mx_599

could you all refresh my memory of who has offroad carbon cranks? besides FSA?

thanks

ProFail

Sram

No Mojo

Bontrager

dminor 

FMF:



Stronglight





Storck



THM

RIC0

Race Face is also coming out with some.

Cypress

Cannondale, but they're made by FSA, and tend to require BB30.

Cheeto

Are carbon cranks any good?
and how durable/ expensive are they?

Cyclist30907654

No, they'll smash into pieces the first time you use them. Their average lifespan is about 5 minutes, after which the carbon disintegrates. Though impractical for normal riders, uber-racers (DH) may choose to use carbon cranks for their short, 5 minute runs for the decrease in weight.

wethepeople

Truvativ Noir:

Cheeto

Ok smart ***
I'm just asking a question because I've heard bad about Carbon Fiber parts

dminor 

Highly fragile; explode off large stump jumps.

Cheeto

Seriously?
Because those cranks are looking kind of cool.

santiago

Off-topic: What became of your plans to get a Guru road bike? I noticed that the Guru guys moved from their premises close to my home to some shiny new digs a little further north.

wethepeople

<3 BCD.

EthanYQX

Those look sick.

Any experience with them?

bmalmquist

Great cranks. They're basically an alu shank with carbon wrapped around it. Strong enough for AM, but light like XC.

Cheeto

whats the price? lol

EthanYQX

They'd finish off the 4X rig quite nicely, I think

Are they SS specific or can I run that with a cassette?

mx_599

thanks everyone! now i remember them...

i love forum brainstorming. this thread just saved tons of time! hope no one thinks i should have just done a search

hmmm, without looking into any in more detail, those stronglight magma ones look nice. i think i would want the outboard bearings and not ISIS.

the way i ride requires the most technologically advanced, fastest, most rigid cranks money can buy. i also need 3-ring capabilities.

thanks again

mcoine

my fsa's are holding up fine..

mx_599

hey santiago!

i am still totally getting the Guru Geneo. they keep upping the price! so i better hurry. i was going to get it this winter but will probably do it this summer now. i plan on using campagnolo record, possibly chorus... i might consider sram red...but i really like campagnolo (i am really losing sleep over this...decisions, decisions). i am going to build a power tap wheel set too.

i sort of had an epiphany with my bike builds. i have gone in the wrong direction and regret some of the things i bought over the past few years. ...but oh well. ebay has its place should i decide to sell things...although i am doubting the worthiness of piecing out stuff.

now i am building a FS AM rig good for XC racing as well. i raced my first race 2 weeks ago and loved it! i did it on a cove steel hardtail. i am doing the rest of the series now.

ultimate goal? sweet road bike and sweet FS do-all mtn bike. i decided to wait on the GURU Geneo until later in the year and do the FS mtn first. i have never owned a FS mtn bike. in fact, i am embarrassed to say, i have NEVER rode a FS mtn bike either.

so, to sum things up - my 2009 camaro z28/SS might have to wait until 2010

mx

mx_599

do you know when? are they on their site?

mx_599

yeah, CS at fsa really made me mad once. i swore i would never use them again. it wasn't an issue of inferior product or anything...well, in an indirect way i guess it was.

rankin116

MX...what's with the avatar change? I always liked it when you posted......

Is that the spaghetti monster?

mx_599

hehehe

Elisha Cuthbert will most likely be back.

spaghetti monster? are you insane? what gave you that idea?

i hope you'll still like my posts!

mx