dranrev
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Post by dranrev on Jan 8, 2007 19:36:09 GMT 8
Tofi, I think Dranrev is only choosing between Truva chuva and Shimano-mano- regardless of his riding style. Chat on! yeah, i know, but i want to know him better. he might be into PS2 or arcade games etc.... ;D ;D ;D common mistake kasi that we sometimes have is choosing stuff that "looks nice" instead of "works best (and look nice at the same time)" . @xctofi Sir I am planning to use it for trails and urban road rides. Thanks for the concern OT: I didn't got a chance to meet you last Saturday probably because we are one of the break away group ;D
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Post by king on Jan 8, 2007 20:05:26 GMT 8
read this: www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id=tech/2006/news/12-06the older gxp's were incmpatible with e-type (bb mounted) derailleurs, which they fixed for the '07 models. there are some pics as well to show proper installation. jon: what! after i just got a truvativ firex? after i followed your weight weenie list??! ;D you know, this is the same crankset whose left arm fell off twice while MICHELLE and i were in batanes. i thought it was just installed improperly too, and that my BB-mounted FD had something to do with it. so i brought it to Extreme, they blamed my FD too, changed it to a frame-mounted one, reinstalled my cranks, and i haven't had problems with it again yet. although, now i carry an 8mm hex tool just to be sure. so.... i need to ditch the firex?
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Post by whoopi on Jan 9, 2007 14:23:50 GMT 8
thanks KING. sorry for the OT DRANREV ;D
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Ka Verong
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Post by Ka Verong on Mar 30, 2007 17:47:52 GMT 8
I'm using Truvativ stylo GXP. Never had that problem... my rig is black/grey and its brown after every dirt ride. I've been using it for at least 8 months. The only maintenance I've done so far is to occasionally, check if the crank bolt is tight.
Pangit nga cguro fire-x use stylo. hehehe
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Post by mountguitars on Mar 30, 2007 18:19:36 GMT 8
I'm using Truvativ stylo GXP. Never had that problem... my rig is black/grey and its brown after every dirt ride. I've been using it for at least 8 months. The only maintenance I've done so far is to occasionally, check if the crank bolt is tight. Pangit nga cguro fire-x use stylo. hehehe oh yeah, let me add more insult to injury. just a month ago, the non-drive side crank arm on my '06 firex was twitching from every direction possible, about a 2mm movement. upon closer inspection, the fixing bolt was loose, the only bolt keeping the crank installed to my bike. i guess this happened to roche as well. another drawback of truvativ's design is this lone fixing bolt. shimano's outboard crank installation doesnt actually rely on such. the crank arms itself has 2 opposing bolts that squeezes the spline of the crank, keeping it in place. so what's good about shimano's as compared to truvativ's? with shimano, you get to set the desired play/fit. with truvativ, you're stuck with the spacers provided, that's it. what if you have a bike which has an odd bb shell? say a bit short or a bit long by a millimeter or so. what do you do, replace the frame? i recently installed my '06 firex crank on my big cat frame. the fit was a bit tight. if i took out a spacer, the gap would be big. so i just settled for a tightly snug crank. any more problems with this crank and i'll throw it out the window.
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Post by pitbiker on Apr 19, 2007 8:27:57 GMT 8
I'm using Truvativ stylo GXP. Never had that problem... my rig is black/grey and its brown after every dirt ride. I've been using it for at least 8 months. The only maintenance I've done so far is to occasionally, check if the crank bolt is tight. Pangit nga cguro fire-x use stylo. hehehe oh yeah, let me add more insult to injury. just a month ago, the non-drive side crank arm on my '06 firex was twitching from every direction possible, about a 2mm movement. upon closer inspection, the fixing bolt was loose, the only bolt keeping the crank installed to my bike. i guess this happened to roche as well. another drawback of truvativ's design is this lone fixing bolt. shimano's outboard crank installation doesnt actually rely on such. the crank arms itself has 2 opposing bolts that squeezes the spline of the crank, keeping it in place. so what's good about shimano's as compared to truvativ's? with shimano, you get to set the desired play/fit. with truvativ, you're stuck with the spacers provided, that's it. what if you have a bike which has an odd bb shell? say a bit short or a bit long by a millimeter or so. what do you do, replace the frame? i recently installed my '06 firex crank on my big cat frame. the fit was a bit tight. if i took out a spacer, the gap would be big. so i just settled for a tightly snug crank. any more problems with this crank and i'll throw it out the window. That sounds familiar hahahaha, like a Toshiba or Dell notebook I guess.. Well I have had problems with that Fire x team 3.3 as well specifically the lone bolt. I was doing a quick run along the maarat trail and all of a suddenly the drive said came loose, it's a good thing the bolt did not fall off. so my resolution was to put nail polish on the bolt's thread before putting it back in.. so far so good it hasn't failed me. And I really wonder why truvativ did not adopt or maybe pay shimano to copy the design of the one bolt thing and the 2 additional bolts on the non-drive side.
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Post by mountguitars on Apr 19, 2007 11:46:57 GMT 8
oh yeah, let me add more insult to injury. just a month ago, the non-drive side crank arm on my '06 firex was twitching from every direction possible, about a 2mm movement. upon closer inspection, the fixing bolt was loose, the only bolt keeping the crank installed to my bike. i guess this happened to roche as well. another drawback of truvativ's design is this lone fixing bolt. shimano's outboard crank installation doesnt actually rely on such. the crank arms itself has 2 opposing bolts that squeezes the spline of the crank, keeping it in place. so what's good about shimano's as compared to truvativ's? with shimano, you get to set the desired play/fit. with truvativ, you're stuck with the spacers provided, that's it. what if you have a bike which has an odd bb shell? say a bit short or a bit long by a millimeter or so. what do you do, replace the frame? i recently installed my '06 firex crank on my big cat frame. the fit was a bit tight. if i took out a spacer, the gap would be big. so i just settled for a tightly snug crank. any more problems with this crank and i'll throw it out the window. That sounds familiar hahahaha, like a Toshiba or Dell notebook I guess.. Well I have had problems with that Fire x team 3.3 as well specifically the lone bolt. I was doing a quick run along the maarat trail and all of a suddenly the drive said came loose, it's a good thing the bolt did not fall off. so my resolution was to put nail polish on the bolt's thread before putting it back in.. so far so good it hasn't failed me. And I really wonder why truvativ did not adopt or maybe pay shimano to copy the design of the one bolt thing and the 2 additional bolts on the non-drive side. i will answer your question troy. coz truvativ is stupid and so with me for buying 2 cranksets of the same model and brand, just different years.
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Post by whoopi on Apr 19, 2007 14:00:57 GMT 8
i am tempted to delete this thread and sell my firex in the Trade section ;D
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Ka Verong
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Post by Ka Verong on May 9, 2007 15:04:25 GMT 8
Hahaha, just dub this one as truvativ hate site... i am tempted to delete this thread and sell my firex in the Trade section ;D
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Post by king on May 9, 2007 15:12:55 GMT 8
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