And to kick off our Eurobike show coverage, we see that SRAM has just released a pair of XX1 cranks that will delight XC racers and hard-training riders and cause much ‘How much for a pair of cranks?’ head-scratching from the rest of the world. Coming in at a cool £1149 the carbon-armed cranks incorporate SRAM’s Quarq power meter which allows you to instantly monitor your power output – a far quicker and arguably more accurate method of governing your effort during training and racing.
As we said, they will baffle most riders, but excite several. Here are some details for those of you not shaking your heads.
·       Carbon arms – 170 and 175mm
·       156 and 168mm Q-factors
·       104 BCD – 32, 34, 36, and 38-tooth chain rings sold separately
·       GXP and BB30
·       Multipoint, active temperature compensation
·       Accelerometer cadence
And here are some live photos just in from Dave out in the Eurobike Demo Day gloom.
You’d think they’d at least include the chainring for £1149!
What size though? None of the XX1 cranks come with a ring.
They might not come supplied with a chainring now but they certainly did when XX1 was first released as mine came complete with one.
They were also a fair bit cheaper than they are now.