Submitted by
mr. toad
a
from A2 Date Reviewed: March 6, 2006
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Strengths:
well I does come apart.
Weaknesses:
play
Similar Products Used:
every kind except Hope.
Bike Setup:
Titus Switchblade Talas 04, trail toad set up. no wimpy xc race stuff except this BB.
Bottom Line:
I thought this BB would be as good or better than my EB 71. 4 bearing and giga pipe, sound good. the thing had play after a month. I've put up with it for too long. Last night I took it out for the six month clean up inspection and took off a retaining ring. It looks like I can completely rebuild it. If I can get bearings from some one as cheap as I have for a set of wheels I rebuilt it might be worth keeping. The slop has got too much to put up with and I can't see any good replacements out there with out replacing cranks. thats too pricy for this year. I can't give it a one on the overall because it hasn't falled yet. Maybe there's HOPE.
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Submitted by
Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from Mechanicsburg, PA, USA Date Reviewed: March 9, 2005
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$102.00
Purchased At:
JensonUSA.com
Strengths:
Four sealed bearing sets, very stiff, stong, quite.
Weaknesses:
None.
Similar Products Used:
Truvativ square-type BB
Bike Setup:
2002 Mongoose Pro Zero-G3 with Shamano XT disc hubs laced to Mavic F219 disc rims, Avid Mechanic Ball Bearing Disc brakes, Truvativ GigaPipe Max Ti BB, Truvativ Holzfeller Triple Crankset.
Bottom Line:
This is an excellent bottom bracket. It is VERY stiff and strong. It's snug and does not rattle, squeak, or anything. The spindle is huge. It is an ISIS interface so it is only compatable with ISIS interface cranks. When I put my weight into the peddling with my old BB the flexing of it was painfully obvious. That's gone with this BB. There is no flexing with this thing. I would recommend it to anyone!
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Submitted by
Rob
a Cross Country Rider
from Longmont, CO, USA Date Reviewed: October 25, 2004
Favorite Trail:
Little Creek Mountain, UT
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
Durability
Similar Products Used:
FSA and Race Face
Bike Setup:
Truth, XTR
Bottom Line:
I have not thought about my BB since I installed it a year ago. This is a good thing, because I have gone through several and none of them have lasted this long. No problems with noise. Great customer service from them. I called before my purchase and was told about their warranty and how they will stand behind their products. If you are near 200 lbs or more and have found that BB do not last long for you try Giga Pipe Max Ti! There are lighter BB, but all the lighter BB I have tried have failed in 6-9 months.
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Submitted by
Daniel
a Racer
from Fairfax VA Date Reviewed: September 9, 2004
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$110.00
Purchased At:
Online
Strengths:
Nada None Zip
Weaknesses:
Can't hear myself think over the noise this piece of crap makes. I've tried everything to shut it up!! Grease, Teflon tape, recommended torque, extra torque, and so on. If you make it to tight it takes effort to spin the crank because of the extra set of bearings, and if its as the specs say a grinding sound can be heard when spinning. I give up!!!
Similar Products Used:
Raceface, FSA
Bike Setup:
Racer X, FOX RLC fork, Crossmax wheels, Raceface crank(Turbine)/stem/bars(carbon)/seat post, Avid mech brakes, XO rear derailleur, X-9 shifters
Bottom Line:
I'm not a newbie and i'm a pretty good wrench but I sucked it up and took the X to the shop to see if they could get it to stop scaring the wildlife and they gave up just like me. I paid a ton of money for this BB and its worthless. I gave it 2 chilis just because the crank does at least turn. As you can see, my X is built with some of the best component's out there so it's not about the money. I now have a FSA and it seems to be holding up pretty well.
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Submitted by
Greg
a Cross Country Rider
from Ketchum Date Reviewed: June 14, 2004
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$10.00
Purchased At:
warranty dept.
Strengths:
Warranty Dept is alive and kickin'
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
several
Bike Setup:
two wheeled
Bottom Line:
This is a follow-up to the review below. When I originally tried to email Truvativ, I must have sent it to the wrong address. The second time, I sent it to the right address and Rob called me back the same day. It seems that this problem has occured on a few ti bikes. The specs on the threads and bearings in the ISIS BB are pretty exact. So, some ti bikes apparently may need to have the BB shell threads tapped a little "deeper" to accomodate and not cause the drag on the spindle when tightened. Rob hooked me up with the crash replacement program which was more than fair since this problem was not necessarily their fault. After that experience, the warranty dept certainly gets 5 chilis. I'll give them another 5 to redeem them further after I ride the new BB a bit....
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Submitted by
Greg
a Cross Country Rider
from Ketchum Date Reviewed: June 10, 2004
Favorite Trail:
any
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$95.00
Purchased At:
Universal Cycles
Strengths:
The promises sound great
Weaknesses:
Performance and durability are non-existent. As is the warranty department, so far.
Similar Products Used:
Shimanos and a cheaper truvativ which didn't do much better
Bike Setup:
Moots
Bottom Line:
Purchased on 4/8/04. Installed and noticed increased "drag" on the spindle as soon as the BB was snug. If you torqued as recommended, the spindle would not turn. Sent my frame back to Moots to have BB shell re-tapped (thinking that was the problem). Per moots, the BB shell was fine. Now, after less than 500 miles, the BB feels pretty trashed. My initial inquiry (email) to Truvativ got no response. I'm giving 1 chili now and i'll reinforce it with another 1 chili if the warranty dept. doesn't come through...... Until CK comes out with a BB, the ISIS drive is just a good idea that didn't work out....
$ 115.00
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