I have had profile cranks on my DH Canfield for the past 3 seasons - wanted to switch it up a bit for the new season and my new 2010 Jedi
Any suggestions??
Any suggestions??
I went with the e13 due to the Silly super thick saint tabs. I want to run a bash, and despite being a huge hack, have never had an issue with them bending/breaking, so not sure WTF is up Shimano's skirt and ruining guide compatibility. (Or they could follow the now defunct RaceFace replacebale tab design, but that would make too much sense - just make it heavier and incompatible, super!)i'm going to throw in a curve ball here: e13
this is the internet, logic, grammar, spelling, and especially mathematics do not applynot trying to be a douche, just studying for a dymanics exam and i couldnt let it slide
C=1.802775637732, lol
Because the tabs are thickened to reinforce against impacts, but thereby making the crank incompatible with ALL bash based guides. You'd better like Taco style guides..I went with Profile but I wish I had gone with the Saints, Light(ish) bulletproof rep even on forums and if you have ISC mounts why would the thick tabs be worth a mention, 165mm Saints FTW!
E=MC^2
M=4
C=3
E=(4)(3)^2
E=(4)(9)
E=13
E.13
*snip*
ya, so on the internet; 9x4 is 13.this is the internet, logic, grammar, spelling, and especially mathematics do not apply
230$ (worst case 280) for cranks is steep? I'm not sure you're shopping properly...ya, so on the internet; 9x4 is 13.
back to the op's post:
i really like the e13 spindle interface, but i dont think it warrants the large price tag. i think descendants are the cranks this year
MSRP is moot.msrp on the e13's are $300. descendants are $200.
If they were narrower they would not require a special bashguard for bash guides. People would not complain at all. Now there is a reason to complain and that is why I didnt get saints.saint.
I love hearing people complain about the tabs. If they were narrower, people would complain about them being narrow.
About two years on east coast rox with an LG1+, 36t, sunday low BB, saint cranks, and zero problems.
if you like the bash guard, you can run them, but it's less than e13's ideal.
Never hard of bash tabs bending. If the tabs were normal Id get the saints because I can get them cheaper than RF but when I was on the market for cranks no one offered special bash guards for saint and with my rock slide bias I wanted a full bash.if they were narrower they wouldn't have solved the problem of ring tabs bending.
Could they have done it a different way? sure. Could they have included some kind of adapter or other solution? yeah. Did they succeed in creating what is probably the strongest and stiffest crank you can get on a bike, and likely the last one you'll ever buy unless you're more concerned about weight? Very likely.
Then either you wear earplugs all the time, or you do not participate in the sport of Downhill Mountain Biking.Never heard of bash tabs bending.
2nd that, I just got mine. Super sick!i'm going to throw in a curve ball here: e13