dk2 Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Hi my saints m810 has given up on me....so im looking for new ones, was wondering how the new inspired cranks are holding up? Was thinking primo bmx crank (used to boomb proof). Any other ones out there worth buying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMTRIALS123 Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 Middleburn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclip Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 They're heavy! plus super expensive. You could replace your saint cranks for less than £100... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ Leigh Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 (edited) to be honest ive used saints and deore cranks and I cant notice any difference other than the deores are lighter and cheaper, besides there solid cranks, they wont fail straight away anyway... had a pair for just under 3 years now I think and there still working fine EDIT: not on my bikes but some friends use them. im gonna get some deores for my skye when its all done Edited July 18, 2014 by JJ Leigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dk2 Posted July 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 Thanks for the input guys....nobody with inspired cranks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max F Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 How did you break your saints? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMTRIALS123 Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 They're heavy! plus super expensive. You could replace your saint cranks for less than £100... Don't they have a lifetime guarantee though? I know others would be cheaper but the prospect of a lifetime guarantee mesmerizes me LIFETIME GUARANTEE! sounds lovely. Has a nice ring to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 I'm a big fan of my Profile BMX cranks, but they're not a light option... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dk2 Posted July 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 They are not broken, just bend a lot and pedal theads are pointing downwards. Makes pedalling weird... just normal riding trials, street and park.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezmtber Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 Lifetime, check that's not lifetime of the material. if its proper lifetime that's amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyBiker Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 grab yourself some holzfeller cranks from ebay. my first set is now on a mates bike,i rode them for 3 years before that. they go over the counter for like 60 euros or something on ebay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 I've been running the Inspired cranks for a while now (since late December, I think...). Had no problems with mine. They've stayed nice and tight, no play, no wobble, not bent, nothing's damaged, finish is durable but the main thing for me is that I get virtually no ankle-bite on these. I wear low-cut shoes and when I had DMR Cult cranks I used to cut up the insides of my ankles pretty badly doing certain moves. With the Inspired cranks that just hasn't happened at all. At face value they seem expensive compared to other cranks but that cost is partly because they come with a really good BB too, so you're kind of getting more for the extra you're spending (if that makes sense). Something to remember though is that if you went for them you would also need to buy yourself a new chainring. A few companies do relatively cheap 22t models, but none of them have a bashring so if you wanted complete coverage you'd need to go for something like the Inspired sprocket/bash combo. If you wanted to try it without it wouldn't be the end of the world depending on your riding style. I ran a DMR 22t chainring with no bashring for about a year and a half and had no real issues with breaking chainring teeth or damaging chains, despite hitting it a couple of times. When I took it off I did find a few cracks between the 'spokes' on the chainring but that was it really. For a relatively lightweight alloy sprocket that's not really bad going, especially as the chainring was second hand when I got it. The Inspired one's definitely more durable though, and also happens to look cool as f**k 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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