Originally Posted by
Toespeas
pros run what ever they are sponsored to run , you cant use the pros as an example , plus they are on the highest quality cranks that cost more than most peoples bikes !
Back in the day, pros would be riding frames by custom builders, painted to look like their sponsors' frames, which weren't good enough.
I'm pretty sure that if you were to ask some pros, you'd hear that Dura-Ace cranks are good enough.