Hey JW, thanks!
I throw all cranks I test on my \#1FG and I definitely notice a difference system to system out of the saddle riding.
I also notice crank stiffness descending on the hardtail if the arms are really stiff (in a bad way). E13 Carbon cranks for example gave up nothing.
Generally, I’m not chasing more stiffness in any part of my bike (wheels, bar, etc) but apples to apples out of the saddle I’ll stand by the Aeffect R having less swagger then the gen.1 Aeffect. Obviously this isn’t one of those German reviews where stuff gets hooked up to a machine, and there are a lot of variables, so as always a grain of salt is both understood and recommended.
Jan. 9, 2020, 11:07 a.m. - Andrew Major
Hey JW, thanks! I throw all cranks I test on my \#1FG and I definitely notice a difference system to system out of the saddle riding. I also notice crank stiffness descending on the hardtail if the arms are really stiff (in a bad way). E13 Carbon cranks for example gave up nothing. Generally, I’m not chasing more stiffness in any part of my bike (wheels, bar, etc) but apples to apples out of the saddle I’ll stand by the Aeffect R having less swagger then the gen.1 Aeffect. Obviously this isn’t one of those German reviews where stuff gets hooked up to a machine, and there are a lot of variables, so as always a grain of salt is both understood and recommended.