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Recently bought an Orbea Wild M10 with Gen4 Bosch CX motor, fitted with 160mm E*Thirteen E*Spec Plus cranks.
2 things have sprung to mind that are making me want to change/upgrade them...
- Firstly they seem to get terrible reviews online, people accusing them as being made of cheese.
- Secondly, despite a lifetime of always fitting shorter cranks to bikes as they come stock, I find myself wanting to go the other way as 160 seems very twiddly short to me (I can spin 95+rpm all day on a 170mm long crank anyway) and I am constantly pedalling above where the motor seems most efficient cadence wise, and my knee muscle memory DEFINITELY prefers 165-170mm cranks... Also I'm not a pedal smasher, and the BB height is pretty reasonable anyway.
So... Options...? Seen there's a lot more out there now. Ideally don't want to spend too much, but would like something a bit better at least than what's on there now if not especially lighter (it's a 23kg eBike, 50g isn't going to make a noticeable difference!).
Any reports on the Raceface Aeffect R eBike cranks...?
I have seen the Pinnd cranks, but no feedback on them. Look good, but worth the extra?
What about Hope? Seem to have been the de facto upgrade for a lot of eBike riders for a while now. Not cheap though, are they worth it?
Other options? I have seen the SRAM GX and X0 cranks, and normally would be straight in on the action (have run SRAM on almost every bike for more than a decade now), but actually have full Shimano on this bike and would prefer not to mix and match.
I use 160 or less cranks on all bikes
PINND.CO.UK Praxis cranks seem fine and not spendy.
Also changed the e13s on my Wild before riding them. Have had a couple of sets of Praxis EHD on different bikes, solid. Was a guy selling them for £60 on Ebay at one point.
Also had the Aeffects, also solid
Just got some Pinnd 155s, not ridden yet as I'm recovering from shoulder surgery following a clipped pedal....my brother is having the Pracis off me as an E13 arm fell off his Strive:On last week!
I have heard of a few cases of the Hopes bending. I bought my Pinnds used but emailed Pinnd, they said they haven't had a single set back for warranty
Firstly they seem to get terrible reviews online, people accusing them as being made of cheese.
[lights blue touch paper, stands well back] Have you seen the size of some e-mtbers and their 'just plough through it' riding style? If I were a crank, I'd probably deform too...
Raceface would be a good shout and they have the self extract collar making things easier (though you can move this across if your current cranks have it and new ones don't.
I just cheaped out and went with Miranda and they just work, no fuss, no bling.
Cheers all
Found the Raceface Aeffect R's in 165mm online for £75 with a discount code too (usually £120)... No brainer!
Now just to sort out the woefully underpowered stock Deore 4 pot brakes! 👍🏻
[lights blue touch paper, stands well back] Have you seen the size of some e-mtbers and their ‘just plough through it’ riding style? If I were a crank, I’d probably deform too…
"Lights blue touch paper" my arse. Lame.