deadly venom Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 (edited) Folks I have a problem. I am compiling a parts list and I am having trouble deciding which cranks to buy. I can not decide between the Middleburn R7, Tensile and the BT Cranks. I have heard much about the Middleburn and tensile cranks but not much on the BT cranks. I did a search on the BT cranks but came up with nothing. What are some of your opinions on the BT cranks? I am still having trouble picking a frame. At this point I am down to the BT Raven 6.0 and the Zoo Pitbull. I have heard great things about the quality of both frames so I am not questioning the strength of either frame. It is the sizing that still has me mystified, I just can't choose. Just as a curiosity, is the APS braking feature a reliable system? I have seen this on DMR bikes and I was just curious to know if this type of brake post is reliable. Ride on, Deadly Venom Edited September 22, 2005 by deadly venom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onza Kieron Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 Middleburns, I currently own a pair of tensiles and they are bent, no really i have done nothing big and they are bent, I am going to get some Burns soon and i'm sure they will hold out much better. I havent heard anything about the BT Cranks so i have no views on them. Kieron :sleeping: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIX Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 (edited) I would never run anything but middleburns. Never had a problem. 2 sets over 5 years, and one set was from being lazy and riding them loose. Middleburn gave me new cranks for £50 anyway. Tensiles if you want to run front free wheel, but otherwise Middleburn :sleeping: EDIT: Plus one of the strongest bashring about, tough as arnie in his prime. e.g. BEEF Edited September 22, 2005 by JIX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadly venom Posted September 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 (edited) onza kieron, You bent a set of crank arms! I have been riding BMX for twelve years I have never bent a set of crank arms. JIX, Running a set of cranks loose certainly would damage them. It is good that a company would give you a new set on a discount. I am still deciding on the front freewheel setup. The White Idustries ENO freewheel and the Hope cross country hub both seem to have there pros and cons. When two things have an equal amount of pros and cons it can make choosing between them very difficult. Ride on, Deadly Venom Edited September 22, 2005 by deadly venom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 dude an eno would piss over a hope xc, i have run both and like my eno alot now run an eno on a revolver hub, with a choice of middleburns or tensiles on a 22t ring and you have a superb combo for begger all money :sleeping: i really liked my tensiles when i had them, well strong and stiff but unfortunately the bike they were on was nicked.... i also have sum middleburns, they are pretty nice too, and look pretty good, nobody seems to really get any probems with them B) personally id go for 3 piece cranks everytime, they have the best feeling and are strong as fook :) im unsire on the bts, never used them, but be careful on the warranty-at least with the burns and tensiles you know they have a good after sales service :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 just going by the fact that most people on this forum own middle burns shows how good they are, never heard any one complaine about them, i my self think they are amazing cranks, but im running a set of race race turbine lp's and the burns are far stiffer :sleeping: id go with burns they even have a 15 year waranty for trials use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 personally id go for 3 piece cranks everytime, they have the best feeling and are strong as fook :sleeping: They are about twice the weight of normal cranks though. Fair enough if you really don't care, but most people aren't that, um, quixotic. I wouldn't touch BT cranks with a 10ft wheelbase BT, they just look like generic rebranded crap like Echo/Monty (+others) cranks. Either Middleburns or Tensiles are a pretty good choice, but I would personally go for Middleburns. You don't hear of many problems with them, they are nice and stiff, and they come in plenty of colour options. Also you get great service if you mess up a taper accidentally. What more could you ask for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadly venom Posted September 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 Everyone, It looks like the Middleburn crank is the way to go. As for the bottom bracket, I don't know that much about the Isis bottom brackets so I think I will go with the square taper bottom bracket. Keep riding, Deadly Venom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishayton Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 get isis, much stiffer and much stronger interface Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 To be honest, I ride with square 'burns and they feel just the same as the ISIS ones I had before. I guess it might make more difference if you are left-foot-forwards, but I can't notice a difference (being right footed). Square Middleburns are cheaper AND so are the BBs (A standard UN53 will outlive any ISIS BB), which adds up to a pretty decent amount. Having said that, I think ISIS is cleverer and just generally nicer. I would probably go square if I had to buy some new cranks, though :sleeping: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadly venom Posted September 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 Tomm, chrishayton, I am not sure about the isis drive. Coming from BMX I have used the Square type bottom bracket for a long time. Tomm made a good point about the price. Those isis botton brackets are a bit expensive. Ride on, Deadly Venom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 Yeah get your middleburns from, www.merlincycles.com or leeson bikes Merlin do crabks bash cog bolts etc and bb fpr £100 posted brand new and leeson do cranks for £109 i think . . . Shimano un 52 =Tenner, fsa platinum pro is like £40 ! And guess which is stringer and smoother :sleeping: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishayton Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 Tomm, chrishayton, I am not sure about the isis drive. Coming from BMX I have used the Square type bottom bracket for a long time. Tomm made a good point about the price. Those isis botton brackets are a bit expensive. Ride on, Deadly Venom tomm has made a good point about the price and if that is an issue go taper, personally i prefer isis, and have never had a bb problem. but i know a lot of people who have, its up to you theres pros and cons to both ISIS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 Yeah, if you say "money no object" I don't think there's much in it, maybe I'd go ISIS :sleeping: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipkickbs Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Definatly middleburns, best cranks out there, super light, super strong. Can't get better than that :sleeping: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadly venom Posted September 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 (edited) Everyone, I have come across a slight dilemma. I have been looking for a chain ring to go with the Middleburn crank and I can't seem to find the right one. I went to WebCyclery and they don't have any chain-rings below 30T. I went to Trialsin USA and they only have one brand of chain ring, the Sugino. Is this a good dependable chain-ring? I thought it was a bit odd that WebCyclery would sell the Middleburn cranks but not the chain-rings that go with it. Folks, tell me about the Bonz cranks. Are these also quality cranks as well? Don't stop riding, Deadly Venom Edited September 23, 2005 by deadly venom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIX Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 It depends on what you are doing for a free wheel. If you go for a Hope XC (which I think you should) Then you can just get a 22t chainring and run whatever you want on the back. You should be able to order a 22t CD (compact drive) chainring from most bike shops. Go for a middleburn one if you can, but at least make sure you spend more than £10 on the chainring because cheap ones will bend, and can rip all the threads out of the bashring :sleeping: If you want to run an ENO, then you will have to run it on the rear hub as you cant attatch a front free wheel to the middleburn cranks. Then you will probally have to run the super pro titanium middleburn trials bashring which is 16t I think. Im not sure on what ratio you want with all these small sprockets but I think thats what you would have to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mink Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Just as a curiosity, is the APS braking feature a reliable system? I have seen this on DMR bikes and I was just curious to know if this type of brake post is reliable. I've had a sidekick with APS on for ages and used it for both trials and trails, the APS system is pretty much like having normal mounts as long as you lock-tite them up. I had a few issues with them coming loose, but once they were threadlocked they were fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Arnold Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 to be honest, i think that the middleburns are slightly stronger than tensiles. also, the bonz cranks are amazing! one of my mates has had a set for ages, and they are still fine B) someone said they bent a set of tensiles :sleeping: are you sure it isnt the bb? ta Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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