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LIGHTEN UP YOUR BIKE PART 3
OK WE HAVE SO FAR GONE OVER THE FRAMES AND FORKS THAT ARE GOOD AND LIGHT AND NEXT WE WILL LOOK AT THE CRANKS AND THERE ARE SEVERAL GOOD CRANKS-THE PRO ODYSSEY BLACK WIDOWS,PRIMO POWERBITES,GT ALUMINUM 3-PC, AND PROFILE CRANKS IF YOU CAN GET IT IN 165MM. THERE IS ALSO THE LIGHTEST SETUP YET WHICH IS AN PLAIN OLD ONE PIECE CRANKS IF YOU WANT THE LIGHTEST BIKE POSSIBLE AND THEY ARE USUALLY CHEAP $15.00-$25.00 AND WEIGH LIKE 32.1-34.1 OUNCES. THE SECOND LIGHTEST CRANK OUT THERE HAS TO BE THE ODYSSEY PRO BLACKWIDOW CRANKS AT 36.2 OUNCES AND THESES ARE THE FAVORITES OF MANY FLATLAND RIDERS ALONG WITH THE GT ALUMINUM 3PC. THE GT ALUMINUM CRANKS ARE ALUMINUM SO YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT CRACKING,BREAKING ETC THAT COMES WITH ALUMINUM STUFF BUT ALOT OF RIDERS USE THESES CRANKS AND HAVE NO PROBLEMS.THE GT 3PC ALUMINUM CRANKS WEIGH LIKE 42.5 OUNCES. THE PROFILE CRANKS ARE ANOTHER GOOD AND LIGHT CRANKS OUT THERE AND THE TRICK IS FINDING SOME 165MM CRANKS AS THE SHORTER THE BETTER FOR CLEARANCE FOR YOUR FRONT WHEEL AND WHEN CHOOSING YOUR CRANKS MAKE SURE YOU GOT GOOD CLEARANCE BETWEEN YOUR CRANKS AND YOUR FRONT WHEEL AS THOSE BAR FLIPS ARE HARD WHEN YOU HIT YOU FRONT WHEEL. THE PROFILE CRANKS IF YOU CAN FIND SOME 165MM ARE A LIGHT 44.1 OUNCES. THE LAST CRANK IS THE HEAVIEST OF THE LIGHT AND GOOD CRANKS IF YOU CAN BELIEVE THE HEAVIEST OF THE LIGHT CRANKS AND DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?? OK ANYWAYS THE PRIMO POWERBITES ARE ONE OF THE STRONGER CRANKS OUT AND BECAUSE OF THAT IS A LITTLE BIT HEAVIER THAN THE ONE LISTED ABOVE.THE PRIMO POWERBITE CRANKS WEIGH IN AT 47.5 OUNCES.
OK I HOPE THIS HELPS ANYONE WHO WANTS TO LIGHTEN UP THEIR BIKES AND WANTS TO GET A LIGHTER SET OF CRANKS AND TIL NEXT TIME-GO OUT AND RIDE DAMN IT....
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