Budget crankset recommendation for SRAM Rival group

[Lightweenie]

I just realised that SRAM Rival 22 seems to be a great deal: it is incredibly light for its price (comparable to DA-9000), and its shifting seems to be at least comparable to force or red according to reviews. That is, though with the exception of the Crankset. The crankset is slightly more expensive and 104gr(!!) heavier than a Shimano 105 crankset (which is not featherweight either). So this begs the question, what is the best and/or lightest 3rd-party Crankset to complete a Rival 22 groupset at a price comparable to the 105 and Rival Cranksets (say 100-150Eur)?

[Marin]

Are you sure it's that much heavier - sometimes weights are quotes with, sometimes without BB?

Get an older Rival OCT, or an old Red (515g) instead?

[Marin]

Hmm, it's really insanely heavy, what a shame:
http://gewichte.mtb-news.de/product-124 ... l-rival-22


Get an old Rival Crank:
http://gewichte.mtb-news.de/product-795 ... itur-rival

The black OCT one is very nice (I used to have one) and it's the stiffest crank Tour Magazine ever tested. Not that stiffness is useful in itself, but still. If you really want a silver one in 175, I have a new one sitting here, but I'd need an offer I can't refuse to let it go

[Lightweenie]

Thats a good point... thanks. So according to the sram website, SRAM RIVAL GPX Crankset is 857gr heavy for 172.5mm 52x36 without BB. "The Bike Lane" groupset weight table says 844gr for the same configuration. On the other hand on the same table 105 is 740gr again without BB. Rival OCT seems at the first glance comparable in weight to 105, and probably better fitting the look of the rival groupset than the 105 crank. But if I can get hold of an old (even used) red for that price, this would be the definitive answer to my question I guess

@Marin, thanks for the offer, but I would need a 170mm. Black or silver doesn't matter for this build.

[vneilv]

If you aren't in a rush then I'd look at a second hand Force / Red 22 Crank.

I had to wait for a couple of weeks but managed to pick up an as new Red 22 Chainset for £100! Less than Force new.

[Mackers]

Easy.

Merlin has the Fulcrum RS crankset for less than 100 euros.

It is listed there as 699 grams (maybe they included the cups) but mine was 639 grams, and lighter than my Campy SR crank at 657 :\

[ChiZ01]

i believe the rival 22 FD is yaw, if you use non yaw chainrings, you will get chain rub due to different spacing, you can still get 3rd party crankset but just swap the chainrings

[grover]

I'd set up an auto search for Red22 exogram on ebay. In Australia you can regularly find good condition used ones for AU$150. One of the lightest cranksets on the market.

[Marin]

Agree, I have 2 of those.

Doesn't have to be the 22 even, the 10sp "hidden bolt" version is identical.

[Lightweenie]

Thanks for all the responses, This was thought for a bad-weather bike build, so I guess I am not in a hurry. I will try to find some nice offer on some used Red22 or similar.

[grover]

The cranks are identical between Red22 and Red10 exogram. The rings however are different. The 10 speed ones will work with a '22' drivetrain, but it's not as perfect in my experience. The spacing is slightly different. Therefore it's more economical to spend a little more on getting the Red22 crankset initially so you don't have to buy different rings later. Or just be happy with 90% function of the 10 speed rings to save a little cash.

[Marin]

Probably true, I'm running lighter rings here as the SRAM ones are unnecessarily heavy IMO

[Wingnut]

Easy.

Merlin has the Fulcrum RS crankset for less than 100 euros.

It is listed there as 699 grams (maybe they included the cups) but mine was 639 grams, and lighter than my Campy SR crank at 657 :\

I jumped on this deal! I couldn't find a comparable deal on the net...

[Wingnut]

[MikeyBE]

I wouldn't worry about non-yaw chainrings... Infact, my SiSL2 crankset shifts better than Red or Force on a Force 22 set up!