anrothar
entirely thrilled
Manufacturer: Race Face
Product: Evolve XC singlespeed cranks/bb
How Long Used: @1 year
Similar Products Used: race face turbine lp, kooka, profile, ac, shimano, fsa, truvative(seems like alot, but this is over 15 years of riding and at least a dozen different bikes)
Overall Rating [1-10]: 2
Positive: they never actually fell completely off the bike.
Negative: driveside crank loosened up repetitively from the get go. they're fairly complicated(pain in the arse) to set up, with a bunch of different washers/shims for both sides. the bearings wore out pretty quick compared to basically every other bottom bracket i've used. a couple of plastic seals/spacers broke, and one plastic shim that sits between the spindle and the left hand cup broke as well recently, causing play in the spindle with the arms and cups tight.
Comments: i worked full time as a mechanic(not assembler) at a shop for more than three years, and installed these with the help/supervision of a mechanic with more than 20 years experience. so far race face wont own up to the problem and is trying to blame me. luckily the distributer is a little more level headed, but i wont be buying or running any race face products for some time after this fiasco. the extractor cap on the drive side kept loosening during riding, which caused the crank to sit loosely on the splines, despite the bolt being tight. why is an extractor cap holding the arm in position?? this isn't always immediately noticable, and riding with a wobbly crank eventually messes up the bearings on that side. not that the bearings on the other side feel that smooth either.
Product: Evolve XC singlespeed cranks/bb
How Long Used: @1 year
Similar Products Used: race face turbine lp, kooka, profile, ac, shimano, fsa, truvative(seems like alot, but this is over 15 years of riding and at least a dozen different bikes)
Overall Rating [1-10]: 2
Positive: they never actually fell completely off the bike.
Negative: driveside crank loosened up repetitively from the get go. they're fairly complicated(pain in the arse) to set up, with a bunch of different washers/shims for both sides. the bearings wore out pretty quick compared to basically every other bottom bracket i've used. a couple of plastic seals/spacers broke, and one plastic shim that sits between the spindle and the left hand cup broke as well recently, causing play in the spindle with the arms and cups tight.
Comments: i worked full time as a mechanic(not assembler) at a shop for more than three years, and installed these with the help/supervision of a mechanic with more than 20 years experience. so far race face wont own up to the problem and is trying to blame me. luckily the distributer is a little more level headed, but i wont be buying or running any race face products for some time after this fiasco. the extractor cap on the drive side kept loosening during riding, which caused the crank to sit loosely on the splines, despite the bolt being tight. why is an extractor cap holding the arm in position?? this isn't always immediately noticable, and riding with a wobbly crank eventually messes up the bearings on that side. not that the bearings on the other side feel that smooth either.
