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Middleburn RS7 Pro Trials (2003)

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Available in both square taper and ISIS drive.

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Fri Aug 29 2003 Reviewed By: Stephen (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths Light, stiff, and strong. Bashring and spider are one piece. Lifetime warranty for trials. Weaknesses Not inexpensive if you live outside the UK. Similar Products Used FSA Afterburners, Monty-Sugino, Shimano XTR Review This is the same great crank from Middleburn in an ISIS version. In case you've been living under a rock, ISIS is the international standard for splined bottom-bracket/crank interfaces (take a look at the photo to notice the spline instead of the square-taper). It makes for a much stiffer and stronger setup! This allows for better power transfer and longer fatigue life, both of which we can always use more of in trials! The crankset is made in the UK, and comes with a lifetime warranty, even for trials use! The bashring, which is wide (1/2") and beefy, is also the spider, which the included 22 tooth chainring bolts directly onto. The one-piece spider/bashring is a great idea - making the system lighter, stiffer, and stronger. I also like that the bashring is low-profile - it protects the chain only as much as necessary. The bashring has a knurled surface, which works fine, and is somewhat friendly to concrete. The crankset is also available with a normal 58/94 spider setup, if you want to run two rings. I had the square-taper version of this crank on my bikes for a year and a half, and now it's moved over to a friend's bike. It's still going strong!
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4 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Wed Sep 03 2003 Reviewed By: PaulG (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths strength, weight, look and feel Weaknesses price possibly but good value relative to others Similar Products Used nothing comparable Review Very solid feeling crank, quality finish and stands up to harsh punishment they are light and have an excellent warranty
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Sun Sep 21 2003 Reviewed By: alexx (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths Very Very strong and stiff, nice weight Weaknesses None i know of Similar Products Used Truvative Hussfelt's Review These are the only cranks i would ever use. I've had 2 pairs now (only because i got a whole new bike that came with middleburns - not because i broke them). They are so strong, i've hardly heard of any being broken (and if you do break em the guys at middleburn are great, and just replace em free, no quibble) They are light (not so light they feel flimsy, just solid, without actually being heavy).They are very scrath resistant, and if you do scrath them it ususally just polishes out. The price isn't too bad (around 140 UK pounds) and once you get them, you'll have them for life ;) Wicked cranks.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Tue Nov 04 2003 Reviewed By: Eirik (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths The rock ring Weaknesses none... Similar Products Used FSA Power Pro Review These cranks rule! Have never ridden with cranks that are so good!
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Mon Nov 10 2003 Reviewed By: cch (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths lifetime warranty. light Weaknesses not a lot Similar Products Used i cannot remember the name of them Review I broke the pedal boss on a set of these. the whole boss cracked right off. I got a new set on warranty though, they are good cranks :)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Thu Nov 27 2003 Reviewed By: Lath (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 2 Years or more Strengths best cranks ever! Weaknesses square taper bottoms out, use Raceface BB Similar Products Used a whole lot of junk Review I bought one out of the first batch to make it to the US and they're still going strong. Super stiff, light, and an amazing bashring. The only downside is that the only BB that fits my Echo is a Shimano and the taper bottoms out. I'm building up an XC bike now and there was no question about what crank to use. If only I could get one of the double ring ones. I never understand why some companies seem so reluctant to export the good stuff to the US.
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Tue Sep 02 2003 Reviewed By: Adam (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths Strong, stiff, looks good Weaknesses Can be a little expensive Similar Products Used Megamo, FSA, Monty, shimano Review As soon as i saw these cranks i knew they would survive well into the next century. They are as stiff as cranks get and yet they don't weigh all that much. The bashrings come in different colours, so you can match your bike and the overall finish is second to none. It will be one of those parts that you only need to buy once as it will last a lifetime. A bit expensive but you get what you pay for.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Wed Sep 10 2003 Reviewed By: ben west (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths strong,looks good,strong bash,stiff, Weaknesses bit expensive,standard bash is heavy Similar Products Used fsa powerpro,truvativ husselfelt,dna virus Review very good. ive had both and they r both very stiff and strong. i love them, they r probably the most popular trials cranks and you can run a 5 arm spider if u want instead of the standard bash in the pic
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Thu Oct 09 2003 Reviewed By: bob johnston (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths strong and durable Weaknesses none Similar Products Used FSA trials cranks Review i have used middleburn's for a year and have never broken a set
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Wed Nov 12 2003 Reviewed By: Seb Lyndon-Gee (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Month Strengths very stiff, so damn light, looks ace Weaknesses TOO MUCH $$$ Similar Products Used truvativ hussafelt isis Review these cranks are the only cranks i'd use for trials now . they look ace, are noticeably stiffer than my truvativs, i dont have to worry about bending my bashring at all and they are way lighter . everything is perfect but the price haha .
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Tue Apr 06 2004 Reviewed By: Yoda (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths Lifetime warranty, beefy bashring Weaknesses expensive Similar Products Used Monty, XT Review I am running the ISIS version. These cranks feel great. The bashring will never bend as it has on my previous bashrings. Expensive, but resale value is strong.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful
Tue Sep 02 2003 Reviewed By: Peace (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 2 Years or more Strengths Strong! Lifetime warranty, crank arms lighter than xtr! Weaknesses some people think they dont look beefy enough, i love em Similar Products Used Shimano XT Review Nothing beats this crank! at all has a super tough bashguard! and if you wanna go uci they make a little 16 tooth integrated bashie too under 100g. Cranks are super stiff, specially in ISIS! very light! and extremely strong! you should see mine they are sooooo scrathed up! So if you're goin to get a crank set then get these! nothing beats them honestly! They come with the cranks, bashie and 20 or 22tooth hard coat ring (hard coat gives the ring a lot more life!)
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful
Fri Sep 05 2003 Reviewed By: Mitch (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths Very strong, stiff, reasonable weight Weaknesses Price, as always Similar Products Used FSA Powerpro Review Well from day one I could feel how much stiffer these cranks were.. get them in the ISIS drive, you can really feel the difference coming from square taper. The bashring is still going strong and even though its worn still grips pretty well, plus the colours are nice (if that's what you go for!). As for weight, its very reasonable. When you minus the spider etc it is quite comparable to some of the higher-end lightweight cranks. With a lifetime warranty, you can't go wrong.. even though it is a bit pricey, think of it as a valuable investment
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful
Fri Sep 12 2003 Reviewed By: Andrew Hill (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths stiff, strong hard as nails Weaknesses Price?? Similar Products Used FSA powerpro's, Shimano deore Review I finally stretched to buying a pair about 6 months ago and they are just awesome, last pair of cranks ill ever need. Feel solid and stiff. Bashguard is a good width and can handle massive amounts of abuse.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful
Wed Sep 17 2003 Reviewed By: Andrew R (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 2 Years or more Strengths Strong,light,can take a bashing,excellnet warranty Weaknesses none found yet may be pricey but think of the amount spent on replacing others over and over again Similar Products Used None worthwhile mentioning Review So stiff very light impressed with the bash can handle anything definitly nice to rest on as its so wide. I have square tapers on these with hope ti bottom brackett not any sign of wear and if you do manage some how to brake them which i cant see happening they are lifetime garentee worht there money
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful
Tue Oct 07 2003 Reviewed By: Manning Yuan (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths warranty, strength, simplicity Weaknesses none Similar Products Used Ritchey Logic, XT, LX Review THE trials cranks. Trial specific part, warranty, and looks.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Tue Oct 14 2003 Reviewed By: brisa guy mark (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths light for crank and bash, good price for the only crank you'll ever need Weaknesses bash/crank interface occasionally works loose Similar Products Used power pros, cromo Review a good crank from a good british company, definatly worth the money, the square versoin is the only one worth having as the isis is poo and unless you have a deep wallet, the bbs are too heavy
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful
Mon Feb 02 2004 Reviewed By: Robert Holmes (anon) Rider Level: Beginner
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths small, very durable Weaknesses colours get scratched easily Review the middleburn rs7 is a lovely piece of kit. Very expensive compared to other cranks avalible on the market, but come in lots of different colours. These cranks may look small but are as strong as any carbonfibre cranks. The bash guard is very hard wearing and takes a lot of punishment before you see the effects. In my opinion the best crank money can buy.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful
Fri May 28 2004 Reviewed By: rich (anon) Rider Level:
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths waranty,strength,weight,looks,british made,colours Weaknesses none Similar Products Used cant b bothered to list Review absolute bombproof.defiately the best trials crankset ever.livetime warranty,sexy looks,reasonable weight,british made,thick bash guard,nice colours what more do you want? u cant go wrong with these.if you need a new set of trials cranks you should purchase these beasts.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful
Sun Nov 20 2005 Reviewed By: Tom Gibson (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths u cant break them Weaknesses expensive Similar Products Used onza ones....... Review amazing have not had any faults just expensive but worth it. u can't get any better
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