get another crankset for less than rings on more expensive (and only marginally lighter) cranks.
Favorite Trail: Patapsco Avalon
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$60.00
Purchased At: Performance
Similar Products Used: truvative stylo team, bontrager
Bike Setup: KHS 904r XC full suspension. XT and XTR drive except LX cranks. Duke sl fork. Mustang wheels.
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joel
a Weekend Warrior
from chicagoDate Reviewed: May 16, 2002
Strengths: hmmm let me think.....none.Weaknesses: cranks now flop on the spindle about an inch or so both ways and the cranks are tightBottom Line: they are complete crap. i jumped off a roof and they now move on the spindle like crazy. dont buy them unless your a lightwieght xcountry person. i only wiegh 152lbs and they still broke under stress so dont jump with them.
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Purchased At: i got them for free
Similar Products Used: lx square taper.
Bike Setup: planet x zebdi, xt disk hubs, lx v-brakes, azonic dh bar, profile design stem, rs phsylo sl, planet x bmf rim rear, front bfr rim, xtr rear deralliur
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Rick Nitti
a Cross Country Rider
from Costa Mesa, CA, USADate Reviewed: May 15, 2002
Strengths: These cranks are fairly light and strong. The best on the market at their price point.
Weaknesses: The crank bolts tend to loosen a bit.Bottom Line: This is a very good crank for the money. I installed these on my old ride, and they never ever one creeked or loosend.
Since I reinstalled them on my new ride, the bolts are loosening, but they don't make any noise, and they shift great. I cleaned the threads and used blue lock tight; I think that will solve the problem. Most people who are having loosening / noise problems probably haven't retorqued their bolts after break in. Bring an allen wrench, retorque them your first couple of rides; that should solve your problems. Overall, the best crank for the coin.
Favorite Trail: El Morro, Aliso Woods, San Juan
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$59.00
Purchased At: Supergo
Similar Products Used: LX, XT
Bike Setup: S-works FSR, XT/XTR/LX crank, Mavic wheels.
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