Palaeodom Posted October 11, 2010 Share Afternoon Hubbers, Looking to fork out on a new lightweight crank set for XC riding...looking for advice/experience and recommendations. The alternatives seem to be the Truvativ Noir, The FSA K-Force, the XTR or RaceFace i know there are a bunch of others and would like to hear from anyone with other ideas. All seem pretty expensive so want to make at least an informed choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreZA Posted October 11, 2010 Share XX will be lightest. The X0 and X9 2x10 are also lighter then the ones you mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAAD4 Posted October 11, 2010 Share SLX is surely the best VALUE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palaeodom Posted October 11, 2010 Share I'm running SLX at the moment, i agree it is great value. Looking to upgrade. I am looking for a triple ring though, depsite the weight saving of the 2x10, just because the 10 on the back would require an whole new groupset and i've just upgraded my shifters FD and RD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummibear Posted October 11, 2010 Share SLX is like 105 for the road...very good value for money and very good quality but not the lightest. XTR 10 speed just looks so fast You can always get a 9 speed XTR crank at a very good price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palaeodom Posted October 11, 2010 Share Out of interest what do you call a very good price for an XTR. Are they much bettern than the XT? Always a little worried about XTR durability and maintenance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reghard111 Posted October 11, 2010 Share XTR is great, I have a brand new 175mm crankset with BB still in box!R2900! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palaeodom Posted October 11, 2010 Share Have you run them before? Do they stand up to a good beating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felt cg Posted October 11, 2010 Share been running the XTR M970 for the last 2 years,excellent cranks - take a beating and the rings are still in good condition,only had to replace the BB after 15months.I highly recommend them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpedro Posted October 11, 2010 Share XTR is great, I have a brand new 175mm crankset with BB still in box!R2900! r u in cape town? I am interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerus Posted October 11, 2010 Share XTR is great, I have a brand new 175mm crankset with BB still in box!R2900! How much better is XTR then XT, is the performance sooo much better or is it that its purely a weight saving exercise? I wanna upgrade soon, and not sure if its worth it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felt cg Posted October 11, 2010 Share I have the XTR on my marathon bike and XT on my trail bike,the XTR is lighter and I feel it shifts better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummibear Posted October 11, 2010 Share I ride XT cranks but XTR are lighter (about 90 grams and stronger according to the guys that have gone from XT.I don't feel the difference though. XTR cranks have been going from R2500 here in the classifieds.OPC sounds like a good deal with BB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerus Posted October 11, 2010 Share I have the XTR on my marathon bike and XT on my trail bike,the XTR is lighter and I feel it shifts better. ooohhh shifting better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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