Old 02-17-07, 08:06 AM
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Nope, no difference in the actual carbon. Same crank, except Record gets the foam sucked out as you mentioned. A couple different dealers have told me this.

Because the record crank arm is lighter and the foam lends no strength, then yes, there IS a higher strength to weight ratio for Record, but not because you're adding strength--you're just subtracting weight that serves no structural purpose.

The other differences as you pointed out are the slipperier chainrings and different bolts.
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