CR-'s Product Reviews

Solid ass frame.

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The Good: Strong, stiff, nice neutral geometry, head treated and ED coated, lifetime warranty

The Bad: Heavier than some NS frames

Overall:

I've had frames from Specialized, Snafu, Black Market, and NS, and my friends have owned most every other brand. This one is far and away the strongest and stiffest I've ever had - only frame to last over a year. The lifetime warranty inspires a ton of confidence. It's a huge bargain considering the features it has, with post-weld heat treating and ED coating, the directly comparable frame is the NS Majesty (which I cracked in 9 months), which retails for over $100 more and has a much shorter (one year vs. lifetime) warranty.

The geometry is fairly neutral, with shortish stays, a roomy TT, and no BB rise. It's still incredibly easy to move around and if you're tall like me, the front end is the perfect length. If your ideal street ride is all about flickability and twitchiness, you'd certainly be better served with an NS Capital, however if you go fast or big, the stability the Streetsweeper brings to the table is essential.

Since I've owned mine several of my friends have since switched over as well.

Best stem out.

Rating:

The Good: Rounded back for knee pleasure, deep sensibly sized hardware. Drop/rise. Low stack height. Looks fantastic. Very good weight (188g). DOES NOT SLIP.

The Bad: Faceplate looks a little goofy. Two tiny cracks have formed in the faceplate after a year of pro-level abuse and hucking to flat.

Overall: Fantastic stem. It is an injustice that people recommend Straitline stems and not this overlooked beauty. Honestly the best stem out, as far as I'm concerned. My Straitline SSC just sits in my basement now.

Flashy enough.

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The Good: Unique look, easy to switch up traction. Great customer service from Crank Brothers.

The Bad: Heavy, thick, plates come loose far too often. Bearings wore at an extremely uneven rate which mystifies the hell out of me.

Overall: I tried really hard to like this pedal, Crank Brothers certainly stands behind it, but ultimately it's really let down by the gimmicky plates - they add a lot of weight, hassle, and detract from durability.

So-so stem

Rating:

The Good: Looks pretty amazing in polished colour, kind of light.

The Bad: Tiny hardware, slips like crazy, bolts strip instantly, friend of mine had the threads just rip out of the stem body.

Overall: I'd be hard pressed to recommend this stem by any metric, there are lighter, cheaper, better-looking, better-performing stems out there.

Raddest bars out.

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The Good: They've stood up to some big drops to flat, some huge impacts, and a lot of ditching and bailing. Light as hell and decent angles.

The Bad: Mine were the old generation, which had a powdercoated and pretty weak finish.

Overall: That a light-weight DH bar can stand up to abuse and bails on a street hardtail for one season and counting says enough. Five stars.