Do you all know of any company who makes 165mm (or something less than 170mm) carbon cranksets?
I don’t think there are any. The only 165 cranks I can find are Shimano 105, Ultegra, and Dura Ace (7700). No Campy. No FSA/Weyless. No Profile.
First off, I’d suggest that the new 7800 10 speed Shimano cranks are impossible to beat when if comes to performance. These are made in 165mm length are very reasonalbly priced.
There is a company in Europe that makes adjustable length cabon cranks. I don’t have the site saved, but basically there is a pedal insert that can but installed at 160-190mm.
Are you going for light weight, looks, or something else? BMX mini cranks get very very light and some come with a 110 BCD allowing the use of FSA or Ritchey compact gearing. I think they are all made from aluminum, but they are still very light.
-SD
Robert-
Graeme Murray makes the adjustable carbon cranks that go from 155-185mm. I’ve ridden the snot out of them and they’re awesome.
www.murraytourdeforce.co.za
You can get them direct from him for 425.00, or from me a little cheaper.
-bobo
Well… actually Graeme built some cranks for my daughter and we got them last week and just put them on. Not any miles on them yet, but they sure are a great idea. We’ll be playing with the length probably in April just before she starts racing. Graeme is a great guy to work with too.
She has another bike, however, which is small and has a ridiculously low bottom bracket, and when I tried to see if the Tour de Force cranks would fit on the bike she had no lean angles to speak of (because they’re essentially about 190mm long).
So, I’m trying to find some lightweight (therefore carbon) short cranks for the bike. All the BMX cranks I’ve looked into appear lightweight, but on a gram scale are relatively heavy.
Campy does make a Record Pista Crankset in 165mm
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I don’t know much about Campy, but that’s just an aluminum crankset, isn’t it? All the Shimano road cranks come in 165, including the new Dura Ace. I’m trying to see if I can get something super-lightweight, thus the carbon crank.
The weight difference is only like <50 grams between the FSAs and the DuraAce. That doesn’t seem like much.
Robert-
Check out www.lightningbikes.com
I forgot these guys make a 165mm.
They make a stoopid-light carbon crank with an intergrated bottom bracket that looks super solid.
I played with a pair at InterBike, but I haven’t ridden them yet.
They weigh 390g crank/bb/spyder. Retails for 500, but of course, I’ll can do better.
-bobo
I don’t know… and I think someone above posted that FSA doesn’t make 165mm cranks.
This is for a very light girl who spins like the Tasmanian Devil, but doesn’t put out a lot of power, so I’m just looking for light and short (e.g. 165mm).
Bobo,
LOL… been there done that. Great minds think alike, huh? Thanks, though.
I’m trying to see what my other options might be. It seems like I saw a Taiwanese mfg. somewhere that made them, but I can’t find any information to lead me to them.
Robert
Wow. Your daughter sounds just like me. Except I’m male and 30 years old: (
“…I’m just looking for light and short …”
If that’s what you’re worried about, take Dave’s advice and order the new Dura Ace 7800’s in 165. The new Shimano integarted system is lighter than the Taiwanese carbon cranks on a regular bottom bracket. Unfortunately, it’s not any cheaper.
Well… I found a used Ultegra crank in 165mm and with lightweight Tiso chainring bolts and some Tiso chainrings and a Dura Ace bottom bracket I got the total weight to 735 grams which is actually 10 grams lighter than the '04 Dura Ace which lists 745 grams as the total weight. All that at about a third of the price of the DA crank!
And I think I’ve just got issues with putting a new Dura Ace crank on my daughter’s bike, LOL! She’ll have to wait on that one.
Excellent choice - I’ve been running Ultegra 165’s for years. They’re light, cheap, stiff, and durable. If only they came in black…