Been beating on the new XTR cranks w/BB for about 3 months now. Nothing lose, creaking. This could be the strongest, lightest, by far the best crankset I have ever owned. I paid for it but you get what you pay for. I would strongly recommend this product.
They seem a bit complicated however. Are all those little adjustments that can me made worth it?
The extra adjustment is actually pretty cool. Basically by adding an independent bearing preload adjustment to the non-drive bearing, Shimano made it possible to achieve perfect bearing preload on a bike frame that has less then perfect manufacturing quality control or poor tolerance on bb shell spacing. Some of the mail-order brands are notorious for this. This fluctuation in tolerance is now able to be accounted for with this design, giving you that silky smoothness you expect from XTR.
Can I please have this in non-wrench terms?
Bike frames are not always perfect. The adjustments allow you to correct the problem.
You no longer need a mallet to make a circle fit in an square hole. :rofl:
But are they worth 3 times the price of XTs'?The price difference,almost 3 times as much across most of the line,between xt and xtr components seems to have exceeded the the increase in performance.Is an xtr shadow rd at $250 really that much better than the xt at $109?When the xtr 980(?)or 990(?)line comes out how many people are going to be buying a $400 rd or a $1,000 set of cranks?I sure hope thule comes out with a rack that fits my ferrari to go with my new full xtr bike.
$569.99 in stock and includes installation at Beachwood Bikes. XT's are $269.99 and also in stock.:hmmm: