Good find! And a nice way for some to go 1x with a $35 RaceFace narrow wide chainring in a 104bcd.
I had these crankarms on a SS 29er rigid. Worked perfect, and if memory serves me right they fit RaceFace crank arm boot protectors.
Bought these last week for $75. The $2 discount is killing me, but you live and learn.
Anyway, $20 for the bb, and about $65 for the SLX rings at Universal Cycles. They are paying you $10 to take the crank arms and spindle. Got the RaceFace Narrow Wide 30t for $45 off ebay. Let the 1x10 experiment begin!
Would be a killer deal if it were the hollow forged SLX, but looks more like a mislabeled Deore or lower crank to me. Wait for a deal that's maybe $20 more, IMO. SLX, FSA Afterburner, X7 would be on my list for sub-$100 cranks. Higher levels would be an even better deal, XT, S1400, X9, etc. They're stronger and stiffer than I-beam (Race Face) or scalloped crank arms.
Funny that they label these as "SLX" when in fact they are non-series.
The higher M610 Deores here in the Philippines fetch for less than $60 Shimano Deore Cranks 2014, Brandnew, ( Sale ) - Brand New For Sale Philippines - 33036891
We've got some of the cheapest [if not THE cheapest] prices for Shimano components in the world. Make sure you check out our bike shops if you're ever in the country :thumbsup:
Call it non series if you want. They are Deore cranks with a different paint job with Deore bb and SLX rings. Not sure if SLX crankset comes with an upgraded bb. Shimano puts a different paint job on the OE stuff so they can sell the Deore stuff as "aftermarket". These are better than Deore M610 due to better rings. I like these specifically because they don't say Deore on them.
Maybe that is something new to the Deore line. I have purchased Deore cranks in the past and they didn't have the steel middle ring. Anyway, this is a decent deal. No need to rip the OP apart over trying to hook someone up. There are lighter and stronger cranks out there but they are going to cost more than $73 shipped. The chain rings for this are fairly easy to find too.
EDIT: Chainring part #: Y1LV98080 (if same as M590) = Yes, SLX middle ring.
Yeah, but with ribble no bb included so with a $20 bb, deal is about the same except better middle ring on the OPs suggested crankset. Good try, though.
I already acknowledged the BB, which is $13 not $20. So the total shipped is $77. Versus $83 at chainreaction.
My understanding is that the chainrings are identical on the 10sp M590 and the OP's M552. This assumes that the description on ribble (10sp M590 with composite/steel middle) is correct, and the ancient non-matching photo (9-speed with stamped middle) is incorrect. If that assumption is false, then I agree this is a less attractive option.
Like the OP, I'm just trying to share info on potentially attractive low-price cranksets. I'll let everyone decide for themselves which is more attractive. Frankly, either of them is a good value, and neither of them are mind blowing.
So don't rip on the OP (or me) . . . if anyone deserves ripping, its chainreaction for calling a M552 crankset SLX.
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