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Howard
Hi guys!
So, I am about to replace my stock noname cranks on my track bike for something nicer, with 144mm BCD and maybe stiffer. But I still struggle in choosing the right set. At the end of the month I will hopefully have saved almost 200 pounds so that I could try to invest in something nice - or even nicer when bought used. But which one to chose?
My first considerations were Sram omniums, as they come with the BB and are relatively cheap to get. But after talking to some people and their experience I heard that many have problems with their aluminium crank bolts and the poor quality of the GXP bottom bracket, which both have to be replaced by more reliable counterparts. When considering costs through the life cycle they seem to be not so much of a good deal anymore.
Also very nice but much more pricier would be Rotor 3D track cranks, sometimes people are selling them for much cheaper and noone complained about their BB or chainring bolts so far to me. Also their black aero finish would suit my bike best, but thats secondary at this point.
Many favour Dura Ace track cranks. I am kinda attracted to their octalink version. Although they are a bit out of budget when new I would see if I could get some used ones and polish them a bit.
Much cheaper are Miche Primato Advanced Track cranks. I saw lots of people using them. Are they actually worth it? I worry they might be considerably heavier than the rest and wouldn't be such an inprovement from my current setup. But then again as they are much cheaper this would mean to have more money left to spend on other things like a new chain, new tyres etc..
I am more of a sub-70Kg endurance rider and not really the quadzilla-sprinter type, so superstiff is not very much needed. But even I feel a certain wobblyness in my cranks when accelerating, especially compared to my sram force road bike cranks. That's the reason for me to invest some money in that part.
any opinions?