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 jedi
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i feel like pimping my bike so new cranks are in order. the gravity cranks are battered and now have a creak on the left side, so what's good, light and strong. yes all 3 🙂


 
Posted : 12/03/2014 10:39 am
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surely light & strong [u]is[/u] good - what else is there, apart from cheap ?


 
Posted : 12/03/2014 10:42 am
 jedi
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true :)anyone tried canfield cranks?


 
Posted : 12/03/2014 10:46 am
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ha! just about to suggest those!

No, sorry.

They look good though, and they're not likely to be rubbish.


 
Posted : 12/03/2014 10:48 am
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I'd be slightly put off because the run a gxp bottom bracket, I suppose you could run Hope with adapter but be much better if you could just run shimano. My race face atlas cranks have never skipped a beat and they come in funky colours, ditch the bb for a shimano one and you're sorted.


 
Posted : 12/03/2014 11:06 am
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e13 cranks look nice and a bit different!


 
Posted : 12/03/2014 11:26 am
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I keep things simple (but boring) and stick to SLX 665. Reinforced over standard SLX but hardly any more weight at circa 625g.


 
Posted : 12/03/2014 11:29 am
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light enough, strong, robust, I struggle to see past XTR.

Cheap enough? Up to you 😉


 
Posted : 12/03/2014 11:30 am
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The Canfield ones look nice but I got burned once when I bought a SRAM crankset with odd BCD then when I needed new rings none were available. So I avoid SRAM compatible parts now.


 
Posted : 12/03/2014 11:34 am
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Hi Jedi

how about these? i have these on my bike and you know how heavy i am
:-)and they are a great price

http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/product/25776/TruVativ_Noir_33_Team_XC_Carbon_Tango_Orange_Crankset_CWTNT080?gclid=CJShzoeNjb0CFerpwgodKD4Aug

if you dont want new ones you can have mine 🙂


 
Posted : 12/03/2014 1:27 pm
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Why would you pay £180 for somehting worse than XT?


 
Posted : 12/03/2014 1:31 pm
 jedi
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Cheers lester but they are xc carbon cranks


 
Posted : 12/03/2014 1:35 pm
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ive got them on my mojo hd , or i did have till last week, they are strong, light and have lasted me 5 years 🙂 and i do drop offs at least as big as you, before i wake up that is 🙂

@ ac282 i agree, but Jedi was looking for something bling, and as much as i like xt cranks i dont think they are bling, but they are great crankset, i got some from Merlin for £79 and that included a bb and i swapped them for the Noirs because i prefer them 😉


 
Posted : 12/03/2014 1:47 pm
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Profile !


 
Posted : 12/03/2014 1:54 pm
 JoeG
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e13?

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Posted : 12/03/2014 5:59 pm
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Atlas - lifetime warranteeeeee


 
Posted : 12/03/2014 6:15 pm
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The new "lightweight" Jedi 😉 could probably get away with some xx1's as they seem pretty tough......


 
Posted : 12/03/2014 6:18 pm
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ill be going for the raceface turbine single narrow wide at £215, look decent


 
Posted : 12/03/2014 6:20 pm
 jedi
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Lol @ lightweight


 
Posted : 12/03/2014 7:07 pm
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Cripes, is Tony getting "bang-on-trend" and in danger of going all Enduro(tm) on us?? 😉

First ride this arvo for me on my xx1 1x10 setup. And wow, the only thing i really noticed is just how quiet the drive train is now, without any chain device (which may go back on for the Alps in July?) or front mech etc!

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Posted : 12/03/2014 7:53 pm
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Is that an xx1 crankset on a regular 1x10 Shimano set up? I thought about going for xx1 crank


 
Posted : 13/03/2014 7:34 am
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I run SLX but the anodised RF Atlas look tempting. Purely aesthetic of course.


 
Posted : 13/03/2014 8:20 am
 tor5
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Raceface sixC and a narrow/wide ring?


 
Posted : 13/03/2014 8:34 am
 jedi
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my old gravity cranks lasted all the abuse so i reckon i'll stick with them and get new ones 🙂


 
Posted : 13/03/2014 9:20 am

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