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I'm in a little quandary, I’m having to sell my Saint cranks because they won’t fit my new frame and fancy something a little more bespoke than another pair of Saints.
What high end options do I have? Doesn't have to be full on DH as I ride light and am tempted to fit a pair of XTRs etc.
I guess something like:
RaceFace Diabolus DH Single
Gravity Light Chainset MegaExo
Deity Components Vendetta
Middleburn?
Anything else I should be considering?
XTR or middleburn.
XTR
Raceface Atlas FR with a Hope BB!
Gravity Lights are good but a wee bit delicate. a friend has been through 2 sets and he is small and pretty smooth..
Oh I used XTRs on my DH bike as an experiment and they quickly gave up the ghost. They survived a month of solid riding. OK if your pro and get kit for free. Weight saving over Atlas cranks is only a few hundred grams to iirc.
The next question would be which Middleburn?
RS7 UNO or DH-Slalom or?
SICKLINES.COM Raceface Atlas FR look pretty but come with a weight, they reckon close to 1kg all in! (even if 40g lighter than Saints!)
the FSA gravity light : Dual Ring Setup 22/32/Bash (1011g without bottom bracket sleeve) ...
whats wrong with XT or SLX?
If you want Bespoke cranks then get someone to make them for you.
Sure but who, hence my question? 😉
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=4011
How come the 175mm 44t is that cheap? Anyone?
whats wrong with XT or SLX?
Nothing I guess but I can't get them in 165s can I or?
Plus I was looking at the high end of the scale, personally I think the XT and SLR are great kit but then again so are the Saints I'm selling now, just wanted something a [i]bit[/i] more exclusive. I always try and use the need for a new bit of kit to upgrade 8)
How come the 175mm 44t is that cheap? Anyone?
Typo I reckon, buy it quick 😆
Bit of a hijack but i was after some lightweight cranks to fit an 83mm BB shell , anyone know of anything other than the FSA or RF atlas?
That new Raceface SIXC looks very night but maybe not for DH more AM/FR.
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That new Raceface SIXC looks very night but maybe not for DH more AM/FR.
It does look nice but no 83mm BB 🙁
i have middleburn RS7's and i'm a fairly heavy person and have had them on DH for sometime.....i also have a superstar ISIS BB which has lasted well. this is decent praise as i sheared 3 FSA BB's (2 were warranty replacements
The RS7 is looking good to me, plus its made in the UK 8)
Just dropped them a line to see if they can offer a bespoke service (flamejob 🙄 ) 😀
Or these bargains!
I put them on my sons' DH bike, work well but he is very light.
If your setup is 83mm, then:
Middleburn RS7, e13 chainring, alu chainring bolts, FSA platinium ISIS BB, alu ISIS bolts.
Gravity lights are known for bending, no such thing with Middleburn RS7, which btw is DH certified.
New MRP cranks?
bet you wont break a phil wood square taper BB and middleburn crank arms,light,solid set up...
M815 Saints are 83mm.
MRP Camber cranks look the bizz! Very tempted myself.
XT/XTR - no 83mm & flexy
FSA - bend if you even look at them the wrong way
Deity - boat anchor
Middleburn - ISIS
Race Face Atlas FR is the one to go for... Light (for a DH crank), lifetime warranty, every colour, size & ring option you can think of & extremely stiff & strong.
Middleburn here with no problems, single ring normal spider
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Saint is the one.
Race face warranty is worthless
coastkid - as for your middleburn challenge - bet I'd ruin the L/H crank taper just like any other square taper previously has. I like SQ taper BBs but unfortunately it's just not a secure enough interface for getting it sideways
Although ISIS have a bad rep, not all are rubbish. Seems the Superstar ones are fine & the FSA downhill ones seem good. Mine isn't on a DH bike but it's not complained in over a year of use & is still going. The longest I got out of an external was 6 months, and that wasn't riding as much as I do now. And before anyone asks, the BB shell was faced.
I reckon you can't go wrong with RS7's - DH & dirt jump guaranteed for life.
You can get XT cranks in 165mm.
I'm very anti-Race Face. The spline interface on mine wore out very quickly (within a year) and the bottom brackets are made of cheese.
Is Saint an option?
Bit of a hijack but i was after some lightweight cranks to fit an 83mm BB shell , anyone know of anything other than the FSA or RF atlas?
you can mod an xt chainset to fit an 83mm BB, i think there was a 'how to' on sicklines, its definitely on a pinkbike thread somewhere too. if i get time ill try and find it for you.
FLUIDRIDE.COM The 83mm mod isn't a certain though, you need to do some pretty accurate measurements to check if there is enough room between the crank arm and chainstay. I've seen 970XTR's modified to fit on a Sunday and they sit within a gnat's whisker of the chainstay.
Having run the Atlas's, they are fine. The BB is junk though and the splined interface is a complete ballache compared to the simplicity of Saints. Fine if you get lucky and manage to set up your chainline & chain device perfectly first time (never happens), but after you have removed/reinstalled them 5 or 6 times you will curse every single pound you spent on them.
Middleburn have finally joined the modern age & there are some pictures of a prototype external BB crank floating around now. If you really want something different, buy the Saints, run them until the Middleburns show up then swap them out.
PS - you're not Bream off the MLR by any chance are you? If so, its a small world.
Fine if you get lucky and manage to set up your chainline & chain device perfectly first time (never happens), but after you have removed/reinstalled them 5 or 6 times you will curse every single pound you spent on them.
exactly my experience. the axle isn't at coated either so when it rusts, the bearings get stuck. mine took the bearing clean out of the cup when i removed the non drive-side
PS - you're not Bream off the MLR by any chance are you? If so, its a small world.
Surely there can be only one Bream on the interweb 😉
Yep, was into bikes long before Mr Mak was winning world rallies for Mitsi 😆
I have also just heard the Middleburn external BB etc, this would be ideal, will see if they can tell me anything 8)
Ahem, another mlr member checking in!
🙂
I have been running Raceface Deus cranks on my DH bike for over 2 years, and even though i'm carrying a few more cakes onboard than i used to, they are still going strong. They are very lovely indeed! The bb was cack though, so have a shimano one on with no problems 8)
"I have also just heard the Middleburn external BB"
haha, that's been coming real-soon now for years!
I'll be riding those the day I play duke nukem forever...
To the OP, middleburns.
Very small world - you still speak to Rich Morse?
My user name doesn't really give away who I am, suffice to say I have been Evoless for a very long time...
coastkid - as for your middleburn challenge - bet I'd ruin the L/H crank taper just like any other square taper previously has. I like SQ taper BBs but unfortunately it's just not a secure enough interface for getting it sideways
Agreed - but then I've gone through LH cranks on Shimano Hollowtech 1 (splined), too. My understanding is that Royce or Phil Wood BBs should be relatively immune to that if you apply the correct torque and magic sticky stuff to the crank bolts. I have some new RS7s that I've delayed putting on the bike partly because of the LH crank issue...
Very small world - you still speak to Rich Morse?My user name doesn't really give away who I am, suffice to say I have been Evoless for a very long time...
Small world indeed 😉
I know the feeling, haven't owned an Evo for 3 years now but at least I get to race them still when I can 😀
Not heard from Rich for quite a while now, last thing I heard he was living near Brum and planning on getting hitched with his young bird. What about you, heard anything from him?