CRANKSETS/CHAINRINGS
2009 Campagnolo Super Record 11 Ultra Torque Crankset
The Campagnolo Super Record 11 crankset is the second-generation version of the Ultra Torque design. The basic structure of the crankset has gone unchanged. The heart of the system is still the "Hirth" semi-axle construction. Each crankarm has a hollow, steel semi-axle integrated into it. Each ...read more
2009 Campagnolo Record 11 Ultra Torque Crankset
If the Super Record 11 crankset is Campagnolo's cost-is-no-object option, the Record 11 crankset is the cost-is-only-a-small-consideration choice. In every detail the Super Record 11 and Record 11 cranksets are identical, save one. While the Super Record 11 is equipped with the same Ceramic ...read more
2009 Campagnolo Chorus 11 Ultra Torque Crankset
Campagnolo has long been consistent in how to distinguish Record from Chorus componentry: Chorus is almost always identical to Record in every regard, except it generally weighs just a few grams heavier. The scant extra weight typically brings with it substantial cost savings. It's a paradigm ...read more
2009 Campagnolo Ultra Torque UT-BB110 Tool for 10mm Fixing Bolt
The Campagnolo UT-BB110 tool is designed by Campy for use in installing Record, Chorus, and Centaur Ultra Torque cranksets. The right and left arms of these cranksets mate at the mid-point of your bottom bracket shell via a two-piece splined spindle known as a Hirth Joint. A heavy-duty 10mm ...read more
2009 Campagnolo Ultra Torque UT-BB120 Tool for External Cups
The Campagnolo UT-BB120 tool has one simple purpose: The installation of Campagnolo Ultra Torque Bottom Bracket cups. This is the exact tool cited for this purpose by Campy in the owner's manual for the UT BB. Its splines precisely mate to the teeth on out outside of the UT BB cups, and by using it ...read more
2009 SRAM Red Crankset w/GXP Ceramic BB
What will astound you most the first time you ride a Red-equipped race bike? The shifting quality. Moving back and forth between chainrings is substantially quicker, quieter, and more fluid in comparison to Force. Red's exclusive use of ZeroLoss technology allows the Red DoubleTap shift lever to ...read more
2009 SRAM Red Crankset for BB30 w/GXP Ceramic Bearings
BB30 -- what is it? Think of it this way: What the bike industry did to the headtube with integrated headsets 7 or 8 ago, they're about to do again to bottom brackets. It's happening in small steps in 2009 (primarily by Cannondale, Scott, and Kuota), and you'll likely see a lot more of it for ...read more
2010 SRAM Force Crankset w/ GXP BB
SRAM's 2010 Force Crankset has taken the 2009 version and given it a makeover. Gone is the carbon weave. Unidirectional carbon has replaced it. There's also an aesthetic makeover. SRAM has banished the understated "SRAM Force" on the right arm for a splashy Force flourish that indicates the ...read more
2009 SRAM Rival Crankset w/GXP BB
Comparing any SRAM Rival component to its Red counterpart is an easy task because SRAM makes the story so easy to follow: Rival and Red components are functionally identical across all component types. What makes Red feel so special (shifting, braking, ergonomics, etc) carries directly into the ...read more
2009 SRAM Red TT Chainring
The SRAM Red TT Chainring has considerably more surface area than a standard Red chainring, which impacts three things: (1) The Red TT rings are stiffer and stronger than standard Red rings, a big plus when you're putting out big watts in the big ring; (2) The Red TT ring is clearly more ...read more
