Ee silver cranks vs dura ace 9000?

[whforrest]

I need your perspective. Should I venture out with the new ee silver cranks since I'm trying to build a more vintage look. Or stick with 9000 cranks with Chris king silver hubs? 1697858903

[whforrest]

9000 cranks with silver king bb or silver ee cranks1697858904

[EDS]

You will need to try really hard to make that frame look ugly! That said I don't think either crank mentioned have a "classic" look - which is not to say they aren't great cranks.

[54ny77]

Unless you need a compact, I'd say put some NOS or pristine used 7800 cranks on there.

[bfd]

9000 cranks with silver king bb or silver ee cranks1697858904

Is the ee crank available yet? I haven't seen anything about it other than someone was testing them and it was supposedly close to being finalized for sale.

Also, what is the price of the ee crank? The DA 9000 crank is something like $700?! Which is basically Campy SR ti territory!

Good Luck! :eek::butt::confused:

[christian]

Neither! (But of those two, 9000.)

[jlwdm]

You need a good silver crank and silver bottle cages, post and stem.

Jeff

[soulspinner]

you need a good silver crank and silver bottle cages, post and stem.

Jeff

+1

[boxerboxer]

I'm not knocking the EE crank, but visually, I can only think of one bike where I'd chose it over just about any other crank.

DA is an easy choice for me on this one. You've already got the black/silver thing going with bars/stem/headset/brakes.

[christian]

I'm not knocking the EE crank, but visually, I can only think of one bike where I'd chose it over just about any other crank.

Kirk Precision Limited?

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_urSQl6wUA5g/SXJplDBcgaI/AAAAAAAAFsY/4YqXLfon9CI/s400/Kirk09.jpg

[Joachim]

The latest from Kirk Pacenti was that the EE crank will only be available in black. The silver on Bikerumor and NAHBS is a prototype. Maybe something has changed in the past few weeks but anodized black is what was told to me.

[thirdgenbird]

I would go ee without thinking twice as long as it is avalible in silver.

[buddybikes]

Are you going 11 speed? Check to see if there is 100% compatibility currently with "aftermarket" cranks. I wouldn't do 10 speed with the 9000 crankset personally.

[pdmtong]

IMHO I'd go with the 9000 since I find the EE to be cool but distracting. I think they would look great on one of those crazy NAHBS chromed lugged show bikes. Also, I would favor debadging the stem/post but that would probably affect future resale on those pieces.

If you could find a 7800 and it works for you that would be a good choice too.

[Lovetoclimb]

If those are EE brakes, I would vote to match it up with the crank (if available to you).

[Uncle Jam's Army]

Experimenting with many "boutique-ish" parts has taught me to go with the tried and true. In this case, that would be the DA crank (even though it is a new iteration). Boutique parts have been nothing but headaches for me.

[christian]

Also, I would favor debadging the stem/post but that would probably affect future resale on those pieces.Just stickers. They can be removed and re-added (well, new stickers) at a later time.

[eippo1]

Sugino Ox801?
https://www.bikemania.biz/images/products/sugino_ox801d_road.jpg

I decided on Athena w/ 10 speed chainrings for my vintage-style build.

[54ny77]

by the way, if you're looking for something truly unique in silver crank, check out da vinci.

http://www.davincitandems.com/comp.html#cranks

made right in the u.s.a., if that's of import to ya.

they require square taper bb.

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp287/kegantess/165mmcrankset004.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4756378787_758ced4348.jpg