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Your preferred choice of racing crankset.

  • 01-12-2015 11:58pm
    #1
    Amprodude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭


    What do you racers on here go for when it comes to crankset? Dura Ace Crankset to me looks nice. What do you like?


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  • #2
    ftgu06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭ftgu06


    Amprodude wrote: »
    What do you racers on here go for when it comes to crankset? Dura Ace Crankset to me looks nice. What do you like?

    the ratio of the crankset is a lot more important than what it looks like , ie 52/36 or 53/39


  • #3
    koutoubia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,312 ✭✭✭koutoubia


    One of the Campagnolo Carbon cranks. Beautiful. I have a Centaur Carbon on mine. Matched with aftermarket upgraded bearings and they look and turn fantastic.


  • #4
    lennymc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,386 ✭✭✭lennymc


    Cannondale spidering


  • #5
    Eamonnator
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    Sram Red.


  • #6
    Koobcam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 830 ✭✭✭Koobcam


    If price is a factor and you want good performance, get an ultegra semi-compact (52/36).


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  • #7
    De Bhál
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,016 ✭✭✭De Bhál


    from my own observation, the preferred choice in the Irish peloton is Ultegra.

    Probably worth a poll


  • #8
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,231 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    I like the way the question is directed to racers, thus implicitly discounting aesthetics - the only aspect of crankset choice on which anyone could reasonably express a strong opinion.


  • #9
    DirkVoodoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,509 ✭✭✭✭DirkVoodoo


    If you're getting shelled out the back in March you won't care what your crankset looks like.

    Looks don't factor in racing!


  • #10
    letape
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,931 ✭✭✭letape


    I wouldn't decide on a chainset in isolation - so it depends on the groupset that I am using


  • #11
    topcat77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 772 ✭✭✭topcat77


    Remember cycling in France and talking to the bike shop owner, he said in broken English " you don't buy durace you only use it when you're good enough to be signed, then someone else is buying it" not worth the extra crash


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  • #12
    Amprodude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Amprodude


    Lumen wrote: »
    I like the way the question is directed to racers, thus implicitly discounting aesthetics - the only aspect of crankset choice on which anyone could reasonably express a strong opinion.

    Yes I have directed it towards racers. Is that ok?


  • #13
    Harrybelafonte
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,450 ✭✭✭Harrybelafonte


    Amprodude wrote: »
    Yes I have directed it towards racers. Is that ok?

    Not really.


  • #14
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,231 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Amprodude wrote: »
    Yes I have directed it towards racers. Is that ok?
    Well it's a bit like asking racers what sort of stem or seatpost they prefer, to which the answer is probably "one that doesn't snap". :)


  • #15
    billy121
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 264 ✭✭billy121


    ultegra is apparently stiffer than duraace:

    http://www.bikesportmichigan.com/reviews/crank.shtml


  • #16
    wanderer 22
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,178 ✭✭✭wanderer 22


    billy121 wrote: »
    ultegra is apparently stiffer than duraace:

    http://www.bikesportmichigan.com/reviews/crank.shtml

    In 2003 anyway ;-)


  • #17
    billy121
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 264 ✭✭billy121


    colm18 wrote: »
    In 2003 anyway ;-)

    ah you spoiled it for me, this was the lead up to see who wants to buy a top of the range 6600 crank;-)


  • #18
    Amprodude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Amprodude


    billy121 wrote: »
    ah you spoiled it for me, this was the lead up to see who wants to buy a top of the range 6600 crank;-)

    Dura ace is surely better. Just like ultegra is over 105.


  • #19
    DirkVoodoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,509 ✭✭✭✭DirkVoodoo


    Amprodude wrote: »
    Dura ace is surely better. Just like ultegra is over 105.

    So why ask in the first place?

    Do you want the lightest, stiffest crankset for racing in Ireland?

    http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/article/best-road-bike-cranksets-44316/


  • #20
    Koobcam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 830 ✭✭✭Koobcam


    I can offer a suggestion as to what Crankset NOT to buy: basically, anything that uses the Powertorque system-Campag Athena and one or two of the lower Campag groups I believe. Absolute nightmare to do maintenance on.


  • #21
    DirkVoodoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,509 ✭✭✭✭DirkVoodoo


    Koobcam wrote: »
    I can offer a suggestion as to what Crankset NOT to buy: basically, anything that uses the Powertorque system-Campag Athena and one or two of the lower Campag groups I believe. Absolute nightmare to do maintenance on.

    +1


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  • #22
    Eamonnator
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    Koobcam wrote: »
    I can offer a suggestion as to what Crankset NOT to buy: basically, anything that uses the Powertorque system-Campag Athena and one or two of the lower Campag groups I believe. Absolute nightmare to do maintenance on.

    + another one.


  • #23
    billy121
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 264 ✭✭billy121


    Amprodude wrote: »
    Dura ace is surely better. Just like ultegra is over 105.


    There is approx 60g difference in weight between the Ultegra and Duraace chainset - you will not be able to notice this and any gains you would get would be minimal- if you have the cash and want to bling out the bike go for DA. I wouldnt try to justify the purchase on the basis of a DA vs Ultegra crankset on the basis of increased performance


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