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Bontrager Big Earl

Average Rating 4.4/5
# of Reviews 5
MSRP $ 110.00
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Description:
  • Absolute durability
  • Beefy arms cold forged
  • Hardened steel pedal
  • Hardened steel pedal





Submitted by Connor a Downhiller from Fresno, CA
Date Reviewed: June 18, 2007
Favorite Trail:007 or tollhouse
Duration Product Used:3 months
Price Paid: $15.00
Purchased At:Tri-Sport
Strengths:strong as hell
bash guard
strong as hell
gearing isnt bad
did i say strong as hell?
Weaknesses:uhmm
the bash guard gets scrached easily?
i mean c'mon pussies its a mountain bike. get teh hell over it
Similar Products Used:none
everything else broke
Bike Setup:specialized hardrock 06 frame. nothin stock left.
marzocchi DJ 3 fork
sram x-9
big earl with truvativ BB
50-50's
bombshell crushers
Bottom Line:get it
ive done 10 foot drops
nothin happened except a great landing
its amazing strong as hell
go get yourself one
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

Submitted by Jason Jackett a Weekend Warrior from moncton, new brunswick, canada
Date Reviewed: September 25, 2006
Favorite Trail:connaught
Duration Product Used:1 Year
Price Paid: $139.00
Purchased At:Mike's bike shop
Strengths:Tough, thick, durable crank arms. Aluminum bash ring that's a sweet gold color and is very strong.
Weaknesses:none so far, other than the left bolt comes loose every once in a while. I think it's the fault of the bottom bracket, not the crank.
Similar Products Used:Truvativ Hussefelts
Bike Setup:Trek Jack 2 with bunch of goodies
Bottom Line:Best bang for the buck. It comes in at $40 USD cheaper than the hussefelts, and it's a far better crank. I own both of them and would take the big earl over the hussefelt any day.

Definately a good upgrade for any freerider.
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

Submitted by phil tubbs a Downhiller from new york
Date Reviewed: August 30, 2006
Favorite Trail:Where ever I ride
Duration Product Used:3 months
Price Paid: $110.00
Purchased At:Berts Bikes
Strengths:Very durable compared to Earl crankset. Very strong bashguard. and also durable crank arms.
Weaknesses:Nothing yet
Similar Products Used:Earl crankset
Bike Setup:06 Fisher Bitter
Bottom Line:It's a good buy
Value Rating:4Overall Rating:4

Submitted by Erik Lavergren a Weekend Warrior from b.c. canada
Date Reviewed: August 16, 2006
Favorite Trail:hells highway
Duration Product Used:6 months
Price Paid: $216.00
Purchased At:suncoast cycles
Strengths:crank arms r beefy, bashguard is strong. made out of aluminum.
Weaknesses:crankarms come loose all the time. tha more i jump the looser it gets and the more i pedal.
Similar Products Used:shimano 42/32/22 crank it sucked balls
Bike Setup:06 fisher mullet
Bottom Line:the crank is very good i wood recomend it to any 1 who is a freerider or a downhiller. the price i paid for it is a little to much. bashguard is strong wont break. arms r beefy. my only complaint is when it comes loose get allon kes and get the metric kind and tighten it up as it goes. and if it comes loose again get lock-tight. overall its a great crank. botrager does it again
Value Rating:4Overall Rating:5

Submitted by toby mackenzie-green a Weekend Warrior from stirling, scotland
Date Reviewed: July 20, 2006
Favorite Trail:cambusbarron
Duration Product Used:3 months
Purchased At:came with bike
Strengths:looks, overall strength
Weaknesses:reliability
Similar Products Used:truvativ husselfelt
Bike Setup:gary fisher GED pretty much stock bar a fsa headset and dmr chain guide.
Bottom Line:can't complain as part of the stock set up but i wouldn't buy one thats for sure! the non drive side arm has loosened four or five times now and thats after the shop re tightened it with so much torque its not real!
Value Rating:2Overall Rating:3






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