Originally Posted by
RollCNY
I have a serious question, with no intent to argue. Is there an actual performance benefit of a carbon crank? I have seen differences between cheap aluminum cranks and nice aluminum cranks, but have no carbon crank exposure. Does buying a carbon crank get performance, or just panache?
Very good question. I think the stiffness-weight balance favors CF, but many folks don't value the weight advantage especially on such a small radius revolving member. I'm okay just falling back on panache!
Seriously, The difference is likely no biggie. But for a WW a couple hundred grams is important.