I do and have for the last 3 years....does anyone have a source for these in the US?
The company has been split in two and the bike part is completely seperate to the engneering side(different owners) and is in a different location now also has been the case for the last few months. They have just invested heavily in new machinery also. And they are working their arses off to get the new cranks out - but they aren't going to release them until they are perfect.The trouble with Middleburn is that bike bits are a secondary business for them. I don't doubt that they've had designs kicking around for a while now, but so much of their stuff just never makes it to production due to the company having other priorities. Their customer service has always been great, but there's only so much you can do without actually manufactuirng product...
Damn they'd be cool, but I reckon it's a pipedream.83x165mm xt cranks will take there place
ok, dumb question, but for those that want to do it, could you press out a saint or hone axle and use it on the xts?Damn they'd be cool, but I reckon it's a pipedream.
As I recall, Cedric Gracia had Shimano cranks with a custom pressed spindle length for the 2004 Red Bull Rampage on his Gemini...ok, dumb question, but for those that want to do it, could you press out a saint or hone axle and use it on the xts?
Ahhh...... so he used a bit a wood and a real big hammer, full pro mechanic style.it was done by a pro mechanic working for Shimano
Well, if someone has some old saints and old xts they can give to me, i have a hammer and a block of wood out back.......Dude, if you could figure out how to do it weight weenies across the globe would love you.
Awesome, come in here and blue ball everyone.sorry, can't say a word. just some good stuff should be announced sometime this spring...
Could you give a little hint to all of us (like what the first letter of the manufacturer is?)sorry, can't say a word. just some good stuff should be announced sometime this spring...
the spindle is cryofit pressed in. unless you do it durring the manufacturing, it's not really possible to put a saint axle in xt's.As I recall, Cedric Gracia had Shimano cranks with a custom pressed spindle length for the 2004 Red Bull Rampage on his Gemini...
From what I remember it was done by a pro mechanic working for Shimano, so the process of tapping out and pressing in a new spindle sounds a bit tricky.