Changing crankset - Deore or SLX
97th choice
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I can get 2x10 Deore for 65 quid or SLX for 95. Is it worth paying the extra 30 quid?
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Barr weight and cudos, there's no real difference. Saying that, I'd get XT.0
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Only difference is weight.
I have a deore crankset and it has performed faultlessly. BB didnt last ages, but I was giving it hell on some really gritty terrain.0 -
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Having looked at both I'd go with the Deore in black, solely on the basis of appearance. Functionally I'm sure it's up to the job, too.Specialized Roubaix Elite 2015
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The Northern Monkey wrote:I dunno... my slx BB hasnt lasted much longer... XT would be worth it though!
XT & SLX bottom brackets are the same. Deore chain rings last longer but are heavier other than that it's all about weight.Transition Patrol - viewtopic.php?f=10017&t=130702350 -
Chunkers1980 wrote:Barr weight and cudos, there's no real difference. Saying that, I'd get XT.
Why would you get XT? That said it's only another 20 quid.
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Although a 65 quid purchase has now potentially doubled in price!0 -
Sucker. Sucked in by 'only' 20 quid more.0
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SLX is 'worth' at least a fiver more for the better BB, arguably a tenner or so more after you've replaced the Deore BB once (in about 6 months which seems to be an average life), which makes the weight saving aspect cheaper.Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0
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+1 about the BB. I ruined a Deore BB in 6 months with some not very aggressive summer riding.0
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Chunkers1980 wrote:Sucker. Sucked in by 'only' 20 quid more.
It's always a tempting trap...0 -
TwellySmat wrote:+1 about the BB. I ruined a Deore BB in 6 months with some not very aggressive summer riding.
Strangely, I've run mine through an entire year with no problems.0
