Originally Posted by
ryan_rides
my wheels and drivetrain, apart from my chain, are 1-2 years old. I don't care much about looks. I want strong/stuff wheels with less rolling resistance and also wider rims. Aventon's cranks are garbage compared to omniums which I've rode before on my previous bike (which was ran over). I just want a smooth drive train because I love going fast. The more efficient my power transfer can be the better. I can't afford zipps. I'm looking at hplus sons laced to gran comp hubs so budget is like $300 for wheels. Obviously I would love to have another set of omniums given that they're simple to maintain and stuff but I still want to go to a higher gear of 16/50
less rolling resistance is all about your tires mate, not your rims or hubs. My DA 7400 cranks are 32 years old. 🙃 sons and gran compe hubs is a good solid choice (I assume you’re not talking about the gran compe pros, based on your budget) I see nothing wrong with that upgrade. If you want better power transfer than yea a better crank is the ticket. I’m assuming you’re running 25mm tires? 50:16 would give you about 83 GI. If you want a smoothest possible drivetrain with reduced fiction, you need to go bigger. Period. Larger sprockets=More efficient. That comes at a cost of weight though, at least when you’re running 1/8”. Something like a 53:17 or 55:18 would be around the same GI. When I want to put power down I run 61:19 (87 GI) & 61:22 (75 GI) for regular riding.