7/19/14 2:56 AM

Took my bikes in for a tune up whilst I'm out on another gig. (Ireland, England, France, and Amsterdam this time....love my job! :) My crankset is cracked right at the pedal and must be replaced. I haven't been keeping up with tech the last couple years so wondering if you have any preferences? My only caveat is that I'll likely stick with carbon. Aware of the Campy stuff but 1k for a Super Record set seems a bit silly so I'd love to come in well under that price point if possible.

7/19/14 8:55 AM

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What is the broke crank?

Is just ordering a new arm/spider not an option ?

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7/19/14 9:51 AM

I'm also way out of touch with the latest BB and crankset technologies. But if you like Campy, I always found the Chorus group to offer the best value point. Should be a lot cheaper than the Super Record bits and probably within a few grams.

7/19/14 4:59 PM

Does the bike have a threaded bottom bracket, or 30mm or what?

Even though my Orbea has a modern, 10sp Dura-Ace crankset that works quite well enough, I have held out on buying any other such modern cranksets since the option of adjusting the bb width and chainline went away with the new designs.

Also, some of the newer stuff seems to be emphasizing extreme rigidity of the chainrings, for mostly good reasons BUT, the ability of the big ring to flex laterally would seem to spare the chain/sprocket interface from the highest loads when cross-chaining, something that I do quite regularly.
So, I put up with the older crankset's bit of extra trimming of the front derailer that flexing chainrings require when cross-chaining a modern, wide stack of cogs (but which is never noticed on my older bikes with only 7, 6, 5 or only 4 cogs in back).

7/20/14 1:47 AM

Sparky, it's a strange brand of crankset...leopard I think, though the labels wore off years ago. I put them on when I got the bike from Carl in...oh goodness, maybe 2006 or 7. I don't even remember clearly how long it's been. I bought these cranks because I liked to look, silly I know, but I have to say I've not had any complaints and getting this much time out of them means they did their job very well. But no, a new arm/spider aren't really options.

I have the Chorus in mind, of course, but was just looking to see what everyone else liked. Campy set will maybe require a new BB as well but I suppose it would be nice to have a full campy drivetrain instead of the hybrid I've been running- Super Record rear der, campy spaced cassette, but Shimano-spaced, 130 bcd chainrings

7/20/14 2:56 AM

I have Chorus cranksets on 3 bikes, 2 10s and an 11. No complaints.

7/20/14 6:37 AM

The Sram cranks are nice at the price...

7/20/14 10:10 AM

Are non compact Campy offerings 135mm BC ?

7/20/14 10:28 AM

Still 135mm, yes, but a new Campagnolo standard is coming. It uses only four arms in the style of current Shimano, so standard and compact cranks will use identical arms.

7/20/14 10:36 AM

Rob, what format is the current BB crankset?

I think if not and outboard BB bearing setup, you will appreciate the wider bearing stance on these. Not to mention a 24mm billet axle as compared to and if the busted setup is square taper setup.