2 x 9 Crank suggestions

Lilkev said:

Thanks Jeff

Point well made. I geuss what I'm really looking for is which company has more available in terms of chain rings. I had wanted to go w/ Shimano Xt's but they seem limited on chain rings. I'm currently steering towrds Race Face but not sure if I want to go w/ the XC or AM lineup.

Problem is I'm a Clydesdale @ 245lbs and I break a lot of stuff. Durrability counts for more than weight savings.

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Cool, I can work a little with that Fellow clyde here as well (270lbs) and I can be hard on chainrings and cassettes.

Not sure what your climbing needs are. What chainrings are you looking for. I recently found an XT 36t middle ring for my XT 760 cranks. I also have (08) Race Face Evolve XC cranks and was looking to use one or the other depending on what rings I could find.

I wouldn't necessarily recommend the Evolve XC cranks for clydes compared to the XT 760 as I can feel the Evolve XC's flex more than the XT's do. If you're going to go with RF, I think I'd look into something like the Deus cranks (similar weight of the XT) or the Atlas.cranks which are heavier than XT by about 100g+/-, but stiffer than the other two RF cranks mentioned.

I found RF chainrings more readily available, but there are also other aftermarket chainrings that will fit either one. I wouldn't cross the XT's off my list because you're concerned about availibilty of chainrings.

This isn't where I found mine, but here is a link to a source that claims to be able to get them:

http://www.beyondbikes.com/ItemMatr...ike&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=05DTCRBG

I would call them to be sure though as BB has been known to drag their feet on actually getting things like this delivered :skep: The point is that they do exist and I think it's it's worth it as the XT is an excellent crankset. Of course I don't know if that is the particular ring(s) you're concerned about.

I did a 2x on my All Mountain. I used the Truvativ Team 3.3 crankset and simply removed the outter chain ring. I added a bash guard (THANKS E.13!!) and went that route...

I rarely use the outter ring and the bash guard saves everything as the outter ring was simply a saw when hucking over large trees, rocks, etc...

Here's the set-up... Only required longer bolts and lighter than a DH or similar 2x crankset...



I KNOW IT ISN'T a 29er... I have a Fisher 20er so, I frequent these forums... Could easily apply to any bike.