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04-14-2006, 09:18 AM
Article from BMX-Zone.com, http://www.bmx-zone.com/en-article-id-391.html
Well, to start things off, I got these in late September, and for some reason remember putting them on on exactly October 1st. So ive had them roughly 6 1/2 months, which is alot longer than my Primo barends I had before lasted. One of the ends popped off when I bailed off my bike but the internal part of the barend worked fine. I gave them to my friend, who fixed the broken one by putting some washers on it, and picked up these.
I've ridden street and park with them, and I throw my bike and bail alot so they take alot of beating. They stay tight, dont move or come loose, and so far, the paint is only scratched like on the outer edges of the sides of them, and you can still see the logo and they dont look that used even though I know theyve been through alot. They havent snapped like my Primo ones, and after about 3 months the primos were so scratched they just looked silver.
My only complaint is that unlike some barends of this style, they arent knurled on the part that goes inside so they can slip sometimes when you try to tighten them. This was easily fixed by holding a pair of channel-locks on the end while I tightened them. Not really a big issue.
In Review:
Pros:
+ cool looking
+ strong
+ cheap
+ never come loose/fall out
Cons:
- can slip sometimes while tightening (though is easily overcome)
I give these a 9/10, with one point off for the slipping but only one because like I said, not a huge issue.
Costs: about $11 USD
Well, to start things off, I got these in late September, and for some reason remember putting them on on exactly October 1st. So ive had them roughly 6 1/2 months, which is alot longer than my Primo barends I had before lasted. One of the ends popped off when I bailed off my bike but the internal part of the barend worked fine. I gave them to my friend, who fixed the broken one by putting some washers on it, and picked up these.
I've ridden street and park with them, and I throw my bike and bail alot so they take alot of beating. They stay tight, dont move or come loose, and so far, the paint is only scratched like on the outer edges of the sides of them, and you can still see the logo and they dont look that used even though I know theyve been through alot. They havent snapped like my Primo ones, and after about 3 months the primos were so scratched they just looked silver.
My only complaint is that unlike some barends of this style, they arent knurled on the part that goes inside so they can slip sometimes when you try to tighten them. This was easily fixed by holding a pair of channel-locks on the end while I tightened them. Not really a big issue.
In Review:
Pros:
+ cool looking
+ strong
+ cheap
+ never come loose/fall out
Cons:
- can slip sometimes while tightening (though is easily overcome)
I give these a 9/10, with one point off for the slipping but only one because like I said, not a huge issue.
Costs: about $11 USD