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blue
06-22-2006, 12:16 AM
I've been pondering it, but it has a 100mm BB shell...that probably means no, doesn't it...
bjanga
06-22-2006, 12:19 AM
I think it means no
blue
06-22-2006, 12:26 AM
:(

It seems I must make friends with ISIS...FOREVER.
bjanga
06-22-2006, 01:19 AM
or saint

as far as I know, the shimano stuff (except saint) is only good for 68/73mm bb shells.
blue
06-22-2006, 01:40 AM
Ewww...Saint.

Good thing my neighbor has the FSA hookups.
Radarr
06-22-2006, 11:09 AM
:(

It seems I must make friends with ISIS...FOREVER.

Race Face makes the Diabolus cranks in a 100mm BB version. They came stock on the '05 Giant DH bikes.
lovebunny
06-22-2006, 12:47 PM
i think its funny how people mention saint and diabolus when he was asking about XT. kinda oposite ends of the weight spectrum there
Lex
06-22-2006, 01:05 PM
i think its funny how people mention saint and diabolus when he was asking about XT. kinda oposite ends of the weight spectrum there

Seems like people have just been answering the question about being able/not able to use XT and then making suggestions about what is available. Unfortuntely the parts available for that application are decidedly heavier because of their DH/freeride nature.
manhattanprjkt83
06-22-2006, 01:08 PM
or saint

as far as I know, the shimano stuff (except saint) is only good for 68/73mm bb shells.

unless you buy the saint which also comes in an 83mm...

XT is only 68/73 i dont know what the shell is on a sgs but you can do saint on everything xt on some...

The saints are tiiiiiiiiiiiight, i would look into them, im a weight weenie and still feel that the bit of extra weight is worth it.
bjanga
06-22-2006, 02:47 PM
i think its funny how people mention saint and diabolus when he was asking about XT. kinda oposite ends of the weight spectrum there
He is riding a DH bike though.

Too bad they do not make wide Hones
Bicyclist
06-22-2006, 02:51 PM
Xts blow anyways, you shouldn't feel too bad.
blue
06-22-2006, 10:52 PM
BB Shell is 100mm...you know, for the corresponding 165mm rear end :p

I really like my XTs on my XC bike, but I thought they'd look bitchin' on my DH bike, and I really dig the bearing life of external BB cranksets. Maybe I'll have to get the SKF ISIS BB and some nice FSA ISIS cranks someday...