What is the difference between sram and truvativ

Jun 12, You must login to Pinkbike. Don't have an account? Sign up. Truvativ has new aluminum and carbon cranks on the way that are scheduled to hit shelves this July. The Descendant line is aimed at the gravity crowd, while the Stylo line is geared more towards XC and trail riders.

Take a look at the details and pricing below. Posted In: Press Releases Cranks. Are Bike Brands Greenwashing? We Asked An Expert views. Has anyone ever had "inconsistent performance" from a pair of crank arms? TheHill Jun 13, at Yes, when I'm drunk on the bike, the cranks feel very inconsistent.

Boardlife69 Jun 13, at My old carbon cranks use to consistently weigh less with every ride. Only the poor chumps that still aren't running boost cranks! If I had two cranksets and one snapped before the other then yes I would call them "inconsistent".

NotDannyHart Jun 13, at My cranks after a good run stop being consistent, I thing that it's due to the low amount of oil inside them I wish they had a biggy bAck reservoir to compensate for that I'm thinking about going with coil cranks next time SpeedMountain Jun 13, at I can honestly say that the longer I'm on my bike, the slower the cranks rotate.

It's crazy, I know, but they spin so much easier at the beginning of a long ride than at the end. It seems to correspond with climbing also.

I don't notice it nearly as much on the descents. Perhaps with these, I will be able to turn the pedals more consistently throughout the entire duration of the ride. I don't notice this same issue on shorter rides or on shuttle laps. WAKIdesigns Jun 13, at My Hope cranks were rather inconsistent SpeedMountain : it's called beeing tired I guess ahahahaha. Waldon83 Jun 13, at That was exspensive, and shit if I'm honest. Kramz Jun 15, at I've seen them break, that could be noted as inconsistent performance, as well as stripping where the crank arm meets the shaft.

To be fair, the Truvativ Descendant cranks I have on my bike now are laughably weak looking, and hollow grooved along the back length. I think the main problem is that someone sitting at a computer designing things is probably never going to see the consequences of their design. WAKIdesigns Jun 15, at Kramz : don't sell people designing these so short, at the end of the day if it's not destruction tested by "engineers" it's whole company's fault for not employing appropriate product development process.

WAKIdesigns : waki what was wrong with your hope crank arms? Then went through 2 bearings in a year for BB92 setup due to 30mm axle.

You can buy mine, nobody wants it. WAKIdesigns : yikes, ill stay with shimano, thanks. Freaking beatiful aside of low price and low weight. The new one has chainring installed with 4 screws only like granny, no stupid double bolts which either get loose or seize. I just needed to install 3mm spacers to stop the chain from derailling from XTR cassette while back pedalling.

Aluminium versions are so ugly, that you simply have to buy carbon, smart marketing move! Brightside Jun 13, at There are nicer alu versions of both cranks. Just not mentioned by PB.

Brightside : or shimano zees that will survive long past any of us for a fraction the price. Boardlife69 : well these carbon are much cheaper Boardlife69 : alloy cranks are still ugly. MTBrent Jun 13, at Relatively light. You can indeed pick three with Zees. WAKIdesigns Jun 14, at Light, cheap, possibly strong judging by my SLX and looks absolutely stunning. No thanks. Anyone notice that the Stylo crank looks like it says "girls" when upside down?

AaGro Jun 13, at Looks likes the weights are now there apart from on the carbon descendant, if that's not what it was like when you commented.

The XC and DH models look identical except for the decals and weigh the same Also weight difference is minimal for double the price. Let me keep my money. HeronBlue Jun 13, at The install was a breeze. A light coating of grease, slide that sucker in haha that's what she said and torqued down the crank arm bolt and I was done.

This thing was smooth as butter and silent! I have been riding with these cranks for a few months now I am happy to report that they work flawlessly and I've had no issues. The cranks and bottom bracket are still quiet as a mouse and smooth and haven't required any maintenance.

The entire drivetrain works well together and the chainring has held up well showing very little signs of wear. It also sheds mud and dirt well and I haven't had any degradation in shifting performance even when things get sloppy.

I would definitely recommend these cranks as a stylish, solid and wallet-friendly option for any build and would also highly recommend the DUB setup for anyone who hasn't tried it.

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