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Old 06-15-2012, 08:48 PM   #1
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Uh Oh. Crankbros kronolog death knell.
http://singletrack.competitor.com/20...our-seat_32032

At the end. Claims to be the eggbeater of dropper posts. Sure see a ton of eggbeater pedals around these parts eh.
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Old 06-15-2012, 09:08 PM   #2
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I thought about buying their 50/50 flats years ago, hearing about some riders zip-tying them plates made me not spending the cash.

I thought their eggbeater looked trick, I realized Shimano is nicer.

Now, I want a dropper post, but cannot decide on which one. Definitely no Crankbrothers, no matter how many Hans Reys and Richie Schleys rock them.
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Old 06-15-2012, 09:33 PM   #3
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I thought about buying their 50/50 flats years ago, hearing about some riders zip-tying them plates made me not spending the cash.

I thought their eggbeater looked trick, I realized Shimano is nicer.

Now, I want a dropper post, but cannot decide on which one. Definitely no Crankbrothers, no matter how many Hans Reys and Richie Schleys rock them.
I think Hans and Richie should look at the shit-poor quality of Crankbrothers products and realize it makes them look bad for promoting them.
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Old 06-15-2012, 11:51 PM   #4
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I think Hans and Richie should look at the shit-poor quality of Crankbrothers products and realize it makes them look bad for promoting them.
Tell us how you really feel, eh? C'mon, we're all friends here...

Personally in looking at this product compared to the reverb - no contest - reverb kicks. That's totally claiming ignorance as I know jackjimmy about this new product from C.Bros, but it looks dodgy.
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Old 06-15-2012, 11:54 PM   #5
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Yeah after two pairs of 5050XX never crankbrothers again! Why do they use roller bearings in a pedal????
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I've always thought their wheelsets look beautiful but as everything else they make they are fragile apparently.

And nothing against Hans and Richie, they're great guys and I'd love to live their lifestyles and have 1/4 of their talent. But if I was in their shoes I'd cringe when it comes to the crank bros thing.
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Old 06-16-2012, 02:32 AM   #7
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I thought about buying their 50/50 flats years ago, hearing about some riders zip-tying them plates made me not spending the cash.

I thought their eggbeater looked trick, I realized Shimano is nicer.

Now, I want a dropper post, but cannot decide on which one. Definitely no Crankbrothers, no matter how many Hans Reys and Richie Schleys rock them.
I've been using a Specialized Command Post and it's been amazing. Heard good things about the Reverb too.
The real winner (unseen, untested) is the KS Lev. Two-bolt head, cable activation, infinite adjust, static cable anchor, nice lever. Never seen one though.

http://kssuspension.com/products/seatposts/lev-3/
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Looks nice, but who knows about long term durability, especially given Crank Bros track record. That said, this technology is all fairly new (albeit simple) so there are bound to be some issues that will eventually be ironed out. Think about how long it took for suspension to get where it is now – and it's still far from perfect. I'm currently running a Reverb post, and when it works it's awesome, but I've already had to send it in once for blown seals, and this is apparently among the best of them. I say give the technology a few more years to evolve and we'll see some really solid products in the market.
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I`m torn. I wanted to hate on the Fox DOSS because of the Canadarm remote, the insane price, the top out rattle... But... I actually quite like it. That 1" drop feature is super handy I find.

Tough decision between Reverb and DOSS.
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The Kronolog certainly has issues.

Read this Pinkbike review.


Hard metals and soft metals don't mix well in the case of the Kronolog.
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I`m torn. I wanted to hate on the Fox DOSS because of the Canadarm remote, the insane price, the top out rattle... But... I actually quite like it. That 1" drop feature is super handy I find.

Tough decision between Reverb and DOSS.
Wait for the Thomson dropper post?
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