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Submitted by
slabhb
a Downhiller
from Hermosa Beach
Date Reviewed: January 19, 2009 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | none, total junk...lasted less than two hours of riding. They look kinda cool I guess | | Weaknesses: | Either they steel sleeve rips out of the crank arm, or the crank arm snaps | | Bike Setup: | big hit fsr, jr t fork..... | | Bottom Line: | These where the worst cranks i have ever owned. After riding for the first time on them the pedal ripped the sleeve right out of the crank. After researching I found that this was a very common problem with these older 05 version. This sleeve would rip out or the cranks snap. Mine were ISIS style. They look burly but thats about it. I have heard the newer ones that fit with the external BB are much better. I just wish I could get this stupid sleeve off my nice pedal | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
iridewhatever
a Weekend Warrior
from ottawa, ontario
Date Reviewed: August 11, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | anything i can get to thats fast/flowy | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | lbs | | Strengths: | strong kinda light these people on here that complain about the arm coming loose dont tighten the bold enough you pretty much have to stand on the tool to tighten it enough but once you do that it has no issues, i put a good 10k on the bike a day easily and abuse them a couple times a week and theyve held up fine | | Weaknesses: | creak every once in a while but after a good hard ride and taking a break for a day or two their fine again, at first the crank arms came loose all the time but after the mechanic put them as tight as he could only came loose 1 other time | | Similar Products Used: | truvativ blaze | | Bike Setup: | giant stp ss with marzocchi AM 2 | | Bottom Line: | great OEM product just make sure to tighten the bolt as much as you can without stripping the threads so pretty much stand on the tool and your crank arm will almost never fall off again | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James
a Racer
from Kent
Date Reviewed: May 5, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | PORC | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Ashcycles.com | | Strengths: | Good strong crank. Do not bend easily. | | Weaknesses: | None so far | | Similar Products Used: | Truvativ Holzfeller | | Bike Setup: | Giant stp1 07 with marzocchi mz comp's =[ | | Bottom Line: | Good strong cranks that are well worth the money | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nathan Lulek
a Downhiller
from RutVegas, Vermont
Date Reviewed: January 28, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Killington, Pinehills, and CC Fireroads | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$68.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint | | Strengths: | Solid crank, does what it is intended for. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Bontrager King Earl crankset | | Bike Setup: | Hussefelt, SRAM, Truvativ, and Trek Jack | | Bottom Line: | Great DH/FR crank if you don't mind having a wider gear ratio. No problems ever, wished it came with the bash guard though! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jeremy r
a Downhiller
from albany ny
Date Reviewed: November 28, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | dirt jumps | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | stiners | | Strengths: | very strong light | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | mc rumble | | Bottom Line: | nice for dj and wont brake easy | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason
a Weekend Warrior
from Ottawa, Canada
Date Reviewed: July 30, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Look good. | | Weaknesses: | The Howitzer-Hussefelt bottom-brack to crank interface is absolutely terrible. You get play between the crank and spline even when they are torqued a lot more than the technical specs. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano square taper (no problems). | | Bike Setup: | 2007 Norco Sasquatch - Stock | | Bottom Line: | The Hussefelt cranks and the Howitzer bottom bracket are terrible. Do not buy them, they are a complete waste of money. It seems as though they made this product to look at only and not for use. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
babybackribs
a Weekend Warrior
from miss
Date Reviewed: June 1, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Bottom Line: | Good value if you can get it for under the regular store price for sure. I have the team bb and howitzer crank its strong, i run a hardtail so it really gets beat up and i take the bike off some decent jumps as well
no problems yet, if you see posts with guys complaining about squeeking or whatever its #1 because the shop they must have taken it to is weaksause #2 they didnt take care of their part , #3 they actually took it over the limit which means they are really good.
its a bit heavy but for the price you have to sacrifice something
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Submitted by
Adam
a Weekend Warrior
from England
Date Reviewed: May 12, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | ChainReactinCycles | | Strengths: | Cheap, strong when it works. | | Weaknesses: | BB interface strips easily, crankbolts have to be tightened for every ride | | Similar Products Used: | another truvativ hussefelt, should've learbt last time | | Bike Setup: | Xile frame, specialized stem and bars, FSA Ultimax Xtreme BB, FSA pig DH pro headset, maxiis holy rollers | | Bottom Line: | i previously had a set of hussefelts which after 6 months the BB interface had been stripped leading to wobble which continuously threw the chain off. bought another set with bashguard, this time only lasted 1 month before the same happened again. and the crank bolts alays come loose. on the positive side, they are very strong and lightish. but i wouldnt bother - go raceface | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Josh
a Weekend Warrior
from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: May 10, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Strengths: | Kinda Cheap | | Weaknesses: | Creak, Bend, Strip Easy, Have to tighten for every Ride | | Bike Setup: | the 04 Specialized P2 | | Bottom Line: | These cranks suck. If your going to spend any money dont spend it here. You will regret it majorly. Spend money on something worth it . . . diety cranks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JJ C
a Downhiller
from Poway
Date Reviewed: May 5, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | insanity | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint.com | | Strengths: | it holds the pedals | | Weaknesses: | flexy, comes loose like crazyy | | Similar Products Used: | truvative holzfeller, and others | | Bike Setup: | 06 redline skookum frame, Marzocchi z1, azonic outlaw, e13 Lg1 | | Bottom Line: | i bought these 06 cranks and they where installed by my local bike shop, first ride on them and about 20 minutes later they squeak like crazy and are really loose. had to carry around a fat alllan wrench when riding just to tighten them every 20 minutes. So i got lock tite on it and they havent come loose since, but if i where to get new cranks id spend the extra dough and get some race face evolves or something better. If your looking for new cranks spend the extra dough and get something better quality. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben
a Downhiller
from Melbourne
Date Reviewed: April 23, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | SkatePark | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | eBay | | Strengths: | Cheap, Easy to install. | | Weaknesses: | WORST BB/ISIS SPLINE INTERFACE EVER. This thing becomes loose after a day of riding.
| | Similar Products Used: | DMR crisis cranks (awsome) Shimano alivio (awful) | | Bike Setup: | street custom frame | | Bottom Line: | Stay away from. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Evan Buckingham
a Weekend Warrior
from Bristol, CT, US
Date Reviewed: October 10, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | anything with drops and shore stuff | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | newington bike | | Strengths: | arms won't bend | | Weaknesses: | bottom bracket splines are complete trash, and the chainguide that came with it was a joke. after a few good hucks the cranks squeal like a rat and get super flexy | | Similar Products Used: | xt hollowtech | | Bike Setup: | Specialized P3 pretty basic with the beefiest alex triple wall rims ever | | Bottom Line: | waste of money. im swapping these out for raceface evolve dh's asap. i'll never trust truvativ again. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom
a Downhiller
from Texas
Date Reviewed: August 15, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | strong reliable, never broken | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | race face cranks | | Bike Setup: | kona stuff fully custom | | Bottom Line: | the best cranks i have ever brought never let me down unlike the raceface ones which brake like loads | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hal Wolter
a Downhiller
from Davis CA USA
Date Reviewed: July 21, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | jensonusa | | Strengths: | Stif crank, strong arms hadle abuse of urban rides well. grinds and stalls dont phase the crank arms. | | Weaknesses: | TONS!!!! I am now on my second set of arms, i had a set of 03s now 05s...lets start w/ the bottom bracket. The trivative gigapipe DH weighs a metric f**k ton. after several months on it i had play in the spindle and had crushed the sealed bearings. I replaced that one with a raceface evolve XC which is still running smooth as the day i bought it and i s a full 1/4 pound lighter. Now, the crank arms. If you like pedals dont put em in these cranks because you wont get em back. as of today BOTH my cranksets stole my pdals. The silver thread inserts for the pedals come out if you try to remove your pedals. If this does happen to you, take the thread inserts out, cover them ith loc-tite, put em back wait 24hr then try to take yur pedal out again. this has worked for me 25% of the time. I will be puting in a call to truvative tomorrow. I can't recomend this product to anyone especially if you are using a limited eddition celincki pedal that can not be replaced (or anything else valuable) sorry truvativ...you guys need to get your head straight. | | Similar Products Used: | Evolve DH, Evolve XC, Bontrager race, race light, select, Rie xc. | | Bike Setup: | Giant STP, Pike 426, mamoth rims, singlespeed cassette hub, team risebar 2.5" rise, Easton Vice stem. | | Bottom Line: | DONT BUY THESE CRANKS. there a decent performing crankset. By no means amazing. Theyre heavier than most and not really stronger. The BB doesnt last and has no redeeming qualities. Considering the cranks perform averagely I could sugest them if theyre on sale...but they take pedals. Unless you using $15 pedals and absolutely can not afford another crankset DO NOT BUY THESE. Theyre nothing special and underperform. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jimmy
a
from Boise, ID, USA
Date Reviewed: July 8, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Hulls Gulch, Boise, ID | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$89.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint | | Strengths: | Strong Arms, Excellent Shifting, Reasonable Price | | Weaknesses: | None so far. | | Similar Products Used: | Other Truvativ Cranks | | Bike Setup: | My bike | | Bottom Line: | So far so good...very stiff and quick shifting. Arms have been bashed on rocks and have come back for more. Combined with one of Truvativ's giga pipe BB, you cannot go wrong. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jimmy
a
from Boise, ID, USA
Date Reviewed: July 8, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Hulls Gulch, Boise, ID | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$89.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint | | Strengths: | Strong Arms, Excellent Shifting, Reasonable Price | | Weaknesses: | None so far. | | Similar Products Used: | Other Truvativ Cranks | | Bike Setup: | My bike | | Bottom Line: | So far so good...very stiff and quick shifting. Arms have been bashed on rocks and have come back for more. Combined with one of Truvativ's giga pipe BB, you cannot go wrong. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tom black
a Downhiller
from ny
Date Reviewed: July 8, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | chain reaction | | Strengths: | stiff, strong, run nicely, smooth | | Weaknesses: | they stripped in less than a month | | Similar Products Used: | lx,diablous | | Bike Setup: | v10 | | Bottom Line: | they are strong and all that stuff they stripped in less than a month so be careful with yours | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mike muzzell
a Downhiller
from kitchener,ontario,canada
Date Reviewed: July 1, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | the steeper the better | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$230.00 | | Purchased At: | cycle cambridge | | Strengths: | solid | | Weaknesses: | none found yet | | Similar Products Used: | shimano deore lx | | Bike Setup: | too much to list | | Bottom Line: | buy this product its tuff as nails,the rest of my bike will fall apart before this crank does! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Craig
a Weekend Warrior
from Paignton
Date Reviewed: February 20, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Anywhere you can ride trials =D | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Look the part, extremely strong, no problems with the cranks themselves so far, fairly lightweight | | Weaknesses: | The splines on the RH arm completely stripped after about 4 months | | Similar Products Used: | Holzfella | | Bike Setup: | Saracen MAD, Vuelta rims on shimano hubs, FSA BB, DMR V8 pedals, Magura Julie disc brakes (front and rear) | | Bottom Line: | The crank seems good until the splines wore out. If you're riding trials and want a new crankset, get holzfellas. dont bother with these as you'll spend more money in the long run. Holzfellas are one hell of alot stronger. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ezekial Altman
a Downhiller
from Fort Collins
Date Reviewed: January 23, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Came with bike | | Strengths: | Rigidity and ISIS | | Weaknesses: | Threading for petals is CRAP! | | Similar Products Used: | FSA V-drive Crank Arms | | Bike Setup: | 02' Kona Stinky, DJII Fork, XT rear derailer, Mavic D321 rims, DK Swiss Through Axle Hub front XT rear hub. Hayes HFX9DH 8" Hydro Brakes. | | Bottom Line: | These crank arms are crap! The ISIS bottom bracket rox. But if you have this crank setup keep the ISIS and do what I did and by the FSA crank arms for a 4 bolt setup.
These cranks did the same thing as some other reviewers have complained about. I was toolin around town the other day just taking some curbs and drops. All of a sudden my pedal began to wobble and went limp. The threads totally blew out on my left crank arm! trashed my petals too! I had to drop $100 buck to get my rig going again. It took a while for this to happen but still, this kind of problem shouldn't happen...I smell a manufacturing defect. They're suppose to be a DH rated crankset....but I would trust em anymore. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Todd
a Downhiller
from west linn, oregon
Date Reviewed: January 18, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | anything | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | River City bikes | | Strengths: | they definatly hold up. havent stripped out or failed in any way. stood up to urban, freeride, nasty wet trails (( BB didnt last )) they stood up to DJ (but that was a new set) | | Weaknesses: | a little flexy when landing really hard, but you get used to it. | | Similar Products Used: | hozfeller, raceface north shore | | Bike Setup: | 2004 P.2 with a kingpin and a 2005 Specialized P.1 Cr-Mo | | Bottom Line: | definatly get these, if not these, get the hozfellers. I have really tortured these cranks. they came stock on my bikes. the one on my P.1 is a 170 and my P.2 is a 175. they have held up really well to large dirtjumps and sketchy landings on my P.1 as well as some harsh skatepark abuse. although the ones on my P.2 have been ridden really hard for two seasons, but basically 4 seasons because I ride my P.2 in the winter too, through snow, mud ...whatever. these cranks arent giving up too easily, getting a little floppy though, but I think thats my pedals/BB | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stuart
a Weekend Warrior
from Abbotsford, B.C.
Date Reviewed: November 29, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | dirt merchant | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$135.00 | | Purchased At: | Lbs | | Strengths: | Look alright, not too heavy, resist bending compared to xc cranks... | | Weaknesses: | crazily flexy! stripped out the chainring mounts, bolt threads misaligned, wear out WAY too fast, come loose too easily, and have a horrible strength to weight ratio! | | Similar Products Used: | fsa x-treme v-drive cranks are the only that come close to comparing. they were still way better than this... | | Bike Setup: | Morphine with Super T, hussefelts, amoeba front end, fsa, xt, blah blah blah | | Bottom Line: | The first time riding on these cranks, I immediately regretted it. they were flexing just pedaling up hills!Im 175, and like to pedal hard, but this is unacceptable coming from a "freeride, downhill" set of cranks! They were manufatured poorly, and it shows. As soon as I have the money, these are toast and i'm going 3 piece chro-mo. Kudos to Profile for making a good crank. Truvative needs to "truly innovate" on their old cranks. Buy these cranks if you're under 150 and ride lightly. cheers | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rick :)
a
from BRistol. Uk
Date Reviewed: October 29, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | north nibley | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Came on bike | | Strengths: | Very strong | | Weaknesses: | Look crap
ISIS
ISIS drive stuff sucks, its truly crap, the bearings one verythign are to small, i got through 3 race face bottom brackets in 9 months, what aload of rubbish, going to get shimano hollow tech 2 :) | | Bike Setup: | trek bruiser 1
rock shox psylo
avid juicy 4
hope bulb- mavic 321 front
- dt swiss 6.1 rear
xt shifteres + rmech
| | Bottom Line: | they are strong, but look crap, and come loose all the time, generaly aload of wack, but cheap. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew King
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto, ON, CANADA
Date Reviewed: October 21, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | cycle solutions | | Strengths: | uhh, they were good for aa few weeks. theyre fine if you just do drops the size of a curb | | Weaknesses: | they blow, they come of all the time, the splines are weak as hell
| | Similar Products Used: | truvative blaze (also blows) | | Bike Setup: | norco rival, shimano deore hydros, hussefelts, the rest isnt really all stock, but its nothing too notable. | | Bottom Line: | ok, i bought these cuz i killed my blazes in like 2 months. at first, they were fine. i didnt have any gripes. unfortunately, that didnt last. the cranks just started to fall of in the middle of rides. it was the same thing as what happened to my blazes so i knew what to do. i replaced the bolt that holds on the cranks. it didnt work. now the spline (like threads on a screw, but theyre parallel to the way you slide the crank onto the bb) has actually got holes in it.you can see the inside of that crank... youre not supposed to be able to. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
iridebikes
a Downhiller
from Boise, ID USA
Date Reviewed: September 25, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | one that you can ride bikes on | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Strengths: | Strong, stiff, not too flashy | | Weaknesses: | none | | Bike Setup: | bighit dh, dorado, deemax | | Bottom Line: | it works. good solution for those on a budget. dont waste your money on holzfeller. unless you can. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alec
a Downhiller
from Australia
Date Reviewed: July 10, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Kuranda | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | not much really...but i guess they're not that heavy?
good for beginner riders | | Weaknesses: | The silver threading threads out
They Bend
Unreliable | | Similar Products Used: | None but i'll be purchasing saints | | Bike Setup: | Custom STP1 | | Bottom Line: | Orighty....this is a follow up review from the last one below....these cranks are sh!t...the silver threading piece wore out on mine causing me to get a new set of pedals and either a new crank arm or cranks...because the thread is unreplacable...and the pedals get stuck...and 2 weeks later...2 of my friends had the same problem....on the same day!! AND my left one bent! but im guessing this is just because in the time from the last review i have become a much better rider...i wouldnt recomend buying these cranks...but if they come on your bike...keep them until the thread wears and then get some new ones...unless you are a good rider...then get some new ones straight away...these are beginner cranks...and they're not all that good. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alec
a Downhiller
from Australia
Date Reviewed: June 24, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Kuranda | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Everything so far... | | Weaknesses: | Dont look so strong... | | Bike Setup: | Custom STP1 | | Bottom Line: | These cranks seem great so far! I havnt broken or bent these cranks as far as i can see. My pedal snapped before the crank broke so im happy. I feel i can ride without worrying about my cranks snapping from underneath me...but im not a super hardcore rider. By the looks of these cranks i wouldnt reccomend them to any really hardcore hairdtail riders. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a
from Fort Collins, CO
Date Reviewed: May 24, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Strength, price. | | Weaknesses: | The company name is kind of silly. It stands for Tru-ly inno-Vativ-e. "Husselfelt" more than makes up for it though; it's a pretty cool name that should be adopted by either a Disney character or a porn star. | | Similar Products Used: | A/C, RaceFace, Shimano, Kooka | | Bike Setup: | 03 KHS FR2000, Z1, Romic | | Bottom Line: | I think these things are great. Maybe it's just that the splined design is such a big improvement in general from the tapered style, but these cranks are durable and have needed no tightening or adjustment. Tha chainrings might be a bit iffy - I hit a rock ledge pretty hard and expected a damaged tooth or two, and instead got an aluminum hard shell taco. But this really is a testament to the strength of the cranks and bolts, which didn't bend or crack at all. I just upgraded to some RaceFace RaceRings, which seem to be the only other chainrings you can buy at Jenson and Pricepoint these days. I have opted to keep the TruVativs on instead of switching to my spare RaceFace Turbine LPs, although those are good cranks too, and can be bought brand new for cheap. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Austin Olij
a Downhiller
from Langley
Date Reviewed: May 12, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Decent price and strong, replacable threads | | Weaknesses: | Replacable inserts came out when I took off my pedal | | Bike Setup: | 03 Mountain Cycle Rumble frame on 04 Sasquatch modified parts spec | | Bottom Line: | I like mine and they work well. Make sure you get them warrantied if they inserts come out though. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
james
a
from melbourne, australia
Date Reviewed: April 16, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Strong, stiff as, Feels solid under foot, great power transfer | | Weaknesses: | Probably a little heavy but meh... | | Similar Products Used: | shimano deore cranks...not good | | Bike Setup: | mongoose thunderball stock | | Bottom Line: | Good strong cranks, no complaints at all | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
henry martin
a
from Australia
Date Reviewed: April 7, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | stock on bike | | Strengths: | -stiff,
-not outrageously heavy
-simple, good look
| | Weaknesses: | -too heavy for some people, but not an issue for me | | Bottom Line: | worked for me, and i've thrown them around quite a bit and they still work as well as ever. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ravi
a
from uk
Date Reviewed: April 2, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | look good
nice and rigid | | Weaknesses: | KEEP BREAKIN
paint wears off
| | Bottom Line: | nice loking cranks but crap bottom bracket, ive vroken 2 allready. they still creak get some diffarent cranks iff you still have the option.
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Submitted by
rory
a
from cornwall
Date Reviewed: April 1, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | stock with bike | | Strengths: | cheap, strong, look good | | Weaknesses: | standard truvativ bottom brackets wear out really quickly, cranks flex a little | | Similar Products Used: | saint crankset | | Bike Setup: | kona shred, saint cranks, dmr speed guide, dmr v8s, everything else pretty much stock | | Bottom Line: | if you buy the standard truvativ bottom brackets, be careful as i wore through one about every six weeks. if you must have these cranks, i would reccomend upgrading to a better bottom bracket to avoid having to fork out for a new bottom bracket all the time. perhaps a race face bb? to get rid of the bottom bracket problem i upgraded to saint cranks, these seem much stiffer. i didnt use to notice any flex in my hussefelts, but now with saints i realise my old cranks must have flexed as the saints are really stiff, power feels like its going straight onto the ground, rather than being soaked up in flex etc. the bottom bracket thing is why they only get three chillis for overall, but if you're a really smooth rider then you shouldnt have so much of a problem, unless you ride in lots of sand and grit. saints are good. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rimac
a Weekend Warrior
from Ontario
Date Reviewed: March 23, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Strengths: | Feel stiff and strong but fairly light. Just got them! | | Weaknesses: | None so far. | | Similar Products Used: | Meh | | Bike Setup: | Specialized/Bombers/XT/Avid/etc... | | Bottom Line: | Just picked these up, they are the 2005 model and I got a smoking deal. Look good, need to get a few more hours on them though. I was surprised on the weight when I first picked them up! But this could be the lexan rock guard. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jordan
a Downhiller
from Australia
Date Reviewed: February 21, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Strong, not too heavy. | | Weaknesses: | none | | Bike Setup: | SGS pro, saint8", super t | | Bottom Line: | Strong and cheap. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
daddy
a
from nelson, bc
Date Reviewed: January 8, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | these cranks have been maintenance free since I got them last spring on my stinky. | | Weaknesses: | none known | | Similar Products Used: | kona klump, shimano and truvativ square taper | | Bike Setup: | stock '04 stinky | | Bottom Line: | I have been very hard on these cranks and they are so good that I haven't had to think about them. Maybe the people who gave these a bad review were victims of bad installation. Some bike shops are better than others at assembling bikes. Some people install parts themselves without a clue as to what they are doing. As far a flex goes, I haven't noticed any, but most of the people who complained of flex seemed to be riding hardtails. I don't know how much they weigh, but I am not light, so I don't pay attention to that kind of thing. I would recommend these cranks to anyone who asked. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
michael larsen
a Downhiller
from mill valley, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: November 17, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | zig-zag | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | Mt Tam Bikes | | Strengths: | good crank lasted a while before they bent. easy to instal with a mrp chain guide | | Weaknesses: | they bend when you hit a rock on the trail of eat dirt. | | Similar Products Used: | first one | | Bike Setup: | P.3 frmae, marzocchi z1 freeride, mrp chan guide, rhino lights, wtb tires (they rule!), raceface diablos bars and stem | | Bottom Line: | good for agresive trail riding and jumping but if you want the stongest most bestest cranks keep looking. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Max L
a Downhiller
from Burlington Ontario Canada
Date Reviewed: November 2, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Disk Brake Killer | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Purchased At: | Stock on my bike | | Strengths: | Looks
Fairly Strong
| | Weaknesses: | Not to good for Downhill or freeride | | Similar Products Used: | Truvative, Shimano Saint | | Bike Setup: | A-line:
888rt
Diabolus Stem
Saint Cranks
ODI Lock ons
ECT
Sasquatch is stock | | Bottom Line: | I still have these Truvativ's on my Norco 2004 Sasquatch...But on my new bike I swapped them out for Shimano Saints | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tag
a Downhiller
from Edinburgh, UK
Date Reviewed: October 18, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Fort William | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Edinburgh Bicycle Co-op | | Strengths: | Looks nice, decent enough for moderate D/H riding | | Weaknesses: | Don't even bother trying to use these doing street or any sort of urban riding. Best to avoid dirt jumping too | | Similar Products Used: | 24seven, raceface etc. | | Bike Setup: | Specialized P2, Hayes HFX-Mag brakes, Maxxis high roller D/H super tackys, Z1 Freerides | | Bottom Line: | These cranks broke on me after about a month, luckily the shop replaced them. Cranks just broke again and now shop refuses to replace them as "problem is outwith warranty. Style of riding is not suitable for these cranks. Suggest 24seven 3 piece crank for street riding". Really sums it up, these cranks are completely crap for any sort of urban assault, don't bother with them. D/H... they suffice. Go for 3 piece for strength | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
baukinen
a Downhiller
from portugal
Date Reviewed: October 14, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | very strong, good looking... | | Weaknesses: | bit heavy | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | mondraker, hope, shiver... | | Bottom Line: | not to expensive.get a nice bottom bracket and it will take all the abuse you can deliver. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kyle
a Weekend Warrior
from worcester
Date Reviewed: June 30, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$96.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | this crank is rock solid,steel pedal inserts, great value. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Bike Setup: | 03' transition dirtbag(check this bike out it f#ckin rocks), dirtjumper 1, xt, truvativ ,blackspire chain guide. | | Bottom Line: | this crank kicks ass buy it for the money it is well worth it. the steel inserts is a great idea hats off to truvativ for a great product. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from Kent, England
Date Reviewed: June 29, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Good ol' Sandy Lanes | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | SunSetMTB (standard on the bike) | | Strengths: | Cheap | | Weaknesses: | I couldn't get on with them, they flex too much but im not a fan of Alu cranks anyway. | | Similar Products Used: | RaceFace, FSA, SR Suntour something or others (not really worth mentioning). | | Bike Setup: | 03 Stinky | | Bottom Line: | I dont like them, I prefer 3piece cranks, they're so much stronger. But they'll do the job. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Trials Rider
a
from Northern Indiana
Date Reviewed: June 24, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Winona Lake trail | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Strengths: | none | | Weaknesses: | everything | | Similar Products Used: | tons of stuff I work at a bike shop | | Bike Setup: | Trials bike | | Bottom Line: | I've had nothing but problems with these cranks, first the pedal threds striped out and then the cranks started to get rounded out at the bb and it's been all down hill from there.
on the up side, there pretty stiff... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
TOmac KINKAPU
a Weekend Warrior
from mississauga ontario
Date Reviewed: June 17, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | syntex(dirt jumps) | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$120.00 | | Purchased At: | gears | | Strengths: | cranks are very solid(on my p2) they are very quiet and truly efficient for pedaling. | | Weaknesses: | nothing | | Similar Products Used: | truvativ | | Bike Setup: | truvativ hussefelt cranks with isis drive,truvativ change guide. | | Bottom Line: | this crank is great for dirt jumping/urban assault and is a great value. truvativ is known for making good cranks and these truly are good! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jake Andrew
a Weekend Warrior
from Fredericton Canada
Date Reviewed: May 11, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | any northshores, jumps drops... | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | came on specialized P.2 | | Strengths: | pretty light id say, stiff as anything, look good not too pricy | | Weaknesses: | i dont think theese have weeknesses do they? | | Similar Products Used: | truvativ holzfller <- how do u spell that? | | Bike Setup: | p.2 stock.. | | Bottom Line: | sweetness! theese are amazing, can take a major beating, i weigh 160 and im 6'....and im 13 but hell theese are great, good price, sexy, stiff and just amazing! If they didnt come on your bike....buy the things! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Oli Lewis
a Weekend Warrior
from Salisbury, UK
Date Reviewed: March 21, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | Cycle Shop Smart | | Strengths: | Very tough, hardwearing and stiff.
Fit and forget. | | Weaknesses: | pedal threads stripping on older models (pre insert).bit on the heavy side | | Similar Products Used: | Race face Prodigy | | Bike Setup: | Kona Dudu, Marzocchis, Hope, Mavic rims. | DSVD, Z1 wedges, hope, deore mech disks | | Bottom Line: | Used these on my custom hardtail for 2 years, and only just stripped out the pedal (drive side, like most people- very wierd) so very good.
bieng a pain to get stripped crank off though, the hex in the bolt rounded off :(
Also came on my kona, but thats ful sus so im not to worried about strippping.
very stong and stiff, take lots of abuse. used em for dirt street and trials.
The Race Face prodigies on my new trials bike are stiffer and lighter (and race face!) but they are more expensive, so i would still recomend these cranks to people on a budget. new versions with SS insert are definately fit and forget parts!
5 chillis for new verison, 4 for old due to pedal threads. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
nic
a
from New Zealand
Date Reviewed: January 29, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Spaghetti at night | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | OEM | | Strengths: | I.S.I.S., Free with EVERY bike purchase. low key finish. | | Weaknesses: | Soft alloy. People with Race Face cranks mock me. Finish wears off easy. pedal inserts come off with the pedal now and then. | | Bike Setup: | Heavy metal. | | Bottom Line: | Can you buy a bike these days without Hussfelt cranks?
In the olden days (the Anodising era, to be precise), people rode aroud on square taper cranks and said things like "dude, i just did a 4 foot drop and rounded off my XTs..." and the only people snapping anything were those that paid $300 for a Titanium bottom bracket.
Then, along came splined cranks which enabled people to bust large. As a result, Mountain Bikers started snapping bottom brackets AND tearing their pedals off the end of their cranks. But at least our bikes are no longer purple...
Properly installed, an ISIS splined stick of butter should withstand moderate abuse (on a cold day). Hussfelts have overcome their earlier problems with pedal threading with a stainless insert, and due to their tough enough, light enough, stiff enough, cheap enough nature are on more (new) bikes than any other crankset. If you break your OEM Five-Ds or older square taper system, then these are an excellent upgrade and are available with every possible chainring combination. (I run a double with bash guard)
If I had to replace mine, I would probably shell out for Holtzfellers. Like the Hussfelts, they have a subdued finish and are as tough as Race Face cranks (I already have enough RACE FACE logos on my RACE FACE stem and RACE FACE seatpost, got it?).
Ultimately, i have no problems with these cranks. If you have them, don't pine for anything tricker. If you can break them, treat yourself to an upgrade. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
rog
a
from USA
Date Reviewed: January 19, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | stock on Jamis | | Strengths: | Very nice, no problems at all in the least bit, everything is perfect | | Weaknesses: | none | | Bike Setup: | Jamis xlt stock except pedals and tires | | Bottom Line: | Very nice, hasn't given me any trouble, beefy, well put together, this is a perfect crankset | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Hernan Castaneda
a Weekend Warrior
from Quito-Ecuador
Date Reviewed: November 3, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | any downhill | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | came on my bike | | Strengths: | that is the word: strength, no flex. | | Weaknesses: | Heavy, but if you have this crank is for strength,
so you dicide... feminine or this amazing hevy duty cranks | | Similar Products Used: | deore, lx | | Bike Setup: | kona out of bounds hardtail | | Bottom Line: | I have never heard about truvativ in the past, but now Im a happy user. Im 220 lbs, I do almost anything: down hill, XC, street, freeride and this cranks are working pretty well.
nice product. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
paige
a Downhiller
from Nashua NH
Date Reviewed: October 31, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | off a friend used | | Strengths: | this product rips!!!! I have been loving everyminute I owned it like I knew I would, they are burly yet light I was amazed the first time I actully picked them up. These thinks are amazing | | Weaknesses: | no other then the fact the the paint wears off from shoes rubing on it, obviously this problem is not preventable | | Similar Products Used: | shimano alivio and other cheap square tapers | | Bike Setup: | who cares, I have a hussifelt!!!! and an X-fly | | Bottom Line: | buy this crank unless you can afford a hussifeller!!!!! it is insane, well actully I got mine cheap so... my value is alot higher but it is worth every doller good for anyone who likes to kill stuff | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bird
a Weekend Warrior
from Las Pinas, Philippines
Date Reviewed: October 24, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Peak 2, Tagaytay Philippines | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | -very stiff
-good weight for something that is expected to take a lot of abuse. | | Weaknesses: | -none so far | | Similar Products Used: | -shimano LX | | Bike Setup: | Bullit,5th element, super t, mavic 121, avid mech.8-inch, maxxis mobsters | | Bottom Line: | I installed this crankset about 8 months ago and forgot all about it since it has not given me any since. I ride XC weekly and DH about once a month. I also practice my drops on a 2 1/3 foot high ledge on cement almost nightly and not even a slight squeak from this set.
Five chilis for me.
I don't understand though why some of reviews included here are for other products and they are rated poorly so they are negatiely affecting the rating of this very good product. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stephen
a Downhiller
from St. John's, Newfoundland, canada
Date Reviewed: September 24, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | An ok rim if your a light person. | | Weaknesses: | Not good if your a bigger person... but if your light... there a ok rim | | Similar Products Used: | Nothing yet... mavic D521 soon though | | Bike Setup: | Devinci magma, rino lights, highroller, hellbent bars and stem. psylo xc front and rock shock delux rear. XY rear and LX front deraileur and deore shifters. | | Bottom Line: | These rims are good if your a lighter ride unlike myself and these cranks did not last long. They are stripped and bent but have not been replaced yet. I would not advise people who are haevier to but this crank. Use something like shimano XT, XTR or Race face | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick
a
from Mesa, AZ
Date Reviewed: September 17, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Very strong, good looking, reasonably priced for a crank of this quality | | Weaknesses: | Pedal threads stripped on a smallish drop | | Similar Products Used: | Tons | | Bike Setup: | Trials | | Bottom Line: | I weigh just over 200 pounds and I ride a lot of urban trials, with occasional 6+ foot drops, and a lot of scraping my crank arms on the landscaping. I owned a pair of these for 6 months with no problems, then my bike got stolen, so when I rebuilt my bike I picked up another pair. These went for a year without issues, but recently the pedal threads stripped out on a 2 foot drop. I called Truvativ, and they obviously weren't very surprised- which explains the cromo inserts for '03. They're upgrading me to the Holzfellers now for an incredible price. Dave in the warranty department even tried 3 times to return my call before he got ahold of me- very impressed.
5 chilis, because Truvativ's customer service makes up for any flaws in the product. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Derek Roberts
a Weekend Warrior
from Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA
Date Reviewed: July 29, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Hudson Trail Outfitters | | Strengths: | Came stock on my '03 Big Hit. Have held up well. No problems so far. Nice and stiff. | | Weaknesses: | None so far besides a little heavy | | Similar Products Used: | FSA, Race Face | | Bike Setup: | '03 Big Hit, Truvativ parts mostly | | Bottom Line: | These cranks hold up well. I'm not sure how much they cost since they came stock. I have had no problems with them. I am pretty small so I'm not sure how they'd work for bigger people but they have hold up for me off 6 ft.+ drops. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve Stevey
a Weekend Warrior
from Portland, Texas, USA
Date Reviewed: July 28, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | The log | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Steve's Bike shop | | Strengths: | To strong | | Weaknesses: | To Weak | | Similar Products Used: | Supercycle Wheels | | Bike Setup: | BB7, with Boxxers | | Bottom Line: | This fork is the worst fork ever it cant even do a big drop. The brakes just dont work. So i would have to say that you should not buy the new race face handlebars cuz they just suck ass. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon
a Weekend Warrior
from Kelowna, BC
Date Reviewed: July 19, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | So far these cranks have been great, came stock on my bighit, and haven't had a problem. I think a lot of the people who had bad reviews reflect on their IQ, since I have had NO problems with them. | | Weaknesses: | None at all. | | Similar Products Used: | Truvativ Firex | | Bike Setup: | Stock '03 Bighit | | Bottom Line: | These are great cranks. I would recommend them to anyone. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jutt
a
from Louisville, CO
Date Reviewed: July 8, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Stock on bike | | Strengths: | Semi-stiff, great warranty. | | Weaknesses: | Yepp...the pedal insert stripped out. Heavy. | | Similar Products Used: | RaceFace NS; LX | | Bike Setup: | 02' Stinky | | Bottom Line: | The 02' model crank pedal inserts are pretty weak but I think the cranks are plenty stiff for how I ride. I'm about 190 pounds and ride pretty hard but pedal threads shouldn't strip out like that. I called Truvativ and spoke with Dave in the warranty dept and he hooked me up, in less than a week - no questions asked, with a pair of the 2003 Husses w/ the new insert. Kudos to Dave and the warranty department there at Truvativ...I'll keep y'all posted on how it goes with the new models.
Bottom line: The R&D staff must have been smoking crack but the warranty department rocks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Josh
a Cross Country Rider
from PA
Date Reviewed: July 6, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Mountainside ski & sport | | Strengths: | Great look/feel. Trusted name. Lovin' the non-shiny black finish. | | Weaknesses: | Really heavy @ 920 grams, they're almost 2 1/2lbs!! Ok so maybe this isn't bad, but if they weren't so flexy, I might not mind as much. Might change them out for the (much)lighter Race Face Next LP's | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano cheapies | | Bike Setup: | stock Diamondback DBR XTS | | Bottom Line: | A good crankset for those that don't mind the weight and flex. If you can afford to upgrade, do so. Just about anything will be lighter than these babies. But in their defense, i have had no problems with these cranks. The fact that they came on my bike is a plus, and they are ISIS drive. Kudos to the engineer who put these cranks on my D'back. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Zak
a Downhiller
from Boulder, CO, USA
Date Reviewed: May 5, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Damn cheep
no problems with them | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | one raceface one shimoano | | Bike Setup: | hardtail with azonic, hayes, maxxis, truvative | | Bottom Line: | These cranks have no problems, I installed them my self and they have sirved me will, I have no plans to change them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
hamish
a Weekend Warrior
from toowoomba
Date Reviewed: April 1, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Lefty | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$125.00 | | Purchased At: | Phantomcycles | | Strengths: | These Cranks Kick A**
Super Stiff . Cheap . and no flex | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | cheapo's | | Bike Setup: | kona scab , marzocchi mx comp , deore , lx , dirtworks. | | Bottom Line: | anybody who says these cranks are stripping is doing something seriously wrong. i bought these outta the shop and installed them my self i've only got cheap $25 peddles and since then i have done 3m to flat drops. thats on a hard tail. ohnestly ppl can understand maby 1 or 2 ppl but not everyone. Get off ya a** and ride hard or go home. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gun
a Weekend Warrior
from Berlin
Date Reviewed: December 26, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | street,dirt,freeride | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$130.00 | | Purchased At: | Shop | | Strengths: | stiff, phat optic, the dh ring is very good. do not take the cnc one when you want to have single speed infront on your cranks , because it twists easyly. | | Weaknesses: | in 2002 the bb axle could be much bigger=>the axle could get over(I never saw, but could be) so it is in 2003. great! only in black | | Similar Products Used: | shimano XT. | | Bike Setup: | Hawk ds ht, psylo SL, magura FR, xt, dt, d321, RooX bomber 4.0, king jim tyres,... | | Bottom Line: | the crank is very stiff. with my azonic a-frame pedals I don´t have problems like bending on the pedal-crank intersection. and I´m gonna dirt on 2m hills, go freeriding every weekend in summer for 5-8 hrs with my friends or we have streetsessions in berlin.A friend has bend his expensive Turbine LP.now he wants to have the new and very hardcore !HOLZFELLER!. another one had problems with the bb at his chainsaw steel cranks. now he has hussefelts. his weight is 92kg pure muscle power and is happy about install and forget!
I think that bending the pedal-crank intersection should end with the 2003 hussefelts. there are intersections for the pedals made of stainless steel!
If u loose ur crank arms, look into the manual! you have to fix the bolts with 38Nm!! This is very much ;-)
This crank ROXX da trail,
ride on! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mr. Flynn
a Weekend Warrior
from Coventry, UK
Date Reviewed: December 24, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$130.00 | | Purchased At: | Wiggle.co.uk | | Strengths: | ISIS Drive
Tough surface finish
Stiff
Cheap | | Weaknesses: | 4 arm | | Similar Products Used: | Middleburn RS7
SNAFU 3pc
FSA Sidewinder | | Bike Setup: | Planet X Zebdi mk4 with many shiny bits on | | Bottom Line: | You want a pair of ISIS drive cranks to stick on and forget about?
These are for you, they are cheap, reliable cranks, a little heavier than most but you get what you pay for. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jack
a Downhiller
from dorset
Date Reviewed: December 21, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | looks
strength
quality
strength
price
and strength (again!) | | Weaknesses: | you have got to be joking, these are amazing!! | | Similar Products Used: | shimano deore but are no where near as strong | | Bike Setup: | Kona scab, soon sylo XC and hope minis, hopefully | | Bottom Line: | These are the best cranks on the market. I would recomend them to any one. Not only are they cheap, they are bloody strong! they suit my bike well. I am 6ft 4 and weigh over 14 stone. I can drop on these with out braking them and my bike is rigid at the moment. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
alfonzo C
a Downhiller
from CA
Date Reviewed: November 26, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | the fast ones | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | your moms house | | Strengths: | Everything-the price | | Weaknesses: | none that I can think of | | Similar Products Used: | tons. bought these to replace profiles(cro-mo) wher I bent the spindle. | | Bottom Line: | Every one complains about them stripping or creaking, I think it is directly related to maitenance. any crank will creak and strip if installed wrong(even square tapers). So for every one here: before installing clean both crank splines and spindle, then grease splines and spindle, now gently slide arm on to spindle till snug, now tighten crank bolt.
I have never had a problem with mine, and I ride extremely hard. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Weekend Warrior
from Webster, NY, USA
Date Reviewed: November 21, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Stiff, strong, affordable | | Weaknesses: | Paint maybe? | | Similar Products Used: | Truvativ Stylo Team ISIS | | Bike Setup: | Hussefelt DH with 2-ring+bash ring on a Bullit, 5th Ele., S7, Mavic 521s, blah blah blah | | Bottom Line: | I have not had a problem with these cranks. After 8 months of freeriding and some DH, they have not loosened up on me, have not stripped at the pedal, have not broken, etc. I did talk to Truvativ at Interbike about the problems I've been hearing, and they've added a steel insert at the pedal thread for the newer models. Don't over-torque your pedals and bolts and you probably won't have issues. I've had the cranks off to tighten the BB and have had no problem keeping them tight after I reinstalled them.
The only problem might be the paint. They're starting to get a "polished" look from shoe friction. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lord Worm
a Downhiller
from Springfield
Date Reviewed: October 21, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Kay Eff Eh? | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$139.00 | | Purchased At: | Online | | Strengths: | Strong
Stiff
Great Value & Looks | | Weaknesses: | I haven't found a weakness yet.... | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano, Cook Bros, Kooka, Profile | | Bike Setup: | Intense: WTB, Easton, TruVative, Chris King, Sram, Manitou | | Bottom Line: |
Reading a few of the complaints below motivated me enough to push some of these buttons on my dusty key board and give my mouse a short nap from all the smut surfing.
I'm a fairly average guy; a hair over sixfoot and a shade under oneseventyfive. I prefer style over cliff-carcass-hucking, but can still convince myself to wreck my bike and body on occasion. I consider myself an above average bike pilot with enough experience and miles (10+ years) to hang with the morning group road rides and the afternoon DH shuttle runs. I can confidently say I know what the f**k I'm talking about when the topic of cycling comes up.
So here is the BOTTOM LINE:
TruVative gets a full Chile rating from me.
Anyone that disagrees probably forgot to read the installation manual or something....
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Submitted by
Secret Squirel Danger
a Weekend Warrior
from Adelaide, SA, Austalia
Date Reviewed: September 26, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Adelaide Uni. | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | JT cycles | | Strengths: | Strong, good looking, splined BB | | Weaknesses: | drive pedal stripped | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized crank arms, that wierd red race face crank looks just like it... | | Bike Setup: | 24's Le Toy III (legendary bike) manitou supernovas, alex rims, michelin tires, chain devise, protaper handle bars | | Bottom Line: | I got these of of warranty when i stripped the square BB on some other Truvativs I had. Striped the female pedal joint and got a heli-coil drilled in. The high tensile steel of the heli-coil dominates the crappy Aluminium job they got on there. I advise staying away from that lock-tight stuff, its only a short term sollution, i tried. With the drilled in heli-coil, its like more top of the range cranks but cheaper. Am i babbaling on? I dont care. I hate Truvativ, they take too many shortcuts all the time. Three flaming poos for now, because i shouldnt have to deal with 2 sets of stripped cranks, and 5 for value because if you install a helicoil, you dont get as good as a weight, to stiffness, to strength ratio in any other crank. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dan o'kane
a Downhiller
from wa
Date Reviewed: September 21, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | mundaring | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$320.00 | | Purchased At: | bicycle entrepreneur | | Strengths: | stiff. | | Weaknesses: | cranks strip at pedal. | | Similar Products Used: | shimano | | Bike Setup: | Kona Stinky, mainly stock. | | Bottom Line: | I have two sets of these cranks. Both sets have stripped on the drive side pedal. Moral of the story? Steel tougher than aluminium. I am deeply disappointed in these cranks. They are very stiff and perform well but i have been let down. If you are a big guy or ride hard then these are nott he cranks for you. Nothing worse than going for a ride on a pair of upposedly tough cranks and finding the things have stripped at the pedal. Weak. I have already placed my order for some profile steel cranks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dan o'kane
a Weekend Warrior
from perth, wa, oz
Date Reviewed: August 17, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | dwellingup | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | bike force myaree | | Strengths: | strong, stiff, decently priced in comparison to raceface and other ali competitors. | | Weaknesses: | I have two pairs of these cranks and one has stripped on the drive side at the pedal. bummer. | | Similar Products Used: | truvativ firex. | | Bike Setup: | KOna stinky, z1 wedge, pretty stock. | | Bottom Line: | I own two sets of Hussefelts and am very happy with the way they perform. They are solid, stiff cranks that are well priced. My first pair i bought from a shop and the second pair came on my 2002 KOna Stinky. Both are ISIS drive. the hussefelt that came on my stinky threaded at the pedal for some dumb reason and i thought it was a bit weird because nothing like that had happened on my first set. The first set is now on my Stinky whilst i wait for the warranty decision to be made by the Kona distributors here in OZ. It has been a month already and not a word. So lucky that i had the spare set lying around.
Final word? good cranks but it seems that something has happened in a production run or soemthing that has ended up in these crappy stripping moments. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Claudio
a Downhiller
from South Africa
Date Reviewed: August 11, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$120.00 | | Purchased At: | jensonusa | | Strengths: | strong, cheap, looks great, strong | | Weaknesses: | it comes loose a little, but just use lock tight. pedal threads a bit worn, nothing bad. | | Similar Products Used: | LX XT Firex | | Bottom Line: | this is a follow-up from an earlier one. i do gree that these cranks get loose once in a while but lock tight solves that problem. i cant understand how all these people break these things like theyre sunrace cranks. its pretty much impossible. ive put these on 6 ft drops to flat concret and 10 ft drops. they dont whine, all they do is ask for more. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben Hart
a Downhiller
from Spearfish, SD
Date Reviewed: August 9, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | came with bike | | Strengths: | looks good | | Weaknesses: | heavy for no apparent reason
flexy
aluminum
it came loose all the time (like everyone elses)
stripped out my pedal (like everyone else) | | Bike Setup: |
17” Kona Roast frame
Kona Jacksh*t pedals/ grips
Kona Clump stem
Interloc seat post
SDG seat
SRAM chain
Bombshell Wicked Wendy 5” QR20 fork
Hayes mechanical disc brakes (8” front and 6” rear)
FSA X-drive crankset
Blackspire 22T chainring
Truvativ Hussefelt bash ring
Shimano 105 rear derailler
front wheel:
Chris King 20 mm disc hub
14 gauge Swiss spokes
brass nipples
Sun Singletrack rim
Intense DH tube
Tioga Factory DH 2.3 rear (it was on sale so i bough two)
rear wheel:
XT disc hub
15 gauge Swiss spokes
brass nipples
Sun Doublewide rim
Intense DH tube
Tioga Factory DH 2.3 rear
you asked | | Bottom Line: | these cranks are flashy looking trash. i heartily agree with everyone that says they're bad. if you put these cranks to the test, try to make them live up to their name, they WILL fail. if you are a xc rider, get something lighter. if you're a trails rider, get something stiffer. if you're a dh rider get something stronger. these cranks are weak, flexy and heavy. i ride urban/ tech trails and therefore very hard on my bike. if you're the same, STAY AWAY from these cranks! get a 3-peice chromoly crankset like planet-x goliath or fsa x-drive or some profile something or another. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben Maddy
a Cross Country Rider
from Wahkiacus, WA. USA
Date Reviewed: August 4, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$119.00 | | Purchased At: | jensonusa.com | | Strengths: | Rock solid, ISIS is just awsome | | Weaknesses: | make the rest of the bike feel slightly weaker | | Bike Setup: | Schwinn Mesa frame with raceface srx bb. | | Bottom Line: | I have use these cranks to what I thought was the limit and then taken it beyond. The last thing I did on these things was to take it of a 7 or 8 foot jump and they came through smiling. Keep in mind I ride a hardtail and weigh 200lbs. I would guess that the people having problems with their cranks are doing something wrong installing. I did have a bit of problems with a clicking sound, but found out it was my new pedals needed tightened more. So far great cranks. I have a hard time controlling myself when someone says square taper in my presence as I had gone through two sets in the year before I got these. XC rider doesn't fully describe me I like to do trials stuff also, but mostly I do XC. I just can't afford more than one bike. If you want a crankset that will hold up under enormous stress this is it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dropman
a Downhiller
from Canada
Date Reviewed: July 5, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Look good, Very strong | | Weaknesses: | haven't found one yet. | | Similar Products Used: | Raceface | | Bike Setup: | KHS Fetish, Truvati Isis crank, Michilen tires, fatboy rims, Magura Gustav brakes etc. | | Bottom Line: | very competitive price, solid crank have had 0 problems with this crank, it has been a couple months or so now of pure DH, drops/jumps and the crank has so far been great, i would recommend this crank to any Freerider/DH'er. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick
a
from Tempe, AZ
Date Reviewed: June 24, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Seem tough
Not very expensive
Comes in a lot of different ring/bashring configurations
ISIS drive is pretty slick | | Weaknesses: | Only come in black
Heavy-ish, but you pay the price for toughness | | Similar Products Used: | Raceface turbines, Shimano LX, Profiles, Azonic 454, old TNT titanium tubulars | | Bike Setup: | Urban trials/street | | Bottom Line: | Granted I haven't used these long, but they've been great so far. They came loose once. Cranks do that, it's not any reason to panic or abandon the product. I'm a shop mechanic and I sometimes see bikes that have gone strong for years, then one day the crank loosens. No big deal. Re-tighten it. If they come loose again, re-tighten to a slightly higher torque as per Truvativ's instructions.
Cranks don't just strip out of nowhere. It happens when you aren't watching your parts, and your crank loosens, and you don't notice, then the crank arm loses its firm seating against the spindle, and of course it strips. As you're riding, stand up and backpedal every now and then, and if you feel a click everytime your feet come around, STOP and tighten them bad boys up. Get a torque wrench, do your bike a favor. If your cranks aren't re-torqued now and then, especially soon after installation, then don't be surprised if you have problems. When you ride big and ride hard, your cranks take a -Huge- amount of punishment.
A side note- if your cranks come loose once and you don't notice and ride on them anyway, even if they don't strip they will probably deform. After that they won't fit the spindle right, and will probably not stay tight as well.
I've only had to tighten mine once so far, and that was a week after installation. I weigh 185 and I am not smooth. I bang them around on concrete ledges and do 6+ foot drops onto flat concrete on a fully rigid trials bike. Haven't bent yet, but we'll see.
My favorite crank so far. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dave
a Downhiller
from christchurch
Date Reviewed: June 15, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Strong, sexy, nice chain rings, ISIS drive | | Weaknesses: | nil | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano stuff, Race Face BBs all square taper rubbish | | Bike Setup: | Voodoo Shango, Z1 dropoffs, fat heavy alex rimm on grimeca hub, grimeca discs, funn bars + stem, etc etc. | | Bottom Line: | I've had no end of problems with square taper cranks. The Hussefelts with DH ISIS BB have been bullet proof. No problems with loosening. I've snapped and bent rear axles but the cranks are fine, as is the Alex ESD 25 or whatever they call this monstrous rim.
The chain rings pick up well and unlike the tin can stuff from the big S, despite being 4 bolt don't bend and warp. Haven't had any chain suck.
The ISIS design is way mechanically superior to the archaic square taper. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dave
a Downhiller
from middlebury vt
Date Reviewed: April 30, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | alpine shop | | Strengths: | these are all about strength. seen race face ones take that six foot drop that they say they'll be there until...they hit the bottom of the trash can | | Weaknesses: | weak and hussefelt don't belong in the same sentence | | Similar Products Used: | shimano, race face | | Bike Setup: | marin wildcat trail with other pimped out stuff totalling 43 pounds | | Bottom Line: | buy these. last crank you'll buy. get a dh bottom bracket....not race face. drops to flats...no problem | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Brown
a Downhiller
from Athens, OH, USA
Date Reviewed: April 29, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$130.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Strong, good price, look mean. | | Weaknesses: | None that I can find. Bottom bracket started creaking a little, took it out, cleaned, now it's fine. | | Similar Products Used: | Truvativ Firex (tapered and ISIS Splined) | | Bike Setup: | Trek Bruiser 1. Stock except for cranks, Mr Dirt Gizmo, and Psylo SL shock | | Bottom Line: | This is a great deal. For a price that is very nice, you get a crankset that can take ANYTHING. The ISIS drive has got to be one of the better ideas I have seen yet for mountain bikes, you'd have to break your legs to come even close to getting these things to budge. Overall great price, great strength, go for it. I got the cranks as well as a DH bottom bracket, and thus far I am incredibly impressed. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Robbie
a Weekend Warrior
from Ottawa, Ontairo, Canada
Date Reviewed: April 28, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Multiple Orgasm | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | Fresh Air Experience | | Strengths: | VERY stiff, VERY strong and kick ass in black. They are splined and have a beefy bb attachement | | Weaknesses: | None. If any so far | | Similar Products Used: | XT, prodigy dh | | Bike Setup: | 2002 norco sasquatch, truvativ, z1 wedge, avid disk | | Bottom Line: | VEry Very good for the price and very strong if u are a harcrore rider these are some kick ass cranks. They wont fail you. THey are a great strenght for the price. U could go out and spend lots more on a NSDH by race face and get more strength but these are very good. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Justin N
a Weekend Warrior
from B.C Canada
Date Reviewed: April 22, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | The Gimp | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$125.00 | | Purchased At: | Friend | | Strengths: | Stiff, Strong, Durrable, excellent crank | | Weaknesses: | They come loose, use LOCK-TIGHT!!! | | Similar Products Used: | lshimano lx, race face prodigy (stripped them both out) | | Bike Setup: | da bomb sputnik, z1 drop of, full hayes, 26,24 | | Bottom Line: | Excellent crank for any type of riding, just use a little lock-tight on the crank bolts. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a
from North Shore, Vancouver, Canada
Date Reviewed: April 21, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$120.00 | | Purchased At: | Junkies | | Strengths: | Stiff, tough set of cranks. Work well. Not a bad crank if you know what the hell you're doing. | | Weaknesses: | No one uses loc-tite, so thier cranks come loose. People ride them loose, and strip them, thinking it's the fault of the cranks. It's not.
BUY SOME LOC-TITE, it's cheap, and it works. | | Similar Products Used: | Firex - Worst cranks EVER. Poor quality, even worse than Shimano's Alivio line-up. | | Bike Setup: | .243 Racing 4130 Cro-moly frame, Z3 QR20, Hussefelts, etc., etc. | | Bottom Line: | Use loc-tite. If you don't, you end up with loose cranks. Loose cranks equals stripping. LEARN HOW TO WORK ON YOUR BIKE, OR TAKE IT TO A SHOP. IT'S THAT SIMPLE.
All you people who have had problems probably have no clue what a torque wrench is. Properly torque and loc-tite these cranks and your bottom bracket and you're set.
I've seen a total of ONE set of these cranks that was broken due to a product fault. The rest have been user-installed faults.
In the end, a good product. Could be a little stiffer, but you can't expect ultimate stiffness out of aluminum cranks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Evil D
a Weekend Warrior
from Canada
Date Reviewed: April 21, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | Mike's Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Strong, stiff and looks good. | | Weaknesses: | I can't complain. | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Norco Sasquatch | | Bottom Line: | I was reading the reviews for the 5D and decided to read the reviews for this crank since I own a set and I was suprised at the trouble some people have been having. I've never expericence any of the creaking or stripping problems that some guys have noted and I am a big guy (230 lbs). I figure that I would have seen some of this if the product was really that bad, I ride a lot of urban and I've sketched out on my fair share of drops (letting the bike take the abuse) but the cranks have come out of it every time with no damage.
I'm not totally hardcore but I can hold my own and I'm quite suprised at how well the cranks can hold theirs. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben Maddy
a Cross Country Rider
from Wahkiacus
Date Reviewed: April 11, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Earth | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$119.00 | | Purchased At: | www.jensonusa.com | | Strengths: | ISIS is awsome so far. NO CREEKS!!!!! | | Weaknesses: | Just like a lot of the others have said the both do have a loosening problem but lock tight seems to do the job. | | Similar Products Used: | Nothing this good yet. I had alivio before this and they started creeking within three months | | Bike Setup: | Race face SRX BB and Husfelt cranks I guess for this reveiw thats all you need to know. | | Bottom Line: | Great cranks so far. I have done things with these I wouldn't dream of doing with square taper. I weigh 210lbs and ride a hardtail. I bunny hopped over a flat 2x4 with two more stacked on top of it and had no problem with them. I am impressed. I read on truvativ's site that the one of the fastest ways to ruin ISIS is to not bottom the crank arms on the BB stops. I will write an update when I have used them more, but as pf now five chili's. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sam
a
from Sudbury, MA, USA
Date Reviewed: March 18, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | came with my bike | | Strengths: | strong, doesn't flex at all | | Weaknesses: | it got lose after about a year and my chain guide started moving but i got it fixed soon. | | Bike Setup: | P.3 with Z.1 Freerides, Hayes Hydrolics, truvativ chainring, irc kujo dh's, profile tomac tenacious dh handle bars, mrp chainguide, lx cassette and sram chain | | Bottom Line: | these cranks are great for the freerider who is on a budget. they arn't light but who cares. they are strong but maybe not good enough for lots of dh. if you have a budget get them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James
a Downhiller
from Adelaide, Australia
Date Reviewed: March 8, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Mark 2 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | STRONG
no flex
good paint job | | Weaknesses: | The bolt that holds em onto the bottom bracket comes loose sometimes | | Similar Products Used: | LX, deore, | | Bike Setup: | kona STUFF mostly standard | | Bottom Line: | these are a great crank for half the price of a raceface and is about as good.
put some 'loctite' on the bottom bracket bolt and it wont ever come loose again
GREAt for downhill, they don't flex or anything like that | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rich
a Weekend Warrior
from Franklin, MA
Date Reviewed: March 1, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Vietnam (Milford, MA) and Foxboro S.F. | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | Mud, Sweat and Gears | | Strengths: | Rock Ring, Price (got them at cost because MS&G had the wrong price on their web site), Stiffness, Looks | | Weaknesses: | Boltto BB comes loose after a while | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano and Coda (CRAP) | | Bike Setup: | '99 F2000 (C'dale)
These fellas
Marzocchi Z1 BAM
Time Alum. | | Bottom Line: | I really don't know what the negative reviewers are doing to these cranks. But everone can have an opinion. I love these things. Very strong (I tip the scales at 250). And nothing like what these guys has happened to me. I ride pretty hard, 2-3 foot drops and lots of technical up and down hills. The rock ring has taken a beating, but no issues. The only thing that bugs me is the bolt that holds the crank to the BB has come loose a few times. But a good solid tightening holds it for a few rides.
Overall, though these are good cranks for the cash. Tough, durable, stiff and they look pretty sweet on a afterburn C'dale. Buy these. You won't regret it.
However, I guess if you are some super hardcore DHer that hits every rock on the trail w/ your cranks, you might have some issues. But for everyday good tough technical riding, these are the cranks you want. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Justin
a Weekend Warrior
from BOONE, NC USA
Date Reviewed: February 25, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | anything | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Bike ways | | Strengths: | Burly and good looking. Stiff and strong so far. Also easy to set up. Oh yeah, the PRICE! | | Weaknesses: | none so far. | | Similar Products Used: | FSA's, shimano's, profile rip-off | | Bike Setup: | surly instigator with a manitou supernova and hayes hydraulics. | | Bottom Line: | These seem great so far. I did about a 7 footer on them yesterday, with no loosening or bending or anything. Better than FSA already. The chainrings even seem to shift OK. Overall, I'm extremely impressed. However, I haven't used them much, so I'll write an update later. Now go ride your bike and quit sitting in front of your computer. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
michael saunders
a Downhiller
from Cambridge, UK
Date Reviewed: February 21, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | anything with hills | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Strengths: | very strong, comes with bottom bracket which is a bonus, also fairly cheap | | Weaknesses: | none yet, | | Similar Products Used: | shimano deore, lx and Xt | | Bike Setup: | jnr t's, saracen frenzy frame, stratos rear shock, mavic d321 and shimano XT discs | | Bottom Line: | A must have | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
trialsin man
a Racer
from KAMLOOPS B.C. CANADA EH!
Date Reviewed: January 15, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Mt. Lolo | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$125.00 | | Purchased At: | Spoke'n'Motion | | Strengths: | -Fairly cheap
-tough as sh!t
-oh, and did I mention cheap | | Weaknesses: | -ah....the crappy rock ring it comes with. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized cheepies (basically no-name) | | Bike Setup: | sweet as cherry pie with a little xc added in! | | Bottom Line: | These cranks rock! they are very sturdy and they are realy inexpensive.If I had my choice of a Race Face DH crank and my Hussefelt,I would deffinetly choose my Hussefelt. First they are atleast half the price,second they are as tough if not tougher. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Roscoe
a Weekend Warrior
from Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Date Reviewed: January 11, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Porcupine Rim | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | Factory Direct | | Strengths: | Very strong; good looking; easy set-up and maintanance | | Weaknesses: | None that I can think of | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano XT and STX | | Bike Setup: | Specialized HT, SID XL DC100, Mavic x517 / Shimano XT wheels, Avid Single Digit Mab brakes, Easton Scandium bar, Syncros seatpost, RaceDay saddle, TruVativ Cranks and BB, Tioga Factory DH 2.3 & 2.1 tires, XT shifters/levers, Salsa QRs and seat QR, Salsa Arch Triumph booster, Cane Creek headset, XT deraileurs | | Bottom Line: | This is just a follow up to my previous review. I still can't believe all those guys who have stripped bolts and broken cranks. This is just not happening with my cranks and I ride the crap out of these cranks in some pretty serious locations and I have had no problems at all. These are some of the toughest cranks made, so if you're having problems if them, you're doing something wrong in the first place. TruVativs rock and that's the bottom line. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chris
a Weekend Warrior
from Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Date Reviewed: December 16, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | bert and macs | | Strengths: | Only paid 140 canadian. Look cool. Super strong when splined and with dh bottom bracket. | | Weaknesses: | No 5 bolt pattern. | | Similar Products Used: | Race Face Turbines. Some crappy tiogas. | | Bike Setup: | 2000 Brodie Holeshot, Mammoth rims laced to lx hubs, 2001 Z-3, Truvativ dh bb, 2001 lx shifters and derailleurs, Gazzi Jr 2.6 and kujo elgato 2.25, wtb dh headset, odi grips, bontrager xxx riser, a powerlite bmw stem, welgo flats and these cranks | | Bottom Line: | For the money you cant find anything better, these cranks are wicked stiff, they are sweet looking and as far as i know they have a good warranty, hopfully i wont have to find out. The turbines werent cutting it so i went to these and i am very happy with them as most people would be as well. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bob
a Weekend Warrior
from california
Date Reviewed: December 9, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | what | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Strengths: | i like my cranks like i like my women: big back and beautiful. isis drive hold everything together tighter than a clam shell. | | Weaknesses: | too strong, my pedals bent | | Similar Products Used: | r.f., sheeemanoo | | Bike Setup: | shockwave w/xvert carbone, wheels and stuff | | Bottom Line: | these cransk rock. i'm a hack. i hit everything on and off the trail wether i mean to or not. casing doubles, landing on boulders, careening through bushes, these cranks hold up tighter than my yakima rack. hussefelts with isis are stiffer than anything i've ever used before. they da bomb. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Say10
a Downhiller
from California
Date Reviewed: December 6, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | FACE! | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | K-Man Cyclery | | Strengths: | Stiff, Stiff, Stiff, ISIS Drive, Stronger then the rest of my bike. | | Weaknesses: | my sister thinks they're ugly but what does she know?
| | Similar Products Used: | Shimano XTR XT and LX, Cook Bros | | Bike Setup: | A Mountain Cycle with two wheels, a set of brakes, some handlebars, and bunch of other stuff. | | Bottom Line: | If you compared these cranks to a person it would be the guy going the opposite way in a circle pit at a Slayer show. Or picture Arnold in Terminator 2, these cranks are that tough. Don't listen to the hacks that gave the Hussefelt a bad review, Mr. Kirkcaldie himself used them and he is the NORBA DH pro series champion. I bet I could drop The Hussefelt Rock on my Hussefelt cranks and not even fade them. The bottom line is....they rule! Then again, I'm just a hack too...
Keep it real, homies | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Wang
a Downhiller
from Calgary CANADA
Date Reviewed: November 23, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | They are sooooooo strong. I rode mine hard for 6 months and when I sold the bike everyone thought they were still brand new. I never had a single problem with them!! | | Weaknesses: | Truvative should start making them in different colours. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano, Race Face | | Bike Setup: | Bullit | | Bottom Line: | There is a reason you are starting to see so many company's putting these on their bigger bikes. Of course they are cheaper but they are indestructable. I don't see how people were having trouble with them. This is my second bike with these cranks and I have confidence in them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
AS
a Downhiller
from NYC
Date Reviewed: November 23, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | A dirty one | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$140.00 | | Strengths: | -Stiff
-stiff
-stiff | | Weaknesses: | -Heavy
-4 bolt pattern | | Similar Products Used: | -Nothing as stiff as these babies | | Bike Setup: | Intense Uzzi SL | | Bottom Line: | As far as I'm concerned, cranks need only two qualities - stiff arms & smooth shifting rings... the Hussefelts exceeded all my expectations. They are a bit heavy but the Splined ISIS system works very well. If you strip these cranks than you put them on incorrectly... or you're name is Bender. *see note bellow
I purchased the double ring Hussefelt with the bash guard. After destroying two Race Face cranks and one Shimano XTR, I've found a crank that can withstand my fury! LOL - lemme stop. But seriously, for the money, there is no better crank.
Note: Install these bad boys with a Race Face Bottom Bracket. I've heard bad things about the TruVativ BBs. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Claudio
a Downhiller
from California
Date Reviewed: November 22, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$109.00 | | Purchased At: | jensonusa | | Strengths: | Everything. Beefy, good-looking, very strong. NEVER come loose. I dont know what the f**k these other s**theads are talking about. They probably take a freaking sledgehammer to it or a torch. These are great cranks, not just for the price either. | | Weaknesses: | A little hard to install, but nothing to worry about. | | Similar Products Used: | firex, XT, LX | | Bike Setup: | Psylo XC, Truvativ Hussefelt Double, XT all around, Cheeta Dual Slalom frame. | | Bottom Line: | These are great cranks. Dont listen to those f**ked up s**theads who dont know what theyre talking about when they thrash Truvativ. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
scottydub
a
from Whitewater, WI USA
Date Reviewed: November 17, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Cheap and strong | | Weaknesses: | 4 bolt pattern makes it hard to find other brands of chianrings that will work. (not sure if there are even any out there...) | | Similar Products Used: | XT cranks, Bontragers | | Bottom Line: | I have given these cranks lots of abuse and I am not light. These have handle 190 lbs of me, landing 7 to 8 foot hucks. So far they are absolutly bulletproof. No bends, no striping, no breaking, and the ISIS stay nice and tight. Pedals stay tight. Really think that for the $ they rule. So nice cro-mo cranks would be nice but not at over Double the price of these bruisers. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Forrest Arakawa
a Downhiller
from Pleasant Hill Ca.
Date Reviewed: November 14, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything in Oakland | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$120.00 | | Strengths: | Strenths, are you kidding? How bout Bulletproof.. These things are built so strong they wouldn't bend if a train ran them over. Strengths are these:
Super stiff, Stealth Black, Lightweight for DH cranks. Crank bolts never come loose. I've had them on my DH bike for 3 months and have yet to tighten them. They fit perfect on that splined BB. Don't creak. | | Weaknesses: | Don't cost enough. It seems sometimes that people are very critical and leave poor reviews on products that come OEM or are cheap.. That is a bummer because these cranks are the best value on the market. | | Similar Products Used: | XTR, XT, all Race face, Profile, AC, Kooka, FSA | | Bike Setup: | Too much to list but many have Tru Vativ products. | | Bottom Line: | All I can say is these cranks have been through a lot without any problems whatsoever. I really question those folks who put in poor reviews. I run these things on my Tazer which has a really low BB. The cranks are always getting smacked or caught up on rocks. I'm a really heavy guy(175)and tend to think that I put tons of pressure on these cranks. I don't really have finesse so my equipment needs to be durable. I've bent many other cranks, but these have held for 6 months... I'm not doing 25ft. drops to flat landings but I do jump a lot and ride a ton of technical trails. Anyway, I'm sure the guys that have had problems may be legit but call Tru Vativ first before you freak out. The guys over there seem really cool and I'm sure they would take care of you... I've called them a bunch about the BB's and they always give me good info... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Muuqi Maxwell
a
from Ashland Oregon
Date Reviewed: August 28, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | any urban or dirt jumping | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | These cranks are great. They are
*cheap
*stiff
*strong
*easy to install
I like em, but I'm still gonna get profiles, because they are the best, but until then, i wouldn't use any others. | | Weaknesses: | none
*if you break em, you installed them wrong
| | Similar Products Used: | race face (over priced shi*, kooka, shimano (shi**y tiwannese shi*)
| | Bike Setup: | P.3 | | Bottom Line: | A great crank for a great price. If you can't afford profiles, get these. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
North Shore Posse
a Downhiller
from Vancouver,BC
Date Reviewed: August 8, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | 4 Lost Souls | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$220.00 | | Purchased At: | Cove Bikes | | Strengths: | Brain-dead easy to install.Beefiest,cheapest,and best alu. freeride crank on the market.EVEN BETTER THAN RACEFACE(even though they're not Canadian!) | | Weaknesses: | Not Canadian-made eh!Other than that,NONE!! | | Similar Products Used: | Race Face Turbine is the only other real freeride crank I have owned.Have demo'd Profiles--just can't come up with $330 CAN for them! | | Bike Setup: | Balfa BB7 | | Bottom Line: | Stiff,beefy,and not overpriced,unlike Raceface Turbines and North Shores or Profiles.Perfect DH/freeride crank,eh!Have survived all kinds 'o' North Shore craziness!!And a retarded chimp could set these up!BUY 'EM!!
5 shi$ piles(only cuz I can't give 6!!) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Roscoe
a Weekend Warrior
from Colorado Springs, CO
Date Reviewed: July 30, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Porcupine Rim | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | Direct from factory | | Strengths: | Incredibly stiff, strong, bullit-proof. | | Weaknesses: | A bit heavy, but who cares when you're talking about a DH / freeride crank. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano XT and STX | | Bike Setup: | Specialized hardtail, RS SID XL, Mavic X517 w/XT hubs, Tioga Factory DH 2.3, Sycros seatpost, Kore Elite stem, Easton Scandium handlebar, Men's Raceday saddle, Salsa quick-releases and Arch deTriumph, XT drivetrain, TruVativ Rockguard cranks, Shimano 535 pedals, Cane Creek headset, Avid single digit mag brakes | | Bottom Line: | These cranks, in the ISIS option with the Rockguard ring replacing the outer ring, is one of the stiffest and smoothest running cranks out there. I have been running these cranks hard for the last year in places like Moab and the rocky trails around Colorado Springs and Breckenridge and they are holding up fine. I am a big rider (200 lbs+) and am very abusive to my equipemnt and they still perform as good now as they did new. Plus, the customer support from TruVativ is top notch to say the very least (Thanks Brian!!). If I don't break these cranks, no one will. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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