All I hear is how great Thompsons are but why exactly are they so much better? When you say you went through 5 other ones first does that mean your broke the other ones and they caused you a painful expirience or what?
As for the hollow thing with the XT, do you mean that the cranks attach to a hollow rod? WouldnŽt that be weaker? IŽm guessing that the square ones on my Trek are the old cheap type but bit by bit hopefully IŽll have it changed into a new bike. Will be interesting to upgrade until the only original component remaining is the frame
