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Non-shimano crankset
i've been getting by on some raceface evolve cranks on a Hope BB, but the middle chainring is rather shagged, and is misbehaving and skipping on certain chain lines and the inner ring is not far behind. Instead of buying new rings i am thinking i'll upgrade the crankset, but would keep the Hope bb.
To date, i've been running non-shimano for the sake of running non-shimano but it seems with cranksets they simply have the best product (XT or SLX) - steel/carbon middle rings and the pinch bolt setup to avoid excess loading of the bearings.
The two alternatives being considered are the 2010 Raceface Deus (very pricey) and Stylo OCTs (lightweight but i would need adaptors to fit to the hope BB). I was tending to the Deus because the red and black would look great on my machine but the stylo's would match my SRAM/Avid drivetrain.
But i keep coming back to the functional pro's of the Shimano's.
Any thoughts?
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Shimano SLX from Wiggle. So cheap and so strong: 100+kg of unskilled rider can attest to that.
Easy to set up, strong, reasonable weight and look good. Got mine on Chain Reaction for about $200 from memory
SLX cranks $170 at Wiggle, $141.30 at CRC!!!!!!!!!! Mind you, XTs are only $200 at CRC????
What are you going to use this bike for? I ask because the cranks should fit the purpose. Get something beefier if you are doing harder riding, in terms of technicality, like all-mountain or freeride. Otherwise some lighter or hollow cranks would be good for XC/ trails only riding.
Main use will be trail and enduro riding - Manly, Stromlo Trails, Andersons/Oaks and events like Dirtworks, Angry Doctor etc.
I think all the nominated cranks are good for this style of riding
Infact I am considering switching out my cranks for those as well.
CRC for $141 is a bargain as well.
The current XT is superb, with the steel middle ring, and very reasonable weight.
I have 3 XT cranks on my bikes, one of each of the last 3 vintages, and the current one is by far the best. Currently around $200 on CRC incl bb. You can keep the bb that comes with it for a spare, or flog it on this site for around $40-50 to get some money back.
I've run race face cranks, and two sets have worked loose on the spline eventually. (I do a lot of miles).
btw, I am a BIG fan of hope stuff too!
btw2, SLX is quite a bit heavier.
Do yourself a favour, pay the extra $$$ (shipping will still be the same) and get the XT
I would pick XT over SLX any day of the week, and as Whisperer says, you can always flog the BB
the order went in today - in the end advice from different sources pushed me to XT
SLX isn't actually that much heavier - only 40 grams according to What Mtb (they do a group review of cranks in the issue i just bought) but it is aimed at all-mtn and XT is the benchmark against which all others are measured
if only it looked more like the red and black 2010 Deus
other crankset considerations ...
http://www.quarq.com/cinqo
Just in case you want to install the CinQo at a later date ...