hairyleg

Hey guys,
There's a few Nashbar brand cranksets at Nashbar, and I was just wondering if anybody has one, and how it is. I'm looking at the ISIS double, somewhere around $45 now. It's 720 grams, maybe a little heavy, but not Bontrager sport heavy! I can rub off the Nashbar logo, lest I be taken for a loser
but otherwise it looks pretty good.
here it is:


https://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?c...eid=&pagename=

What do you think? Or I could get the Truvativ Elita. Is that enough better to warrant +$30? Think major budget here--why else would I be considering a Nashbar crankset?

dekalbSTEEL

Do you have a BB already? Cuz the only one Nasbar has is going to double your investment

https://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?c...eid=&pagename=

Here's a cheaper one, but much heavier

https://aebike.com/site/page.cfm?PageID=30&SKU=CR4483

hairyleg

Um, good point. No I don't. I might be able to get one for less somewhere else. I don't mind spending money for something worth it, just not spending extra without cause. Yeah, so is the Truvativ crankset actually better or is it the name only I'm buying?

dekalbSTEEL

What are you using now, on what bike?

hairyleg

A very worn out shimano RSX triple. I could get just new rings, but that costs about as much as a crankset.....I want ISIS, too....

I am riding a NOVA Columbus Altec 2 frame, Alpha Q ex fork, RSX/Matrix wheels, RSX brifters, Ultegra r.dr, RSX other. My frame and fork are way better than my components, so I'm starting with the crankset.

Treespeed

The nashbar double I had ended up not being true and the Nashbar ISIS BB stripped out. I'm going with the Truvativ now and no problems.

hairyleg

Ok thanks, that's what I relly wanted to hear---now I can get Truvativ & FSA bb without feeling guilty for unneccessary spending. Thanks!

squeegy200

I use a Nashbar Compact Crank (Made by RPM) on one of my bikes. I use it with the FSA ISIS bottom bracket and it works fine.

I installed the same crankset on my wife's bike with the Nashbar Bottom bracket and it too works fine.

qqy

I too am using the Nashbar compact double and I've had no problems what-so-ever. If you stripped threads, I would suspect that the installation was the problem, not the crankset itself. To correct the above slightly, RPM makes the chainrings, but Nashbar makes the crankarm. The whole thing's a bit heavy, but the RPM rings are surprisingly good and I'm really happy with it. I'm using a FSA Platinum Pro BB and the combo is almost as good as my other Ultegra crank/BB setup. Both are plenty stiff for hammering out of the saddle.

I don't get this stigma against Nashbar products. I've been pleasently surprised with the quality of everything I've ordered, especially considering the price.