If you’re looking for light, pretty and tough cranks - with aftersales support for years to come - these are well worth a look.
Big fan of the existing Hope cranks, and like the look of these, but the pricing is crazy. They're €750, while the XX Eagle cranks are 100g lighter and can be had for a third of that. The XO Aluminum cranks are about half as much again, for the same weight.
Surely cranks are one of those components that after sales aren’t really important other than if something fails? Not like wheels, forks etc.
Anyway, the review basically says they weren’t noticeable…but I’m not sure that’s a great way of spending such a chunk of cash when you could get similar performance at a fraction of the cost.
Isn't this what every crack review says?
Anyway, the review basically says they weren’t noticeable…
Except for the cranks that need super high torque to fit them?
Even ee wings reviews say "shiny but I didn't notice the difference really"
From the last crank review I remember reading.
https://bikepacking.com/gear/cane-creek-eewings-review/
They are a pricey and “blingy” component, but perhaps the best argument for them is how antifragile they really are. Not only are they lighter than most (all?) other 30mm spindle cranks, but they are tougher than probably any other option on the market.
I haven't broken a crank or seen a broken crank in years.
And they wear beautifully, taking on scratches and brassing over time with room for nearly infinite polishings to bring them back to new.
My xt cranks take a polish well after 8 years of peak District grit rubbed the anodising off after the first ride.
stiff, light, durable: pick two
I'm sure it was light, strong cheap pick 2.
What’s wrong with a $1,000 bike crank?
Alas, even at this price point, nothing is perfect. While you can routinely find them on sale from various outlets, the upfront cost is one of the eeWings’ biggest objective demerits. Their durability, light weight, aesthetics, and super-long warranty largely justify the price tag, though each factor’s relative worth is up to the individual
So the down sided of expensive tough light cranks is...the are expensive.
Yeah the high torque bit was missing so assumed that they had changed and maybe that wasn’t a thing any more? But presumably not.
I just don’t think I’m a target market for this so maybe I shouldn’t comment.
Whilst talking about cranks why aren’t more just made in silver (plain aluminium) - they all rub that way like your xt cranks tall_martin so why not cut out the middleman and not annodise them black in the first place?
They’re a premium product at a premium price. No, they’re not 5x better than your xt set but neither are the other premium products people buy.
I love Hope stuff and if I had £500 doing nothing I’d be interested. Unfortunately I don’t.
Broken cranks, especially carbon, can't be that rare. I've broken six cranks in the last ten years (mostly carbon - Race face, FSA and SRAM, one at the pedal insert, one at the arm/axle interface and one at the chainring bolt tabs). If Hope have figured out how to make a carbon crank without an aluminium core that won't break then I could see someone desperate for carbon cranks wanting them. But it's such an objectionable amount of money I don't see why you'd bother when Shimano exist.
Bleats on about carbon not being recyclable whlist gushing over the huge foam filled box they come in, that goes straight in the bin once fitted. Slightly odd
