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Truvativ
Stylo Singlespeed
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Submitted by
Mot
a Cross Country Rider
from NH
Date Reviewed: April 18, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Came with bike | | Strengths: | Chose a good time to break because I was going about 2 mph and was barely pedaling | | Weaknesses: | Yup mine snapped too, about 1/2 inch from the spider. Seems this crank can't take lateral stress very well. Snaps quickly with no warning. Went through cycles of creaking throughout its life. ISIS requires 2 tools not one like the new external style. | | Bottom Line: | This was a 2004 I think. ISIS interface. Can't complain much about it except it snapped out of the blue which is not an acceptable way for a weight-bearing part to break. Should have been overbuilt if anything, its an SS crank!! It doesn't have to shift so really the one thing they need to get right is strength! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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Andy Frank
a Cross Country Rider
from Rochester, NY, United States
Date Reviewed: August 25, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$160.00 | | Purchased At: | Price Point | | Strengths: | looks, bottom bracket cups | | Weaknesses: | self extracting crank bolt | | Similar Products Used: | shimano | | Bike Setup: | 05 Specialized Hardrock single speed conversion, Avid BB7's | | Bottom Line: | This review is for the 2005 Stylo SS crankset. I got about one hour of riding time out of these cranks. I installed them per the included directions. Everything was well lubed and torqued to spec. I then took a ride to test out my new set-up. I went about four miles of light cross country riding, mostly on paved roads, when i felt the left side crank come loose. I thought that I might have forgot to crank it down tight. But the cranks mounting bolt had snapped off in the spindle! After a long walk home I packed it up and shipped it back to Price Point for warranty evaluation. I recieved a call within three days offering a replacement. I no longer trust this product, so I was given the option of replacing it with another brand. I am now waiting for my new Race Face Evolve crankset to arrive. I could be happier with Price Point's customer service. I could not be more disapointed with the performance of this product. It was such an easy install and the cranks looked good on my bike. But they were not nearly durable enough for ANY type of riding, much less single speed. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Chris Price
a Cross Country Rider
from Mahone Bay, NS, Canada
Date Reviewed: March 12, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Wentworth | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$175.00 | | Purchased At: | Spin Your Wheels | | Strengths: | Light weight | | Weaknesses: | Flex alot, pedal threads are questionable, and they break | | Similar Products Used: | tons of others | | Bike Setup: | On-One Inbred, Kona Project 2 fork, Rhyno Lite wheels, Easton bar, and Thomson stuff | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line? They suck. And aparently I am no the only one who thinks so. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Claude Thatcher
a Cross Country Rider
from Moscow, TN USA
Date Reviewed: May 27, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Syllamo | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$180.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson USA | | Strengths: | Brand new 05 Truvativ Stylo GXP SS. Light and stiff. | | Weaknesses: | Have to buy another tool. The external bearing housings requires a Truvativ GXP tool (or Park BBT9). | | Similar Products Used: | RaceFace, Shimano | | Bike Setup: | 04 Binanchi DISS w/hydraulic Avid Disc | | Bottom Line: | This BB/cranks combination is sweet. Simple to install and tweak and they look to be very easy to maintain. I'm stoked. 4 chilis because of the high price but 5 for overall because these babies look good and feel better. A great upgrade for any SS. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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Hong Kong Fuey
a Weekend Warrior
from hong kong
Date Reviewed: May 11, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$120.00 | | Purchased At: | on-one | | Strengths: | Nice Colour | | Weaknesses: | Cranks specifically designed for single speed use should not bend or snap under normal XC riding condition. | | Similar Products Used: | XT crank on Chameleon - so much better | | Bike Setup: | On-One Inbred. Marzocchi z3's, XT disc front brake, XT rear, reetard rims | | Bottom Line: | Managed to bend these a few times, which was worrying enough. Finally managed to snap the right side crank at the join with the spider.
They really suck.. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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Richard
a Cross Country Rider
from Northampton,UK
Date Reviewed: January 27, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | on-one | | Strengths: | 180mm long, nice setup for a singlespeed. | | Weaknesses: | Broke drive side arm just near the spider, and non-drive side was showing signs of cracking after less than a year.
ISIS is also a useless BB system.... | | Similar Products Used: | Lots. | | Bike Setup: | on-one EBB inbred | | Bottom Line: | Cranks shouldn't break in less than a year! Not too impressed. Had a replacement set that I've just retired after about 9 months, mainly because I've had enough of ISIS, but I don't trust them too much either.... The replacement set aren't showing signs of cracking though, so maybe it was the first batch which were dud? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Out of Bounds
a Cross Country Rider
from Warrenton, VA
Date Reviewed: August 23, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | webcyclery | | Strengths: | Single Speed Specific | | Weaknesses: | Breaks under singlespeeding | | Similar Products Used: | XT, Race Face | | Bike Setup: | Soulcraft Plowboy | | Bottom Line: | I'm 200 pounds and broke the non-drive crankarm 2 inches from the bottom bracket after riding them 3 months. Do not buy them for singlespeeding. Maybe my weight was a factor, but that shouldn't be a factor since ss'ing demands high torque from heavy and light riders. If you have them inspect them closely. Mine broke completely in two - fortunately it did not cause a crash. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jason
a
from tx
Date Reviewed: September 30, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | CHeap | | Weaknesses: | they flex
they creak
they break! | | Similar Products Used: | shimano lx/xt | | Bottom Line: | These suck! Don't buy unless you can't afford something better. They started creaking and after numerous times taking apart relubing everything, tightening, etc. they broke. Snapped the right arm. Not very impressive, these things should've lasted longer than 1yr. I am hard on parts but I treated these things no worse than I have Shimano products and I never had a Shimano arm break in less than a year! For the record I'm a 190lb aggresive trail rider. Maybe a lighter weight racer type would have better luck!? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Miles
a Weekend Warrior
from Jacksonville, FL, U.S.A.
Date Reviewed: September 26, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Hannah Park | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$120.00 | | Purchased At: | Webcyclery | | Strengths: | Stylish looks, Strong arms, Light | | Weaknesses: | 4 arm spider | | Similar Products Used: | Stock cranks that came on the bikes I bought. | | Bike Setup: | Giant Sedona converted to SS | | Bottom Line: | Bought this crank because it was the least expensive for the SS conversion I was making. My 3 ring crank was the riveted together type. This is my first Quality crank and the first time replacing a major part like this. The cranks work fine, but I already wanted to change the chainring for a different size one. not many single speed specific chainrings to fit a four arm spider. This is the only weakness. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Charles
a Cross Country Rider
from Strafford, PA, USA
Date Reviewed: July 31, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | The one with dirt and rocks | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$99.00 | | Purchased At: | Webcyclery | | Strengths: | Cheap, black, | | Weaknesses: | Lasted barely a year before I snapped the left crankarm. | | Similar Products Used: | LX | | Bike Setup: | Redline MonoCog | | Bottom Line: | I took the chance when buying them that they would be better than their reputation. I'd seen stripped Truvative cranks out on the trails, so was a bit leary, but for the price, they seemed worth a shot. I snapped the left crankarm, while climbing over a log. Just glad I wasn't hurt. Upon looking at the break, it was apparent that they were cracked for a while, and just waiting to let go. These cranks are not up to the strain put on them riding SS. I've been reading about the cranks being prone to this failure on the MTBR SS boards, and all I can say is, "If you have these cranks, inspect them!"
Would give zero flaming turds if I could, because cranks shouldn't break after a year, and certainly not from just riding XC, no big drops, no big air. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Stefan
a Cross Country Rider
from Paris, France
Date Reviewed: June 2, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Came installed on On-One Inbred. | | Strengths: | I didn't find any. | | Weaknesses: | Damn crank arm snapped off. | | Similar Products Used: | Race Face. LX. | | Bike Setup: | On-One Inbred, King SS Hub, SRAM 9.0, etc, etc. | | Bottom Line: | I'm a big guy (250 lbs) and put a lot of stress on single speed crank arms, especially the right one (which broke) which is what I usually start off on. However, something that is marketed as single speed crank should be able to handle this type of abuse. I wasn't even hammering at the time, but coasting along at about 2 mph. Even before the arm snapped the cranks felt like wet noodles compared to the Race Face cranks that I have on my cross-country bike. Replaced with the new LX because that's all the closest LBS had to get me home. These are holding up good so far and have less flex. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Person
a Racer
from East Coast, USA
Date Reviewed: October 2, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Steep, Rocky, Dangerous | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Strengths: | LONG at 180mm. Looks nice, stiff as can be,
the real strength is that they are for SINGLESPEEDS. | | Weaknesses: | No 24k gold plating available, had to get them done at
L.J.S. (local jewelery shop) | | Similar Products Used: | Diamond encrusted helicopters with Prada-designed interiors. | | Bike Setup: | Aluminium Hardtail, all XT, san marco, ritchey, surly singleator, light as a feather, fast as a jackrabbit, fatter than a whale. | | Bottom Line: | Use the units of legal tender to complete an act of commerce. Upon doing this you or someone you love will
take ownership of a finely crafted, yet mass-produced, piece of hardware. Said hardware may be fitted to a cycle and muscle (in connection with nerve and bone) will be used to create tension upon a "chain." Said "chain" will turn wheels and propel one's self over the surface of the earth.
Buy these if you like to move quickly using the most high-quality parts. Don't buy these if you are STILL riding with all of those heavy gears and shifting gadgets. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Dave C
a Cross Country Rider
from College Park, MD
Date Reviewed: June 10, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | all of em | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Solid solid solid. | | Weaknesses: | square bracket. | | Similar Products Used: | Sugino Impel | | Bike Setup: | 96 Fisher Montare. | | Bottom Line: | This crankset rocks. I got a great deal on it off ebay. Theres almost no flex to this bad boy. I never realized how much my old Sugino sucked until I put this thing on. I can get so much more power on this than my old crankset, I fly down the trails. I don't even miss my other rings, cause I just stand up and crank away. 5 chilis, this is a killer crank. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hef
a Cross Country Rider
from Baltimore MD USA
Date Reviewed: November 7, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | snake mtn vt | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$89.00 | | Purchased At: | quality bikes | | Strengths: | strong, stiff, black, cheaper and lighter than raceface, pretty good ano job, bash guard is thick, chain ring pretty strong and is holdin up well | | Weaknesses: | need more colors, could use a toothed bash guard..cool factor | | Similar Products Used: | lx, deore, cook bros e crank, kooka freeride (stiffer than the truvativs but almost twice the weight | | Bike Setup: | surly 1x1 with s and m c4 bars kooka post, surly hubs and rhyno lite rims, avid brakes big cheeze grips, brooks saddle...moto raptor tires rohloff chain kinesis fork and king head set | | Bottom Line: | bad a$$ cranks for not alot of money. 2 years of gear mashing and urban assaulting not to mention two summers in vermont, these cranks are still kikin. buy em | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Raining
a Cross Country Rider
from Illinois
Date Reviewed: September 16, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Stiff, Simple, Splined, Singlespeed | | Weaknesses: | Little spacers that go on the pedal threads could be easily lost i guess...
| | Similar Products Used: | Shimano XT, Coda Expert | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale Bad Boy | | Bottom Line: | Great simple crank. Nothing to worry about. And to the guy who can't find a larger chainring.... you can get a Truvativ Downhill Chainring in 38 teeth and up.....Cambria Bike sells them.....Just be sure to loctite the chainring bolts cause mine came lose (stupid me) and I bent the first one. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Craig
a Weekend Warrior
from Allendale, MI
Date Reviewed: August 2, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Ft. Custer, Highland Rec. Area | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | Alger Schwinn | | Strengths: | - Stiff design
- Nice aesthetics
- Reasonably priced w/chainring @ $100 pricepoint
- Chainring/bash guard included | | Weaknesses: | - none | | Similar Products Used: | - Coda Tarantula, Shimano LX, Sugino Fuse 500 (on our tandem) | | Bike Setup: | Surly 1x1, Thomson stem, Easton MonkeyLite bar, RaceFace XY post, TruVative Stylo SS cranks, 1x1/RhynoLite wheels, 34/16 gearing | | Bottom Line: | These are great cranks. I think that these look every bit as good as RaceFace at a much lower price. They come equipped with a 32T ring, and a chainring/bash guard. They feel really stiff (good power transfer) and look great. Hopefully, the black finish holds up well and doesn't wear off quickly.
I did want to change the gearing somewhat (to a little higher gear ratio than 32/16). Since the smallest freewheel that the Surly 1x1 hub will accept is 16T, I had to go larger on the front chainring. Spot was the only company I found that offered a non-ramped/pinned 94mm 4-bolt pattern ring in a 34T. Maybe TruVativ could manufacture one of these in the future.
Anyway, 5 flaming chilis for these cranks. I heard that TruVativ will be offering a tandem-specific crankset in the near future...they'll be on my wish list for our Cannondale mountain tandem! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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