Originally Posted by
Toddorado
If I could afford SRAM stuff for my non-racing use, I'd probably consider the purchase. I think 4,000 road miles is fine for the $65 I paid for the Nashbar cranks. Speaks for itself as far as wear, and there are no shifting problems.
So, because the now discontinued Nashbar triple-ring trekking crank you use was great, we should assume that
all of their cranks are wonderful?
Unfortunately, I've read reviews of all three cranks (trekking, R2, CR2) and the roadies reviewing the road cranks don't seem to be nearly as happy as the tour/commute guys reviewing the trekking crank. Maybe the two groups have different sensibilities (ex: most of the touring guys I know
don't use STI or DoubleTap shifters)... or maybe the road cranks just aren't up to the same standards of the trekking crank. Either way, based on what I've read I would
not buy a Nashbar R2 or CR2 crank unless it was the
only thing my budget would allow...