Are Mountain Bike Cranks Universal

Shimano xt crankset 165mm mountain bike 30t 1x12 speed fc m8120 1 nib new.

Are mountain bike cranks universal. Steel cranks are common on older bikes and bmxs with aluminium found on most low to mid range road and mtb cranksets and the lightweight but expensive carbon fibre generally reserved for high end cranksets intended for racing on road or off road. The mountain bike cranks we re talking about here span a price range from just over 100 to past 500 but they all have a couple of things in common. A crankset is basically what you use to pedal your mountain bike so you can go forward. But this depends on the type of crankset you have.

For road and mtb bikes aluminium cranks are considered to be tough stiff and light for the price. Two piece and three piece cranksets use a 9 16 inch in diameter pedals. Vintage shimano deore xt fc m730 mtb crankset 1990s 175mm crank arms 46 36 28t. Yes pedals are universal for mountain bikes.

A 1 piece crankset uses 1 2 inch in diameter pedals. The 9 16 bicycle pedals are used very often and are the standard in pedals while the 1 2 pedal and other variations of the bike pedal are used less often. In fact there are two main bicycle pedal sizes. What is a crankset.

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