They source it in Asia. I guess this is similar:
Short Crank Curious…
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Is this a genuine thing now?
Most kids tend not to even notice nevermind deliberate over 5mm here and there. But their bike nerd dad's sure do like to over compensate for them. (We're all guilty of it)
that's my size too. My boy is around 30cm smaller...
I really need to get that headset home to see how it fits him!
The fork has a straight tube and I don't have any adapter/reducer to fit a ZS56 lower bearing
thanks for sharing! that looks very nice and the price is OK too
Cheap chinese sealed bearing headsets that include reducer and tapered races are decent on eBay/aliX
These arrived in the mail today! Ironically it took less time to get these from China than the headset I ordered from the UK.
I guess that W and M look very similar to a Chinese eye, maybe 6 and 9 too
I rarely use torque wrench anyhow 
Beside this is going on my son's bike and will be perfect for a 12 year old. Seasoned veterans like us may think less of it for their personal use, off course!
Beside this is going on my son's bike and will be perfect for a 12 year old. Seasoned veterans like us may think less of it for their personal use, off course!
12 yr old son of a buddy sends 15m tables in Schladming. I would definitely care about the right ugga duggas on my boys bike when he is going to do something like this.I rarely use torque wrench anyhow
Beside this is going on my son's bike and will be perfect for a 12 year old. Seasoned veterans like us may think less of it for their personal use, off course!
Sure, I still have a more than enough safety margin until he is at that level. Thanks for your concern
I can’t remember what thread I saw it in, but someone was looking for Shimano 165 cranks. I found some SLX at Fanatik Bike. I scooped up a pair. Not sure how many they have left.
Which ones did you get?
I looked at them earlier this week and they were out, looked just now and still out. Unless I want to blow my wad on XTR cranks.
SLX boost. No chainring. Yeah, I just checked and they’re out again. I must’ve snagged the last pair. They’re a hot commodity, I guess.
This place in Sedona has two 165mm SLX cranks.....but no shipping to Canada (on anything) sad face
thundermountainbikes.com
SLX Crank Arms
Details: Series: SLX M7100 Speeds: 12-speed Material: Aluminum P.C.D: Direct Bottom bracket not included Chainring not included Shimano SLX FC-M7100 Crank Arms Hub Spacing: Non-Boost (135/142mm) & Boost (141/148mm) Chainline: 52mm Q-factor: 172mm Average weight (32t): 631 grams Shimano SLX...
thundermountainbikes.com
That shop had stock of drivetrain components back when chains were hens teeth without price gouging and seems to accidentally forget WA state sales tax.This place in Sedona has two 165mm SLX cranks.....but no shipping to Canada (on anything) sad face
SLX Crank Arms
Details: Series: SLX M7100 Speeds: 12-speed Material: Aluminum P.C.D: Direct Bottom bracket not included Chainring not included Shimano SLX FC-M7100 Crank Arms Hub Spacing: Non-Boost (135/142mm) & Boost (141/148mm) Chainline: 52mm Q-factor: 172mm Average weight (32t): 631 grams Shimano SLX...
This place in Sedona has two 165mm SLX cranks.....but no shipping to Canada (on anything) sad face
SLX Crank Arms
Details: Series: SLX M7100 Speeds: 12-speed Material: Aluminum P.C.D: Direct Bottom bracket not included Chainring not included Shimano SLX FC-M7100 Crank Arms Hub Spacing: Non-Boost (135/142mm) & Boost (141/148mm) Chainline: 52mm Q-factor: 172mm Average weight (32t): 631 grams Shimano SLX...
Yep and they had free shipping and 10% off code at the same time too.
Oh man thank you for the offer! Unfortunately they won't/can't charge to a Canadian card or billing address either.
Oh well, not a huge deal. I can't wait.
Side story, I was actually reading about Blaine last night, in particular the park on the border. And all the boinging that went on at the start of the pandemic.
Did you try paying with PayPal? I tried selecting PayPal, then entered my Canadian address for billing, but did not want to press the complete order button. Will try if you say okOh man thank you for the offer! Unfortunately they won't/can't charge to a Canadian card or billing address either.
Oh well, not a huge deal. I can't wait.
Side story, I was actually reading about Blaine last night, in particular the park on the border. And all the boinging that went on at the start of the pandemic.
Yeah I clicked PayPal check out and defaulted to saying that it wouldn't complete because of the address.
I sent you a message! Please check. Thanks
I got a notification about Worldwidecyclery having them again; already sold out.
Pizza diavola is hooking me up some
That is a big assed box for a set of cranks
It's no wonder there is a shortage, they can only get 100 into a shipping container.
do you have a ride report for these? I'm trying to get my son to fit on a slightly too large bike. It has 170mm cranks on it now, and the first thing he said when he tried riding it was "the pedals are too long"...
Yes I have.
On the plus side
+ it's short
+ it's cheap
On the minus side
- My son managed to bend a crank arm from its 50kg. I straightened it back, it was difficult!
- the spline is a few millimetres too long, I fixed that with a washer from an old Sram gxp bb
- the thread for the pedals needed to be re-threaded
- the direct mount pattern looks like sram's but I couldn't fit a sram chainring
If you are located in North America, trailcraft seems to be an alternative.
From my negative experience of catastrophic failure after straightening a bent crank arm. I'd recommend you bin it.
damn... what sort of riding were you doing? My son isn't near 50kg, more like 27... and not riding hard at all. yet. but he could very well be on this bike for three years.
thanks for the heads up on the Trailcraft. I'm in Canada, I'll have a look at see.
Yep put 170 on one of the bike just to get it ready for our trip...headed home now and those are GONE....160 -165s going on and 150 back on DH ...also going to a 825 bar and see if it gives me a little better stance on shoulders and arm position.