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Submitted by
Mike Galenkamp
a Weekend Warrior
from St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Date Reviewed: 9/23/2007 7:39:30 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | 12 mile creek |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Purchased At: | came with bike |
| Weaknesses: | self-destructed all of the sudden with a horrific clicking noise every time I pedalled hard. |
| Bike Setup: | 05' Giant XTC, Avid BB7 |
| Bottom Line: | great price as it was with the bike, but after 1400km (less than 1000 miles), I expected more from that brand of product. |
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Submitted by
CCyclist
a Weekend Warrior
from Helsinki, Finland
Date Reviewed: 5/1/2007 6:53:05 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $50 |
| Bottom Line: | I bought Race Face SRX just a week ago, to replace Power Pro BB-9915. I don't know what goes wrong, or is it a 'feature' of SRX, but for some reason the non-drive cup 'brakes' the axle. That is, the axle doesn't rotate easily when I hold the non-drive cup in place with hand. |
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Submitted by
matt lepito
a Cross Country Rider
from baltimore
Date Reviewed: 6/7/2006 7:22:28 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Purchased At: | came on bike |
| Strengths: | none |
| Weaknesses: | short lifespan |
| Similar Products Tried: | shimano |
| Bike Setup: | k2 team full suspension, XTR derailleurs, mavic crossmax, avid mech 7 |
| Bottom Line: | I had this bike for 2 years, but only really rode for one because of excessive rain the first year of purchase. I was riding the other day when the bottom bracket made a horrific crack noise. Then I noticed the crankset was loose. When I took the bracket out it was completely destroyed. I have replaced many BB in the past. The start to squeek, then then get loose. But I have never completely destroyed one like this. When I took off the non-drive cup, all the bearings fell out. I have never seen that before. I will be replacing the BB with a Gigapipe from truevantive. I hope it fits. |
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Submitted by
NomoreRacefaceforme
a Cross Country Rider
from UK
Date Reviewed: 4/21/2006 3:00:24 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $50 |
| Purchased At: | wiggle |
| Strengths: | None. |
| Weaknesses: | Totally fell apart in the frame after 5 months. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Raceface Prodigy DH, Shimano Deore, Shimano XTR |
| Bike Setup: | Giant VT, XT and Raceface Prodigy/Evolve throughout, Mavic 717 rims |
| Bottom Line: | After I'd bought this I heard a lot of people take a sharp intake of breath. It seems that the SRX is famous for being a piece of sh!t. Oh, how they were right. It started clicking and creaking after only two months. I removed, cleaned and re-installed it about 5 times before it just fell apart. I mean totally fell apart. I ran a Raceface Prodigy DH for 19 months with no problems, so they obviously know what makes a good BB. But this is one to avoid. If you buy a bike with it fitted as standard change it before it fails out on the trail. No more Raceface for me. I'm sticking with Shimano. 0/10. |
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Submitted by
Richard
from UK, New Forest
Date Reviewed: 4/19/2006 5:43:43 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Afan, Wales |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Purchased At: | Original fit on bike |
| Strengths: | None |
| Weaknesses: | Failed very early, Heavy |
| Similar Products Tried: | Shimano/FSA |
| Bike Setup: | Giant Trance 3, IRC Mythos II tyres, Race Face Grips, otherwise UK standard spec. |
| Bottom Line: | Maybe I'm not used to ISIS BB's short life span, but this one slightly seized after only 3 weeks UK riding. I've oiled it, (chain oil), and continued to use it for about 500 miles and it's now so slack and rough I have changed it. I see the FSA Platinum that I have fitted has very poor reviews, but at least it's alot lighter! |
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