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FSA Crank Opinions
In category Tech issues
Written by millhouse1983

Hello rec.bicycles.tech,

I am going to buy a compact crankset. FSA makes a carbon one that looks very cool, and an aluminum one that does not look so cool (FSA
Energy Compact), but is much cheaper.

The AL Compact has not been around long enough for anyone to have an opinion yet, but what about the other FSA Aluminum cranks. Is there any noticable difference from an ultegra or DA9 crank in term

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re:Hamilton's crankset
In category Tech issues
Written by cgb

In Tyler Hamilton's Tour diary, he wrote that he is using 52/36

carbon crank (130 bolt circle) with what I think are 53/39.

The smallest chainring available for a 130 crank is a 38. Has anyone seen any photos of Hamilton with another crank set that would fit a
36? Or am I mistaken and the FSA crank in the picture is a 110 mm bolt circle?

Thanks for your thoughts.

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re:Compact Crankset with Campy 10sp
In category Tech issues
Written by Duke8899

This summer I'm taking a bike tour of the Alpes during the Tour de France (crazy! ). I'll be running Campy Chorus 10sp with a 13-29 and I want to use a compact crankset (such as the FSA Carbon Pro Elite Compact) with 50/34. Will this crankset work with a Chorus medium-cage rear derailleur and a Chorus double front derailleur? Thanks for any help you can provide, and if you can recommend a goo

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