4X cranks?
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fairy1
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If you want I can get you some Middleburn cranks new Aus stock for about $210 without BB. I'm getting two sets next week, they are stupid light but still strong. One set I'm getting is about 510g with a 32t ring.
At the moment I am running Atlas AM cranks and they are about to be scrapped after about ten very soft DH runs, I doubt they'd last a day on a HT. I'm not sure if the spline is beefed up on the Atlas FRs', they might be fine.
At the moment I am running Atlas AM cranks and they are about to be scrapped after about ten very soft DH runs, I doubt they'd last a day on a HT. I'm not sure if the spline is beefed up on the Atlas FRs', they might be fine.
STP 4 life
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Saints cranks are sweet. My mate has a pair,love 'em
Thread hijack! ( i figured it was better than starting another 
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In looking at cranks i cant decide what i want, as noted in this thread the XT is high on my list ( the 26-36?-48T version)
im also pondering dropping the third ring and going for a saint etc.
Bike is a XC hardtail with a x.9 short cage rear d
Anyone have any thoughts or ideas?
Cheers
)In looking at cranks i cant decide what i want, as noted in this thread the XT is high on my list ( the 26-36?-48T version)
im also pondering dropping the third ring and going for a saint etc.
Bike is a XC hardtail with a x.9 short cage rear d
Anyone have any thoughts or ideas?
Cheers
i was looking at the saints as a dual ring option, and i must be wrong but i thought the advantage of long cage was to take the slack out of the chain when on the granny crank ( which i don't use). Have i missed something
The question was more 'why do you need heavy duty cranks like saints on a xc bike that will never need to cope with that level of abuse?'i was looking at the saints as a dual ring option, and i must be wrong but i thought the advantage of long cage was to take the slack out of the chain when on the granny crank ( which i don't use). Have i missed something
3viltoast3r
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Also you should be running a short cage derailer................. They are usually reserved for 1x9 setups.........
Gekigengar
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Yes, the long cage not only takes up slack from granny but also the largest ring to.i was looking at the saints as a dual ring option, and i must be wrong but i thought the advantage of long cage was to take the slack out of the chain when on the granny crank ( which i don't use). Have i missed something
To understand cage lengths better qualatively. The cage is to help take up chain slack from the varying gear ratios, so the more wider range of gears the longer the cage length needs to be.
Quantativly, Short cage - 1x9 set up (11-32 max, not sure if the 11-34 will make it), Medium cage - 2x9 set up (*note with this setup you might be able to run short cage depending on the ratios you have ie. 28-32 front, 12-25 rear. Or you might have to run long cage if your ratios are crazy wide.), Long cage for anything with 3 rings up front.
This is the main reason i want to get a dual ring. I know he saint is overkill but given the short cage i figured it to be better to opt for a saint or a stylo 2.2
you do realise if you take the outer ring off xt's you get dual ring? just because it comes with 3 rings doesnt mean you have to keep all 3 rings on it
Igofastdh
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Im with him^, the New SLX, ohh you should poll this thread with all the options and see which one comes out best
you do realise how much more saints cost then xt's do you? i run xt's with 1 ring, was it a waste to do that instead of using 3 rings, hell no
what you want to do is just stupidly impractical when you can buy something cheaper and better for what you want but you wont do it because you dont want to remove a chainring
what you want to do is just stupidly impractical when you can buy something cheaper and better for what you want but you wont do it because you dont want to remove a chainring
i personally have a set of xt's, a set of hone's and a set of slx's. in the future i will only be buying slx's. they look awesome, feel awesome and cost less retail than xt does wholesale. and slx come in either 2 or 3 ring. and are stronger than xt with only a minor weight penalty.
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SLX is the go man. Steel outer ring with carbon reinforcement for better durability[longer life] 22-36 ratio same as the atlas, steel pedal inserts, honeycomb bashguard. Manufacturer claims they are twice as stiff as XT you can even get a special shortcage f.d which improves tyre clearance. Run this baby with a saint med rear deurailer and you' ve got the option of using a close ratio rear cause the saint has a close ratio mode inbuilt, at the flick of a switch. It also has a 100 percent stronger spring than the xtr to help with slap. SLX is also way cheaper and easier to get a good price being so available. I should add though as far as I am aware 4x riders usually run a single ring up front with a guard/guide set up you can go a mrp long range like on the mongoose Khyber OR check out Wicked racing, they have a guide that has the front deurailler intergrated into it. But you gotta have the ISCG mounts 05 I think.
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