YETI575 Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 I am keen on a few KCNC "bling" products, anyone got an opinion on the brand. Are they too light to be reliable?
desmondalie Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 They are light, works okay, but I dont think is very durable. Dont buy the brake calipers if you are heavy. I weigh 70kg and could feel the diffrence in breaking power when I changed to KCNC. I've only used the road brake calipers, so cant comment on the other parts.
Pantani Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 Yes, the brakes aren't all that. I have a set and as much as they look cool, they don't work as well as they should. Having said that I can't complain about the machining, seems well made.
turtlek Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 people will tell you the skewers stretch(Bull$H!T) they will also tell you the brake calipers walk on your rim(yes if you weigh more than 70 or you weigh less than 70 but decide to hit anchors going at 80 without a gradual pull of the lever) then come the jockey wheels ok have not tried them but from what i have heard they are good as any dura ace fsa and campy jockey wheels in my opinion its money well spent on all of thier stuff and not hellishly xpensive if they do break
Bike Mob Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 I have stems, bars, skewers ,jockey wheels and seat post. Never had a problem with any of their stuff. I'm heavy so I havent used their Brake calipers.
carlo_sg Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 The skewers are really light, but came apart after 6 months (luckily not while I was riding!) I had the valve extensions which didnt come with the oh-so-important O-rings, but i sourced these elsewhere. Didnt matter though, they machined down the end of the aluminium tube so narrow to save weight that my pump doesn't "grip" on it, and had to toss them anyway...
Contaminated Haggis Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 I bought the road calipers less than a year ago and initially found that they were not as good as my dura ace ones, but maybe it was just because they felt a bit different. I kept them on for a while longer and found that they got better as time went by, dont know if its just because I got used to them or they just needed breaking in (pun intended ). They do stop very well, and I am 78kg's. As far as the other parts go - the brake pads are crap.The skewers are good - have 2 sets 44g weight for road (training rims and racing rims)The cassettes are superlight but are crap - only last about 1000 km's even with the kcnc chain - no personla experience here but was told this by the kcnc dealer at the Argus Expo in 2008Crankset - no idea but it looks niceBling bolts - same as any other dougaroony2009-01-27 08:07:55
Iwan Kemp Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 It's good value for money and durable. Calipers came with a very low-spec pad. Local changed it and since then there's no difference between DA and KCNC. I know riders who weigh over 100k's who race them. The bolts, and other bits are strong and do what they are supposed to. Handlebars are lighter than carbon, without the doubt issues. Do it.
Contaminated Haggis Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 yes the bars, stems and seat posts are superlight too - all the kcnc parts are made from scandium
Wyatt Earp Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 My skewers on my MTB has done thousands of kilometers and no problem. I had a terrible creak on my bike, it drove me nuts at the 24 hour, turned out to be the crank bolts, took them out greased them a bit and all good.
JPW# Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 I think the KCNC products are worth it, their really cheap compared to products like Ritchey,Hope ect their not the same quality but you get them at less than half the price, just don't try and ride across America too often with them.
DangerDave Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 i know Token do some light weight breaks, they weigh about 210g and look alot strong, i am expecting to get a set soon so will be able to tell you what they are like
YETI575 Posted January 27, 2009 Author Posted January 27, 2009 So bars, stem and seat post on a hardtail MTB should be ok. I weigh about 70kg's
Mak-daddy Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 I got the jockey wheels,bolts and skewers, the skewers does come apart after sometime but that could be because i take my rims off the frame as i dont have a bike rack so i load them in the boot or the back seat.guess its not that durable. The jockey wheels no complaints so far other than the paint starting to come off. the bolts are pretty good i think,i really cant see a diff other than bling bling only.
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