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.
