lucklust
05-17-04, 09:46 AM
Looky here.
http://www.businesscycles.com/tcr-fsa.htm
http://www.businesscycles.com/tcr-fsa.htm
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p3ntuprage
05-17-04, 09:56 AM
gorgeous, but isis.
pity [based on what i've heard about isis]
fssb
sparky
pity [based on what i've heard about isis]
fssb
sparky
skitbraviking
05-17-04, 10:06 AM
gorgeous, but isis.
pity [based on what i've heard about isis]
fssb
sparky
What's isis?
If it means expensive, then cool. I would imagine that to be the case. If not, then what?
pity [based on what i've heard about isis]
fssb
sparky
What's isis?
If it means expensive, then cool. I would imagine that to be the case. If not, then what?
Cynikal
05-17-04, 10:43 AM
Isis is the non-shimano standard for splined cranks and bottom brackets. Currently there is debate of the quality of the design. I'm a square taper kind of guy so I don't have personal experience with them but others on the forum have complained of creaking.
Chris
Chris
Jumbo
05-17-04, 11:36 AM
A friend of mine is having a lot of problems with that carbon FSA crankset. I haven't seen anything like it, you can move the crankarms a 1/2 inch or so, without the chainring moving...
The problems i have experienced with ISIS is, that if the crank comes just a little loose, and you drive with it, you will wear the jags on the crank. And there will be a constant play. even when you retighten. That mistake has costed me a new crankset.
The problems i have experienced with ISIS is, that if the crank comes just a little loose, and you drive with it, you will wear the jags on the crank. And there will be a constant play. even when you retighten. That mistake has costed me a new crankset.
pitboss
05-17-04, 11:44 AM
ISIS = It's ****ty, It Sucks
OneTinSloth
05-17-04, 12:16 PM
A friend of mine is having a lot of problems with that carbon FSA crankset. I haven't seen anything like it, you can move the crankarms a 1/2 inch or so, without the chainring moving...
maybe the problem is with the face that the "spider" part of the crank isn't acrually a part of the crank...lit's probably pressed-fit, or "bonded" or something like that. probably not hte best thing for riding on the street...if that's what your friend is doing.
The problems i have experienced with ISIS is, that if the crank comes just a little loose, and you drive with it, you will wear the jags on the crank. And there will be a constant play. even when you retighten. That mistake has costed me a new crankset.
the same thing will happen to an octa-link crank/bb in the same situation....and i think HAS happened to me with my FSA road cranks, designed for octalink. :(
the only problem i've seen, related to actual part failure, was that write-up that sheldon brown wrote about the splined portion sheering off due to some stupid machining on FSA's part.
splines are dumb anyway.
maybe the problem is with the face that the "spider" part of the crank isn't acrually a part of the crank...lit's probably pressed-fit, or "bonded" or something like that. probably not hte best thing for riding on the street...if that's what your friend is doing.
The problems i have experienced with ISIS is, that if the crank comes just a little loose, and you drive with it, you will wear the jags on the crank. And there will be a constant play. even when you retighten. That mistake has costed me a new crankset.
the same thing will happen to an octa-link crank/bb in the same situation....and i think HAS happened to me with my FSA road cranks, designed for octalink. :(
the only problem i've seen, related to actual part failure, was that write-up that sheldon brown wrote about the splined portion sheering off due to some stupid machining on FSA's part.
splines are dumb anyway.
jfmckenna
05-17-04, 01:15 PM
Looky here.
http://www.businesscycles.com/tcr-fsa.htm
Did you ever buy anything from them? I am looking at some Nitto bars now and was wondering what there service is like. http://www.businesscycles.com/graphics/nittobull19.jpg
A friend of mine is having a lot of problems with that carbon FSA crankset. I haven't seen anything like it, you can move the crankarms a 1/2 inch or so, without the chainring moving...
The problems i have experienced with ISIS is, that if the crank comes just a little loose, and you drive with it, you will wear the jags on the crank. And there will be a constant play. even when you retighten. That mistake has costed me a new crankset.
Oh no is that what is happening to me on my road bike??? I rode about 15 miles home a few weeks ago w/ a loose crank and ever since every time I tighten it, they seem to loosen again, squeek or have a small amount of play. I guess those splines get cruched or something??
http://www.businesscycles.com/tcr-fsa.htm
Did you ever buy anything from them? I am looking at some Nitto bars now and was wondering what there service is like. http://www.businesscycles.com/graphics/nittobull19.jpg
A friend of mine is having a lot of problems with that carbon FSA crankset. I haven't seen anything like it, you can move the crankarms a 1/2 inch or so, without the chainring moving...
The problems i have experienced with ISIS is, that if the crank comes just a little loose, and you drive with it, you will wear the jags on the crank. And there will be a constant play. even when you retighten. That mistake has costed me a new crankset.
Oh no is that what is happening to me on my road bike??? I rode about 15 miles home a few weeks ago w/ a loose crank and ever since every time I tighten it, they seem to loosen again, squeek or have a small amount of play. I guess those splines get cruched or something??
Jonny B
05-17-04, 01:21 PM
I'm happy with square tapers, but I found some FSA Gossamers for dirt cheap, so i'm gonna try out ISIS on my next bike. Only then will i pass any judgement on the system (and I doubt I'll be able to break it).
OneTinSloth
05-17-04, 05:16 PM
Oh no is that what is happening to me on my road bike??? I rode about 15 miles home a few weeks ago w/ a loose crank and ever since every time I tighten it, they seem to loosen again, squeek or have a small amount of play. I guess those splines get cruched or something??
mine are like that too. the thing i dislike immensly about octa-link, is that the splines are like, .5cm wide, and you can't slide the crank arm onto them before you start tightening the crank bolts, so if you're not careful, you end up ruining your crank arm or bottom bracket. the SPLINES on ISIS bottom brackets are a great design, IMO, but the way FSA made the spindles on some of the BBs just isn't that great.
i prefer square taper as well. and the only reason i went splined on my road bike was because i wanted all new parts and didn't have the cash for campy without going below chorus...and really, what's the point in going campy if you're not gonna use at least chorus?
mine are like that too. the thing i dislike immensly about octa-link, is that the splines are like, .5cm wide, and you can't slide the crank arm onto them before you start tightening the crank bolts, so if you're not careful, you end up ruining your crank arm or bottom bracket. the SPLINES on ISIS bottom brackets are a great design, IMO, but the way FSA made the spindles on some of the BBs just isn't that great.
i prefer square taper as well. and the only reason i went splined on my road bike was because i wanted all new parts and didn't have the cash for campy without going below chorus...and really, what's the point in going campy if you're not gonna use at least chorus?
fixedgearhead
05-17-04, 05:29 PM
A friend of mine is having a lot of problems with that carbon FSA crankset. I haven't seen anything like it, you can move the crankarms a 1/2 inch or so, without the chainring moving...
The problems i have experienced with ISIS is, that if the crank comes just a little loose, and you drive with it, you will wear the jags on the crank. And there will be a constant play. even when you retighten. That mistake has costed me a new crankset.
I was considering getting the track cranks from FSA but I have seen a lot of chatter on the net about problems of alignment and snapping of the b/b splines. I think I'll wait until this is either addressed or fleshed out as another urban myth. They are nice looking cranks but.....
fixedgearhead
The problems i have experienced with ISIS is, that if the crank comes just a little loose, and you drive with it, you will wear the jags on the crank. And there will be a constant play. even when you retighten. That mistake has costed me a new crankset.
I was considering getting the track cranks from FSA but I have seen a lot of chatter on the net about problems of alignment and snapping of the b/b splines. I think I'll wait until this is either addressed or fleshed out as another urban myth. They are nice looking cranks but.....
fixedgearhead
Gurgus
05-17-04, 08:06 PM
I've got an ISIS splined bottom bracket on my 2001 Kona. I bought it used. I bent the Raceface crank on the non-drive side from pounding my way up hills, but the bb is still sound. No creaks on looseness noticed.