Efneo GTRO 3 speed Crankset
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Efneo GTRO 3 speed Crankset
hey guys, i just tumble to this new crankset from a polish maker:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bikebiz.com/efneo-releases-a-3-speed-internal-gearbox-called-the-gtro/
any realworld review on folders? that could be a hit for bromptons ens intetnal gear bikrd.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bikebiz.com/efneo-releases-a-3-speed-internal-gearbox-called-the-gtro/
any realworld review on folders? that could be a hit for bromptons ens intetnal gear bikrd.
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Wow, looks good, $500 on US Amazon and good reviews. For me it does not go low enough, but for most people it should be completely satisfactory. The price may seem steep, but if you go the cheap way and go over multiple hoops, the costs accumulate, and so do the time and complexity where things can go sideways.
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Go ahead, and tell us how it goes :-)
https://bikerumor.com/2017/08/21/rev...y-keeps-clean/
https://road.cc/content/review/22779...-front-gearbox
Odd that prices are quoted in USD and not even in Euros, considering the mfg is located in Poland.
https://bikerumor.com/2017/08/21/rev...y-keeps-clean/
https://road.cc/content/review/22779...-front-gearbox
Odd that prices are quoted in USD and not even in Euros, considering the mfg is located in Poland.
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Go ahead, and tell us how it goes :-)
https://bikerumor.com/2017/08/21/rev...y-keeps-clean/
https://road.cc/content/review/22779...-front-gearbox
Odd that prices are quoted in USD and not even in Euros, considering the mfg is located in Poland.
https://bikerumor.com/2017/08/21/rev...y-keeps-clean/
https://road.cc/content/review/22779...-front-gearbox
Odd that prices are quoted in USD and not even in Euros, considering the mfg is located in Poland.
wow, nice reviews.
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i just inquire then on chat and the response was very good.
for brompton they make it with 38t so the frame allows the correct clearences.
on brompton if you go smaller than 30 on crankset the chainline hits the " metal cable holder stopper square thing" on right chainstay.
how did the guys on photo make it? saw that square metal off? and good to go?
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2% apparently: "There's no noticeable noise from the gearbox beyond a quiet purr, and no noticeable extra drag or effort required to pedal. Efneo has tested the drag at high loads and estimates it at around 2% – a perfectly acceptable loss in my book and on par with any other internal gear mechanism.
As for manufacturing: "Manufacturing of the Efneo bottom bracket and the parts for the gearbox is done by Tange Seiki – a Japanese company with nearly a hundred years of precision cycling component manufacture behind it. Final assembly is done in Poland."
https://road.cc/content/review/22779...-front-gearbox
As for using a chainring < 30T: I used a 24T on a double crankset with no issue, so a 28T should be OK.
As for manufacturing: "Manufacturing of the Efneo bottom bracket and the parts for the gearbox is done by Tange Seiki – a Japanese company with nearly a hundred years of precision cycling component manufacture behind it. Final assembly is done in Poland."
https://road.cc/content/review/22779...-front-gearbox
As for using a chainring < 30T: I used a 24T on a double crankset with no issue, so a 28T should be OK.
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"Anyway, pedaling efficiency notably improved, and all nasty crunchy noises were gone. So, it's nice that you can re-lubricate this thing by just taking the crank off the spindle and giving it a fluid bath. Woot.
The really disappointing news was to see that the torque arm against the chainstay was digging into the aluminum of my 2011 Mukluk frame. The digging was "plastic deformation", IMO there needs to be a much bigger rubber-covered load spreader as it used on the FSA Patterson crank to useful effect. Will this gouge break my frame? Beats me. I'll keep an eye on it.
And I'm sorry the trigger shifter ergonomics are not good.I have to wrap my left thumb to an unpleasant angle sometimes, and the sheer size of the shifter makes sharing real estate with other bar components a troublesome situation.
OH, right, if you are going to do a lube bath on one of these, it's messy enough during the tip-over step that the outer shell (that contacts your right calf) will get pretty nasty. Gonna want to use a localized degreaser right there, or you'll get a grime mark on the entire inside of your calf. First time I've had to use Dawn dish soap in the shower.
Glad I lubed it overall, the pedaling is quite nice and quiet again."
https://forums.mtbr.com/internal-gea...nk-934753.html
The really disappointing news was to see that the torque arm against the chainstay was digging into the aluminum of my 2011 Mukluk frame. The digging was "plastic deformation", IMO there needs to be a much bigger rubber-covered load spreader as it used on the FSA Patterson crank to useful effect. Will this gouge break my frame? Beats me. I'll keep an eye on it.
And I'm sorry the trigger shifter ergonomics are not good.I have to wrap my left thumb to an unpleasant angle sometimes, and the sheer size of the shifter makes sharing real estate with other bar components a troublesome situation.
OH, right, if you are going to do a lube bath on one of these, it's messy enough during the tip-over step that the outer shell (that contacts your right calf) will get pretty nasty. Gonna want to use a localized degreaser right there, or you'll get a grime mark on the entire inside of your calf. First time I've had to use Dawn dish soap in the shower.
Glad I lubed it overall, the pedaling is quite nice and quiet again."
https://forums.mtbr.com/internal-gea...nk-934753.html
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price went down to us$399 on their site!
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"Anyway, pedaling efficiency notably improved, and all nasty crunchy noises were gone. So, it's nice that you can re-lubricate this thing by just taking the crank off the spindle and giving it a fluid bath. Woot.
The really disappointing news was to see that the torque arm against the chainstay was digging into the aluminum of my 2011 Mukluk frame. The digging was "plastic deformation", IMO there needs to be a much bigger rubber-covered load spreader as it used on the FSA Patterson crank to useful effect. Will this gouge break my frame? Beats me. I'll keep an eye on it.
And I'm sorry the trigger shifter ergonomics are not good.I have to wrap my left thumb to an unpleasant angle sometimes, and the sheer size of the shifter makes sharing real estate with other bar components a troublesome situation.
OH, right, if you are going to do a lube bath on one of these, it's messy enough during the tip-over step that the outer shell (that contacts your right calf) will get pretty nasty. Gonna want to use a localized degreaser right there, or you'll get a grime mark on the entire inside of your calf. First time I've had to use Dawn dish soap in the shower.
Glad I lubed it overall, the pedaling is quite nice and quiet again."
https://forums.mtbr.com/internal-gea...nk-934753.html
The really disappointing news was to see that the torque arm against the chainstay was digging into the aluminum of my 2011 Mukluk frame. The digging was "plastic deformation", IMO there needs to be a much bigger rubber-covered load spreader as it used on the FSA Patterson crank to useful effect. Will this gouge break my frame? Beats me. I'll keep an eye on it.
And I'm sorry the trigger shifter ergonomics are not good.I have to wrap my left thumb to an unpleasant angle sometimes, and the sheer size of the shifter makes sharing real estate with other bar components a troublesome situation.
OH, right, if you are going to do a lube bath on one of these, it's messy enough during the tip-over step that the outer shell (that contacts your right calf) will get pretty nasty. Gonna want to use a localized degreaser right there, or you'll get a grime mark on the entire inside of your calf. First time I've had to use Dawn dish soap in the shower.
Glad I lubed it overall, the pedaling is quite nice and quiet again."
https://forums.mtbr.com/internal-gea...nk-934753.html
i seems to need the same mainteance as internal hubs. Dissassamble once in a year and oil change.
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Last read, Merry Sales imports ( South SF, Cal) carries them to ship to bike shops with an account with the distributor..
I read both revues*, not mentioned right crank arm is it cast or cold forged.. I've had pedal threads self destruct in cast crankarms..
*Nor did Efneo reply when I asked directly... guess pedal thread repair kits will be useful in those eventualities..
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I read both revues*, not mentioned right crank arm is it cast or cold forged.. I've had pedal threads self destruct in cast crankarms..
*Nor did Efneo reply when I asked directly... guess pedal thread repair kits will be useful in those eventualities..
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FWIW the Schlumpf 2 speed cranks don't need proprietary arms ..
'spider less' right crank arms are common on cross over drive tandems on the front ..
'spider less' right crank arms are common on cross over drive tandems on the front ..
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I doubt either being significant. When using a folding drive-side pedal, the amount that my triple ring adds to the fold cannot be detected. The Q-value increased by about 1cm. Incidentally, the Q-value study results, of which publication Jan Heine co-authored, lack statistical significance. I.e., while it is reasonable to assume that the Q-values matter for efficiency, it is hard to tell how much.
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I doubt either being significant. When using a folding drive-side pedal, the amount that my triple ring adds to the fold cannot be detected. The Q-value increased by about 1cm. Incidentally, the Q-value study results, of which publication Jan Heine co-authored, lack statistical significance. I.e., while it is reasonable to assume that the Q-values matter for efficiency, it is hard to tell how much.
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The B&W fit is very tight. Even if things look good with a measuring tape, problems might develop when closing the lid. Yeah, hard to tell.
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I use a folding Brompton pedal on the right side too and it helps, but still the B&W case represented a challenge. We switched to Vincita bags and it has been an improvement for us in several ways. However different people have different considerations and foremost one might want to use what one invested in and this significantly.
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I use a folding Brompton pedal on the right side too and it helps, but still the B&W case represented a challenge. We switched to Vincita bags and it has been an improvement for us in several ways. However different people have different considerations and foremost one might want to use what one invested in and this significantly.
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At the time it was called B132H. Its current incarnation is Sightseer 3.0 I think. Vincita's stock seems to be depleted and they only sell it with the garment bag included. However resellers, such as bikegang, may have it in a stripped down form. The advantages include better, in my experience, protection for the bike and no struggles in closing the bag. Foremost its handling in travel is much easier than for B&W. Most often you pull it by a strap that you can grab having hands already busy with something else.
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Originally Posted by fietsbob
I read both revues*, not mentioned right crank arm is it cast or cold forged..
According to Wiktor/efneo the right crank arm is forged, the SGS certificate (= proof of passed industry test) can be found here:
https://efneo.com/filesss/SGS-crank-cert.pdf
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*Nor did Efneo reply when I asked directly...
During the installation of two drives I've learned to know the brilliant support of the efneo brothers,
I've got precise and appropriate reply to each single question, usually within a short time, either from Franek (Franciszek) or Wiktor.
Never before I've experienced such a helpful and skilled support at any company; we've exchanged over 160 mails within about two years.
Therefore, my advice for noisy drives - get in touch with the efneo bros asap!
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