Press Release

North Shore Billet’s New Canadian Made Talon Cranks 11

After two years of development, North Shore Billet’s Canadian Made crank is here and is available in four lengths.

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6/1/2023 6:00am

Introducing the North Shore Billet Talon Cranks. We’ve dedicated two years to perfecting this product after it came to life as a personal project on a few of our machinist’s park, enduro, and DJ bikes. After catching the attention of our friends, team riders, and customers in Whistler and beyond, we proudly offer them to you.

The NSBillet Talon Cranks are available in a short 155mm length. *A.J. Barlas*

To create the best product possible, we worked closely with our team of riders, including Yoann Barelli, Max Langille, Ben Wallace, and Milton McConville. Together, we refined the design to improve durability and usability while maintaining the sleek machined finish of the original cranks. After extensive real-world testing, we sent the cranks to EFBE Pruftechnik in Germany for further lab testing. They passed with flying colours, meeting and exceeding their comprehensive EFBE TRI-TEST® Gravity standards.

Yoann Barelli has been riding the cranks for more than 12 months and has played an instrumental role in their development — Yoann Barelli has been riding the cranks for more than 12 months and has played a key role in their development *A.J. Barlas*

Yoann’s Into The Gnar athletes have also been part of the testing pool. Nate Spitz getting low. A.J. Barlas

Team rider Milton McConville has also been a valuable team rider, pushing the cranks on his trail bike, DH bike and DJ. A.J. Barlas

We’re excited to release the Talon cranks to riders everywhere and offer them in various sizes, including new shorter lengths for modern mountain bikes. Precision machined from 7075 T6 aluminum in our Whistler machine shop; the cranks are available in anodized black, clear anodized silver, and our anodized pewter color.

The cranks use an 8-lobe interface. *A.J. Barlas*

Features:

Built for Enduro and DH/Freeride bike applications
Three-piece design
30mm crank spindle diameter
Aluminum pre-loader
Cinch chainring mount
Four lengths currently available: 155mm, 160mm, 165mm, and 170mm
Available for 73mm and 83mm bottom brackets
Machined from billet 7075 T6 aluminum in Whistler
Weight: 670g (170mm w/ 73mm spindle)
Price: $420 USD

As we produced our Talon cranks, we created a threaded bottom bracket and a tool to help install it. This tool can also secure the direct mount chainring and follows Park Tool BBT-79 specifications, making it compatible with various bottom brackets such as SRAM DUB and Race Face.

The NSB bottom bracket tool fits anything the Park Tool BBT-79 does and secures chainrings to the Talon crank. A.J. Barlas

North Shore Billet’s threaded bottom bracket is available for 30mm and Dub spindles in 68/73mm and 83mm BB widths. A.J. Barlas

The North Shore Billet Talon cranks, bottom bracket and tool are now available on our website; several distributors also have stock ready to roll. Head to the website for more information on this exciting new addition to our range.

North Shore Billet cranks are 99% made in our Whistler BC shop. The bolt in the pre-loader is the only part we don’t make. *A.J. Barlas*

About North Shore Billet

Since 2003, NSB has been making high-quality Canadian-made bicycle components. First located in North Vancouver, we were drawn to Whistler for its diverse riding and small mountain town atmosphere. While being a small company in Whistler has allowed us to stay close to the roots of mountain biking, we strive to keep up with the latest manufacturing technologies and remain globally competitive.