[Sandwich]

Anybody have any suggestions of good cranks? I think Saints might be overkill for me, and I've heard of serious issues with the race face setup. Does FSA have anything to offer? Is anyone else coming out with any new designs? I'm not thrilled with Isis, and I don't know if XT would be enough...something in the middle perhaps?

 

[me89]

are you lookin for freeride or dh cranks blackspire makes some raw dh cranks and truvative makes good fr and dh cranks all dependin on riding style and money.keep in mind that the blackspires dont come with rings though and there 5 hole go ride

thats where blackspires cranks are. and for truvative look on jenson.

 

[FlipSide]

One thing is for sure: If you go ISIS, the Middleburns are probably your best option. Pricy but worth it. They are to cranks what Thomson is to stems and seatposts. Otherwise, I'd just go XT...unless the newer version with the outboard bearing is less reliable than the older design. All I know is that the older design was very strong and reliable.

 

[Sandwich]

mostly FR/Trailbike. I like having a little extra beef so that I have the confidence to land drops. I think xt's (new style) would be ok for 90% of the riding I do...but I'm not completely convinced that they would hold up to plattekill ish drops. Am I wrong?

 

[Acadian]

One thing is for sure: If you go ISIS, the Middleburns are probably your best option. Pricy but worth it. They are to cranks what Thomson is to stems and seatposts. Otherwise, I'd just go XT...unless the newer version with the outboard bearing is less reliable than the older design. All I know is that the older design was very strong and reliable.

yes sir! I love mine.

if I can save up a little, I would like to upgrade the cranks on my Trail bike to Middleburns.

 

[Sandwich]

any word on when the new FSA's will be available?

What's a good ISIS BB?

 

[Brian HCM#1]

What's a good ISIS BB?

They all pretty much suck.

 

[MikeD]

I'm a big fan of FSA V-drives for the money. If I had lots of cash, I'd get Middleburns or find old XTRs, which I love.

My 2004 LX cranks are holding up quite nicely as well.

 

[TheMontashu]

umm Tru-vativ has hollow cranks this next year.

 

[chicodude]

why don't you just hold out for the new Hone cranks that are coming out?

 

[binary visions]

I think the FSA V-Drive Xtremes pretty much beat the hell out of anything else in terms of value. Shoddy finish (rubs off easily) and make sure you use the pedal washers (lots of people have stripped 'em because they didn't install the washers), but the price is right.

 

[MikeD]

why don't you just hold out for the new Hone cranks that are coming out?

Are you serious? "Ah, man, can't ride for the next few months, man...waiting for those new cranks to come out. But it's gonna be totally worth it in the end. Sure, they're new and unproven, but I heard on the Internet that they're gonna be SWEET; so much better than anything else I could have been riding these past weeks. Totally worth the wait."

MD

 

[CBJ]

FSA V-Drive Xtremes: I have had them all season with no problems and they have hit a lot of rocks already.

 

[Zark]

umm Tru-vativ has hollow cranks this next year.

Will they still be made out of butter? :nuts:

 

[Echo]

Will they still be made out of butter? :nuts:

I love how people buy the cheapest DH crankset out there (Hussefelt) and then proceed complain that it's not as good as the expensive stuff

 

[Brian HCM#1]

Save up for the Middleburns!!!!

 

[Sandwich]

I'm leaning towards getting the race faces...they always make good stuff, and I don't tinker much...but would diabolus or the AM be better? Anybody with any experience on either?

 

[Zark]

I love how people buy the cheapest DH crankset out there (Hussefelt) and then proceed complain that it's not as good as the expensive stuff

:eviltongu If I had any money I'd buy something else, believe me.

 

[Echo]

:eviltongu If I had any money I'd buy something else, believe me.

I hear ya, I used them for a long time (guess I got lucky with the threads). I'm just messin' with ya anyway, if they say they're for DH they should be up to the task.

It's wierd though, I think the low end RaceFace stuff is about the same, but people don't expect as much from it. Methinks Truvativ made a classic blunder when they advertized the Hussefelts as the strongest thing out there.

 

[partsbara]

hey sandwich... i installed a set of RF diablos and an e13 SRS the other day on a buddies bike... they are sweet cranks, insane quality and they look bombproof... bearing quality seems to be better than the saints that i ve installed... time will tell if they are durable... so far they are the nicest cranks i ve ever seen...

just waiting for uiuiuiui to get my middleburns DAMMIT !!!

i d seriouly conisder the diablos if they had a 100 mm bb option

partsbara

 

[Ciaran]

I like my Azonics. Took a little time to set them up but they are niiiice.

 

[MorphineFreak]

I got the Diabolus on my ht, they have been awsome, pricey but just about as tough as cranks can be!

 

[mobius]

I think the best bet thesedays is to get an outboard setup. ISIS sucks.