Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote:
>
> 'Stiffness' claims imply others are 'soft, flexy, unusable' but of
course they
> aren't. MANY pros succesfully use that old fashioned square taper in
the pro
> pelOton ranks and it doesn't slow them down, not do they break 'em.
Pros weigh 135 lbs. and get a new bike at least every season. Many of
us here, not just me, routinely generate _much_ larger pedal forces
than a pro rider ever does, even on the steepest climb or the hardest
sprint. And most of us keep our bikes for years, if not decades. Both
these factors would tend to make a strong, stiff crank a better choice
for most of us than it would be for a pro racer.
This should not be considered a defense of Shimano's copy of Bullseye
cranks, because I neither use nor trust those. But I'll ride a 'bent
(or give up cycling altogether) before I ride another square-taper BB.
A man has only so many teeth to give up for the sake of poor design--
I'll keep those I still have.
Chalo Colina
