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Submitted by
aaron
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from milwaukee
Date Reviewed: November 1, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | uh... oh yeah, it was really cheap. | | Weaknesses: | everything other than price | | Bottom Line: | i bought it 'cause it was in stock at my lbs. had to buy a new one a few months later. bought a shimano this time(my strong-arm crank doesn't deserve better), the same one that i have on my '94 trek with about 10000 miles on it. the teeth look like pins but it still works flawlessly. the new one shifts MUCH better than the sugino too. these are real pieces, don't buy them. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben Morris
a Weekend Warrior
from Stamford, LINCS, England
Date Reviewed: May 26, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Street | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Goodlooking, light | | Weaknesses: | There is none | | Similar Products Used: | FSA powerpro cranks | | Bike Setup: | Done up Radford commanche, full lx | | Bottom Line: | A good set of cranks but a bit pricey | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin
a Cross Country Rider
from gainesville
Date Reviewed: February 4, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Anywhere Pisgah | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Light | | Weaknesses: | Soft, thin aluminum feels and wears like its made of tin foil | | Similar Products Used: | Race Face, Real, Shimano xt/xtr | | Bike Setup: | Stumpjumper w/xtr | | Bottom Line: | These rings came stock on my bike and I wore out the middle and large chainrings within 3months. I replaced my whole drivetrain with a new set and the big ring bent after going over one teeny little log. These things might as well be plastic. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim Sikma
a Racer
from Christchurch, New Zealand
Date Reviewed: January 8, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: |
anything htat is technical | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Nothing | | Weaknesses: |
Very weak construction.
They bend.
Teeth break and bend too easy.
Caused chain suck everytime. | | Similar Products Used: |
8 speed LX and Raceface | | Bike Setup: |
Specialized Stumpjumer Comp 99 | | Bottom Line: | In one week I had bent to big ring and knocked 2 teeth off. The middle ring caused chain suck from day one and I just kept bending the teeth on these rings. Caused a broken chain in 2 races. Crap Crap Crap | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Cross-Country Rider
from Ojai, CA
Date Reviewed: October 25, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Sisar Canyon | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
inner rings | | Weaknesses: |
outer ring specifically | | Similar Products Used: |
Specialized Rings | | Bike Setup: |
FSR Comp '99 | | Bottom Line: | I'll give it 3 cause I was able to bend it back successfully. And to be fair, the 4-arm spider wasn't helping any. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Cross-Country Rider
from Ojai, CA
Date Reviewed: October 15, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Sisar Canyon | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
That is the weakness | | Weaknesses: |
The strength | | Similar Products Used: |
specialized rings | | Bike Setup: |
FSR Comp | | Bottom Line: | The outer Sugino CXP ring bent after 2-weeks of normal riding and occasional contact with objects ( ie rocks). The alloy is way to soft in my opinion. It just doesn't hold up. The middle ring, on the other hand, is heavy steel, and doesn't need to be as strong as the outer ring anyway, since it will never kiss a rock. Replace them when you can, except the inner ring, that one's OK. | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Cross-Country Rider
from Rotterdam
Date Reviewed: August 31, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Wild | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Looks nice and smooth, shifting is overall good | | Weaknesses: |
Metal is to soft, bends easy | | Similar Products Used: |
xt, raceface | | Bike Setup: |
Voodoo djab, xtr front and rear, maguara, marzocchi z3 bam | | Bottom Line: | Tooth are bending very easy. Not from rocks but just while biking. To soft, waist of $$
NOT FOR THE SERIOUS BIKER | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pat
a Cross-Country Rider
from BC
Date Reviewed: July 2, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Bottom Line: | The middle chainring (32) was bent from the start and eventually lost one tooth. Shifts ok one it's straight but it's not like a good xt . | | Overall Rating: |
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