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Description:
- Power robbing flex
- Exceptional durability
- Aluminum chainring bolts
- Tru-Vativ Giga X-Pipe bottom
- Coined and machined 7075 alloy
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Submitted by
Richard Coombes
a Weekend Warrior
from Tampa, Florida, USA
Date Reviewed: July 28, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$1700.00 | | Purchased At: | Trek 2100/Trek Bicyc | | Strengths: | I have had no problems with the Bontrager Race Light GXP Crank. It is a very stiff crank and does not creek at all. I am very tough on my Crank. I am 6'3" and weigh 260 and my Bontrager cranks has held up very well. | | Weaknesses: | So far there are none. The Trek 2100 ia a great Weekend Warrior bicycle. | | Bike Setup: | Trek 2100 Road Bike Shimano 105 Components. Ultegra rear derailer. Carbon Front Forks and Carbon Mainstays. ZR9000 Aluminum Frame | | Bottom Line: | I am happy with my Trek 2100 as a whole. The bike has a very smooth ride to it. There is no chain noise during my ride. The Bontrager Crank is very strong and does not creek. The shimano 105 shifters shift supperbly. They work as well or better than a set of Dura Ace Shifters. The Shimano 105 Breaks are very sound. I have no problem stopping. The Bontrager wheeles are Superb infact that was why I chose this bike over others. The wheeles spin for an eternity. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bige
a Cross Country Rider
from mechanicsburg,pa
Date Reviewed: February 20, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | RCST trails | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | gettysburg cycle | | Strengths: | crank is strong and bearings lasted 2 years. I would say crank was worth money buying off shop employee who upgraded. Same quality as shimano lx model. | | Weaknesses: | Paint chips off crank and get out dated with front derailer. I upgraded to XT 2008 front derailer and had major pain in getting it to drop to granny. Figured if I had a more current crank alignment wouldn't be issue. Got it to work after 2 months of changing shifting habits to shift down before hitting hills (hard to do sometime in tight singletrack). | | Similar Products Used: | shimano, truativ, and ritchey cranks. | | Bike Setup: | YETI 2006 ARC cross country 4" travel, with 2003 RLC fox fork. | | Bottom Line: | This was a great crank for me to get 2 year abuse out of. It seem to never give me any problems with shifting or changing chainrings, until I upgrade the front derailer.
I would say if your looking for a cheap crank and can get one as bargain it fit the bill for durability. I never had any problems with BB once I got it tight (had my BB thread twice because it wasn't chased correctly went I bought frame) 2nd time.
My crank look like a dog bone now, so I went with a 2007 LX crank (got cheap off a buddy who got 29 and went with new crank for 180 length). 2 years for a crank is a reasonable time frame for me. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jorge
a Cross Country Rider
from Israel
Date Reviewed: July 27, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Israel | | Strengths: | Design, strong, durability | | Weaknesses: | Non so far | | Similar Products Used: | Truvativ Fire X | | Bike Setup: | K2 Zed Team frame, XTR hubs, Rock Shocks Duke, Bontager race rims, derrailleurs Sram X7, cassete 7 etc | | Bottom Line: | Lets see, for a guy my weight (54 kg) and for dirt paths is a very good crank. I ride on this bicycle between 100 to 150 km a week on mountain areas and so far the crank set does not flex, it keeps the original finish and the bottom bracket is tight as on the day I assemble it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Hanu
a Cross Country Rider
from Sherbrooke
Date Reviewed: June 16, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Strengths: | Very little flex when powering uphill | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano LX (1998) | | Bike Setup: | Trek 8000 with Bontrager Race Lite, SRAM X9 set-up | | Bottom Line: | I don't think some of these reviews are for the right crankset. ISIS? This isn't an ISIS spline, it's an external BB design.
I haven't had one single problem. Maybe it's cuz I've had it installed by my LBS.
It's a great bang for the buck purchase! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff Roginielewicz
a Cross Country Rider
from Derby, CT, USA
Date Reviewed: November 22, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Class Cycles in Southbury | | Strengths: | None, maybe a nice glitzy carbon look when new! | | Weaknesses: | These cranks have several flaws. The biggest one I have found is that the aluminum sleeve where the pedal connects is improperly machined. The sleeve is most likely oversized and as a result has a "STRONG" tendency to strip! Mine did, and guess what, even though I've had my bike for less than 3 months and have ridden it sparingly, Trek refuses to have it warranteed. These cranks have left a very poor taste in my mouth and I will never purchase another trek product again due to these Bontrager cranks. I don't ride my bike that hard, mostly mild cross country terrain. I always maintain my bike and made sure nothing is loose. This is a freaking safety hazard and thankfully this happened when I was going a mere 5 mph and not cranking downhill out of the saddle. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano LX cranks. | | Bike Setup: | 2006 Gary Fisher Ziggurat | | Bottom Line: | Save your money or spend it more wisely and opt for a pair of Shimano XT's or XTR's. These cranks are poor quality and notice the pattern, most if not all of Bontrager's cranks have bad reviews. I now know why and suggest you avoid these as I do not want to have anyone else get burned by buying these. It's bad enough these were OEM on my bike. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from Antioch
Date Reviewed: November 21, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | New Bike | | Strengths: | Haven't had chain suck, shifts pretty good. | | Weaknesses: | Plating chips off. C section of crank arm is a weak design. | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano cranks. | | Bike Setup: | Sugar 292 | | Bottom Line: | I'm just waiting for these cranks to break. The plating chips off and the crank just looks horrible as a result. Personally, Shimano cranks are better and I wish my bike came with them instead of these inferior Bontrager cranks. In fact, I have been unimpressed overall with Bontrager parts and would have preferred Shimano. Also, ISIS blows. ISIS bottom brackets have a short lifespan due to the small bearings. My first bottom bracket developed play in the bearings in less than a year and creaked like mad. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Casey
a Cross Country Rider
from pittsburgh pa
Date Reviewed: September 27, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Bavington | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$220.00 | | Purchased At: | Trek of Pittsburgh | | Strengths: | external BB, great shifting, lightweight, greak looks | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | shimano Xt, fsa gamma drive | | Bike Setup: | 07" Gary Fisher X-cal, x-lite handlepars, x-lite stem, XTR shifters, XTR brakes, XT rear Derailluer, race lite cranks, Xt front derailleur, Pc-991 chain, ODI ruffian grips | | Bottom Line: | great cranks, go to trek of pittsburgh and buy some, and some bikes, buy the madone SSLX | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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