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Description:Compatible with all spiders and trials guards.
474g per pair including CD spider.
Available in ISIS or square-taper interfaces.
Weight (arms only)
175mm ISIS: 416g
| 175mm Sq Taper: 431g
Available lengths & colors:
Silver - 165mm, 170mm, 175mm, 180mm
| Black - 170mm, 175mm
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Submitted by
Wes Lamberson
a Racer
from Johnson City, TN
Date Reviewed: June 3, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Warrior's Path SP | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | MTBTandems.com | | Strengths: | -Beautiful
-Light
-Strong
-Can use internal bearing BB's (external is crap) long live internals!
-Beautiful | | Weaknesses: | They are so good looking I feel bad using them and wearing the finish down. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano, etc. | | Bike Setup: | KHS XC Team, these cranks, XTR brakes etc, Speedplay Frogs, Kenda Tires, Thomson goodies, all the good light, reliable things | | Bottom Line: | I got the black RS7s with a red spider. I am using red BMX chainring bolts. I decided that the RS7s were a better deal than the RS8s for me. 25 grams is nothing, and the guarantee and strength are pluses. A crankset guaranteed for DH and Tandems, that is light enough to race XC on? That's what I'm talking about!
I have absolutely ZERO complaints with these things. XC race bikes are delicate machines that need to be fussed over and maintained constantly. It's nice to have one less thing to worry about. The only problem is, I wear that beautiful black finish off when I ride! Ach! Since I got the black ones, the wear is slightly more obvious than if I had gotten the silver. But those things are eye candy.
- The RS7's are beautiful, durable, light workhorses. +1 from me. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Landy
a Cross Country Rider
from Texas
Date Reviewed: August 9, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | From a friend | | Strengths: | Light, nice detail, finally something different from shimano, fsa and race face. | | Weaknesses: | the only weakness is that i din't find them sooner | | Similar Products Used: | race face,xtr,cannondale | | Bike Setup: | cannondale with lots of secret super light and super fast goodies | | Bottom Line: | these cranks do the job as good or better than any other high end crank on the market, but what makes them so cool is that when ever yo go to hit the trails you dont see 20 people with the same crank as you. At least not here in texas, most people here hav not even heard of middleburn which is a shame. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Random Drivel
a Weekend Warrior
from Marin, CA
Date Reviewed: May 11, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Hitler | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$280.00 | | Purchased At: | MTB Tandems | | Strengths: | Light, well designed, stiff, easy to install. | | Weaknesses: | 180mm don't come in black. None that I can think of. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano XT, Shimano XTR | | Bike Setup: | On-One Inbred 29er 1x9 | | Bottom Line: | Using 180mm cranks with compact spider and a 30t chainring on my 1x9 setup. Impressed by the stiffness of these cranks, seem as stiff as my old XT's. Love the numerous gearing and spider options available, you can tell that the folks at Middleburn ACTUALLY ride bikes and sometimes require options (what a concept). A very well thought out design, both functionally and asthetically. I just love the way they look, but better yet, love the way they perform. I tend to lots of standing uphill climbs and they have always gotten the job done. Very Clyde-worthy. They are perhaps the most appreciated/valued component on my bike.
I'm using FSA chainring bolts and have had no troubles yet.
Will add that Alex at MTB tandems worked with me and was very patient with all my questions/changes. He will definitely give you top-notch service. Highly reccomended. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian
a Cross Country Rider
from Cleveland, OH, USA
Date Reviewed: April 1, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | dirt | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$185.00 | | Purchased At: | mtbtandems.com | | Strengths: | These are strong, stiff, and light. There was also a good selection for different drivetrain set-ups. | | Weaknesses: | None yet. | | Similar Products Used: | These replaced my old Cook Bros. E-cranks. | | Bike Setup: | 20-32-44 Vuelta compact x 11-32 XT on a Stumpy w/Surly Instgator fork, King hubs, V-brakes. I am also using Ti crank bolts (1st pressed on and torqued with a Cro-Mo bolt, then swapped) | | Bottom Line: | I usually scoff at people who give rave reviews after only 3 mo.'s... hardly a real test. But really, if they make it past 3 mo.'s, they will prob'ly last for years.
This is an old-school MTB: My personal [low-maintenance] preference. I needed to replace 5x94mm Cook Bros. square-taper E-cranks with something comparable. The Middleburns are stiffer, but a tad heavier. For me, I could've gotten by with the RS-8's (I'm 185#, but I don't do big air very well), but the LIFETIME WARRANTY on the RS-7's was a big selling pt. The available crank/spider combos for every application was another HUGE selling point for me (square, ISIS, compact spider, etc). I'm sure these will outlast the bike. Go with the RS-8's if you're a weight weenie and you're not clumsy. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon Shaw
a Cross Country Rider
from Phoenix, AZ
Date Reviewed: February 6, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Anything going UP | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$190.00 | | Purchased At: | MTBTandems.com | | Strengths: | Haven't used these for very long, but here are some first impressions. Great construction quality, unique style, and light. I have the uno ring anodized in red which looks super sweet with black arms. This combined with a phil wood ti spindle square taper BB make for a very light set up. Awesome!!! | | Weaknesses: | The Middleburn crank bolts suck! I'm running a single speed set up and could not make it through a two hour ride without the crank bolts coming so loose my crank was wobbling. Same the money and get some regular old heavy ones. | | Similar Products Used: | XT outboard bearing | | Bike Setup: | Gunnar Ruffian 29er, Pace Carbon Rigid Fork, Middleburn RS7 Uno crank, Flyte Ti Seatpost, Terry Fly Saddle, Stans Olympic 29er SS wheelset, Surly Cogs, King Headset, Easton Monkey Lite SL Riser Bar, Bontrager Stem | | Bottom Line: | Awesome crank arms and rings, well worth the money!! Save your money on the crank bolts and buy from Alex at mtbtandems.com They are great to work with!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Greg
a Cross Country Rider
from Hartville, OH USA
Date Reviewed: January 8, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Mohican State Park | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$165.00 | | Purchased At: | MTBTandems.com | | Strengths: | These cranks are nice and very versatile and allow you to run a large number of gear combonations. I run them with a duo spider and can go down to a 29th chain ring for lower gearing on the 29'ers. Very stiff with the ISIS bottom bracket. | | Weaknesses: | None yet | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano cranks | | Bike Setup: | Various 29'er with 2x9 gears | | Bottom Line: | Buy this crank and buy it from Alex at MTBTandems.com He's a good ole' wild eyed southern boy that really knows his tandem stuff. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a Cross Country Rider
from Dallas, TX USA
Date Reviewed: November 24, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Boulder | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | 250 | | Strengths: | Light, stiff, and very well made. | | Weaknesses: | Self-extracting bolts cause creaking and are not worth the money. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano LX 563 | | Bike Setup: | Kona Explosif, Mavic 717, SRAM Grip Shift X.0 | | Bottom Line: | Great cranks. I have a set of slick shift rings and ragular rings from Middleburn, and there is absolutely no difference in shifting. Get regular rings, and you will be able to get a few more gear combinations out of your setup. Slickshifts caused a little too much chain rub on my bike for what I like.
Self-extracting bolt are terrible. Cause a lot of creaking and noise with the cranks, so I installed regular crank bolts back in and now the noise is completely gone. Compared to XT cranks, these cranks are sit a bit closer to the bike (about 2-3mm), so you might need a slightly longer bottom bracket to get teh chainline right. My old 94 LX cranks used a 113 lienth for 50mm chainline, but the Middleburns require a longer BB length of 117 or 118mm to get the same line. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Adam Kelly
a Racer
from Australia
Date Reviewed: October 4, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Anywhere with dirt and corners | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | kitepower.com.au | | Strengths: | Stiff!!!, simplicity, light, lifetime warranty | | Weaknesses: | none i can think of | | Similar Products Used: | specialized cranks, raceface. | | Bike Setup: | On trials bike(pro trials bashring) singlespeed dmr switchback
| | Bottom Line: | I have used these cranks for over 3 years for trials. Not one problem with them,I first bought the sqauare taper version which has now made it onto the ss with the uno ring on it. Even the square taper version is stiffer than most isis cranks ive used. I now have the isis version on the trials bike and it has performed flawlessly. Like the warranty, these cranks will last a lifetime. Just keep them tight. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul
a Cross Country Rider
from Winthrop Harbor IL USA
Date Reviewed: September 13, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Kettle Moraine | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | chainreactioncycles.com | | Strengths: | Stiffness, shifting, durability, appearance, weight | | Weaknesses: | zippo. | | Similar Products Used: | FSA carbon team (nice) Race Face Turbine ISIS (also nice) Bonty somethings w/ integrated BB (decent) Shimano 950 series XTR (decent +++) | | Bike Setup: | Turner Flux, Fox F100RLT, King, Thomson, awesome, etc. | | Bottom Line: | A lightweight, smooth shifting, stiff, reliable crankset. Mine is a Duo model 42x26, weighs around 550g, shifts as good or better than anything I've owned. To me, the feel is similar to the Race Face Turbine in terms of stiffness but the shifting is just a tad quicker. A little less stiff perhaps than the FSA Carbon Team Issue cranks but those sometimes seemed a little harsh, probably due to the aluminum core inside the arms. Still, I wouldn't attribute the increased comfort to flex, as the Turner frame is super stiff and mercilessly exposes any components unworthy of its pedigree (3rd wheelset is on its way!). Additionally, I've found the 42/26 setup works great paired with an 11-32 cogset on Illinois/Wisconsin trails. No need for a true granny around here, and the ratios work well together i.e. you don't feel an excessive increase in resistance going from 6 to 7 in the back like you might with a 44 up front. You also don't stretch your chain out doing big ring/big cog combinations because the chainline variance is much narrower. Bonus! Got mine online from Chain Reaction Cycles, who charges flat shipping fees based on specific weight ranges; keep this in mind when ordering and remember the UK has a different import duty structure than the US so sometimes you can get Japanese and Italian stuff at far lower prices than we see in the US. You just might want to stock up on a few things.
Overall, these do everything an XC rider needs exceptionally well. 5 flamers all the way 'round, because as one UK reviewer so eloquently put it, these are the dog's bollocks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
don't worry about it
a Racer
from Connecticut, USA
Date Reviewed: June 7, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | looks good. works good. light. lifetime garuntee that i've never had to take them up on. | | Weaknesses: | of course i'd like it if they were cheaper, but who am i kidding, i'd buy another set in a second. | | Similar Products Used: | xt/xtr/race face/cook bros/fsa/dura ace/ritchey/extralight...the list goes on and on. | | Bike Setup: | i'm a junky, so i'll spare you. | | Bottom Line: | anyone who can appreciate stiff, efficient, and durable cranks should buy these...notice I DIDN'T SAY anyone who wants cool looking cranks or wants to drop some grams from the bike they never ride. these are the best cranks i've ever owned. like chris king to headsets, i see no reason to buy anything else. they're light. they're super stiff. they look hot. i have them on my rigid single speed mtb, my xc race bike, and my downhill rig--and they've never done me wrong. i'm bummed because there is currently no distributor in the u.s. and i want to put together another bike...Middleburn, if you can hear me, hook me up. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Christian
a Cross Country Rider
from Munich, Germany
Date Reviewed: May 24, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | 120 Pounds at chainreactioncycles/UK | | Strengths: | Beautifully machined and very strong, lots of spider options, anklebone friendly, 180 mm Isis for singlespeed!!! | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Cook, Truvativ, Shimano (lots), Tune, Raceface, Ritchey | | Bike Setup: | Custom steel SS, white hubs, Syntace, Hope Mini Monos, Use, Middleburn with T+A rings... | | Bottom Line: | There was a time when companies like Shimano did excellent products of high quality and finish, similar to Middleburn.
Now the parts look ugly and the finish is very poor.
Everything is concentrated on cheap production.
Even Race Face has lost his path...
Parts like Middleburn cranks are a revelation in the business... Eat sushi but forget about Shimano! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
rik Jacobs
a Racer
from Bournemouth!!!
Date Reviewed: January 21, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | any decent freeriding tracks | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$120.00 | | Purchased At: | chainreactioncycles.com | | Strengths: | (isis drive) very light, very strong, the machine finish is awsome, and they are, again super strong. no creaks, no flex, just pure strength and they are made in the UK!!! | | Weaknesses: | nill, none | | Similar Products Used: | dmr cheivtans, wethepeople, the god foresaken powerpros(who hasnt) truvtivs, race face | | Bike Setup: | mountian cycle rumble, pike sl forks, middle burn cranks, hope 6 pot ti, hope big un hubs on atom lab rims | | Bottom Line: | very strong cranks, can be used for any use, recomend them for anyone. only thing is that they are quite expecive, and that middleburn dont actually make a bb for them | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Marty Staninsky
a Racer
from BKK, Thailand
Date Reviewed: October 17, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Kao Khieow,Chonburi | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Swapped from my Bro's machine | | Strengths: | Superb machined finish, light and super strong | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | XT, Race (GAY) Face Carbon LPs - which were heavy. | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Superlight 00' Stealth Weapon | | Bottom Line: | Sweet cranks. Superbly machined finish and ideal for racing. All part of the big picture to help in getting consistent podium finishes on the Thai mtb circuit. Quality British product along with Hope and Orange.
If you're a racer and want lightweight stiffness then go for these, if not then don't. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan
a
from Wilts, UK
Date Reviewed: June 23, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | I am reviewing the early versions of these cranks with square taper bb interface.
Look nice, light, come in nice colours, removeable spider | | Weaknesses: | They SNAP. The first pair of these cranks I had cracked after 2 years normal use around the axle hole. I was then unfortunate enough to buy a ex demo bike with these cranks. They snapped (or more exploded after a few weeks use). I had them sent to middleburn but the best they could offer was money off some new cranks. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano XT (Much more reliable) | | Bottom Line: | I don't know what the new ones are like for durability but the old model cranks snap and I wouldn't trust them. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pete
a Downhiller
from Farnborough, Engand
Date Reviewed: May 17, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$75.00 | | Purchased At: | Halfords | | Strengths: | Very strong ,light, look trick, very stiff | | Weaknesses: | None at all | | Similar Products Used: | 24/7 3 piece, FSA, truvativ hussfelt | | Bike Setup: | Kona stinky, junior T's, hopes | | Bottom Line: | Buy them they are the best and there lifetime no bull gaurantee | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
lewis jackson
a Weekend Warrior
from peterborough
Date Reviewed: May 10, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$140.00 | | Purchased At: | tw cycles | | Strengths: | -light
-strong
-looks good
-smooth as silk | | Weaknesses: | to good for your bike | | Similar Products Used: | ddg orbita | | Bike Setup: | good | | Bottom Line: | kick ass go and get one now | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex Brown
a Weekend Warrior
from Grimsby
Date Reviewed: February 10, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | None | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$140.00 | | Strengths: | - very strong
- light
- good warenty
- good range of extra component | | Weaknesses: | - none | | Bike Setup: | Azonic street/jump bike | | Bottom Line: | I love these cranks to bits, not only do they look top notch, they are super strong too! They can stand up to street action - and I eaven use them for jumping. Maybe a hard/full time dirt jumper would be better off with some 24seven cranks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex
a Weekend Warrior
from UK
Date Reviewed: October 30, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | none | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Purchased At: | tested them at bike shop | | Strengths: | Light | | Weaknesses: | Only a test | | Similar Products Used: | Other cranks | | Bike Setup: | with bits and pieces | | Bottom Line: | A review is a review not a hard sell | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Martyn Lockwood
a Downhiller
from England
Date Reviewed: September 11, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Dean wood | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$160.00 | | Purchased At: | Middleburn | | Strengths: | Strength, stlye, warranty, the best | | Weaknesses: | nowt silly | | Similar Products Used: | Truvative firex.....crap | | Bike Setup: | Kona stuff. hope minis. mavic d321 on hope bulbs | | Bottom Line: | The dogs danglies | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a Cross Country Rider
from Sheffield, UK
Date Reviewed: February 18, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Anywhere in the Peaks | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$190.00 | | Purchased At: | Leisure Lakes | | Strengths: | Strength, Design, Warranty | | Weaknesses: | Possibly Price | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano (yawn), FSA (sh*te) | | Bike Setup: | Litespeed with UK stuff on (Pace, Middleburn, Hope) | | Bottom Line: | These cranks are great. They are light, strong and look good. I knackered one of them due to my own stupidity and they still helped me get a good deal on a new pair. I've had similar help from Hope with my brakes and Pace with my forks. If you live in the UK and buy good quality British stuff you can't go wrong. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mike steed
a
from hampshire england
Date Reviewed: February 13, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | ceasers camp,hawley,farnham bmx track | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Purchased At: | local shop got em cheap m8 own shop knows bob middleburn ha ha ha | | Strengths: | no flex
the best warrenty
strong stif
looks good | | Weaknesses: | finish comes off were shoe rubs on it (who cares) | | Similar Products Used: | lx | | Bike Setup: | dmr trailstar, hope minis, deore hubs 521 rims, bomber z1 mcr, lx, use, kore stuff, dmr bits and bobs | | Bottom Line: | the best cranks on the market i run them with a middleburn 42 dh ring with built in guard(unbrakable) very stiff responsive good for xc, dh, jumpin, in fact good for all riding | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason Lawrence
a Racer
from Solihull, England
Date Reviewed: September 22, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | I ride trials! | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$160.00 | | Purchased At: | Mark Anthony Cycles | | Strengths: | Real light, amazingly stong, bloody stiff, these cranks are amazing, they are able to cope with MY hardcore trials riding!!!!!!!!!!!!THERE SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | | Weaknesses: | None FOOL! | | Similar Products Used: | none that compare to these mummas! | | Bike Setup: | Pashley 26Mhz, Fatty R, mavic D521CD, panaracer fire DH pro 2.3, irc el gato, azonic DW bar and shorty stem...etc...etc... | | Bottom Line: | Great strong, light, stiff cranks that take a beating...worth every penny!!!!! GET 'EM NOW!!!!!
ps: goto my site: http://mtbtrialsuk.isonfire.com | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bicky
a Cross Country Rider
from Montana
Date Reviewed: August 7, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | looks sweet in the pictures, claimed to be relatively light (450 grams?}, claimed to be very stiff | | Weaknesses: | I cant find the phuquers anywhere here in the United States of depresion. Called some number that was supposedly contact for Middleburn in the States but it was a bogus number. Forced to buy Race Face after i just snapped my Cook E left crank arm in half. | | Similar Products Used: | Cook, stx, lx, xt, xtr, coda etc | | Bike Setup: | dagger (getting long in the tooth) | | Bottom Line: | S.O.S. In 4 days I'm buying a pair of race face if I cant find some RS 7's. Need help. PLEASE!!! I want Middleburns. Im of English (actually Welch) Heritage if that helps at all. God save the Queen, Nevermind The Bullocks Here comes The Sex Pistols, Tea and Crumpets, "Our Finest Hour", Barry Manilow, whatever. Help me get some Middleburns.
P.S. I'll throw in an Evis fingerpuppet | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a Downhiller
from London
Date Reviewed: June 15, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Any | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$120.00 | | Purchased At: | Halfords | | Strengths: | light, strong, no creaks, gorgeous machining, I'm really seriously impressed with these. I weigh 220+ lbs..a nd they don't even flex. I use a steep gear 44T single up front, and even on really nasty climbs / drop-offs.. there is no flex
| | Weaknesses: | none.. they are the best I've owned | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano, Race Face Prodigy, FSA AfterBurner..etc..etc | | Bike Setup: | DDG Slammer 2, Marzocchi Jr T's, Race Face bars, DMR pedals, D521/XT wheels..etc..etc
| | Bottom Line: | these are EXCELLENT cranks.. they do nothing wrong.. they are light, strong, and affordable.. I'll NEVER again buy Race Face crap.. they are just overpriced toys..
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Mark Collins
a Cross Country Rider
from England
Date Reviewed: April 10, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | Local Bike Shop | | Strengths: | None at all | | Weaknesses: | They snap! | | Similar Products Used: | Race Face, AC, XTR, Topline (!) | | Bike Setup: | Mountain Cycle, Psylos, Race Face, XTR, Hope discs | | Bottom Line: | These cranks suck. I only had them about 4 weeks when they started creaking - I couldn't work out where it was coming from so stripped everything and gave it a good greasing. However, the creak wouldn't go away - lo and behold 2 weeks later the drive side crank sheared in half. I only weigh 160lbs and couldn't even snap Topline cranks so needless to say I was very disappointed with these. Luckily my local bike shop gave me my money back and I bought some Race Face cranks (which are lighter and stiffer). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Al
a Weekend Warrior
from UK
Date Reviewed: April 3, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | anywhere legal | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | da shop | | Strengths: | STIFF, STRONG, LIGHT, GOOD LOOKIN. INVINCIBLE!!!! (almost)
W A R R A N T Y ! ! ! ! !
| | Weaknesses: | Um, can't think of any apart from the fact that it has a square taper imstead of a splined one. | | Similar Products Used: | Race face (bent), DMR cheiftain Mk1 (destroyed the pinch bolt thread), FSA (snappy snappy snappy!). | | Bike Setup: | Kona roast xs, marzocchi z3 qr20, LX, Sun rims, other cool stuff | | Bottom Line: | The greatest cranks ever! Strong enough for lunatics, light enough for XC wierdos and a warranty that cant be beat!
Oh, and race face can stick their "Bombproof" cranks up their Ring Peices!!!! Can I get an amen to that? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Swampy
a Weekend Warrior
from Wirral, England
Date Reviewed: March 18, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | The Dips | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | A Friend | | Strengths: | Looks, they do not creak, lifetime warranty, all my mates being green with envy | | Weaknesses: | none as yet | | Similar Products Used: | FSA Sidewinders | | Bike Setup: | Sidekick forks, D521, LX everything, | | Bottom Line: | The best you can buy for jumping. I always end up falling off and these cranks have not budged. Any one who is a hard rider should definately buy these | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sam Hanley
a Racer
from Tilburg Netherlands
Date Reviewed: March 11, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | citycenterisallthatsleft | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$175.00 | | Purchased At: | A bike shop | | Strengths: | At just over 100 sterling it's cheap, it also has a lifetime warrenty | | Weaknesses: | I've bent them! tomoro morning they are in the post to Middleburn and i will post to tell you, the public, how it goes! | | Similar Products Used: | old deor, old 1 peice bmx, loads of profiles SS + Race + ti (profile = no.1) LX XT XTR demoed race face (which do look cooler.. but no bend warrenty) | | Bike Setup: | Pashley, cane creek HS, control tech direct contact stem, protapers, odi lock ons, maggies, ceramic 521 517 combo XT everywhere else soon to have profiles + ti BB | | Bottom Line: | they are strong cranks... but don't believe for one second that they are as rigid as XTR's or profile. I think that that is entierly down to the BB interface, I am very interested to see how long it takes tham to come out with a isis spline version, I think that would make a dramatic improvement on what is already a very good product. The results below are if the company gives me new cranks.. if not middleburn can burn in hell for all I care! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JAMES
a Weekend Warrior
from LONDON
Date Reviewed: March 3, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | anything anywhere anyhow ...... ooh and trials | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | a shop | | Strengths: | STONG, LIGHT, CHEAP, WARRANTY, AND ULITIMATLEY THEY ARE BETTER THAN ANY RACEFACE EVVER, MADE BY A PROPER BRITISH ENGINEERING COMPANY. | | Weaknesses: | RESISTANCE IS FUTILE, THEY HAVE NO WEAKNESS | | Similar Products Used: | Most shimano crap, XTR is good but does not compare, race face that is a discrace | | Bike Setup: | Norco trials hope mavic xt lx azonic planet x DX brakes MIDDLEBURN | | Bottom Line: | These cranks are the best cranks ever created and why they are still considered second best to scrape face i dont know. they have a lifetime warranty but that is useless cause these are unbreakable. Any one who bends cranks or breaks them or wants ot save weight and to have the best quality cranks and best looking cranks in the world buy these.
THE REVOLUTION IS NIGH, F**K RACE FACE THESE ARE THE FUTURE! | |
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