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Ritchey WCS Compact Cranksets

Average Rating: 3/5
MSRP: $ 200.00
# of Reviews: 8

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Product Description

Cold forged design focuses strength at the high stress pedal and BB interfaces
Excess material removed from lower stress center of the crankarms
Integrated fifth arm spider
Wear-resistant hard anodized rings
Specially designed shift ramps and pins allow for a wide gear ranges

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Submitted by josephjcole a Road Racer from

Date Reviewed: April 14, 2010

Strengths:    cost, weight

Weaknesses:    durability

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They say you can only pick two out of three: lightweight, low cost, durable. With these you are choosing lightweight and low cost. Mine lasted around three years and then the splines that lock into the octalink BB gave way. Leaving both my crank arms pointing straight down. It was a good three years don't get me wrong. It just seems like a crank should last a lifetime.

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Price Paid:    $120.00

Purchased At:   ebay

Similar Products Used:   Shimano Ultegra, I'm now on Sram Rival compact cranks, decieded to go with cheap and durable... so far so good.

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Submitted by TFR a Road Racer from

Date Reviewed: November 24, 2007

Strengths:    compact gearing is great. I live in hilly area

Weaknesses:    these tend to loosen when torques per the manufacturers spec. need to tighten frequently and use extra torque

Bottom Line:

love the compact gearing. These have been good, except they tend to loosen- need more torque than the spec says. Were not too many Compacts available when I got these 3 years ago

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Similar Products Used: 1st Compact ever

Bike Setup: fuji roubaix pro with ultegra

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Submitted by blc a Road Racer from

Date Reviewed: September 30, 2007

Strengths:    None, since it broke.

Weaknesses:    It broke.

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I broke the drive side crank going up a slight rise. Thank God I wasn't going fast. I only suffered a gash on my knee. Should have had a weight limit on these cranks, since I'm 200 plus.

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Favorite Ride:   Mt. Diablo

Price Paid:    $169.00

Purchased At:   PerformanceBike

Bike Setup:   Specialized Allez Foco tubing

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Submitted by Itch a Road Racer from

Date Reviewed: September 8, 2007

Strengths:    Lighter than most other products out, even products twice as expensive, and more durable

Weaknesses:    None so far

Bottom Line:

Great product, at 225 lbs, and major clims all around it has been a very reliable product. Having gone through two sets of FSA carbon cranks (Failures), these are lighter and more durable.

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Favorite Ride:   Wildcat Mountain to Petrolia

Price Paid:    $170.00

Purchased At:   LBS

Similar Products Used:   FSA

Bike Setup:   Look 585, SRAM Force, Mavic Ksiriun ES, etc...

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Submitted by Richard a Recreational Rider from

Date Reviewed: September 8, 2007

Strengths: Are you kidding?

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This crankset worked perfectly, until it failed in the most catastrophic manner - snapping in half during an out-of-the-saddle pedal stroke on a slight uphill rise. I was hurt, and damn lucky I wasn't killed. I've been cycling for 25 years and have never heard of such a failure.