Campy Record cranks

[Veloce]

I have a set of pre Ultra-Torque Record cranks. What are these crank arms made of?? I know they are sold as carbon cranks but heck, so am I made of carbon.

The reason why I ask is because:

 

1) They dont look like carbon fibre, they do not have the weave but rather some other rather good looking pattern on them. (I know CF can  be painted but this aint paint, it looks like the raw finish) Campy hasn't even tried to make them look like CF.

 

2) My front derailleur rubbed up against my crank arm when it was slightly out of adjustment and the slight scratch on the crank arm left some black residue on the derailleur that once again didn't resemble the characteristics of CF.

 

3) If you look at the top of the crank arm you can see a moulding line running down the length of the arm, surely the wrapping of  CF wouldn't leave a moulding line like this.

 

I think its made by the same aliens who built the pyramids from a mixture of Kryptonite and uber-tanium, but I might be wrong about this... 

Veloce2008-08-28 02:13:25

[TokenFreak]

its made of weaved crbon wrapped with strands of carbon to give that marble effect. Similiar to the finnish on these if im not mistaken

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I think its made by the same aliens who built the pyramids from a mixture of Kryptonite and uber-tanium' date=' but I might be wrong about this... 

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[AndreZA]

Veloce, that carbon weave what you see on all things carbon is just for show to make it pretty. They just add it as a thin layer afterwards. If you see a fully painted carbon bike the chances are good that it will not have that weave layer hence the paint. Old OCLV Treks also had that marble look. If you look at the Cannondales from the Six 13 onwards you will also see it.

 

 

[sebunya]

 those are nice wheels TokenFreak

[Veloce]

Alrighty, so the aliens still use a mould but rather than cover it up with the weave finish, they choose the marble finish, hence the mould line and look, but it is still carbon fibre. Got it. Thanks guys!!  

Veloce2008-08-28 02:36:23

[Johan Bornman]

No matter what they're made of, a crank is already an arm and therefore adding a second arm into the term is superflous.

 

Correct usage: My left crank is 2.5mm longer than the right crank and I'm so annoyed that I didn't notice it when Grey Owl sold them to me that I'm gonna shove this crank down the throat of that cranky old bastard who always corrects my language.

 

 

[dylankeyter]

 

No matter what they're made of' date=' a crank is already an arm and therefore adding a second arm into the term is superflous.

 

Correct usage: My left crank is 2.5mm longer than the right crank and I'm so annoyed that I didn't notice it when Grey Owl sold them to me that I'm gonna shove this crank down the throat of that cranky old bastard who always corrects my language.

 

 

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Frustrating!

 

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No matter what they're made of' date=' a crank is already an arm and therefore adding a second arm into the term is superflous.

 

Correct usage: My left crank is 2.5mm longer than the right crank and I'm so annoyed that I didn't notice it when Grey Owl sold them to me that I'm gonna shove this crank down the throat of that cranky old bastard who always corrects my language.

 

 

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It's like when people say Shimano STI.... as in Shimano Smimano Total Integration... They're morons JB... They make life interesting...

 

[AndreZA]

It's like when people say Shimano STI.... as in Shimano Smimano Total Integration... They're morons JB... They make life interesting...

 

Especially when they talk about the 2 other knock-off brands.

 

 

Mampara2008-08-28 03:19:29

[Zaskar]

The finish on the carbon cranks is really nice. If you look at the diagrams in the Campy catalogues it shows them to be all Carbon, but who knows? Anyway if you look at the test results (posted on other threads) they still remain near the top, regarding stiffness and weight.

 

I still really like the look of the DA cranks, but i must say my new ones look pretty sweet...

 

Zaskar2008-08-28 03:22:59

[Veloce]

No matter what they're made of' date=' a crank is already an arm and therefore adding a second arm into the term is superflous.

 

Correct usage: My left crank is 2.5mm longer than the right crank and I'm so annoyed that I didn't notice it when Grey Owl sold them to me that I'm gonna shove this crank down the throat of that cranky old bastard who always corrects my language.

 

 

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Sometimes I just throw my cranks into the air and scream "Why!!!??"

[GoLefty!!]

The Campy cranks look the way they do because thats the way unidirectional caarbon fibres look without that crappy cosmetic layer. I'd rather have the raw finish thankyou!

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Sometimes I just throw my cranks into the air and scream "Why!!!??"

 

Sometimes, even though I make fun of him, I say thank heavens for JB!