andyroo Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 I was planning to get the tensile cranks for my birthday, but ive just seen the new zoo! cranks, and I wondered if anyone had had experience with other, and which are the best to go for. Id get them in 170mm for a Tpro with bashguard, but quite soon after that id want to have them on the bashguardless zoo! python. Any help is mucho appreciado :S Cheers Any Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 If you get the tensiles, buy them with the bashring on, as you can sell it for more than you would save if you didnt. I have tensiles, and have had no bother with them at all. Nice and light, ridgid, and look nice. :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burton Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 id go for tensiles.... oh, yeah.... i did :S get the tensiles, cos you dont really know much about the strength of the zoo cranks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Plus the Tensiles straight up rule? I freakin' loved mine. They're amazingly stiff, and just really, really nice. Plus, no pedal thread insert bits to die :S Plus you can get the nice choice of bash's's's's's with it. Proper! Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thechink Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 go for zoo. be different. i want some zoo cranks. there yum. thechink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 go for zoo. be different. ← Tell that to all the stock riders with Middleburns? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Tensile.. I have bad experience with the Deng cranks. Sure, they were the old(er) square tapers, but the quality on the Tensiles is hard to beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thechink Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 (edited) i ran middleburns. i still want zoo over them thechink Edited January 26, 2005 by thechink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspired Dave Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Personally, from giving both sets of cranks a good fingering, I'd have to say I'd go for the Tensiles. The quality of the Tensiles and their finish is far superior to that of the Zoo cranks. Tensiles also have the fact going for them that they have been very widely used to date, showing they are definitely strong and stiff cranks. The Zoo cranks however are relatively new and little used. I doubt the Zoo cranks are bad to use, and they look damn nice, but the Tensiles have a couple too many positives for the Zoos to knock them off the top of my list :S. Weight wise there isn't a massive amount to choose between them, with a set of Tensile arms coming in at 488g and the Zoo arms at 507g. Dont forget the half-price crash replacement for the Tensiles (2 years they're covered for). Tensiles are also better priced at £109 with bash and stainless chainring and bolts, even if you want to buy the full kit to sell the bash on. Did I mention steel pedal thread inserts? hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewholdsworth Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 i have tensile cranks and this is what has happened to my bashring after 7 months, granted im not a smooth rider and do a few sprocket stalls (on a good day) but am a bit annoyed http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/forum/index....cmd=si&img=5865 is this just me??? cranks are very nice, never come loose and the pedal thread inserts are a top idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisa Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 i have tensile cranks and this is what has happened to my bashring after 7 months, granted im not a smooth rider and do a few sprocket stalls (on a good day) but am a bit annoyed http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/forum/index....cmd=si&img=5865 is this just me??? cranks are very nice, never come loose and the pedal thread inserts are a top idea. ← Thats happened to a few people with that bash. But the list of bash rings you can buy for them is endless. Coust, Echo, Koxx, Onza?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 I seem to remember that happened to a few people with them when they first came out, but it seemed to die out? The first ones had really thin stainless bits like your's do/did, but they replaced that with a beefier one so it was stronger and gave more coverage of the chain. Either way, I mullered mine into a gabillion walls and rocks all around the UK, and they didn't even wear down. I think Dave (Tartybike Dave, that is) tested them too, and he fought many a wall with his and the Tensiles always came off the best? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewholdsworth Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 hmmm, will look into new bash purchase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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