suburbanreuben
Old School Grand Master
Baulz":2z34wwlf said:Rio":2z34wwlf said:mechagouki":2z34wwlf said:It's a common problem with Kookas (and Cooks, Graftons and early Race Face), stick with Shimano and you'll generally be okay, although the old Deore DX cranks were a little soft.
Strangely I did have a bike in my stand one day, an old beater, that was wearing a hugely corroded set of Kookas, the pedals were seized in and the cranks looked like they had been at the bottom of a lake for years, but I checked them over carefully - no cracks!
are there any good RF Turbine cranks? The later compact ones? Or even Isis? Cause I always thought Turbines were the ones to buy if you want cool cranks with a little more reliability...
The Turbines were very durable. Have only seen 1 that broke and it was by a trials riding friend. Maybe the early IB cranks had some issues?
I managed to break an early Turbine LP,, non drive side crank, possibly from overtightening the bolts... :roll: after a couple of years use. True to their word the cranks were replaced under warranty with the new improved version.
RF were quality then....
