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Submitted by
T Yallop
a Cross Country Rider
from Ontario Canada
Date Reviewed: 6/17/2005 6:20:05 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | fanshawe lake |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Strengths: | didn't snap it off |
| Weaknesses: | bearings, seals |
| Similar Products Tried: | giga, xt |
| Bike Setup: | stock GT avalanch 0.5 |
| Bottom Line: | this thing is a real piece of junk! I am a big guy,220 lbs,6.0 ft., but I am not abusive to my bike! I ride agressive single track and do not jump or do down hill. I have had this BB for a year and 1 month.It is so bad that the thing sounds like a pepper grinder. I dont use pressurized water to wash, so I'm guessing that trail water got in it, how? I don't know. It is supposed to be sealed right? anyway, pacific cycle won't fix it( 1 year warranty!) so my LBS is being really cool and is fixing it for me! It pays to be loyal to your LBS!!!! |
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Submitted by
Antonio Oliver
a Cross Country Rider
from morelia mexico
Date Reviewed: 4/11/2004 1:22:37 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $50 |
| Strengths: | none |
| Weaknesses: | weak!!! expensive |
| Similar Products Tried: | race face |
| Bike Setup: | xt, duke xc, klein, bontrager race, crank bros. |
| Bottom Line: | this bottom bracket is the worst thing of the world. it came with my klein attitude and after about 2 months it was over. with and other bike a norco it happened the same after 6 months. thank god there are some race face bottom brackets dont buy it |
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Submitted by
Gerard v
from new york
Date Reviewed: 9/11/2003 7:22:19 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | City Streets |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $30 |
| Purchased At: | LBS |
| Strengths: | looks nice , cheap |
| Weaknesses: | Bearings suck. No seals at all. Kinda heavy. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Square taper stuff |
| Bike Setup: | Schwinn moab with mixed xt/deore parts and truvative firex crank. |
| Bottom Line: | I dont think this thing has a seal at all. It started grinding after a month of street riding. Is'nt this bb supposed to be used for cross country? Had to pull it off because i could'nt take the grinding noise anymore. I soaked it in bearing oil overnight. That killed the grinding noise somewhat but still has a couple of ruff spots. I'll ride it till it breaks and probably try raceface or FSA until truvative makes a decent bb for their cranks. |
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Submitted by
pete l
a Cross Country Rider
from cucamonga
Date Reviewed: 5/22/2003 11:00:24 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | lots |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Purchased At: | cam on bike |
| Strengths: | holds cranks on. |
| Weaknesses: | yes |
| Similar Products Tried: | shimano,bontrager |
| Bike Setup: | usual crapola |
| Bottom Line: | this BB came on the bike, i rode it for about 2 months. one day i pulled the cranks off to clean 'em, and turned the spindle with my fingers. it had some really rough spots where it didn't want to go. i pulled it off and worked some oil inside, which seemed strange (isn't there supposed to be a seal to keep stuff out?). anyway it seemed to free it up some. guess it'll have to work 'till i find a better product(if there is such a thing in the bike world, (but that's a whole nother story)). the bottom,bottopm line is: i'm not impressed. |
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Submitted by
Chris
from Colchester
Date Reviewed: 7/15/2002 4:14:09 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $30 |
| Purchased At: | jensonusa.com |
| Strengths: | strong, splined |
| Weaknesses: | wide |
| Similar Products Tried: | square taper stuff |
| Bottom Line: | cheap, strong, but has some bearing issues - unexplaned creaking and the like |
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Submitted by
Chris
a Downhiller
from Victoria
Date Reviewed: 3/6/2002 7:18:46 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Code 4 |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Strengths: | Price. |
| Weaknesses: | Bent and loosened up. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Shimano etc... |
| Bike Setup: | Lots of good stuff |
| Bottom Line: | For a company to boast that it is producing strong components and not pull thru for their customers is bad business. This BB would be good for a beginer xc rider and that is all. |
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Submitted by
BIGman
a Weekend Warrior
from Almaty, Kazakhstan
Date Reviewed: 2/28/2002 11:56:08 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Almaty suburbs |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Purchased At: | came stock |
| Strengths: | have seen |
| Weaknesses: | no seals between shell and spindle |
| Similar Products Tried: | Shimano BBs |
| Bike Setup: | stock |
| Bottom Line: | The BB developed a gap in 4 month of using it. I'm sort of heavy, but wasn't making any carzy drops or anything like that. There's no seal (if there's is, haven't seen it) between shell and spindle and after a really dirty ride I got some mud inside the BB and now I can't wash it out, cuz its not servicable. Truvativ service was helpful, but I think I will go with some other maker like FSA or Race Face when bying new BB. Since it came stock on my '01 Stinky I had to use it. Dunno about other BBs by Truvativ but XR is not the best one for its price. |
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Submitted by
Edward Baguer
from N. Newark, NJ
Date Reviewed: 1/19/2002 7:28:42 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Strengths: | Price, customer service, light weight, ISIS |
| Weaknesses: | Flange on drive side extremely weak |
| Similar Products Tried: | Shimano XT |
| Bike Setup: | Litespeed Toccoa |
| Bottom Line: | The product is light and does its job. I think there is a flaw in the material used for the flange on the drive side. I have had two of them snap at that same exact spot. I ride cross country and do not put a lot of abuse on my cranks. Truvativ's customer service is excellent. When it happened the first time they replaced the bottom bracket but twice in less that a year? I am most likely going to go with another manufacturer until they can convince me that they have fixed this issue. It is a shame that their bottom bracket doesn't live up to the quality of their cranks and chainrings. |
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