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Submitted by
Travis Too
a Weekend Warrior
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: 4/20/2004 7:32:32 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | bt |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $18 |
| Purchased At: | SCH |
| Strengths: | Looks sexy.... |
| Weaknesses: | They don't secure the wheels tight enought and it caused my rear wheel to come off slightly. Wow that is dangerous... The reason for this is because the nut was too difficult to screw in further and this created an impression that you had already reach the maximum point before you lock the level. |
| Similar Products Tried: | XTR,XT |
| Bike Setup: | GT, |
| Bottom Line: | Not worth getting it as you are risking your life with this device. |
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Submitted by
veg
a Weekend Warrior
from birmingham england
Date Reviewed: 8/14/2002 2:06:19 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | any technical singletrack |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $30 |
| Purchased At: | local shop |
| Strengths: | look good lever feels good |
| Weaknesses: | my beast now feels like a jelly on ice. these skewers make the bike feel all floppy. not good!!! |
| Similar Products Tried: | shimano |
| Bike Setup: | bontrager frame,marzocchi forks, magura hs33s, hope/mavic wheels, its black n silver and looks cool |
| Bottom Line: | look good but they take away all my confidence in tight twisty turns especialy up hill. had them for 3 weeks but going to but some different ones very very soon. these are for commuting to work on!!!! |
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Submitted by
Bulent K
a Weekend Warrior
from Holland
Date Reviewed: 6/11/2002 12:49:35 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | secret |
| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Price Paid: | $80 |
| Purchased At: | shop |
| Strengths: | they never failed so far,close means close,they can take alot of abuse,I have the Ti model |
| Weaknesses: | nothing so far |
| Similar Products Tried: | bontager,shimano |
| Bike Setup: | VRX 400 xt\xtr drivetrain,Z1 fr,Chris king no thread and disco tech,hope pro,and all other |
| Bottom Line: | It is still working very good after 2 years,and it takes all the abuse he can get ,very nice |
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Submitted by
Gary
a Cross Country Rider
from London, England
Date Reviewed: 4/22/2002 7:21:44 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | CyB |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $20 |
| Strengths: | None!! |
| Weaknesses: | Strength |
| Similar Products Tried: | Mavic, Cook Bros, Shimano |
| Bike Setup: | Enduro 2002, Thomson Stem and Post, Hope XC4 & Ti Hubs, Easton Monkey bars, XTR shifters rear &front mechs, Race Face Cranks |
| Bottom Line: | Got a pair of Ti that bent after 10 hours riding. Nothing at all extreme just normal X trail riding. |
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Submitted by
Hardcore
a Downhiller
from Germany
Date Reviewed: 1/19/2002 2:05:04 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Die Rinne |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $25 |
| Strengths: | Looks super! |
| Weaknesses: | Quick-release lever "disconnected" itself and the axle popped out. Glad that I wasn't jumping!!! Expensive, like Syncros is! |
| Similar Products Tried: | Shimano, Mounty, Suntour, Ofmega, ... |
| Bike Setup: | GT ZASKAR, RPM, Syncros, Magura, Bees, Kore, Flite Today my loved Cook Bros. Crank broke!!! I loved it! I'm very very sad!!! |
| Bottom Line: | I chose Syncros because they develope hardcore products. The bar, the crankomatics and the headset are perfect (have them for 3 years now). But don't buy this product!!! |
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Submitted by
Mad Cyclist
a Cross Country Rider
from SW Herts, UK
Date Reviewed: 1/14/2001 11:38:21 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Dartmoor, Morocco |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $20 |
| Purchased At: | chain reaction cycles N. Ireland |
| Strengths: | cheap, light, easy opening, strong |
| Weaknesses: | Only one colour. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Shimano (old and new), X-lite, Tranz X, |
| Bike Setup: | DNA frame,Manitou SXTi forks, front wheel-Shocktec hub (superb), Mavic 217cd rim d/b spokes, rear Middleburn hub (ugh!), d/b spokes, Velocity aeroheat rim |
| Bottom Line: | These are very good skewers for the money. I find them easy to open even with cold hands. I off-road toured with these last year and they didn't slip once. I liked the warning etched onto their open side! Take a look! Overall nice bit of kit. Would recommend them to XCers and trail riders. |
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Submitted by
JC Jourdan
a Weekend Warrior
from Ecully, France
Date Reviewed: 11/3/2000 12:52:45 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $50 |
| Purchased At: | Cycles de Zotti |
| Strengths: | Nice looking. Light. |
| Weaknesses: | Don't hold my wheels tight (What they should be made for !) |
| Bike Setup: | Specialized FSR XC, Marzocchi Z2 X-Fly |
| Bottom Line: | I never like to complain, but in fact I was really disappointed by these skewers. I simply don't trust them at all, because my wheels (both front and rear) have slipped out of my dropouts several times (not completely, fortunately for me) since I bought the skewers 6 months ago. And I must point out that I'm no "crazy free-rider" at all ! Sure Syncros have made a beautiful design, they sure look great. But if you don't want to ask yourself each time you ride if you're gonna get out of that trail alive, don't buy these ! |
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Submitted by
Charles
a Cross Country Rider
from Portland, OR
Date Reviewed: 10/13/2000 12:26:09 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | North Shore, BC |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Strengths: | As everyone says, these look great. They have a good feel on the fingers when either opening or closing. |
| Weaknesses: | The seat post QR catches my baggies all the time. It gets hairy when the seat isn't there after a good drop. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Syncros bars |
| Bike Setup: | Kona Dual Suspension, Hayes Discs |
| Bottom Line: | Real bummer with the Syncros name. I am already $150 out due to the rear QR failing. Lost the wheel on a 6" curb. Trashed rotor, cable, skewer, hangar....the list goes on. I was almost axed from the North Shore the next day!! This wasn't the first time they failed, either. Not a great Syncros product. |
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Submitted by
Bill
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego, Ca
Date Reviewed: 10/10/2000 11:25:08 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Strengths: | cheap price, looks like Kore QRs |
| Bottom Line: | The bottom line is this, I would not own a pair, but a close friend received a pair as a gift and we compared them with my Kore skewers. The kore skewers are far superior with better clamping power. The only thing the Syncros skewers have is that they copied the exact nut design of the Kore skewers. Well lets see, Riteway/GT was close to Kore at one time, but now Riteway/GT owns Syncros, so I guess they are using Kore nuts on the syncro skewers. Go figure! Another black eye for the industry |
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Submitted by
jochen
a Cross Country Rider
from vienna
Date Reviewed: 9/10/2000 11:51:57 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Strengths: | durable, nice design, cheap, |
| Weaknesses: | no obvious one |
| Similar Products Tried: | ringle, control, shimano |
| Bike Setup: | Bianchi boron steel, xt, irc mythos, mavic syncros |
| Bottom Line: | the cheapest way to have some syncros part on your bike, look nice and keep your wheels in the right position |
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Submitted by
Weirdo
a Cross Country Rider
from Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: 6/3/2000 10:41:12 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Algonquin... |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Strengths: | Light, Awesome Looks, Durable, Well Designed, Easy on the Fingers, Good Price, Great Clamping Ability |
| Weaknesses: | None |
| Similar Products Tried: | Shimano Crap |
| Bike Setup: | GT Palomar HT, Syncros Ti Q/Rs, Scott Hot Rod 145 gram Handlebar, Titec Post and Seat, LX/XT |
| Bottom Line: | No doubts, the BEST Quick Releases that you could possibly buy. The best looking, the lightest, the most durable, super strong clamping, the best feeling. The Laser-etched Syncros logo is the best. BUY THESE QUICK RELEASES!!! You won't regret it. |
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Submitted by
K. Chang
a Cross-Country Rider
from Tucson, AZ
Date Reviewed: 9/16/1999 |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Starr Pass |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Strengths: |
Relatively Light. (105 grams steel, 85 grams titanium) Cheap! Sexy, |
| Weaknesses: | Awkward fit with a suspension fork |
| Similar Products Tried: | Shimano LX, XT |
| Bike Setup: | Large Green Gary Fisher Kai Tai, Fully XT, Rock Shox Indy SL, blah blah. |
| Bottom Line: | These skewers are very nice. I have the steel version. They are noticeably lighter than the XT skewers I replaced. They look nice and feel nice and wide. The only thing that would nitpick about is the way they fit on suspension forks. You kind of have to tilt it to either side of the fork to close it completely, but that's a minor point. They kick ass regardless. |
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Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver, BC
Date Reviewed: 7/17/1999 |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Anything on the North Shore |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Strengths: | Kool Looks, Good Price, Easy on the fingers, light weight |
| Weaknesses: | None that I can find |
| Similar Products Tried: | Shimano, Salsa |
| Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher, Level Betty |
| Bottom Line: | I am goint to get another set for my other bike. The lever is well shaped to fit your fingers, and looks very cool with laser cut graphics. I am using the Ti QR set with front and rear hayes disk brakes without any problems.The price is excellent too |
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