Submitted by
joe therider
a Cross Country Rider
from usa Date Reviewed: August 1, 2003
Favorite Trail:
dirtones
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At:
online
Strengths:
marketed very well
Weaknesses:
just about...actually no, definetly everything else.
Similar Products Used:
Race face,also junk, shimano xtr(and it never let me down)
Bike Setup:
yes
Bottom Line:
I have gonethrough 3 bottombrackets in less than a year, i think that the isis thing is a good idea, but nobody is building a bb. that is worth a crap,Why? Im not one to spout off about shimano but i had not had problems with their bearings someone recently told me that it has to do with the outside diameter of the spindle, and not enough space for bearings, either way , something has to be changed, i cant afford this crap, Im using tru vativs dh gigapipe bb now, it weighs like 450 grams or something, and has double bearings both sides, i hope Chris king comes out with something soon
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Submitted by
Richard Brassington
a Weekend Warrior
from Edinburgh, UK Date Reviewed: May 18, 2003
Favorite Trail:
hodge
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
Biketreks
Strengths:
easy to fit, came with the bike as new
Weaknesses:
play in bearings after 3months use. Not acceptable lifespan for a bottom bracket
Similar Products Used:
Race Face, Shimano
Bike Setup:
Bullit, XT, Hope Minis, Singletracks, Fox Vanilla
Bottom Line:
Its a piece of JUNK, unfortunatly I've run out of ISIS manufactures so its back to Shimano
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Submitted by
Nick Ong
a Cross Country Rider
from Melawati, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Date Reviewed: January 17, 2003
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
None
Weaknesses:
Not fit to be used in mountain bikes. This product will leave you stranded deep in the jungles of Malaysia. The bearings were ground to bits in just 6 months of riding. Pop it into your commuter bike if u want but NEVER use this product if u are a serious off-roader. Looks like it's back good ol reliable Shimanos.
Submitted by
robert jackson
a Weekend Warrior
from Huntington Beach, Ca. Date Reviewed: July 26, 2001
Favorite Trail:
all of them
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
supergo
Strengths:
nice looking
Bottom Line:
used this bb for about 6 months.....immediately had problems this crazy creaking sound when i rode the bike.....seems the crank bolts kept backing out?? i am running truvative stylo cranks and was worried about walling out the mating holes......put locktite on the bolts.....creaking still existed....finally took it out and put my old shimano back in and no more noise. maybe the spindle is mt sized correctly?????? for 25 bucks it would be a nice piece if it did'nt make so much noise.
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