Don't need Boost
With or without chainring - probs 32 or 34t
11 speed
It's going on a Stooge so 73mm BB
Deore. Got mine for £53
Whatever Shimano matches your budget
Shimano.
I just fitted a new SLX as it was same cost as Deore 1x.
They just work, without faff, for a long long time. Easy to fit too.
BB's are cheap cost and last OK - I see them go in a sale and just buy 6 BB's as we've 4x Shimano equipped bikes.
Chainrings are plentiful and cheap.
Thanks all
I see that Shimano can now be had in different chainlines
How do I go about choosing the chain line that I need?
I needed to replace the 1x Suntour crank on junior's bike. It was apparently a boost chainset on there but replaced it with SLX M7000 non boost chainset only for £66 and a Blackspire Snaggletooth NarrowWide Chainring XT8000 for £36.
From what I could gather some manufacturers build the chainline into the cranks (Shimano) and some into the chainrings (Raceface).
any crank that has replaceable rings will do plus a cheap narrow wide ring. I've got deore, XT and a new 12dsp SLX crank on my bikes.
I would probably go for a Sram Dub crankset - got a good deal on one a while back with bb (£85 I think - NX Eagle Dub). With a quick look I can’t see any major bargains at the moment. Their chainrings have the boost / non boost spacing built into them. 3mm offsets is boost / 6mm is non-boost. Truvativ descendant are basically a different branded version of the same cranksets on the lower end. I can’t see anything decent for less than £80 at the moment.
In which case if Shimano options are £50 ish they’re your best bet as the ht2 bb standard is decent and the cranks will be nice enough. I stuck some bargain deore 2x cranks on my hybrid to replace women hideous square taper things - for £35 with rings I was fairly amazed at how nice the cranks look (albeit they’re a bit heavy).
Thread hijack: Can you get third-party chainrings for new Shimano direct mount?
I can't see any on my preferred suppliers' sites.
Think I have seen someone else as well
Edit: Thats for the oval - they do round as well slightly cheaper
Looks like someone has posted a set in the classified.
Oh, that would be me..
https://burgtec.co.uk/product/shimano-direct-mount-thick-thin-chainring/
https://www.wolftoothcomponents.com/products/direct-mount-chainrings-for-shimano-cranks-for-shimano-12spd-chain
https://www.silverfish-uk.com/products/COMPONENTS/Chainrings/VARRNWdM30TSHi12BlK_Race-Face-direct-Mount-Shimano-12-Speed-Chainring
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It's quite a new standard isn't it?
Does the boostiness of XT M8000 relate to the chainring or the cranks themselves? I’m struggling to find a 165mm set of XT cranks to replace my longer ones.
Cheers for the links - so the other, cheaper sellers will probably have them soon too.
Not that the SLX rings are unreasonably priced, but they only go down to 30t I think.