Will "road bike" cranks work on a mtn bike?
 

Bank error in my..........no. Never mind that.

I have some money, and I was thinking about upgrading the cranks on my SS. I currently have some RaceFace "Next" cranks that have aluminum shrouding some carbon, but they are on a tapered BB.

I was thinking of converting over to the Mega Exo bottom bracket, thinking that would save me a little weight.

A LOT of the cranks I see on a certain auction website are stating that they are "road bike" cranks. I know I currently ride with 180 mm cranks on my geared bike, and most of the "road bike" cranks I see are 170, 172.5 and 175 mm. Is that the difference? Is that a BIG difference?

Yea or nay?

Should I give the money back to the bank, or take the crew out to dinner? :lol:

Thanks!

Is there something simple or obvious that I am missing? Or is this something that we just don't know?

My crew wants my bicycle stable to be the gnar, so getting an epic set of cranks is paramount.

:D

I passed over this thread because I figured someone more knowledgable would come in with a definite answer. As far as crank arm length, I know that's just a matter of personal preference. I've seen mountain bikes with crank arms as short as 165mm (for a young-teenaged kid to ride an adult bike as he grew into it) & as long as 180mm like your current setup. I believe mine are 175 & they's perfect for my riding.

I think the main concern with road bike cranksets should be durability. If you're just riding fire roads & MUPs, I wouldn't worry, but if you're riding singletrack I personally would trust roadie cranks to withstand the abuse. Someone more educated could come in & correct me, but given the nature of roadie bikes (weight>strength), I'm pretty confident in my answer.

Appreciate the insight about the crank length.

(And getting the joke.)

I don't think you would be happy with the gearing options that you would have with road cranks.

http://www.jensonusa.com/Cranksets/R...ne-SS-Crankset

I assume a triple would work, they are 10sp but I think they work with a 9sp chain.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SHIMANO-ULTE...item5891b31ee0

Even though 5mm doesn't seem like much it seems it is quite noticeable. 175-180 wouldn't be too bad but going down to 170 would be a huge difference.
I think the above is made in 180 but harder to find.

But if you want to go really gnar!!!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Race-Face-Tu...item3a6ca22390
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2011-Race-Fa...item2eba94b165

Holy Moly! Those red Turbine cranks would be GNAR-a-LICIOUS on my bike!

http://d3d71ba2asa5oz.cloudfront.net...ges/ck8041.jpg

http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/w...g?t=1326296201

On one of mine I went with red and gold! I think those red chain rings are CRAZY.

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment...0&d=1319932564


It now has a fox fork (white) and a red KCNC stem, Red CK headset and red seat post clamp.

That thing looks pretty damn nice! The gold color of the frame and cranks seem to be spot on! I *REALLY* try to be a "Function over Form" guy, but I have to admit that I love the looks of my Soul Icon, and I put some white SPD pedals on it (to play off the white "Soul" and "Icon" graphics), and I cannot help but smile a bit when I look at it.

Seems like I missed yours is a SS.

Well I did get a little carried away when I found the limited edition Magura HS-33's, with gold levers and brake boosters, and red wear adjuster knobs.
And the red titanium Wellgo pedals have gold titanium axles, go figure.

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment...3&d=1326322766

Gold RF cranks rawk.

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t...i/IMG_1971.jpg

Gold is cool but if I could get a set of THESE!!

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=233261

And combine it with

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/images/20...sRastaRear.jpg


Yeti had some old school ANO bits.
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/files/imag1645_101.jpg

MY EYES, MY EYES! WOW, Paul took some acid. :lol::lol::lol:

Gold dual crown forks are the greatest thing ever. As for color schemes in general, Cherry Red Metallic & Pearl White are unbeatable on just about any bicycle (& some cars) IMO.

Gnar, rawk, etc. I'm back to a forum where they speak............ENGLISH!

Fixed.

I agree

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment...9&d=1319665429