Mountain Bike Cranks

Every mountain bike enthusiast dreams to have one of the best bikes in this world. Many of them do crazy stuff to own one such masterpiece, but how many of them can actually maintain it? Moreover many of them are unable to map the right parts as per their own needs.

However small a bike part may be, but its importance lies in its position and its actual utility. A mountain bike crank might seem to be an almost invisible part, but its proper configuration is a very important aspect which must be clear in mind.

Just for an example, if you are a cross country rider, your crank-set must be light and strong whereas a downhill jumper needs something stronger and beefy to resist those jump shocks.

Let us have a look at some of the best available cranks. The new FSA Gravity Isis CrankSet with Bash Guard is a wonderful design for triathlon athletes. Its hollow aluminium crank arms and spider give the lower portion much more durability. It is suitable for long drops and heavy pedalling.

The Shimano Ultegra FC 6600 CrankSet has a hollow forging structure which is very lightweight and helps in efficient power transfer. It is designed for long races on all terrains except snowy paths.

The 2009 Shimano Deore XT M770 CrankSet with bottom bracket is the latest addition which not only helps in perfect shifting but its heat treated chromoly middle chainring, clamped and pinned structure gives a lot of stability to the bike.

With models like Gravity, Race face, Odyssey and Truvativ, bikers have thousands of options to tune up their bikes with the choice of crank set.