You guys…

XT looks nicer, ergo it is 'better'. SLX is ugly: see rule 1

rule 1.
no ugly things on the bike…

😆 😆 😆

xt all the way – slx looks cheap and tacky!

I run SLX on the full susser and XT on the hardtail. SLX is excellent and very dependable (good brakes especially), but jump from the suss to the HT and the difference is like night and day in all respects.

Buy XT if you can afford it.

After a wobbly start, XT is making a break for the finish on the final furlong… SLX is falling behind and looks tired…

mangatank – Member

"I run SLX on the full susser and XT on the hardtail. SLX is excellent and very dependable (good brakes especially), but jump from the suss to the HT and the difference is like night and day in all respects."

What's the night and day difference between SLX and XT cranks then? I'm intrigued, since like I say I can't feel any difference between SLX and XTR never mind XT.

Hopefully he was joking? I have old LX, old XT, slx and new XT cranks on different bikes, I certainly can't detect any difference between any of them.

Really? Honestly? You can't tell the difference between an XT specced bike and an SLX one? Really?

Interesting…

"night and day" is a bit extreme…maybe night and late afternoon or dusk.

Is the XT better then the SLX ? ..It's dearer so it must be eh?

Really? Honestly? You can't tell the difference between an XT specced bike and an SLX one? Really?

Interesting…

he was specifically asking you if there was a difference in the feel of the cranks though.

🙄

Y'know, you're right? You've convinced me. I don't know what I was thinking. SLX is the one to go for.

Y'know, you're right? You've convinced me. I don't know what I was thinking. SLX is the one to go for.

Oh dear, I really wasn't trying to convince you of anything, just pointing out that you seemed to have misunderstood that people were talking specifically about cranks.

Slowjo: excellent points but most folk don't wanna hear that – they wanna know how much better a rider they'll be if they spend more money.

My LBS guy (who's an ex pro MTB racer) reckons that Deore Cranksets are the best coz they're the only ones that "never bend".

Personally I'll stick on whatever's best value – and at £55 with BB Deore is hard to beat. Besides, it doesn't matter how nice and shiny parts look because after a few decent rides they'll look like sh*t anyway.

Ahem…

Actually I was talking about the system as a whole rather than just crank arms obviously 😳

But even then, even then…yeah. SLX or Deore.

*heads to cloak room*