[Bldr_DH]

So, I was riding today and my pedal stripped the threads on my crank. I might be able to get it tapped, but I'm not sure.

My question is, if tapping it doesn't work, which cranks should I get? I've never bought cranks, other than them being already on my bike, so I really don't have anything to go on.

I need something that's fairly cheap, the MAX being $100-ish. I'm about 130 lbs. and I ride DH/Urban FR (stair gaps, etc), if that helps.

 

[DIRTWRKS]

FSA V power extreme, usually can be had for around $80 a set.

 

[Fulton]

FSA V-Drive extreme cranks are $63 here:
unreal cycles

great cranks at a kick ass price. Ben is a very cool guy to work with as well.

 

[T0mo]

check yer pm's

 

[offdawalley]

race face prodigdy's it comes with a chode ring too

 

[monkeyboy424]

chode ring?

your an idiot.

 

[Bldr_DH]

I'm kind of looking at the FSA Pounders... there aren't any reviews, so I don't exactly want to get a pair quite yet. Anyone have experience with 'em?

Edit: Forgot to ask. I found a pair of 'vativ hussefelts for cheap on ebay, yay or nay?

 

[Ifelloffabike]

if you are 130lbs you dont need pounders. They are the same arms that they use with the xdrives but for isis bb's. They are good cranks but as lite as you are you dont need cromo crankarms.

 

[mplutodh1]

If you want chromoly FSA Pounders if you want a little lighter weight V-Drive Xtremes

 

[mplutodh1]

Oh and as for "reviews" mtbr reviews... whatever trust them if you want but over half the products that get good reviews suck.

I am about your weight and do pretty much the same type of riding. I am thinking about building up a new hardtail and right now the debate is between VDrive Xtremes and Pounders. Some will tell you that chromo cranks arent for light guys and my response is, you arent "light" so shut up haha no really, either will work, its a matter of what you want, chromoly that is a stronger and heavier or vdrives which are lighter but still strong.

 

[nicklin]

Originally posted by offdawalley
race face prodigdy's it comes with a chode ring too

yep, running these on my bike and work just fine. i have the prodigy dh with a bash guard. it's stiff enough.

 

[HTFR]

truvativ husslefelt work well are cheap and have steel insert at the pedals to prevent the problem that you had.

 

[unusualpunk]

profile cranks, thats all i have to say