georgieporgie Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 hey peoplejust wonderin if anyone else has experienced problems with the t bird cranksetsmine have stripped their threds and rounded offi would also never advise anyone to buy them they make me sick lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Owen. Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 i had the same cranks on my t-vee (also a shite bike) and they suck ass. i ended up getting armstrongs, which lasted me ok i guess. but the cranks you have got are rubbish as they are standard onza ones off a relitively cheap bike, so you cant expect alot mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgieporgie Posted June 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 (edited) i had the same cranks on my t-vee (also a shite bike) and they suck ass. i ended up getting armstrongs, which lasted me ok i guess. but the cranks you have got are rubbish as they are standard onza ones off a relitively cheap bike, so you cant expect alot mate yer i changed mine for armstrongs also lol t-bird cranks r the cheapest on tarty witch will persuade most pple and thats bad! Edited June 16, 2007 by georgieporgie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant H Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 t-bird cranks r the cheapest on tarty witch will persuade most ppleermm no, most people have a brain cell and wont get those cranks.every one knows their shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamWood! Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 I bought t-bird cranks because i was in desprate need for some cranks and they are still going fine - No stripped threads, not rounded off they are like most things you have to look after them make sure the crank bolts are tight same goes for the pedals make sure they are tight and nipped up then they sould be fine.Liam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgieporgie Posted June 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 I bought t-bird cranks because i was in desprate need for some cranks and they are still going fine - No stripped threads, not rounded off they are like most things you have to look after them make sure the crank bolts are tight same goes for the pedals make sure they are tight and nipped up then they sould be fine.Liam thts the thing mine kept coming loose and the left one slid down the axle there ok for about a week then they die , for me anyways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onza-Trials Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 (edited) a bit of lock tight keeps them tight you no. mine are fine and i have had mine ages no problems at all. Edited June 17, 2007 by Onza-Trials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gu_lew Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 my t-bird cranks rounded off at both pedals and at the non-drive sided bb area, i bought a tensile freewheel, onza rear screw on sproket, echo pedal arms and shin-dig pedals and now its all good lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NileBrown™ Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 When my me and my local lot started trials, everyone was on missions , t-birds and t-vees and they all had thoses dreaded cranks! my mate (sheehan) managed to strip his threads on his bike the day he got it, and everyone in the group at some point rounded the cranks off! They are so bad, why do onza make such poor parts? the metal is like cheese so you have to keep an eye on pedals coming loose or crank bolts coming loose. I upgraded to tensiles and absolutly hate onza cranks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Owen. Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 When my me and my local lot started trials, everyone was on missions , t-birds and t-vees and they all had thoses dreaded cranks! my mate (sheehan) managed to strip his threads on his bike the day he got it, and everyone in the group at some point rounded the cranks off! They are so bad, why do onza make such poor parts? the metal is like cheese so you have to keep an eye on pedals coming loose or crank bolts coming loose. I upgraded to tensiles and absolutly hate onza cranks!haha, they are crap because they are cheap mate, you cant expect amazing cranks for like £25 or what ever they are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 (edited) rubbish bikes come with rubbish cranks, I bought a T-Pro, which was good bike to learn on, but I broke something every day I rode for about 2 months until finally the frame cracked. I bought my Zona Zip frame, upgraded a load of bits and now all I have to do is turn the rear pads round because I have plastic backings which make the pads wear at an angle.The T-pros come with muscleman cranks, which were heavy and came loose all the time. I bouht some Echo forged, they have never come loose and are much stiffer, the only downside is you have to be careful with the pedal thread because they don't have steel inserts. Edited June 17, 2007 by KuelMuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgieporgie Posted June 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 rubbish bikes come with rubbish cranks, I bought a T-Pro, which was good bike to learn on, but I broke something every day I rode for about 2 months until finally the frame cracked. I bought my Zona Zip frame, upgraded a load of bits and now all I have to do is turn the rear pads round because I have plastic backings which make the pads wear at an angle.The T-pros come with muscleman cranks, which were heavy and came loose all the time. I bouht some Echo forged, they have never come loose and are much stiffer, the only downside is you have to be careful with the pedal thread because they don't have steel inserts.i got muclemen after 4 days on my t - bird (rip)they still workin good onza should degrade some of the parts to put on better cranks or sell it for more with better cranksbut if you do buy an onza get a t-prostay clear of the birds!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantallsop Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 I'v still got a half built up T-Bird in my garage. Mine are perfectly fine although i think it needs a new bottom bracket because it creeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgieporgie Posted June 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 (edited) I'v still got a half built up T-Bird in my garage. Mine are perfectly fine although i think it needs a new bottom bracket because it creeks. mine needed a new bb because of creeking they are sooo anoying onza seriously need to upgrade Edited June 17, 2007 by georgieporgie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 they are like most things you have to look after them make sure the crank bolts are tight same goes for the pedals make sure they are tight and nipped up then they sould be fine.Just as Liam says, if you keep your pedals and crank bolts tight they will last great! Its most important when the cranks are brand new, since they 'bed in' and give a little bit where they contact other parts (pedal thread, BB axle). All aluminium cranks do exactly the same thing, its just cranks like Middleburns (for example) use higher quality materials so can stand up to abuse a little better.In short, whenever you fit new cranks, keep checking the pedals and crank bolts are tight literally every half an hour for around the first week or two you have them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeriding Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 (edited) mine needed a new bb because of creeking they are sooo anoying onza seriously need to upgradeIf a bb creaks its needs greasing.You cant expect top notch parts for £250 or whatever Edited June 18, 2007 by afroman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgieporgie Posted June 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 (edited) yes i greased it but it still creaked so i upgraded one of my friends had a t-vee where the cranks and the bb axel rounded off anyone else experienced this or is it a one off? (he did ride them for a month with no bolt without knowing)? Edited June 18, 2007 by georgieporgie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant H Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 (he did ride them for a month with no bolt without knowing)?any crank/bb will do that if you ride with out a bolt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Scarlet Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 Don't see whats wrong with them, at the end of the day they are cranks on a starter bike, only thing I don't like about them is that they look terrible.To be quite honest on a starter bike, at that price range the cranks aren't going to be the best spec.As Adam said, its down to maintainance, if your crank arm comes loose and you can't be arsed to tighten it then this is what happens.They are good cranks and can take a beating, I just don't like the aesthetics of them, also a Front freewheel can't be run on them, but as starters they do the job perfectly well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onza wanabe Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 There made out of rubbish metal and personally i don't think there even heat treated. I have rounded and snapped so many sets of them on my onza-t vee it's unreal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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