Truvativ Holtzfeller OCT Left Hand Crank

Advantages: Cheap, extremely durable, abuse tolerant
Disadvantages: Poor crank choice, may not be suitble for extreme use

...53 square taper got changed after 14 months, because it had become a bit gritty. I did however regularly ride it through rivers and mud, and then pressure washed it afterwards. It could have easily gone on for several more months, but square taper BB's are so cheap I changed it. The downsides The threaded spacer ring is made from plastic, and has a tendency to split when you are tightening it up. Always save the old one, when you are replacing your BB. The other major downside is poor choice of cranks. All the money and development is in lightweight cranks with BB's made from cheese, so your choice is limited. If you want sexy, then your only real choice is Middleburn, but these are expensive at around £130 just for a pair of cranks without rings. How does the UN54 compare? The only BB I have to compare it to are Truvativ... Read review

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Advantages: FANTASTIC FORKS
Disadvantages: Naff Components,

...'s your uncle, although a vertical dropout would be better and much easier for removing the wheel. The wheels supplied are, well, rubbish, I seriously buckled them on a mini jump, although it is not too expensive to true them it is still time wasting AND money wasting. High wall rims and Presta valves do not mix! My pump requires that you push all of the valve into it, i can only fit around 1/4 of it in, so i need to use my friends pump. The hubs are great hubs (shimano deore) and i have no problems with them. The pedals are great, really grippy, and randomly red! They have seized up though, so without anti-seizure formula i cant take them off. The crank arms, FANTASTIC, Truvativ Husselfelt, again standard issue on most jump bikes, and a lot of others, they're rock solid and reliable! Chain device, again Truvativ Husselfelt, The box... Read review

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Advantages: Everything, build, price, quality, aftercare, look of bike
Disadvantages: none

...I purchased my Carrera Banshee from Halfords on-line, the bike was priced at WAS £579.99 but being a bike coming to be replaced you can save £145.00. When I ordered mine there was a further 10% of online orders so I ended up with a brilliant bike worth £579.99 for £365.00. Although I was sent a 19 inch bike instead of the 20 inch I ordered apparently this is a mistake on the website. So if you order there is no actual difference being a suspension bike. Bike specs: - The bike frame is all mountain 6" travel bar linkage 19" aluminium frame With robust Suntour Epicon 140mm travel fork with lock out. This lockout system is a must if you need to go on roads as well as off road; this is due to the bouncing in the lock position for off road. You need the bike to act as a hard tail on roads as it can be quite a handful if the suspension... Read review

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