The Rocksteady cranks could be the ticket for riders in areas with lots of abrupt climbs.

Here's to the local builders.

Is carbon fiber really the ideal material to be dragging through pointy rocks at speed?

SRAM turns to AI to help optimize its crank designs.

Want to stand out from the crowd? Boone Technologies might have the answer.

"It's really straightforward. You just tig weld the joints using a titanium filler rod while purging Argon gas through the torch and back purging through the individual part to the backside of the weld."

There's something special about the people who can disappear into their shops and make actual things.

Can a technophobe figure out the intricacies of a dual-sided power meter?

There's now an eeWings Raven titanium crank painted deep black, 165mm eeWings Mountain cranks, and five different colours for the Cane Creek Preloader.

The best of the rest - one last round of randoms with a wide assortment of new products from Pond Beaver.

Cane Creek releases the Hellbender bottom brackets, designed to complement their eeWings crankset.

Race Face expands their range of products with the mid-range all mountain and enduro focused Aeffect R crankset, dropper post, and lever.

FSA's new PowerBox carbon power meter crankset allows the user to pick and choose from multiple data upgrades.

We review Crankbrothers' Candy pedal, a mid-sized, kinda-has-a-platform-but-mostly-doesn't offering that's popular with trail riders.

A first foray into carbon for Rotor sees more than 100 grams dropped from their XC race cranks.

SRAM's DH cranks are now DUB bottom bracket compatible, and Truvativ and TLD have teamed up to make a line of flashy cranks and handlebars.

Ultra-light cranks, carbon and aluminum hybrid rims, and magnets that help keep you hydrated.

e*thirteen's LG1R cranks are light, stiff, and designed to withstand the punishing conditions found on the World Cup DH circuit.

Each half of the two-piece arms are glued together.

Olly and Bren take every opportunity they can to put their bikes sideways and present DMR's new Axe crank.

The Canadian brand's new XC/Trail carbon cranks weigh in at 428 grams.

After nearly a full year of abuse, it's time to find out how these spendy arms have held up.

Fresh aluminum, carbon, and coil springs from Massa Marittima, Italy.

HXR's Easy Shift crankset places a freewheel in your cranks, and blocks the wheel's freehub, allowing you to shift at any time when rolling or pedaling.

Today's advent prize combo is perfect for downhill riders. Click here to enter for your chance to win.

FSA's New Cranks & Wheels, Marin's Alcatraz DJ Bike, and more!

A monthly round-up of all the latest tech - including gear from Marin, Gemini, Kona, Raceface and more.

Find out who will be receiving a crankset from Rotor after predicting the men and women's races correctly at last weekend's Enduro World Series event in Austria and Slovenia.

Weighing just 18 grams, the AMS Crank Defenders look like an elegant solution to protect expensive carbon cranks from ground strikes.

Oval rings for enduro? We give Rotor's made-in-Spain R-Hawk crankset a try.

Carbon a little too common for you? Cane Creek's eeWings titanium crankset weighs just 400-grams and is made for enduro use.

The Easy Shift Crankset was inspired by trial bikes with an integrated freewheel and fix rear hub allow you to change gear at any time without pedaling.

SRAM's new cranksets have a new spindle size and a revised bottom bracket design, but they'll fit into any frame.

Pinkbike's tech editors answer some of your most pressing forum questions.

Race Face's Next R cranks weigh less than a pound, but they're still designed to take a beating.

Rotor unveils their patent pending floating-clutch hub system.

Rotor's R-Hawk crank system is a little different from the rest, just like Tippie.

Available in either carbon or aluminum, the Descendant and Stylo cranks have a new look.

A carbon BMX rim, Shimano's E8000 motor, and a crankset from Miranda that can fit nearly every bike out there.

An innovative aluminum crankset from the first name in oval chainrings.

How does a full Truvativ Descendant Group worth $555 sound? To get your hands on the Carbon crankset, riser bar and stem, get entered in today's advent for your chance to win.

Does DMR's crankset stand up to the trails?

Cane Creek has two new remotes - one for their shock and another to control a dropper post - and FSA shows off their power meter cranks and Afterburner WideR wheelset.

There might be another option to consider when talking about carbon fiber cranksets.

A future-proof crankset? FSA says that's true for each of its four new cranksets.

Praxis' first carbon fiber crankset promises to be among the lightest on the market.

We give Race Face's burliest aluminum crankset a solid thrashing.

Today we are going to make one lucky person's bike lighter and faster thanks to Race Face and their Next SL Cranks, Next handlebar and Turbine 35mm stem, enter to win inside.

Turbine Cinch's splined, quick-change spider interface makes it possible to adjust the timing of Absolute Black's oval chainrings.

The EXP cassette will feature a 9 tooth cog and be available in ten, eleven, and a downhill-specific, eight speed version.

A tour of the Hope Tech factory to see what goes into making their new cranks.

The long awaited cranks from the aluminium specialists in Barnoldswick have arrived.

Racing season isn't over just yet.

Pinkbike's tech editors answer some of your most pressing forum questions.

Spotted on Curtis Keene's EWS race bike, SRAM's wireless and nearly invisible off-road power meter is now available to the public.

Race Face adds the new Cinch system to their carbon fiber all-mountain / downhill cranks.

Pinkbike Product Picks - a look at the products that we've been using day in and day out.

Race Face's Cinch interface makes its way onto the new Turbine cranks.

Pinkbike Product Picks - a quick look at the products that we've been using day in and day out.

Geigerrig Rig 710 hydration pack • e*thirteen TRSr crankset • Specialized LoDown gloves

Product Picks is a weekly feature that lets you see the latest gear that we're rocking and how it performs.

We test Race Face's new ultra-light carbon crankset.

Race Face is bringing a full plate of components to the table for 2014, including a new wheelset and redesigned carbon fiber cranks.

Shimano Zee crankset • Bell Full 9 helmet • Sombrio N'Fluence shorts

Product Picks is a weekly review feature that lets you see the latest gear that we're rocking and how it performs.

Race Face Turbine cranks • MSR SuperFly stove • Outward Hound Port-A-Bowl

Product Picks is a weekly feature that lets you see the latest gear that we're rocking and how it performs.

Can a carbon crank really withstand the rigors of proper DH riding? We review the new 83mm spindle cranks to find out.

We race-test a familiar DH chainguide and a new crankset for a whole season and then some.

Fast-track your ride with a carbon 2-by crankset - and get the job done in 40 minutes

Long awaited, looking fantastic and all from the UK. We recently took delivery of Middleburn's latest addition to their crank range, the RS8 X-Type which follows on from their previous legendary offerings for use on ISIS and square taper bottom brackets. Let's see how they fared.

You saw the new Truvativ Descendant cranks here on Pinkbike only a short time ago, but we thought we'd take a closer look at the new arms while at Interbike 2010. Inside you can read more about the cranks, as well as listen to the audio to hear all the details!

Read on...

Race Face has been around as a component manufacturer for almost twenty years, supplying mountain bike parts for all segments of the market while developing innovative new components that hold up in challenging conditions. In early 2010, Race Face introduced its SIXC handlebar and crankset to the mountain biking world and this new family of carbon components was meant for demanding use on longer travel, all-mountain bikes.

Since I installed the cranks on my bike a few months ago, I’ve been putting them through the wringer and, despite a few criticisms, I am duly impressed by the overall quality and performance of the set, which I feel ranks among the best on the market.

Read on for full review,

They've been in the making for the past 2 years and at the World Championships at Mont St. Anne, Quebec, Truvativ unveiled their Descendant cranks for all to see. BlackBox riders Sam Hill, Brendan Fairclough, Steve Peat, Greg Minnaar and Marc Beaumont were all in attendance and even had a few of their bikes on display showing off the new release.

Read on for more details,

Today's Tech Tuesday shows you how to install Shimano's XT Hollowtech cranks and outboard bearing bottom bracket. Inside you can watch a great video guiding you through the process.

Read on...

e.13 has recently been purchased by The Hive, a newer company that has a number of brands under it. Brands like Revel, Chub hubs, and now e13. There has been some images of the cranks floating around the internet, however here is the first video explaining the new crank arms, and technologies.

Check out more info inside...

It may not be the next invention to make you faster, or keep you safer, but what's ever been wrong with looking nice?

Everyone knows that us mountain bikers have a habit of making things look terrible in short order. Whether it's from crashes, shuttle wear, or nice abrasive mud, the nice shiny parts we pay for end up looking like mangled pieces of metal in no time. Ever see Holzfellers after a season of use? Not a pretty picture. But now they can be!

More details and pics inside,

Source: Reece Wallace

Weighing in at under one kilogram, extremely stiff with Hollotech II technology, and designed to fit almost any mountain biker's budget, the Shimano SLX series cranks and bottom bracket cannot be beaten.

When my Shimano SLX cranks first arrived in the mail, I opened up the box and thought a mistake had been made. I thought that some cross country cranks had been shipped to me instead of the freeride cranks I was supposed to be reviewing. However, within the first ride it became obvious that Shimano has put a lot of R&D into their new SLX series.

Source: Race Face

Auctioning Ultra-Rare Custom Pink Cranks to Raise Money for Dirt Series Scholarships

We’re too busy building and riding the most stealth bike parts on the planet to really know, or care what colour Paris Hilton is rocking this year. We don’t know if pink is the new black, or if black is the new black; we just build what looks sick. What we do know is that pink is the new “So Crazy Rare There are Only 8 Like It in the World” when it comes to Race Face cranks.

Recently I started the construction of my street bike for the year, and it has some unique features about it. One of which is a mid bottom bracket, meaning I was forced to use press in bottom bracket cups. This application limited me to BMX style cranks, however, doing a test on BMX cranks would not help you all mountain, freeride, and downhill riders out at all.

Deity has been slaving for 2.5 years on the Vendetta crankset, and after a few quick chats with Eric at Deity, I had my cranks picked out.

Click here for information on the Vendetta Crankset...

RaceFace is a British Columbia based component company that has been a constant supplier of durable, strong, and well thought out quality products. Whether it's developing a new rock solid stem for the North Shore, or kicking back working on some casual wear, they are always developing something, and are constantly pushing the envelope.

The all new RaceFace Atlas FR cranks are no different, they are peeling the envelop wide open-check them out!

Cranks play a huge part when putting the power down to the ground, so there is no surprise why there is so much technology being created year by year. After the change from a basic "square taper" bottom bracket, to ISIS drive, now we are using outboard bearing, with 2 piece cranks. Everyone is making an outboard set up these days and the crew an Shimano has been at it for a while now. I just got my paws on a set of 2008 Shimano XT cranks and wanted to show you what it took to install and set them up right for my application.

So what happens when your sick of riding around all year on twisted and bent cranks? Well for a lot of us… absolutely nothing! As we all know, crank sets can be a pretty expensive investment on your bike. Well myself, personally I’m 17 years old and work in a bike shop, so needless to say I don’t have the largest budget. There are inexpensive cranks out there, to accommodate those of us who can't bust out a hockey sock full of cash, but you might as well just keep riding your current setup because they will end up twisted or you will end up tearing the pedal out of them anyway. I have found that some manufacturers make cranks way to soft. If they are too soft, pedal threads tear even on the smallest impacts, and if you manage to catch your pedal on a solid root or rock, it’s game over.

My favorite bike parts are those that not many other people have and I like it even better when you know that those parts are made locally by riders and for riders.

That is the case with my new North Shore Billet Freelight cranks. NSB is located in the land of the world's most challenging and scary trails, North Vancouver.

So by now, most of you out there are very much aware of Shimano’s SAINT line up of burly, Freeride components. The SAINT line up came about because of the demand for more abuse ready parts (i.e. cranks, derailleurs, brakes and hubs) for the Freeride and Downhill markets. SAINT answered the call and has been delivering for 2 seasons now. I put on a new set of 170 mm cranks and hooked up a short cage rear derailleur to my rear Deemax wheel this season and this is what the results were: