Lightweight crankset for Emonda
10-18-18, 08:48 AM
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Lightweight crankset for Emonda
I'm looking for some lightweight crankset for my 2017 Emonda SL 6, BB90.
Corrently running Ultegra.
Don't need power meter
Any sugestion?
Corrently running Ultegra.
Don't need power meter
Any sugestion?
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10-18-18, 03:01 PM
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Ultegra cranks are already pretty lightweight. How many hundreds of dollars are you prepared to spend to save less than 200 grams? And, also possibly have poorer front shifting?
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A full water bottle = 700 gm roughly.
10-18-18, 03:57 PM
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Crank options for BB90 are a little limited-its really designed for a 24mm spindle, as with a 30mm spindle there's not room for sanely sized bearings. You could do something like a GXP Red crank.
10-18-18, 04:53 PM
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Is this the last place you can lose weight off the bike?
Because cranks are the last place you should try to lose weight off the bike.
Because cranks are the last place you should try to lose weight off the bike.
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Praxis Zayante Carbon is 635 grams (52/36).
https://fairwheelbikes.com/praxis-za...rbon-crankset/
If you have budget then the THM Clavicula SE is as light as it gets.
https://us.thm.bike/en/7-cranksets
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https://fairwheelbikes.com/praxis-za...rbon-crankset/
If you have budget then the THM Clavicula SE is as light as it gets.
https://us.thm.bike/en/7-cranksets
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10-19-18, 12:29 AM
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Praxis Zayante Carbon is 635 grams (52/36).
https://fairwheelbikes.com/praxis-za...rbon-crankset/
If you have budget then the THM Clavicula SE is as light as it gets.
https://us.thm.bike/en/7-cranksets
-Tim-
https://fairwheelbikes.com/praxis-za...rbon-crankset/
If you have budget then the THM Clavicula SE is as light as it gets.
https://us.thm.bike/en/7-cranksets
-Tim-
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While cranks may be one of the heavier components on a bike, they are also the most expensive, particularly the lightest most exotic choices. The OP already has high quality Ultegra cranks. Switching to Dura Ace cranks might save in the neighbourhood of 70 grams at a cost in the $400 - $500 range. Figure out the cost per gram. More exotic cranks might save a couple of hundred more grams, but at perhaps twice that price
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10-21-18, 01:26 PM
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The same 70 grams can be saved by switching to lighter bottles like the Elite Fly ... or lighter tubes ... I highly doubt its anything to obsess about.
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Which other components have you already upgraded? You already have high quality lightweight cranks. You could save more weight at less cost with a lightweight saddle
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use ax-lightness Ultra 25T wheels,,
790 grams for set..
$2750...
piggo will need to be smeashed?...
my racer bike is 27lbs without bottle...
790 grams for set..
$2750...
piggo will need to be smeashed?...
my racer bike is 27lbs without bottle...
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I wasn't even thinking of the cost; that's a secondary consideration.
After tyres, tubes and rims, work your way down the bike from the top. Losing 70g from the seat or bars is going to make a noticeable difference, while you won't notice it off the cranks. Saving weight on the cranks is just contributing incrementally to lightness overall. Probably the only worse bang for buck weight wise would be ceramic bearings.
After tyres, tubes and rims, work your way down the bike from the top. Losing 70g from the seat or bars is going to make a noticeable difference, while you won't notice it off the cranks. Saving weight on the cranks is just contributing incrementally to lightness overall. Probably the only worse bang for buck weight wise would be ceramic bearings.
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What tires and inner tubes are you using on your light wheelset? Upgrading your crankset will cost over $500
Which other components have you already upgraded? You already have high quality lightweight cranks. You could save more weight at less cost with a lightweight saddle
Which other components have you already upgraded? You already have high quality lightweight cranks. You could save more weight at less cost with a lightweight saddle
I've updated saddle, seatpost...
Next will be stem and bars
10-24-18, 04:52 AM
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If you have budget then the THM Clavicula SE is as light as it gets.
https://us.thm.bike/en/7-cranksets
-Tim-
https://us.thm.bike/en/7-cranksets
-Tim-
