CRC have SLX M660 for £89… anything else more deserving of my cash out there right now?

not really except Deore at about £45.

Check the euro shops for deals but I think CRC are the cheapest for SLX at the moment.

Stick with SLX if you can afford them – have them on both of my bikes and rate them highly, no need to spend more unless your on a weight shaving mission. Deore also good value cheaper option.

nothing wrong with deore.

Deore is good, SLX is better… BB will last about 50% longer which is worth a tenner alone, and there’s a fair bit of weight difference. That said, I wouldn’t turn my nose up at Deore either.

SLX arms still look shiny and new after a year of riding in the peaks. Best cranks ever.

S/H old saint half the price and teamed with deore BBs will outlast anything else out there. poish them if you want summing shiny.

been running a set of Deore for over a year now and they’re great! for £45 you can’t go wrong.

Got my slx at Rose bikes for £80 posted

slx is noticably stiffer than deore if that bothers you.

Deveron53 – Member
SLX arms still look shiny and new after a year of riding in the peaks. Best cranks ever.

Same for mine, two year use in Spain.

+1 SLX

All my fleet bikes have Deore arms and although decent value they really show the wear and tear.

slx is noticably stiffer than deore if that bothers you.

Is it heck!

SLX are great value – cant fault them.

slx is noticably stiffer than deore if that bothers you.

Is it heck!

should that be.

I can notice the difference in stiffness. not that it bothers me.

+1 SLX

Saints are tough but the older ones are heavy.

thomthumb – Member

slx is noticably stiffer than deore if that bothers you.

IIRC What Mountain Bike did a deflection test on them and the Deore gave better results. I can’t feel any difference between my SLX or XTR or my mate’s Deore though, only cranks I can feel any difference with is my cheapo Shimano square tapers but they’re made of cookie dough.