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Im after some shorter crank arms for my patriot cos I'm pissed off with catching my pedals which are 175mm.
Had a look around and can only see that saint seem to do shorter but are way too expensive for me! So can anyone suggest where I might get some from, even 170's will do if I can't get 165's. Cheers all.
XT's are usually available in 165mm
Middleburn are available in lots of lengths, but are expensive.
SLX and even Deore are readily available in 170mm lengths.
How tall are you, and what pedals you using? You will find 165's feel noticably short, might be a set of 170's and slimmer pedals gives you the clearance you desire without being too drastic.
I got a set of FSA Gravity Lights from the states for about £60- though I got hit for tax on top of that. Haven't used them enough to really comment much on them, the pedal threads were a little tight but otherwise they've been fit-and-forget. Bit heavier than some, but seem strong.
Got a pair of mint m970 xtr in 165 for sale if your interested 😀
Cheers, I'm 5ft 8" and use ss nano's mboy. Yeh I think I'm guna have to go with 170's deores, shame they don't do them in 165's 😕
Yeh I'm interested Clive, How much?
Truvativ Ruktions? Stif had some on offer...
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Old Saints go s/h for about 40quid, and are so solid they're rarely damaged other than cosmetically.
IME XTR aren't v strong or stiff.
GW
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Give it up mate !
I bet you have never even owned a pair of xtr cranks
Er.. yes I have, they twisted, hence my reply
XTR feel about as stiff as Xt (which compared to Saint isn't very)
So GW are you telling me you twisted a set [b]m970[/b] xtr cranks not the [b]m960[/b] that were made of cheese
GW is right to be fair, but it does kinda depend on what you're subjecting the cranks to as to whether or not they're up to the abuse. I bent a set of XT crank arms when fitted to a DH bike, using flat pedals. I can assure you they weren't bent cos I had supremely strong legs or anything, but because I clipped a fair few rocks quite hard, and the pedals being stronger than the crank arms didn't give way, but the crank arms did slightly.
Saint crank arms are a whole different world of stifness. The original saint's are possibly the single most overbuilt bike component ever made, but if you want something you can't break! Not very light though...
Don't think you get significantly thinner pedals than the SS Nano's you're using currently, so maybe it might be worth finding some 165's... When/where do you catch your pedals? Sometimes this can be bad technique, you do have to think a bit more about when and where you pedal with a load of rear suspension squish beneath you and a lowish BB height. When I got my old Giant Reign X, I had to look further up the trail, especially on climbs, to make sure I didn't clout the pedals on everything, though going from 175's to 170's did help slightly.
I bent a set of Saint cranks on my DH bike, whereas I've had no trouble with XT or XTR on my XC bike ('Trail bike' if you prefer). I'm aware that this means nothing. But I rate my XTR m970 cranks.
Some other options...
[url] http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=26941 [/url]
[url] http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=48023 [/url]
[url] http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=63698 [/url]
If you've got the cash, I'd go for the Raceface Atlas's myself. Somewhere between an XT and a Saint in terms of toughness (they're tough enough), and they use the same BB standard as Shimano do so no compatibility problems there. Not cheap, but they're a good product.