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Cane Creek eeWings in Raven Matte and Aegean Turquoise

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Cane Creek eeWings in Raven Matte and Aegean Turquoise

Cane Creek’s eeWings are a staff’s favorite over here and if the beautiful raw titanium finish normally offered isn’t what you’re looking for, the Asheville-based brand just announced two new finishes: Raven Matte black and Aegean turquoise. These cranks are pricey but after many years of abuse, show little to no wear; they’ll last for decades!

Roll on over to Cane Creek for more!

Check out a selection of bikes with eeWings below in our Archives!

Garbaruk Enduro Crankset is Two-Piece and Weighs 461 grams

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Garbaruk Enduro Crankset is Two-Piece and Weighs 461 grams

Garbaruk, manufacturers of drivetrain components, just unveiled a two-piece, 461-gram Enduro crankset. To cut down on weight, these cranks are thick where they need to be and light where they can be. Thanks to the hollow body design the engineers were able to make it stronger in the most important areas while keeping it light. These cranks are customizable with eight color options for the crankarm, eight color options for the self-extractor nut and bolts, and eight color options for the chainring creating 512 possible color combinations.

Check out more at Garbaruk.

Cyber Cycles Square Taper Cranks

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Cyber Cycles Square Taper Cranks

The Cyber Cycles Cranks look straight out of the late 1980s and 1990s. Like a modern replica of the very early Cook Brothers Racing or Syncros cranks – which can be very expensive for a 40-year-old crankset in the voracious vintage market – these cranks evoke vintage sensibilities with a more reasonable price point (€434.90).

The brand just announced a new Cyber Crank model for square-taper bottom brackets and SRAM Direct Mount interface. The perfect combination: light, robust, and versatile! Different shaft lengths and the simultaneous use of different offset dimensions of the chainrings enable a wide range of chain lines and Q-factors.

Check out more at Cycler Cycles.

BTCHN’ Bikes Paul Crank Adapter

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BTCHN’ Bikes Paul Crank Adapter

The problem with the PAUL cranksets is the chainrings wear out and they’re not compatible with narrow-wide 1x setups, so you’ve gotta run a chain guide. They’re also not compatible with 10, 11, or 12-speed drivetrains. BTCHN’ bikes have been there… so they made this PAUL crankset adapter. This is 3D printed in aluminum and will bolt up to your Paul Crankset using their factory chainring bolts. It will adapt to any 104BCD chainring using standard 1x chainring bolts while maintaining the original chainline.

First debuted at the 2022 MADE Bike Show and pre-ordering now for $95.

See more at BTCHN Bikes.

Cane Creek Limited Edition Aurora Finish for eeWings and Helm 29er Forks

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Cane Creek Limited Edition Aurora Finish for eeWings and Helm 29er Forks

Known for its wild limited edition finishes and colors, North Carolina’s Cane Creek just rolled out an Aurora finish in its eeWings cranks for both road and MTB as well as a limited edition Helm 29er fork. One thing’s for certain, as with all of Cane Creek’s Limited Edition products, these will sell out quick, so if your interest is piqued by these finishes, roll on over to Cane Creek to check out more details.

First Ride Review: SRAM’s New Eagle Transmission and Stealth Brake Collection

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First Ride Review: SRAM’s New Eagle Transmission and Stealth Brake Collection

After months of leaks, spottings, and speculation, SRAM unveiled their newest wireless mountain groupset, Eagle Transmission, along with a collection of Stealth Brakes. This hefty product launch encompasses derailleurs, cranksets, cassettes, shift controllers, and more across XX SL Eagle, XX Eagle, and XO Eagle levels along with power meter and e-bike-specific components. SRAM also released an all-new Stealth lever body for their Level and Code brake lineup. As such there’s a lot to unpack here, which we expect to dive deeper into during the next few months of Transmission-equipped bike reviews. Today, however, let’s take a look at product highlights and some initial thoughts about these new components after a few rides on a Santa Cruz Megatower test bike that SRAM sent us a couple of weeks ago.

Engin Cycles Port Royal Crankset Review: A Modern Crank With a Vintage Silhouette

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Engin Cycles Port Royal Crankset Review: A Modern Crank With a Vintage Silhouette

Modern tech, bikes, and components were lost on me over the previous few years. Sure, I talk about all that here at “work,” but in my personal life, I have spent more time looking backward, not forward, with bikes. Maybe it was because all the major manufacturers wanted journalists (if I can even call myself that) to review new gear that wouldn’t hit consumers for another year or so. Or perhaps I felt like there was inherently more to learn from the past than new tech and its marginal gains mantra.

Having spent a lot of time curating a few vintage builds, re-evaluating my own stable, and pouring over old bike catalogs, there’s something about the aesthetic found in the 1980s and early 90s mountain bike components that hits the nail on the head. Be it the eeWings cranks, those nifty Cyber Cranks, or these Engin Cycles Port Royal cranks, what’s old is new again in terms of design silhouette.

When I first saw these cranks, I immediately felt like they were an homage to the first gen M700 Deore cranks by Shimano, which did in fact come in black. (Ritchey Commandos were specced with an all-black Deer Head group!) Yet, the thing I liked about them the most was the slim profile, 30mm spindle, and the fact that Engin Cycles, a framebuilder I hold in deep regard and respect for, machines these in Philly!

I’ve had the Engin Cycles Port Royal Cranks ($575) on my Starling Murmur for a while now and finally have some thoughts I can share with y’all, so read on below for a quick review…

Paul Paul
Mondraker Mondraker
Wolf Tooth Wolf Tooth
Singular Singular
Silca Silca
State Bicycle Co State Bicycle Co
Bikeflights Bikeflights
SimWorks
The Radavist The Radavist