Te mortuo heres tibi sim?
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The LX cranks that you can find all over for about $100 are better cranks than the equivalent RF stuff. They are tough, cheap, and resonably light. IMO, the stock basic rings on Shimano cranks also shift better than RF rings. When the LX steel rings wear out, replace with the same, or better. Alu rings are nice and light, but I still use steel rings - much, much longer life, IMO.
Better design, better implementation. The bearing preload system on the RF stuff is garbage, and the splines on the interface will eventually wear out.