planet-x-boy Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 Hi,i have narrowed my crank choice down to the Echos or the Tensiles. All i need to know is which ones are the strongest. Please dont give me shit about looks i just care about the strength.Thankyou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Monty Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 Echo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luccosleeps Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 tensile all the way, dont be a fag like the rest of 'em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urpedigreechumdog Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 Echo cranks are shite. You should be thinking Middleburn or Tensile, both have different advantages, I run 'burns, some people run tensiles. They are both on a similar level, seeing as you are torn between Echo and Tensile, go for Tensile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 As he ^^ Said....But then if i rode stock i would go for the Middleburns, They are brilliant crank's and there warranty is chuffing excellent IMO i would say Tensile for 20" and Burns for 26"If it is out of tensile and echo though i would say Tensile all the way....Such nice cranks and VERY rigid and they give you a more controlled feeling of the bike i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty rider Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Hi, I'm not ben funny or anything but theirs another topic on this the exact same. And your a full member so why don't you go and ask in Members and not non mebmers, like i said I'm not been funny or anything. P.S. I would go for the Tensiles. Cheers Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Clean Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 I would go for the Echos. I have heard lots of story's about people snapping tensiles. Echos in my opinon are the strongest.Get the Echo CNC ISIS from Tarty Bikes But like some other people have said...Go for middleburns. You cant go wrong wioth them really, there strong as hell, light and you get a lifetime warrenty agian defects. Burns all the way Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Tensiles! Strong and light, brilliant warranty service, look bling, replaceable pedal threads and if you're a spaz then you can get the urban legend ones which don't "cut up your ankles" (fags). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Click the thumbs up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigs_06 Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 i would get echos i think there stronger than tensile and look alot nicer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 ive ridden with both, both ridden with an fsa platinum downhill bb, with the same pedals and i prefer the echo cranks, i have found them to be stiffer and i prefer them anyway. by the way the echo cranks are 06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey gav Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 i would get echos i think there stronger than tensile and look alot nicer until they start going silver because your jeans are rubbingand you dont ride uciget tensiles you don't even notice there scratched Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Swindlehurst Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 (edited) i would say tensile because the echo cranks have only just come out they have not had time to see if they r good or not Edited January 10, 2006 by dannypro1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 i would say tensile because the echo cranks have only just come out they have not had time to see if they r good or not Such an obvious point that I forgot Like he said Echo's haven't been out very long at all and I doubt anyone has put them up to sufficient abuse yet to warrant them being called "strong" realistically. In contrast the Tensiles have been out years now and the amount that have snapped compared to sales is still credible in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomN Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Tensiles by 8 miles that way ->. Because they have been out longer and a few has snapped but you most know that a lot has been sold aswell. But yer Tensiles have more Pro's then the Echo's. Such as replaceable pedal threads and a slot for a UCI bash fit so you can fit a freewheel fully on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffacakes Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 I would go for tensile's if I was you mate. Well actually I was trying to decide the same thing earlier today and I decided to go for tensile, you know they can be trusted, they are stiff, many people have run them for years and still not snapped them and they have a good warranty. Echo's on the other hand have not been out for long so we don't know how long they will last, they look nice I will give them that and quite nice to ride.Tensile's (I'm not too sure about the new ones though, I haven't heard anything about them). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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