amillhench

I have a set of these beauties headed to me and am looking for people with first person experience using one.

I’ve seen reference to a propensity for breakage but no actual pictures or first hand anecdotes. There is actually relatively little info on them out there.

Would it be ok for gravel duty or should I save it for a road only build? Looking forward to hearing your experience.

Thanks!

dddd

Often it's the amount of loading that is the biggest factor in deciding whether certain lightweight parts should be avoided.

Big, strong rider and/or steep terrain using limited gearing are things that contribute to the loading metric.
There is also the sort of loading peak generated by standing on the pedals over very rough ground.

amillhench

All good points @dddd

This bike will be geared for comfort and not speed. Luckily I am not a big nor strong rider either, ha.

Thanks for the input. If anyone else has ridden and/or broken one of these, I am all ears.

randyjawa 

That crank set was original for my eight speed Quintanna Roo. The bike is, probably, the fastest in my collection and the least liked (long story). I can say this, the 55 tooth big ring could make that bike, fitted with 650a wheels, fly like the wind...