View Poll Results: Which one? all 165
Dura Ace
47
43.93%
Sugino 75
30
28.04%
sugino mighty
6
5.61%
Omniums
24
22.43%
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favorite high end Crank
11-21-08, 11:04 PM
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Well if they have to be 165mm I'm gonna go with DA. Otherwise I would have picked 75s.
I have my reasons.
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edit: voted omniums.
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edit: voted omniums.
11-22-08, 12:00 AM
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11-22-08, 05:47 AM
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i voted dura ace in honor of my old 7600 cranks. the new octalink, i'm not really in to
favorites of all time to get REALLY specific
campy njs cranks
suntour superbe pro
dura ace 7600
favorites of all time to get REALLY specific
campy njs cranks
suntour superbe pro
dura ace 7600
11-22-08, 08:06 AM
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165 is too short for me anywhere. so, Truvativ Holzfeller would be my vote (i run a 170 Hussefelt on my SS).
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None of those cranks listed are exactly "high end" (the Omniums are newer technology but still not too high end). Maybe if you're riding around on a Bulletproof they might seem high end, but unless you're talking about carbon honeycomb disc chainrings and external bearing systems you're still riding on 70's technology.
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None of those cranks listed are exactly "high end" (the Omniums are newer technology but still not too high end). Maybe if you're riding around on a Bulletproof they might seem high end, but unless you're talking about carbon honeycomb disc chainrings and external bearing systems you're still riding on 70's technology.
11-22-08, 03:29 PM
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What is the weight for the cranks listed? (I don't feel like Googling all of them)
I ride the omniums and really like them. Do any of the others listed have external bearings? As far as I know as of this posting the omniums are the cheapest, lightest (factoring in the bb), and best tech (external bearings). If that is the case I see this as a no brainier. I could be way off base with those three assumptions though.
Wernt people running the omniums at the olympics this year?
I ride the omniums and really like them. Do any of the others listed have external bearings? As far as I know as of this posting the omniums are the cheapest, lightest (factoring in the bb), and best tech (external bearings). If that is the case I see this as a no brainier. I could be way off base with those three assumptions though.
Wernt people running the omniums at the olympics this year?
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11-22-08, 03:31 PM
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i dont remember seeing anyone on omniums....
out of the ones listed all are square taper sans the omniums...
dura ace 7710 are octalink
out of the ones listed all are square taper sans the omniums...
dura ace 7710 are octalink
11-22-08, 03:41 PM
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None of those cranks listed are exactly "high end" (the Omniums are newer technology but still not too high end). Maybe if you're riding around on a Bulletproof they might seem high end, but unless you're talking about carbon honeycomb disc chainrings and external bearing systems you're still riding on 70's technology.
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I didn't say they were low end. Don't do that to me.
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None of those cranks listed are exactly "high end" (the Omniums are newer technology but still not too high end). Maybe if you're riding around on a Bulletproof they might seem high end, but unless you're talking about carbon honeycomb disc chainrings and external bearing systems you're still riding on 70's technology.
11-22-08, 05:05 PM
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track racers consider them low end.
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The fact of the matter is cranks don't necessarily need to be carbon or have other new-fangled technology like "honeycomb disc chainrings" to make them high end. Dura Ace road cranks are still aluminum, for instance. Anyways, in the context of track racing, the cranks the OP selected are indeed the high end range and the most common sets found on pro bikes.