[scorpionsf]

Which Saint components would you recomend and why?

 

[dante]

cranks, brakes and normal-rise rear derailleurs.

 

[scorpionsf]

how are the hubs? i was considering getting this http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product/wh402a12-shimano+saint+rhynolite+whls+wrr+der.aspx with these http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product/BR407C01-Shimano+Saint+M800+Disc+Brake.aspx

 

[mtb_biker]

wouldn't go with their proprietary hub->rotor designs

 

[Dover]

I have the whole group on both of my bigger bikes. the hubs are great, light and easy to service. although the new 07 versions are lighter. the RD and the shifter (rapid fire) are just awesome. I have bashed that RD off so many rocks and it still shifts with out question. the outboard mounted RH shifter is very user friendly as well. The cranks are beyond belief. they are by far the stiffest, toughest, awesomest cranks I've ever used. And the Brakes are just as good. I cant complain about any of the saint parts. I have been so completely happy with mine so far. I even put the saint brakes on my XC bike.

 

[attomixt]

Cranks: lightweight, tough(all relative of course), look good, hollowtech II design

 

[PrincipalRider]

Hubs have never given me any problems, I bang my derailleur off rock after rock and it keeps shifting and there is no stupid derailleur hanger to bend. The brakes have such a nice progressive feel yet I can lock them up with one finger and little effort if need be. They are waaaay better than any hayes brakes and slightly better than avid IMHO too.

 

[RED5]

love my Saint brakes and RR der, simply awesome. Looking to pick up the shifter soon, although $75 for one shifter is nuckin futs!!

 

[XSL_WiLL]

Cranks - super solid and reasonably light
Brakes - great power and modulation (centerlock rotors suck though)
Rear derailleur - great for horizontal drops or people that just destroy derailleurs

The shifters are nothing special really, you can just mount them outboard of the brake levers.

Hubs are nothing special, and the oversized centerlock is a pain.

 

[King Gull]

whats wrong with centerlock hubs?

 

[mtb_biker]

with Saint hubs, you have to run saint rotors.

 

[XSL_WiLL]

And Saint rotors have a very narrow braking path, this means you're limited to Shimano brakes or other brakes with narrow braking paths. Unless of course you want to grind and bevel every single set of pads you get.

 

[matt]

Like others said, Saint brakes and cranks are awesome. I can't speak about any of their other components, but I really like the brakes as well as the cranks. (But I will be running XT's on my next bike)

 

[DHidiot]

Cranks and brakes are both nice. The rest is blah.

 

[Mesozoic]

Brakes are superb. Controls and derailleur hardware is tough as well. Would've done Saint hubs, but they're heavy.

 

[ColinBelisle]

i have a santa cruz chameleon, and it has horizontal dropouts, will the RD fit?

colin

 

[SHIVER ME TIMBERS]

cranks and brakes

 

[captain spaulding]

crap looks like you guys sold me on the cranks, should have em i week.. really good deals on '06s w/bottom brackets to be had..