TheBadger587 said:Black Widows blow. I bent my pair of 170s on my old MUni after jumping
off like a 2ft box. Granted my form was *terrible* but still, 80 dollar
cranks shouldn't do that. stay away from the widows unless you're
totally confident that you have really good landing form.
The Black Widow cranks are as strong or stronger than the typical alloy
cranks that we were using back in the day. That would be back in 1998
or so. Back then they suited our needs and are/were a quality crank.
Back then we also did XC style riding and only a few people were going
big and jumping off of things.
Now the equipment has gotten better and stronger. You no longer have
to be timid about jumping off of things for fear of breaking a crank or
hub. Times have changed.
I still have three sets of Black Widow cranks (150, 160, 170). I don't
use them for muni any more. I do put them on the Coker and similar
riding situations. They're still a good crank when used in the right
situation.
The advantage they have now is that they are available in several
lengths from 150 to 175. And they are straight cranks with no (or
minimal) flare.
They aren't as stiff as some cranks, like the Kooka's the better
Shimano cranks. When I have them on the Coker I can feel the flex
(just very minimal) when climbing. But they do the job.
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