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The unapologetically luxurious Cane Creek eeWings titanium cranks just received their first update in seven years. They now feature more user-friendly hardware, cleaner lines, and have been updated to an 8-bolt Direct Mount chainring. Find everything you need to know about the latest eeWings here…
The original Cane Creek eeWings we launched in 2018 and stirred up quite a ruckus with their welded and machined titanium construction, future-proof aesthetics, and eye-watering price tag. There’s no question that titanium cranks are a premium product, but both Logan and I have been using them for almost as long as they’ve been around, and we agree that they are some of the nicest cranks we’ve ever run. They are incredibly lightweight, super stiff, and, to some, easy on the eyes. If you haven’t seen it already, it’s worth reading John Montesi’s five-year review here. Since their release, the eeWings haven’t received a major update, but that just changed.
The new Cane Creek eeWings share the same timeless aesthetics and titanium construction but feature some promising changes that Cane Creek claims make them “more appealing and more relevant to today’s riders.” eeWings now feature an 8-bolt direct mount chainring interface (instead of the old SRAM X-SYNC style) that allows riders to pair the cranks with current SRAM Transmission chainrings as well as SRAM’s full suite of Direct Mount power meters. For Shimano lovers, Cane Creek also plans to expand their offerings of chainring spiders to allow the fitment of Shimano chainrings to the new 8-bolt crank.
The crank arm shape has been tweaked for a sleeker and streamlined profile while also reducing the overhang past the pedal spindle, which should help eliminate crank strikes. Anyone who has struggled with the previous crank fixing bolt will be happy to hear that it has been updated to an 8mm hex bolt, downsized from the former 14mm size, which often required an adapter to adjust out in the field.
The new eeWings are available in two spindle lengths: one for all-road (gravel and road) bikes and a slightly wider one for mountain bikes, each with three choices of arm lengths. They’re offered in 160mm, 165mm, and 170mm for mountain and 165mm, 170mm, and 172.5mm for all-road. They weigh in at just 398 grams (all-road, 165mm with all hardware), and cost a cool $1,199.99 USD.
The new cranks are available today at CaneCreek.com.
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