SaltPlus Metron 48 BMX Crank vs. Salt Rookie Mid BB BMX Crank - Direct Comparison
2 BMX Cranks compared side by side: SaltPlus Metron 48 BMX Crank and Salt Rookie Mid BB BMX Crank. The lightest is SaltPlus Metron 48 BMX Crank at 0.95 kg. The lowest price is Salt Rookie Mid BB BMX Crank at 71.95 EUR.
Key Differences
Why buy SaltPlus "Metron 48" BMX Crank?
- ✓ kunstform Pick: we ride it ourselves and we pass it on
- ✓ Lightest (0.95 kg)
- ✓ Most CrMo parts (3)
- ✓ Pro quality
Why buy Salt "Rookie Mid BB" BMX Crank?
- ✓ kunstform Pick: we ride it ourselves and we pass it on
- ✓ Best price (71.95 EUR)
- ✓ Best value for money
Conclusion
- SaltPlus "Metron 48" BMX Crank excels in: weight and material quality
- Salt "Rookie Mid BB" BMX Crank excels in: price
Technical Specifications
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| Product | Pick SaltPlus "Metron 48" BMX Crank | Pick Salt "Rookie Mid BB" BMX Crank |
| Price |
from 142.95 EUR Taxfree excl. shipping |
71.95 EUR 🏆 Taxfree excl. shipping |
| Manufacturer | SaltPlus | Salt |
| Weight Scale: light to heavy (BMX Cranks category) | 0.95 kg 🏆 | 1.46 kg |
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| Material | 4130 CrMo, heat treated | CrMo, heat-treated |
| Style | 3-pc. with two bolt installation, RHD/LHD compatible | - |
| Crank-Type | 3-piece | 3-piece |
| Crank Arm Length | 165mm, 175mm | 127mm, 152mm |
| Spindle Diameter | 19mm | 19mm |
| Spindle-Type | 48-Spline | 8-Spline |
| Crankarm length | 165mm or 175mm (selectable as an option) | 127mm, 152mm |
| Axle | Massive, 19mm, 4130 CrMo, 48 spline, flush mount 6mm CrMo hex bolts | 8 spline |
| Extras | Triangle shaped and tapered crank arms made of heat treated 4130 CrMo | incl. Mid BB bottom bracket and US BB Cups, usable by frames with US BB and Mid BB size bottom bracket |
| Pedal Thread | for 9/16" pedals | for 9/16" pedals |
| Recommended for | Street, Park, Trails | Street, Park |
| Pedal Threat | - | for 9/16" pedals |
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The Brands
About SaltPlus: SaltPlus (Salt+) is the high-performance parts brand from the creators of Wethepeople and Eclat in Cologne, Germany. Positioned a step above Salt,... View all SaltPlus products
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kunstform Picks from the BMX Cranks category
Our history with BMX parts did not start when we opened kunstform in 2003: some of the team have been riding longer than the shop has existed, and most of us are still on a bike today. So we know pretty well which parts we can trust. A kunstform Pick therefore only goes to what we would bolt onto our own bikes: parts where the quality and the value are right, and that you will enjoy for a long time.
Lightest and heaviest: BMX Cranks
Weights range from 0.77 kg to 1.50 kg - 0.95 kg on average, 0.91 kg in the middle of the field. The chart shows all 46 comparable products in this category; the markers are the ones being compared.
- 1 SaltPlus Metron 48 BMX Crank
- 2 Salt Rookie Mid BB BMX Crank
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Cheapest and most expensive: BMX Cranks
Prices range from 22.95 EUR to 311.95 EUR - 141.86 EUR on average, 156.45 EUR in the middle of the field. The chart shows all 46 comparable products in this category; the markers are the ones being compared.
- 1 SaltPlus Metron 48 BMX Crank
- 2 Salt Rookie Mid BB BMX Crank
