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Submitted by
Dennis Whitelaw
a Cross Country Rider
from New Orleans, US
Date Reviewed: 11/3/2002 5:51:28 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | numerous |
| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Purchased At: | bike stock |
| Strengths: | durability! smooth strong |
| Weaknesses: | seals could be better, the mud penetrates inside rather easily |
| Similar Products Tried: | ritchey logic (sucks!), tioga - no better. some headshok on my new cannondale |
| Bike Setup: | Cannondale hardtail, marzochhi Z1 FR, xt, V-brakes, mavic, egg beaters |
| Bottom Line: | don't know why others seam to dislike them. mine survived for over !!!!! 5 years. and i'm not a weekend worrior. i do up to 7000 miles a year. also i like big hits. but hade to do the proper maintance. they are only about to die now. why to spend much more for the cool King stuff when these are ok too? weird. i'll buy same ones if i they're still available on the secondary market don't know how much they cost, but i definitely wonna give them a proper credit, therefore |
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Submitted by
some one who uses it
a Weekend Warrior
from never never land
Date Reviewed: 9/1/2002 3:54:22 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Purchased At: | stock |
| Strengths: | cheapit would seam still works after 20 months of use |
| Weaknesses: | came loose once makes a funny sound I it might have started rocking a bit (but could be the manitou magnum forks though |
| Similar Products Tried: | ones on kids bikes |
| Bike Setup: | magnum forks deore transmission program2 frame a acouple of wheels (bent) |
| Bottom Line: | worked O.K for me until itcame loose and starteed rocking alot but tightend it up and itstill works after a few crashes will replace with F.S.A though |
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Submitted by
Lars Jacobsen
a Cross Country Rider
from Copenhagen, Danmark
Date Reviewed: 5/13/2000 12:55:33 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Strengths: | Easy to install, but thats it |
| Weaknesses: | I got mine in may ´99 and I was run down by January ´00 - after under 1000 kms of easy riding. The cups were worn down og the bearing were gone too. Its still works though, but it is only a matter of time before it must go, I cannot tolerate crappy stuff on my bike :-) |
| Similar Products Tried: | Different generic ones. |
| Bike Setup: | Klein, XTR/XT, Marz. Z1 cr, Magura HS-33, Fire XCpro, Giro, Profile |
| Bottom Line: | I was looking to save a bit of cash when i bought it, but the bottom line is that its not worth it if i goes boink after half a year of easy riding. I am giving it 2 chilis in value because of the affordabillity, but only 1 in overall because of the fast wear. Will probably go for a FSA next time - but the throught of RaceFace and Chris King headsets is inviting... |
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Submitted by
Oliver Day
a Weekend Warrior
from Penally
Date Reviewed: 11/23/1999 |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Strengths: |
Easy to strip and regrease No star fangled nut |
| Weaknesses: | Threads |
| Similar Products Tried: |
FSA Ritchey Logic Tioga Modus |
| Bike Setup: |
Marin HT RST fork Risers |
| Bottom Line: | This headset is a piece of crap. I tried to take it apart, it went bang, and half the bloody threads stripped out. Also in about 3 months the bearings wore away to nothing. And it rocks. Don't buy this lame attempt at an innovative headset, and get one from somebody who knows what they are doing. It doesn't even deserve 1 burning sh1t |
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Submitted by
Dave Rynne
a Cross-Country Rider
from Ireland
Date Reviewed: 10/18/1999 |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Fountain park, Ennis |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Strengths: | Light, looks good, doesnt break |
| Weaknesses: |
creaks a bit(barely audible) A right pain to take apart |
| Similar Products Tried: | Crappy generic sets |
| Bike Setup: |
Barricuda frame with Xt groupset Z1 bams |
| Bottom Line: | Absolulely reliable. It never let me down and it has survived a lot, unlike my mavic rims, and the weight is very competetive. Tgh to take apart for maintenance though. |
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