Reviews - September 2011

Will Slater

Posted on 30 September 2011 about Double Chain Device - CLEARANCE - ISCG ONLY

Bearings die quickly in filth, but I don't think any quicker than on my other device, which is a Blackspire. Two sets of bearings on the roller as opposed to one on the Blackspire. Dunno if this is a plus or a minus, really. The roller isn't as good on the Superstar though - it could do with a step, as has been mentioned. Does the job though, and it is very cheap.

Will Slater

Posted on 30 September 2011 about Jewel QR Seatclamp - 31.8mm - CLEARANCE

Great until I managed to snap the allen bolt mid ride and had to ride home stood up. In fairness though this probably wasn't the clamp's fault, I've been having post slippage problems for a while now.

Gavin Mosely

Posted on 26 September 2011 about Balance Seatclamp - 31.8mm - CLEARANCE

I bought a red one of these to replace the standard black QR on my Cube Reaction. As long as you can live with it not being QR, this is a very light and good looking alternative. It's very nicely finished and machined and looks neat and slick on the bike. Yet again another nice piece of kit from Superstar. Check out the nano pedals, they are gorgeous.

Steven Dunn

Posted on 24 September 2011 about Disc Rotor - Vibe Design

I bought 180(f) and 160 (r). My bike has quite deep pads so I purchased the vibe design and it is a perfect fit. This rotor has transformed my brakes.

Jan H?hna

Posted on 24 September 2011 about Zephir Stem - 31.8mm - CLEARANCE

Bit too much material cut away in the shaft clamp area, if you ask me. When torqued to just 4Nm, the bolts bend (plastic deformation), even though they are pretty short. Not a good sign. I don't really trust that stem now for real AM usage. But could hold up fine. Who knows. And neat looking, that's true.

Gary Lodge

Posted on 21 September 2011 about Disc Rotor - Vibe Design

Bought 180mm to upgrade from 160mm rotors to use with Formula RX calipers. Stopping power definitely improved, no issues with new disc other than thicker than original parts, so took some fiddling to get rid of rotor drag and had to bleed caliper a little. Overall great value product and if you can tell the difference between this and one at 3 times the price you're a better man (lady) than me!

Luke Young

Posted on 16 September 2011 about Chainwhip Tool (Pro Quality) - CLEARANCE

at first i thought the chain looked a bit flimsy but it does the job! the grip is great and did what i needed to do in seconds, well worth 8 quid of anyones money, well impressed superstar!

Paul Starbrook

Posted on 12 September 2011 about Organic Disc Brake Pads

Needed some new rear pads so tried these (the T1 organic type) out - I though my front ones were OK until I used these! Have ordered another set to swap out the front ones too! Great value and good stopping power.

Andrew Mitchell

Posted on 6 September 2011 about Inline Simple Seatpost - 34.9mm White - CLEARANCE

Looks good. Anodising is tough. Clamps the seat tightly with lots of adjustability. Gotta love the techno lime.

Andrew Mitchell

Posted on 6 September 2011 about Disc Brake Adaptor

I purchased the 203mm pm-pm and it does what it says on the tin. Great succes.