Shimano Crank users?

[part time]

Bit of a heads up if anyone is running SLX/Hone/XT/Saint cranks.....

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/cracks-in-cranks'replies=23

No ones said anything about Saints as yet though.

[pickle]

good heads up mate 


i only run Lowly Deore Tech IIs on my inbred but i'll check em tonight 


any news on Shimano replacing these or are they not covering them for it?

[part time]

I've just checked my Saints on the big bike, they have got them too :-(
But apparently it's okay:

Hi everyone, Albert from Madison here.

Understandably some of you are concerned about what might appear to be cracks at the tips of your crankarms just below the pedal inserts.

This was brought to Shimano's attention some time ago and upon further investigation they were identified as forging marks. Whilst a little disconcerting in appearance, they should be visible to a certain extent on all cranks (new or old) and are simply an unsightly byproduct of the Shimano manufacturing process.

Rest assured these marks do not in any way affect the performance or durability of the cranks/chainsets and to date no cranks have been returned to us with actual cracks at the end of the crank arm.

Thanks
Albert
(Madison - Shimano UK Dist.)

Taken from Southern Downhill......
http://www.southerndownhill.com/forum/index.php/topic,209723.15.html

[se-bmxer]

yep i've got cracks on all 3 sets of DXR cranks too