HippY Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 (edited) ***Sorry for everyone, I was tired and angry, next time I will put my banter into Angry thread*** Well, after a (hopefully) last meeting with a bike service guy, I decided that I want to do everythin by myself, so if something goes wrong, it will be my fault. As Isitiafox pointed out, there are bolt on sprockets and cranks, that I saw many times on street trials, if I remember well with 22-16 gear ratio. My question would be which crank set should I get, if I want to get a good quality but not super expensive crank set, and is there anything I should know about them. Edited April 9, 2014 by UKHippY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 All of that makes almost no sense whatsoever to me but my advice on cranks to run on your street bike is to get some normal 4 arm cranks with a 22t chainring and bolt on bashring. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perez Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Second hand Saints, no matter the year of production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Shimano Saint, Zee or SLX cranks will be up to the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Second hand Saints, no matter the year of production. Not true, the newer ones don't take a 22t inner ring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dk2 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Hi i have and is running Saint M810 (works flawless for 3 years) has been running SLX(No problem). the only thing is the External BB ive went through quite a few of these (The cheap doere/XT/XTR close to 20£) they develop play rather quick. now im on a nukeproof bb with seal stainless bearings has been running it for a while and it seems to hold up better, same price around 20-25£. if you get the saint in 83mm there is more room for the chainring, (ive had troubles with my Hex frame) you just need some extra washers (from memory they are 24mm inside (not 100% sure on it)) The newer saint may not have holes for the 22t ring only middel size (but a drill and a tap and it should work) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 If you don't want to go to the expense of saints, get some secondhand truvativ holzfeller cranks that are Isis fitment, or failing that get some that come with a howitzer bb, they are practically bombproof and could withstand a nuclear war. So heavy duty it's unreal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 The newer saint may not have holes for the 22t ring only middel size (but a drill and a tap and it should work) Apparently not, because they're formed out of powder or something. I have a brand new set floating about which have the holes but no thread – after some chat on here I just decided not to do it because they probably wouldn't hold the thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyBiker Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 anyone tried the newer sram cranks like the x5? they look beefier like shimanos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dk2 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Apparently not, because they're formed out of powder or something. I have a brand new set floating about which have the holes but no thread – after some chat on here I just decided not to do it because they probably wouldn't hold the thread. a friend of mine made the threads and they seem to hold up great.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 pretty much any Shimano crank will do the job, I've used Deores, XT and Saints with no issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James281098 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 I'm using shimano alivio, they are really cheap (on ebay on £15) amd fairly light too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perez Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Not true, the newer ones don't take a 22t inner ring I was talking about Saints with 22 inner ring of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Yes and you said no matter the year of production although the newer ones won't take a 22t inner ring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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