Price Paid:  $475.00 at Full Cycles

Favorite Ride:
Wolf Creek, OR

Bike Setup:
Bianchi San Lorenzo with a mix of Record, Chorus, Centaur, and Veloce.

Summary:
This is for the standard (non-compact) Carbon Ultra Torque:

The crankset looks and functions wonderfully. The arms seem stiff to me and the chainrings shift great. Changing from an ISIS drive FSA to the Chorus UT made my whole bike feel way stiffer. The set-up is really simple. The tension bolt that pulls the two arms together does require and extra long Allen wrench to achieve the required torque - or you can use a combination of wrenches.

My only complaint is about the clear coat, which has developed some chips in.

Strengths:
Stiff, aesthetically stunning, fast and precise shifting

Weaknesses:
clear coat chips easily, proprietary bolt circle diameter.

Similar Products Used:
Mirage triple with square taper BB, FSA Gossamer with ISIS BB, Dura Ace 7800.

Price Paid:  $377.00 at eBay

Favorite Ride:
Loudon County

Bike Setup:
Calfee Dragonfly, Record 10S

Summary:
This review is for the carbon version. My understanding is that it is the same as Record, except for the decals, so if you want to pay ~$150-$200 less and get the same thing get the Chorus. I also have an FSA carbon crank, a compact crank, for my cross bike, so it is interesting to compare the differnce. The FSA is wider (not thicker) and has lots of torque that is immediately noticeable. What is noticeable about the Campy carbon is not so much what you notice as what you don't. It feels the same as the Record alloy crank I had, until you start to go fast. Then you notice that your efficiency is better, your power transfer is better, it takes less energy to spin the crank because it is lighter, and it is more comfortable because it mutes vibration. One of my feet was shattered in a car accident so this is no small matter to me. It looks beautiful and I hope it holds up as well as other Campy cranks that I have had. Paired with a Phil Wood Ti BB, it is a nice, light, strong set-up. The only thing better IMHO would be a (new 397 gram) Zipp crank. I would pick this over that FSA Mega-Exo, because I already had the ~$200 BB, and while I like FSA, Phil and Campy have been doing this for a long time, and I think they know what they're doing.

Strengths:
Light, strong, attractive, great road feel.

Weaknesses:
Price

Similar Products Used:
FSA Compact Pro Elite Carbon

Price Paid:  $120.00 at Parker International

Favorite Ride:
Anything hilly

Bike Setup:
Colnago Asso with assorted high-end kit.

Summary:
Looks great, very good value for money(cheaper than Ultegra at the time I bought the chainset), stiff, lightweight, has Record chainrings, low Q-factor.

Strengths:
Low Q-factor, stiff, beauty.

Weaknesses:
Only goes with Campag BB which is not durable.

Similar Products Used:
Ultegra, Stronglight, Suntour Superbe Pro.

Price Paid:  $130.00 at local bike shop

Favorite Ride:
Peggy's Cove loop

Bike Setup:
Casati lugged steel, Chorus, Sachs 8sp ergo, Dura Ace front derailleur,
3ttt bars/stem, mostly use tubular wheels
die-hard sachs freewheel user

Summary:
After 2 1/2 years these still work great, finish is good, might think about replacing the 39 ring soon but that's par for the course. Glad I went with Chorus, I once spent stupid money on a pair of Magic Motorcycle cranks once and they're really light but pretty high-maintenance with really flimsy chainrings. Chorus Cranks/BB setup is by contrast pretty much fit-and-forget. The bottom bracket that goes with the chorus cranks is one of the best on the market. Campy really does design stuff to last, and these cranks are no exception.

Aesthetically, a lot nicer than the current Shimano cranks, The only shimano parts with as nice a finish these days are the Dura Ace 25th anniversary stuff, older dura ace had a much nicer finish, across the line.

Mechanically, Chorus stuff is just as good as Record. Don't really need to spend hundreds of extra dollars, what is it they say when you're actually riding it, "Don't look down!"

Strengths:
Stiff, great finish, high quality chainrings

Weaknesses:
None

Similar Products Used:
Shimano, Mavic, Magic Motorcycle.

Price Paid:  $114.00 at Belmont Wheelworks

Favorite Ride:
Yes

Bike Setup:
Giant TCR with Chorus/Record Mix.

Summary:
I like these cranks a lot. They are not super expensive. The finish is still gorgeous on them even after two years. I think the poster that has broken two sets of these really needs to pay proper attention to the Torque settings in the manual. Campy STRONGLY recommends you follow the torque setting listed. I bet people over tighten them and split the crank. (my 2 cents)
I firmly believe with these cranks there is very little need to go to Record. You only save a few grams and spend a great deal more.
I'm betting these cranks will last my lifetime.

Strengths:
Low Q Factor, sweet finish. Relatively light. No flex, but keep in mind I weight 135lbs at my heaviest. Threads on cranks are well done and not worries about stipping them out.

Weaknesses:
Can only use campy BB. Special taper eliminates most aftermarket choices. however since I am not a big fan of the aftermarket stuff this isn't really a weakness in my mind

Similar Products Used:
Ultegra, American Classic, 105