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Description:The culmination of years of testing, research and design
Cold forged, polished, 6061-T6 aluminum alloy, low profile arms
New ISIS Drive bottom bracket interface
CNC machined 7075-T6 nickel plated aluminum 44 tooth chainring, made from ultrastiff 5mm 7075-T6 aluminum
CNC machined, hard anodized 7075-T6 aluminum 32 and 22 tooth chainrings
Anodized aluminum alloy chainring bolts
Aluminum crank arm extractor bolts
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Submitted by
Dean
a Weekend Warrior
from Raleigh, NC
Date Reviewed: March 6, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Atlantic Ave. Trails | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Durable rings | | Weaknesses: | Expensive replacement rings when you do have to replace them | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano LX and XT Cranksets | | Bike Setup: | Stock Trek Liquid 30, 200 lb rider, regularly take 5 ft. drops. | | Bottom Line: | What can I say about the crankset but that they work. I have never had a crankset break or bend ever. No creaks or problems. I am just now having to replace the rings after three years of riding which I consider phenominal compared to Shimano rings that I would have replaced in half the time. I hardly every clean my chain but do use dry lube frequently. Problem is that replacement rings cost as much as a new Race Face crankset and are only available from the LBS. 4 chilis because of the replacement cost for rings. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jonas
a Racer
from Vaasa, Finland
Date Reviewed: April 25, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | pilvimaja | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | some shop | | Strengths: | Looks nice, has worked really well sofar, sturdy and durable chainrings. | | Weaknesses: | Expensive if you have to pay the full price, not as light as it says on the package. | | Similar Products Used: | nope | | Bike Setup: | Santacruz superlight, Marathon S 100, shimano XT, Hayes HFX Mag+, | | Bottom Line: | Overall good cranks, but not as light as XTR. I think todays XT would also be lighter and cheaper. But if you get them cheap they are excellent. Chainrings haven't suffered from hitting a few stones, they are MUCH harder than eg. shimano LX. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Blacky
a Cross Country Rider
from Los Angeles, CA USA
Date Reviewed: November 15, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Santa Monica Mountains | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Bothel Ski & Sport | | Strengths: | Light. Stiff. Simple. Bombproof. | | Weaknesses: | None. | | Bike Setup: | I put "0" for cost because it came stock on my 2000 Sugar 3. Whipperman 908 chain. XT cassette. Stock chainrings lasted about 2 years, riding daily (lots of cliimbing, about 10 hours a week). Replaced chainrings with TruVativ, including a steel 22. | | Bottom Line: | Just replaced my trusty Sugar 3 (after riding almost daily for five years) with a 2003 GF Team. The "new" bike has an XTR Hollowtech crank with one season on it. The XTR crank is pretty, but spinning it without a chain I can hear the bearings and it only spins three or four turns. The five-year-old Bontrager bottom bracket is completely quiet and spins a dozen turns, plus the reviews here on the XTR don't make me feel warm and fuzzy, especially the part about the $100 replacement chainrings. I'm tempted to swap it for new a Bontrager. For me a couple of ounces on the bottom of the bike don't make up for zero maintenance. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Enosz
a Cross Country Rider
from Budapest, Hungary
Date Reviewed: May 25, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Purchased At: | www.nella.hu | | Strengths: | Till good it works properly, stressless riding suits it. | | Weaknesses: | Creaking, ghostsift and bending. When you do it hard, it just gives in. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano LX | | Bike Setup: | Trek 8500 (2003) with some mods towards Shimano XT, but going to Truvative | | Bottom Line: | Gives you fine performance till you get used to your machine, but wears of when you turn serious. I got it as a crankset. The bottom bracket was just pulverised after a year and it seems impossibile to get rid of the damn creaking and strange noises, no matter if you are becoming a "wholebuyer" of WD40 of T-40 teflon lubricants. It drives ok, but with heavier loads (I'm 180 lbs and 6+ ft) it just dies with noises.
Entry level, but pricey for that and for soft ridding only. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul Watters
a Cross Country Rider
from Marina, CA USA
Date Reviewed: April 8, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Sandhill Ridge (22) | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$175.00 | | Purchased At: | Ripped off @ Footloose Sports, Mammoth Lakes | | Strengths: | Works fine. Strong large chainring
Does not creak (that was the BB)! | | Weaknesses: | Came with poor racelite BB
Middle chainring worn after 20 months but I guess this is typical | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized Strongarm (nice), Shimano | | Bike Setup: | 2000 Stumpjumper FSRxc fully upgraded | | Bottom Line: | Don't buy from Footloose at Mammoth Lakes!! The salesman told me that the cranks MSRP=$300 and the BB MSRP=$100. Sold them to me for $225 for the set. Also lied about the weight.
These cranks are fine. They do the job. I've hit plenty of rocks and logs with the cranks and chainring. No problems.
The racelight BB sucks!! Replaced with FSA platinum and the creaking went away. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim
a Cross Country Rider
from Columbia, SC, USA
Date Reviewed: October 26, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Cycle Center | | Strengths: | Cheap | | Weaknesses: | Creaking, chainsuck, chaindrop, ghostshifts, bad quality chainrings that bend and chip. | | Similar Products Used: | Raceface Next LP | | Bike Setup: | Trek Fuel 90 disk w Raceface Next LP crank ISIS Signature BB and 48/36/26 chain rings, Rock Shox SID Team, MaxM low riser bar and seatpost, Chris King No thread headset, SRAM 99 chain and 9 11-32t cassette, San Marco Arrowhead seat. | | Bottom Line: | Perhaps mine was a bad unit that came with the bike. However, I wrote Trek and they defered me to the Cycle Center which did everything to make this thing work including a complete rebuild and added a new SRAM 59 chain. After three months of weekly fixes, I purchased the Raceface setup. That was the best thing about the Bontrager. Shame on Trek for lack of support. Thanks to the crew at Cycle Center for putting up with me. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James
a Cross Country Rider
from Charlotte, NC
Date Reviewed: September 13, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Ultimate Bicycle | | Strengths: | i had the bontrager sport crankset but somehow mtbr doesnt have a product review on those? so im doing my reviewe here...shifts ok, i guess... never really had a problem until that thing bent on me | | Weaknesses: | easily bent | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | gary fisher tassajara stock except for the deore lx crank i had to replace the 44T (biggest) chainring with that bent | | Bottom Line: | the biggest chainring bent.... i dont even know what i bent it on, and im pretty sure i didnt fall when it bent either... that must be a pretty weak chainring.... so i replaced it for the deore lx 44t chainring... other than that, everything else is ok, 4 chilis for holding up even though one of them bent.... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt Fulks
a Cross Country Rider
from Oklahoma City, OK
Date Reviewed: August 18, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Al's Bicycles | | Strengths: | Looks okay. Goes in a circle when I pedal. Seems to shift okay. Could be better. | | Weaknesses: | CREAK CREAK CREAK CREAK CREAK CREAK CREAK CREAK......... | | Similar Products Used: | Cheap crank on old Trek 6000 | | Bike Setup: | 2002 Trek 8000 | | Bottom Line: | The bike is great, but I'm not impressed with this crankset. If I don't soak the bike in oil overnight and put my kung fu allen wrench grip on these things before every ride, they creak like mad! Drives me nuts and makes my $1,100 bike sound like a Wal-Mart jaloppy. Creak creak creak creak creak creak creak is what I hear every time I pedal. I guess a benefit would be that I stay in the saddle more since when I stand up and mash on these things is sounds as if they are going to break in two. I'll give these things two flaming chili's based on the fact that they look okay, go in a circle, and haven't cracked in two yet. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim Hartfield
a Cross Country Rider
from Lake Oswego OR.
Date Reviewed: August 11, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Browns Camp | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | The Bike Gallery | | Strengths: | Light, nice looking. | | Weaknesses: | chain shifting,loose chain ring bolts. | | Bike Setup: | Sugar 1,stock components. | | Bottom Line: | I got my year and a half of major abuse and they worked just fine,The wear and tear is now upon them and I'm going to XTR. No regrets. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Patrick
a Cross Country Rider
from Franklin,TN
Date Reviewed: August 10, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Hamilton Creek | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$115.00 | | Purchased At: | MOAB | | Strengths: | Stiff, relatively light, shifts cleanly. | | Weaknesses: | None yet. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano XT & White Bros. | | Bike Setup: | Gunnar Rock Hound with XTR, Bontrager Race Tubeless wheels, Rock Shox Psylo SL | | Bottom Line: | This crankset was a great deal on a known product. Bontrager doesn't make the cranks, they are re-badged Truvativ Firex Team cranks which are great (the BB is Truvativ as well). The cranks are stiff and lightweight and works flawlessly with my XTR setup. I have not had any creaking or shifting problems like some of the others, though, I believe they (Truvativ) made changes to them for 2003. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
niklas
a Cross Country Rider
from espoo, finland
Date Reviewed: July 30, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Color | | Weaknesses: | Creaking, chainsuck, ghostshifts, the bolts get loose | | Similar Products Used: | shimano xt, raceface | | Bike Setup: | sugar 3 disc | | Bottom Line: | Came stock on my bike. The crankset is CREAKING!!! :( The bolts loosen up regularly, have to tighten them before every ride. Loud if the chain isn't dripping oil, as if the chain isn't suitable for the rings? Shifting is not accurate. On-road they work fine, and look good. Sometimes they are causing some real problems off-road. The creaking isn't a big problem, but sure is annoying! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David Clark
a
from Pittsburgh
Date Reviewed: July 21, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | any | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Strong , light and shift well. | | Weaknesses: | The bottom brackets does come loose. Thats where you get the creeking. | | Similar Products Used: | XTR, XT and Race Face Turbine ISIS | | Bike Setup: | GF 292 | | Bottom Line: | Thier the same thing as the Truvativ team stylo. Tighten the bottom bracket or replace and you will be pleased. I am !!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
max macnab
a Cross Country Rider
from edmonton
Date Reviewed: July 1, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | julie's tun | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | came stock on trek liquid30 | | Strengths: | stiff, light | | Weaknesses: | finish is wearing off after about 6 mos | | Similar Products Used: | shimano xt, lx | | Bottom Line: | Ok, let's get this straight once and for all.
The race, comp and racelights are different cranks all being reviewed under the same category. Why is everybody down on the racelights??? Given that the the others are complete crap, but the racelights totally rock for the $$$ they're awesome. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chub
a Weekend Warrior
from W Sussex
Date Reviewed: June 27, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | came on bike | | Strengths: | Light | | Weaknesses: | That dam creaking!!!!!!! It's driving me mad.. has anyone managed to stop it?? | | Bike Setup: | Trek Liquid 30 stock except Thomson seat post... | | Bottom Line: | I hate this crank... the noise is driving me mad! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
J Matthews
a Cross Country Rider
from West Chester, PA
Date Reviewed: June 9, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Marsh Creek | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$73.00 | | Purchased At: | EBAY | | Strengths: | These Cranks are Strong and Shift great...The perform on about the same level as a pair of XT's. The self extracting cranks are very nice, all you need is a 10 ml to take them off. | | Weaknesses: | They do creak a little.....Keep them clean and use a lot of grease... | | Similar Products Used: | Strong Arm II's that my wife bent while shifting... | | Bike Setup: | 02 Stumpy: Race lite cranks, egg beaters, 517 on lx, pc 99 scram chain, EC 90 Easton Post, Race Face BB, Cane Creek Headset S-2, XT levers and Avid Ti rear brake | | Bottom Line: | Since I stole these off of Ebay for 73, I have to say that they are worth the money. I have no problems shifting but they do creak but only a little..... If you can get a deal, pick them up, if not get the XT cranks they are predictably good.... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Krispin Klander
a
from Agromenauer
Date Reviewed: June 9, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Local bike shop | | Strengths: | awesome look | | Weaknesses: | CREAKING! Very annoying creeks and clicks coming out of these things. Every click they make they transmit vibrations to your legs.
Impossible to shift precisely, NO WAY! | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano XT | | Bike Setup: | Trek 8500 full XT | | Bottom Line: | I can't stand BOntrager stuff any longer.
I had to change the wheels (almost impossible to mount/dismount tires) first and now the cranks and BB.
Thought Trek was a serious bike manufacturer.
TREK!! why don't you try other components for your bikes?
Shimano stuff is not perfect at all, but works much better than Bontrager's. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Philipp
a Cross Country Rider
from Zagreb
Date Reviewed: June 6, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Rog-joma | | Strengths: | Good lookin`, stiff. | | Weaknesses: | For months, I thought that my front derailleur is f`ucked up, but then I realised that the problem is in the craappy chainrings that aren`t "grabbing" the chain when you`re shifting gears. My friend has a Trinity chainring and a Acera derailleur and believe it or not, his $hitty components are shifting faster. | | Similar Products Used: | Alivio, LX, Trinity. | | Bike Setup: | Trek 8500, SID XC, XTR, XT... | | Bottom Line: | I think if you already decided to spend 200$, you should buy someting else. Buy a Shimano. That`s reliable. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
john
a Cross Country Rider
from boulder, co
Date Reviewed: May 23, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | too good to reveal | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | from one of my bros | | Strengths: | none | | Weaknesses: | shifing sucks, cracked drive side crankarm after 200 hours of riding. | | Similar Products Used: | shimano xt, lx, cooks bros | | Bike Setup: | trek fuel | | Bottom Line: | shame on trek. it's hard to believe bontrager would let its rep be tarnished by putting its name on this crap. how many pennies did they save, and was it worth all of the customers that were alienated? i weigh 175 lbs and ride pretty hard, but i'm not out doing 10' drops. these cranks cracked after about 200 hrs of riding and the shifting has never really been right. the bottom line is that shimano is a lot like microsoft. nobody likes the fact that they have a monopoly, but their stuff is universal and it just plain works. i guess in that respect, shimano is a lot better than microsoft, but you get the idea. if i had a dedicated downhill rig, i would upgrade to a beefier crank, but short of 6' drops, the xt replacements will work just fine and will shift as good as anything out there. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Howie
a
from NY
Date Reviewed: May 14, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Stock | | Strengths: | It goes around in circles. | | Weaknesses: | Shifting is miserable. Creaks. It drives me crazy. Makes me want to pick up the bike and and hit my friend with it. Its horrible. It came stock on my bike and now i am stuck with it. If u even consider buying ur crazy. Dont waste da money. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano SIS crank | | Bike Setup: | 02 Fuel 90 W/ Fire XC Pros | | Bottom Line: | My trek 4300 had a better crank than the Bontrager. Dont buy their stuff. Do me a favor. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick
a Cross Country Rider
from Boulder, CO, USA
Date Reviewed: May 3, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Mad Creek, Steamboat | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | Landry's | | Strengths: | The creaking sound helps you determine your cadence if your computer doesn't have that feature. | | Weaknesses: | Creaking, chain slipping, left crank bold needs to be tighted before every ride, that damn creaking. Oh yeah, don't do any descents on these cranks. | | Similar Products Used: | LX Cranks (worked like a charm for years), Some Truvativ's on my last bike which were pretty reliable too. | | Bike Setup: | Moots YBeat baby! Chris King HS, Fox RLS shock, Carbon HandleBars, XT/XTR things here and there, Chris King/Mavic wheels, Velociraptors.
The quintissential Colorado freeride/XC bike. | | Bottom Line: | These cranks stink! I'm not sure if it's the crank arms or the BB but since they came together, I'll just say the cranks stink. I got them and on my 3rd ride, I almost killed myself descending Monarch Pass, Colorado. I was riding alongside a big, steep hill (almost a cliff) on my left on some loose singletrack and the left crank arm fell off!!! Somehow I lived but I'm making an express effort to avoid Bonti Cranks from here on out. Also, they creak constantly and two different bike shops and myself have tinkered with them but there has been no difference. I'm going back to the good ol' trusty shimanos. Staying alive is better than lighter cranks any day of the week. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
J
a Cross Country Rider
from West Chester, PA
Date Reviewed: March 26, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | SingleTrack | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$73.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Strong, Lite, and Shifts very well. It is one of the components on my bike that I don't even think about. The arms are stiff and the ISIS system is just smarter. I have mine matched with a Race Face Evolve BB. If you can get a deal on this crankset pick it up. | | Similar Products Used: | Strong Arm II, Bontrager Sport | | Bike Setup: | 02 Stumpjumer, Bontrager Race Lite Cranks, 517's on lx, PC-99 chain, Easton EC70 seatpost, Cane Creek S2 Headset, XT Cassette, and Torrelli Tubes with 1.95 IRC Mythos (Very Nice). and a Selle Italia Century Seat to top it off | | Bottom Line: | I am planning to race this crankset all season, It shifts great and I love how stiff the arms are. Make sure you use a chain such as an XTR/PC-99.
Value 5 flames for only paying $73.00
Overall Rating 5.. definately tough | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kevin
a
from chicago
Date Reviewed: March 3, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | stock | | Strengths: | Follow up review-still no problems with this crank. Precise shifting through thick mud that even froze on my bike over the last 2 outings just kept going. I've hit rocks and logs, crashed and still true and stiff. Added a nice American Classic Bottom bracket to it to save 70 grams. | | Weaknesses: | None=lucky I guess. | | Bike Setup: | Fuel 100 | | Bottom Line: | If they break, I'll replace them. Couldn't bring myself to pay for the new XTR cranks with all the rock and logs I've hit when these things still keep going. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sprocketeer
a Cross Country Rider
from Narashino, Chiba, Japan (native of New York)
Date Reviewed: January 16, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | The Cracks of Doom | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | The black finish looks nice, but that's all. | | Weaknesses: | These things are made of cheese! I had an unheard of malfunction--the drive side pedal ripped right out of the crank arm on a climb with absolutely no damage to the pedal (and I pedal even folks; I don't mash the pedals at all). | | Similar Products Used: | There's no crank I could compare in worthlessness to this one in the same price and alleged performance range--though I haven't tried a CODA yet (if CODA makes cranks, I don't want to know about it). I was all set to love Bontrager's stuff, but this is my third Bontrager component disintegration in 1500 kilometers and now I'm determined to dump whatever Bontrager stuff I have left on my bike other than the Race Lite Titanium with gel insert saddle I got to replace the Bontrager FS2000 that ripped without a scratch on it in the first month of riding (the Race Lite Saddle is a damn fine seat actually, but then it's made in Italy by Selle San Marco and I've never had a problem with anything made in Italy--Viva Italia! I hope my Italian is correct). | | Bike Setup: | 2002 TREK 8000, now with 2003 Shimano XT Hollowtech cranks (I actually transplanted this Bontrager crank on my beater bike which isn't even ridden hard and it still disintegrated), 959 pedals, Bontrager (Selle San Marco actually, but designed by Bontrager apparrently) titanium rail with gel insert Race Lite saddle, and I'll be dumping the Bontrager Select hubs at my earliest convenience because they don't spin well at all (though I have to chalk that one up to my personal performance demands, not malfunction), but I'm keeping the rims. | | Bottom Line: | This is actually regarding the other crank Bontrager sells, which seems to be nameless ("Select" I imagine) but it's the same material on the crank arms. If you take one of the pieces of this crank arm metal from the core of the crank--not the outside because it's been tempered or something on the surface--it seems to have the consistancy of 24 karat gold. You could probably bite and leave impressions in it or bend it with your teeth if it were made into a coin. It's fairly light material, but seems prone to all those weaknesses we associate with brittle, cheezy metals. It has no business on a mountain bike crank, certainly not on a bike which is rated as a competition, pro bike by TREK. My bike gets five flaming chilis for sure--fantastic frame, and the shocks are better than could possibly be expected just for starters--but this Bontrager crank would get zero if it were possible, unless they actually advertised it as "disposable." | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dwight moody
a Weekend Warrior
from allston
Date Reviewed: December 16, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | International Bicycle Center | | Strengths: | none | | Weaknesses: | It's weak, that's it's weakness. | | Bottom Line: | The other arm just broke on me (see comment below), sending head first into the pavement as I rounded a corner. They're made of tinfoil. They're a hazard. I don't ride hard, so having these things snap just makes me wonder how anyone could market such crap at such a price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dwight Moody
a
from Allston, MA USA
Date Reviewed: October 21, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | streets | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | International Bicycle | | Strengths: | Light, and I like the black finish. | | Weaknesses: | Well, it seemed great right up until the driveside crank snapped in half while I was splitting the lane in rush hour traffic on a mild incline. | | Similar Products Used: | Just the stock set on my bike. | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Hard Rock. | | Bottom Line: | The manufacture replaced them with the Race crank, so I'm Ok with them. Still, the bloody things almost killed me. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason
a Cross Country Rider
from Edmonton
Date Reviewed: August 10, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Edmonton River Valley | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Edmonton Cycle | | Strengths: | None. | | Weaknesses: | Everything. | | Similar Products Used: | SR crank | | Bike Setup: | 2002 Trek 8000 with Avid 7s and XT pods. | | Bottom Line: | Had the crank arms tightened and examined by LBS four times. Constant creaking. Constant unthreading (bottom bracket). Constant pain.
My LBS replaced both the bottom bracket and cranks. The cranks are now Deore (hollow tech). No cost as replaced under warranty.
Note that lots of Taiwan cranks are crap for this production year, to the extent that Trek will eat the extra cost of upgrading the cranks to Deore. You guys/girls out there who have a Fisher or Trek might want to visit your LBS! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kevin
a Racer
from chicago
Date Reviewed: August 9, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | stock | | Strengths: | light, stiff (I like the ISIS system), no chainsuck problems. | | Weaknesses: | none-yet | | Similar Products Used: | XTR,XT, LX and Shimano Team STYLO (I think these are the same) | | Bike Setup: | fuel 100, stock except chris king headset and michelin comp s light tires | | Bottom Line: | Reading the reviews here, I was a little nervous not swapping these out in favour of something else but so far so good. I think these are the same as the Team Stylo, that I had no problems with race and recreational use for one year. If something changes will repost. Plenty of log crossings, jumps, and stomping sprint use with no problems. Needless to say, I wouldn't go out and buy these but since they were stock, I'll give them a chance. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim Peach
a Weekend Warrior
from Halifax, NS, Canada
Date Reviewed: August 4, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Moirs Mill | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | T&L | | Strengths: | None | | Weaknesses: | You name it. Loose crank arm, chain suck, poor shifting | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | Crank came loose (several rotations) after first ride. I thought my LBS forgot to tighten my cranks until I read that these cranks have their own self removal system built in. Tightened all of the bolts and went for a ride. I didn't take my 8 mm allen wrench with me and when the chain sucked all the way around my bottom bracket tube 10 kms from home I thought I was in for a long walk. After walking 1 km I decided to force the chain back through the chainstay. My smallest chain ring in the front is bent, but I made it home without the granny gear, although I was careful not to apply to much pressure to the crank after that. It is Sunday of a long weekend so I'll be road biking tomorrow. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Patrick
a Cross Country Rider
from Aptos
Date Reviewed: July 26, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | All of Them | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Stock with bike | | Strengths: | One piece forged spider, no creaking. Rings seem tough don't gouge easily from chain. They are black. | | Weaknesses: | No isis interface. | | Similar Products Used: | LX Creaked terribly and could not fix it. | | Bike Setup: | 2000 Sugar 3 | | Bottom Line: | I have the race which came stock on my Fisher. I love it and don't understand all the chainsuck problems everyone is having. Sounds almost like a front derailleur adjustment problem. The gap between the top of the big ring and bottom of the derailleur should be 1-3mm. Anyways I give this a 4 for being a simple solid crank. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
todd forgatch
a Weekend Warrior
from felton ca usa
Date Reviewed: July 21, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | santa cruz hills | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | new bike | | Strengths: | the dealer will replace these junk cranksets forever | | Weaknesses: | blew out 2 of these junkers in 4 months......bent sprokets....loose crank arms.....and that nasty wrenching sound.....and complete chain lock up on the up grades | | Similar Products Used: | does it matter | | Bike Setup: | trek 4500 | | Bottom Line: | if you but a bike with this flimsy junk crankset replace it right away with a deore xl and save yourself the torture | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Greglive
a Cross Country Rider
from Franklin, WI
Date Reviewed: June 17, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Crystal Ridge | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Strengths: | Shhifts great. Fairly light weight. | | Weaknesses: | Placement of chainring bolts. I have the 1st year style behind the arm. Chainring bolts loosened up first few rides. | | Similar Products Used: | Sugino | | Bike Setup: | '00 Sugar 2 Sram 9.0SL Avid 2.0/25 Levers/Brakes Thomson Post/Stem Eason EA70 risers Bonty Race Lite Cranks/Seat Race Wheels | | Bottom Line: | I have not experienced any of the chainsuck, bend rings or other problems others have commented on. I do have the RACE LITE cranks. They are a nice part of my bike but have not used higher end cranks so can not compare to Race Face,XTR etc.
Purchase from a guy who bought a Sugar 1 but already had Race Face cranks so got a good deal on them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason
a Cross Country Rider
from Suisun, Ca, Solano County
Date Reviewed: June 13, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | strong, dependable | | Weaknesses: | a little soft | | Similar Products Used: | shimano poopoo on costco bike | | Bike Setup: | Raleigh M50 w/ bontrager race lite cranks, stem, bars. Sh |
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