First tme i have heard of this? Anyone else know more about the crank set?

i'll be very surprised if theres a BB30 shimano cranks, everything says otherwise.

Not so sure I agree with you on this one. Looks like there could be some room for an external BB on there. Also, if that's the new crank - which is supposed to be 4-arm - the arms of the spider don't appear to be 90deg apart - they look very similar to existing cranks.

Thoughts?

cool new toy for di2 groups for 2013

shimano leads the rest follow...

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the shimano guy kinda retracted. he now says he cannot say if it is bb30 or not. which to me means it is, or he wouldve stuck to the line that they would never make a bb30 crank. i just hope it's not some convoluted italian version of bb30, mixing imperial measurements and metric (like 68mm shell x 1-3/16"diameter spindle).
having four arms does not mean the arms have to be 90deg apart. could be like an x-wing fighter.
the arms definitely sink in as they approach the bb spindle. the outer ring is actually dished outward to the teeth. current cranks have a dome shape. current spider surrounds and cups over the outboard bearing. the new crank's spider also has a much larger cross section on each arm.
In the end, it might not be bb30, but the overall design is the same as a bb30 system: larger spindle, narrow 68mm (70mm?) shell, pressed in large bearings.

compare that photo to this one here

Good lord...talk about a gadget I never want on my bike(s).

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That's for Alfine though, not DA or Ultegra.

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11 speed wheels mentioned. No descriptions of freehub body length.

http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/s ... look-33204

It specifically mentions that it's in development for Ultegra Di2 (and presumably DA Di2 when it gets updated cabling):

"Shimano are working on a digital display for both Alfine and Ultegra Di2 which will show gear and battery life."
http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/s ... ures-33229

thisisatest, I'm not unconvinced what you're seeing isn't some trickery of light. It's hard to tell, but I can't imagine someone missing something as major as a crank revision.

What I'm always blown away by is that in a world with a camera seemingly attached to nearly every electronic device, and prototype products out and about in public, we end up with three! crappy pictures

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CarbonSportsGmbH on Shimano 11s rear spacing:

http://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=100549&start=30#p864084

interesting, where did you get this data?

Based on that picture it's entirely possible that the frame is BB30 and that the team just switched the kind of adapter that they are using - going from a frame adapter to allow a threaded BB cup to something like the Wheels Mfg axel shim...

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look at the bb shell. the spider goes right up against it. the spider is relatively flat, does not "dome" out to make room for bearings or external adapters.
when it is all revealed, i will scream "I told you so" at the top of my lungs, from the highest mountain (on the internet).