i recently snapped my crappy bike shop hub, so i need a new one.
i don’t really like the q-factor although i could get used to it.
I am juggling between the K1 ISIS 8 spline and the KH/Onza 36 spline. Any advice out there? I don’t think i will break either… at least not for a while.
I’ve got the Koxx isis 10 splined hub and i like it. I did some 2 meter drops and it didn’t bend(me is 60kg heavy). The Koxx cranks have no q-factor which the KH/Onza ones have. But if you look from the side on them the Koxx cranks aren’t flat on the top, which makes leg around seat difficult. It hink it’s easier with the KH/Onza ones. But i didn’t ride a KH or Onza yet, so i can’t really tell you what’ better.
There are people who like the Koxx best and there are som who like the KH/onza best.(There are also some who like the Prolfile and qu-ax…)
the only difference with them, is the kh cranks are more tubular, and the koxx cranks are more oval shaped, the kh have some q-factor, and yet the koxx cranks dont!
and the koxx cranks dont creak at all (i dont think) and the kh cranks and hub do creak a bit but can be fixed with maintenance, but the creaking doesnt have nething to do with the strength
q factor makes you wobble when you ride fast e.g. for a rolling hop and i suppose also when riding skinnys…but… it keeps your ankles well clear on the crank bolt so no more bloody ankles
Well something like q factor doesn’t make really good riders worse. It is more of a preference thing I think, I don’t mind it for riding but when I grind rails it is easier for the rail to get wedged between the crank and tire. I like it though because I used to ride 03KH trials cranks and I always had bloody ankles.
i believe the part with the q-factor all comes down to preference, and even if u r worried about the q-factor making u wobble or wat not… u shouldnt, becoz even tho there is a slight angle, u will eventually and if not pretty quickly get used to the q-factor and just use it to its advantages!