Thread: New Crank Bros post. Hmm. i dunno...

Take this with a grain of salt as I've never used the pedals (where they originally built their good reputation) but it seems like they started off good in the early years and then they branched out into lower cost pedals utilizing stamped steel instead of cast steel or something like that. I think they differentiated the line with a "C" or an "SL". Maybe it was chromed vs. stainless? Whatever it was, the failure rate seemed to spike with those cheaper pedals being introduced.

People break the Ti's too, but any weight weenie part breaks, right?

I've owned several of the uber-cheap pedals for years with minimal problems.

Everything else I've ever touched of there's sucked.

CB does well because they have awesome design and advertising. They make everything look so neat and cool, but then it falls apart in no time. I've learned my lesson -no more CB for me!

I think all these dropper posts are a bit over priced. I mean haven't $40 office chairs basically had this technology for like 50 years? But, that's how it goes with this sport - it's too expensive because not enough people do it, and not enough people do it because it's too expensive. Just like skiing ...

That being said I'm eagerly awaiting my first adjustable post - a Giant Contact Switch. It was the easiest for me to get, one of the most affordable on the market, and so far seems to be about as reliable as any of these things can be.

Originally Posted by Hugh Conway

I've owned several of the uber-cheap pedals for years with minimal problems.

Everything else I've ever touched of there's sucked.

I'm riding mallets (got on the interwebz for $50) for two seasons now with no probs (knocking on wood), which is a lot longer than I ever got out of a shitmano pedal!

Does it strike anyone else as odd that this wear pattern is occurring so quickly without having shown up in their pre-release testing? Maybe the productions run of the clamp really was out of spec?

I can't help but crack up that people are immediately shitting on CB about this and cancelling orders, while RockShox gets a pass when nearly everyone who owned a 1st gen Reverb has had to get multiple replacements and some even had theirs fail in one ride.

I think its because of the piles of useless CB parts that are in even every bike shop in 'merica, and the relative lack of those parts from other major manufacturers. Ever see a CB headset, wheelset, or to pedals that weren't questionable in quality and durability?

Originally Posted by rideit

Ever see a CB headset, wheelset, or to pedals that weren't questionable in quality and durability?

No experience with their headsets or wheels, been using their pedals for years with no complaints.

Originally Posted by rideit

...or to pedals that weren't questionable in quality and durability?

Two pairs still going strong since 2005. I'd call that pretty damn durable. They've outlasted every other bike product I've ever owned.

Originally Posted by Dantheman

Does it strike anyone else as odd that this wear pattern is occurring so quickly without having shown up in their pre-release testing? Maybe the productions run of the clamp really was out of spec?

I can't help but crack up that people are immediately shitting on CB about this and cancelling orders, while RockShox gets a pass when nearly everyone who owned a 1st gen Reverb has had to get multiple replacements and some even had theirs fail in one ride.

RockShox gets a pass 'cause it didn't release that aborted fetus, the Joplin.

Originally Posted by YourMomJustCalled

RockShox gets a pass 'cause it didn't release that aborted fetus, the Joplin.

Let's be fair. The Joplin was originially designed and sold by Maverick. CB just bought the rights to the POS from them.

Originally Posted by Dickeymotto

Two pairs still going strong since 2005. I'd call that pretty damn durable. They've outlasted every other bike product I've ever owned.

Man, I can't even count the blown up, bent springs, and seal kits the shop went through from '03-'06'.

I tried, hated, and sold the CB eggbeater pedals --- don't remember which version they were. What I didn't like was that there was no spring tension adjustment, and I could pull my cleats straight out of the pedals.

I have a couple of Joplin 3 posts, and just stuck one on Mrs. C.'s bike. I had to send one back for a rebuild, but the rest are OK so far. I only went with these because they are available for so much less $ than the other dropper posts (Chainlove had them for awhile), and all of the different dropper posts seem to have reliability issues.

Originally Posted by YourMomJustCalled

RockShox gets a pass 'cause it didn't release that aborted fetus, the Joplin.

All the Reverb lovers here have short memories. There's a post somewhere on TGR that started with the release of the Reverb.
Talk about an abortion; countless problems, few held air, very loose, and most were shipped back multiple times.

I've now had the misfortune of having a Kronolog on a test bike

- post slips down about half an inch when sitting on it

- Needs fair amount of finger pressure to initiate the post

- Feels notchy and not smooth

- Returns abruptly.

Overall - it met expectations of being the oversold, overhyped piece of garbage that I expect from Crank Bros. Well done!

Bwahahahahaha! Awesome, and also, as expected.

I have about 10 short rides (<6 miles) and maybe 5 longer rides (>15 miles) on my kronolog. I've had zero issues yet, but I figured I'd use it until it failed, then I'll take advantage of the warranty when it does. I doubt we'll see a bullet-proof dropper for a couple years.

I think the owners of newer reverbs and ks posts would disagree with you on that

Originally Posted by jetjess

I doubt we'll see a bullet-proof dropper for a couple years.

you mean from crank brothers obviously.

2012 reverb = radical
ks = way good
gravity dropper = awesome

Originally Posted by marshalolson

you mean from crank brothers obviously.

2012 reverb = radical
ks = way good
gravity dropper = awesome

As you were, I'm hoping that CB makes a more reliable dropper in the next few years. I don't have any experience with any other mfg's. I'm also hoping mine won't shit the bed anytime soon, though I'm not selling the thompson just in case.