New cranks/chainset...

Tel39
Tel39 Posts: 243
edited May 2010 in MTB buying advice
Evenin all

Looking for new cranks/chainset. £200-300 give or take. Its for a titanium build so a bit of bling wouldn't go amiss :)

Riding is local wooded singletrack and occasional trips to the Peaks and Wales, XC type stuff. Would also prefer a double and bash set up and lightweight would be good too. Not after much am I lol

Noticed Shimano SLX M665 double n bash on CRC for £90. Anyone using it?

Any ideas/ recommendations welcome

Cheers
Vis Unita Fortior

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  • cat_with_no_tail
    cat_with_no_tail Posts: 12,980
    I'm not using it anymore, I swapped mine for a raceface Atlas AM chainset, but the SLX is a VERY good choice.

    With a budget of £200-£300 maybe consider something like a Truvativ Noir XC 3.3 Carbon they have the gold version at Merlin

    You could then replace the big ring with something like a raceface light bashring if you want a double.

    Do you have a specific colour in mind?
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  • Tel39
    Tel39 Posts: 243
    Cheers for that CWNT

    That Truvativ Noir looks a a good deal, well spotted :)

    Don't have a particular colour in mind as such though the gold one does look good. Nice and light too.

    Definitely worth considering anyway and like you say no problem swapping the big ring for a bash guard.
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  • cat_with_no_tail
    cat_with_no_tail Posts: 12,980
    Well, I may have neglected to mention, it may not be as straight forward as simply swapping the big ring out for a bash to be fair.

    You'd probably want to change the remaining rings to something like 24-36 or you'll probably find yourself running out of gears on flat/downhill sections. Obviously that all costs extra money.

    Still do-able for under £300 though.
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  • armymankin
    armymankin Posts: 213
    i am using the SLX double, which replaced my cheap truvative 3 rings. i found its a good choice for general mountain biking as I rarely use the 42 ring in the trail.

    IF you are going for some racy xc type, i wouldn't recommand though. cuz the bash guard adding more weight to it in the first place, also 36ring is not big enough for racing i think.

    however, if just for a fun ride and want to advanture some rough stuff one feels like to, SLX would be perfect
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  • Tel39
    Tel39 Posts: 243
    I'm running a 22-36 on my full sus at the mo and happy with that configuration so for a few extra pennies to convert the Truvativ Noir to a similar set up isn't a problem.

    Armymankin, the SLX is very tempting as well if not because it seems a real bargain at that price, just feel I want to do this build justice with some lighter blingy type stuff on it, ok ok I'm a bike tart I own up :)
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  • Torres
    Torres Posts: 1,266
    What colour's the rest of the build? Very important for bling reasons :wink:
    Black goes with everything - and the SLX is brilliant value for money, at the other end of the scale the truvative is a racelight crankset and would look equaly brilliant.

    XT doesn't offer many benefits over SLX... but there is a bit more of a bling factor - but think about it like this, money saved on cranks can be spent on tarting up other areas :D
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  • Tel39
    Tel39 Posts: 243
    Torres, at the mo have black rims, handlebars and stem. And if I go for the Truvative noir in gold was thinking of XO shifters and rear mech in gold too.

    Your right that SLX is brill for the money and would free up cash for other areas and extra blingyness hmmm decisions :)

    Cheers for the input fellas
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  • cat_with_no_tail
    cat_with_no_tail Posts: 12,980
    Tel39 wrote:
    Torres, at the mo have black rims, handlebars and stem. And if I go for the Truvative noir in gold was thinking of XO shifters and rear mech in gold too.

    Your right that SLX is brill for the money and would free up cash for other areas and extra blingyness hmmm decisions :)

    Cheers for the input fellas

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  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,650
    With that money, on a Ti build. There is only one choice:

    http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/mountain- ... inset.html

    Pricey, but it's what all the cool kids are running at the moment......

    Don't listen to the nay-sayers!

    Got one of the best weight:rigidity ratios out there...
  • Tel39
    Tel39 Posts: 243
    CWNT :D

    Coupled with a gold KMC chain too..... Blimey, think I'd need shades on just fixing it all to the bike! lol
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  • Tel39
    Tel39 Posts: 243
    The Big Cheese wrote:
    With that money, on a Ti build. There is only one choice:

    http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/mountain- ... inset.html

    Pricey, but it's what all the cool kids are running at the moment......

    Don't listen to the nay-sayers!

    Got one of the best weight:rigidity ratios out there...


    Totally unsure now! :)
    Pity they don't do it as a double ring set up as well as the three ring one
    Thanks for that suggestion anyway..... Think I'm going to have to sleep on this one!
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  • armymankin
    armymankin Posts: 213
    what r u looking for?

    just ride around for fun? === SLX
    if for racing performance... then go allllll the way, sram XX, if you insist on a double. besides, double set up is a sensible set up for racing.

    if you have £300 budget and not looking for into any race, i would get the SLX, then use the money to get a decent pair of brakes, which is what I did :lol:
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