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SHIMANO SAINT QUESTION
gossa:
They might all look similar but there is a world of difference between saint and LX, one is a freeride/dh crank so beefed up wall thicknesses, better quality materials, the LX is a mid level mountain bike cross country crank, will flex more and i wouldn't jump it to hard. If you want a budget crank that will be BMX tough then try Shimano Hone.
perry:
strange mine are notably stiffer than all the profiles ive tried and all the primos ive owned
its the same bearings , same axle , same manufacturing process , same tollerances
why pay twice as much for a few mm in the wall thickness and a different colour :2funny:
why do people underestimate the budget equivelent :-\
http://techdocs.shimano.com/media/techdocs/content/cycle/EV/bikecomponents/FC/EV-FC-M583-K-2686_v1_m56577569830625626.pdf
http://techdocs.shimano.com/media/techdocs/content/cycle/EV/bikecomponents/FC/EV-FC-MX70_SM-CR80-2661_v1_m56577569830612724.pdf
fatter arms , less spacers , a steel insert for the pedal thread
not worth it i say
but i would still rather use the middleburn rs7 , a proven crank on world cup downhill ( the suspension doesnt stop them being bashed against rocks ) and still favoured by trials riders
http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://mos.bikeradar.com/images/legacy/bikeradar/categories/cycling/component/transmission/chainset/images/middleburn-rs7-cranks-uno-chainring-onwhite-400-90.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/components/chainset/product/rs7-crankuno-chainring-9485&h=300&w=400&sz=21&hl=en&start=4&um=1&tbnid=Eag4kb6_ohc0kM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmiddleburn%2Brs7%26ndsp%3D18%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN
zed4130:
--- Quote from: perry on March 18, 2008, 08:49 AM ---strange mine are notably stiffer than all the profiles ive tried and all the primos ive owned
its the same bearings , same axle , same manufacturing process , same tollerances
why pay twice as much for a few mm in the wall thickness and a different colour :2funny:
why do people underestimate the budget equivelent :-\
http://techdocs.shimano.com/media/techdocs/content/cycle/EV/bikecomponents/FC/EV-FC-M583-K-2686_v1_m56577569830625626.pdf
http://techdocs.shimano.com/media/techdocs/content/cycle/EV/bikecomponents/FC/EV-FC-MX70_SM-CR80-2661_v1_m56577569830612724.pdf
fatter arms , less spacers , a steel insert for the pedal thread
not worth it i say
but i would still rather use the middleburn rs7 , a proven crank on world cup downhill ( the suspension doesnt stop them being bashed against rocks ) and still favoured by trials riders
http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://mos.bikeradar.com/images/legacy/bikeradar/categories/cycling/component/transmission/chainset/images/middleburn-rs7-cranks-uno-chainring-onwhite-400-90.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/components/chainset/product/rs7-crankuno-chainring-9485&h=300&w=400&sz=21&hl=en&start=4&um=1&tbnid=Eag4kb6_ohc0kM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmiddleburn%2Brs7%26ndsp%3D18%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN
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its all about being a fashion victom, and snobery perry ;) take me you cant sell dk's for love or money on here, yet im on my second dk bnow, i loved my first and it worked great, full cr-mo frame, not the lightest but then you change bits as you go along, funny aswell, if i changed the paint on my 4pack and added different decals who these days would know the difference :LolLolLolLol: heres mine personalised ;) im into riding not what the neighbours got :)
HEYWOOD BMX:
:) Hey Zed,it`s not all about the snobbery-well not for me anyway,just thought about trying something new.DK`s are great.I`ve ran their Chopstix cranks before and they were great,inexpensive,light and never broke.Fashions come & go,but a good bike lasts for ever!
zed4130:
wasnt getting at you mate the saint stuff is sweet, :4_17_5: just what perry said about similar stuff that is as good but cheaper, and not got the right name on, :daumenhoch: its all about budget and what works for you :daumenhoch:
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