![]() ![]() “When we first set out to make a crankset we knew we wanted to create something that really pushed boundaries and deserved the ee designation,” said Brent Graves, president and CEO of Cane Creek. So, how much does it cost to have the lightest, strongest crankset on your bike? Well, let’s warm you up a bit more first: The logo is lightly etched on it, and you can buff any scratches out yourself to make it look new again. They get a simple brushed finish to keep the titanium gray showing itself off. The driveside arm attaches with a bolt and uses a toothed interface (looks similar to Campagnolo cranks, except not centered on the spindle) to lock it into place. The spindle is a machined piece, then the non-driveside arm is welded to it. The claimed weight is more impressive considering they made a custom CNC’d alloy preload ring, upgrading from the usual plastic parts found on other cranks. They use a 30mm spindle made to fit BSA73mm, PF92/PF89.5, 392EVO bottom brackets, plus PF30 and BB30 bottom brackets with outboard bearing configurations. But there’s a good chance this is just the beginning and that we’ll see gravel, cyclocross and road options in the future. The spindle length and arm design are made for mountain bike standards. At the same time, they are incredibly stiff so more of the energy you put into each pedal stroke makes it to the back wheel and helps push you down the trail.”Īnd, yes, they’re intended solely for mountain bikes, from XC to enduro. “Titanium just brushes those hits off so the eeWings can withstand a lot more abuse than other high-end cranks and not end up structurally compromised or broken. “Through the course of aggressive riding, you invariably hit your cranks against rocks and other trail features which causes structural damage to carbon cranks and can lead to them breaking,” said Sam Anderson, product manager for Cane Creek. As for durability, they’re offering a 10-year warranty on them and say they’re made to take the abuse aggressive mountain biking can dish out. Weighing in at a claimed 400g for arms and spindle, Cane Creek says they’re 20-30% stiffer than premium carbon cranksets. The new eeWings are full titanium, offering lightweight to match carbon, but in a far stiffer and more durable package. Now, after many iterations and years of work, the all-new Cane Creek eeWings are here… eeCycleworks founder (and original Sweetwings designer) Craig Edwards rebooted the name, showed a prototype, and did extensive development work, then even he abandoned the project.īut the idea lived on, and now that Cane Creek manages eeCycleworks’ brakes and other projects, it was revived once again. ![]() Riders from the mid-1990s will recall Sweetwings, a boutique hollow steel crankset that came with equal parts light weight, chi chi looks and reliability issues. ![]()
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