Halfway by means of final yr, 5DEV launched us to their new titanium cranks. The glossy crankarms are made with laser-welded titanium to create a hole arm that’s each gentle and sturdy. The arms additionally function a SRAM 8-bolt chainring interface, making them suitable with Quarq energy meters, SRAM 1x and 2x chainrings, and 5DEV’s personal aero rings.
However what if you wish to run Shimano chainrings? Properly, they hinted {that a} Shimano 2x suitable spider was within the works, and it’s lastly right here. The attention-grabbing bit is that whereas the spider permits you to use Shimano rings on the 5DEV cranks, it must also be suitable with most 8-Bolt cranks that means you possibly can use this spider to run Shimano rings on a SRAM 8-Bolt crankset if you happen to discovered the necessity.
Made in home, the spider is machined from aluminum and weighs in at 73g. The spider makes use of the Shimano 4-bolt 110BCD mounting commonplace for Dura Ace 2x rings solely – this is not going to work with Ultegra or GRX.
The Spider sells for $179.99 and is on the market now.
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