Hey everyone how's it going!
Have you guys noticed that when you buy bikes with SRAM drivetrains
quite often you don't get a series cranks?
Also quite often you're going to see this Truvative powered by SRAM
the two cranks that they have are the Stylo and Descendant
but what are these? Are they any good?
Let's take a closer look at this Stylo 6k DUB crankset and solve that mystery!
The reality is that SRAM bought Truvativ back in 2003-2004
and they kept the brand around.
I think they kept it around mostly to have a cheaper option or offering than the SRAM brand.
But again are they any better or worse than something like the Eagle SX?
All the cool stuff is here on the box, you see Eagle but no logo
you see DUB as a bottom bracket.
That 6k is funny, that's the 6000 series aluminum that these are made of
and Stylo as a product name.
Here on the side of the box you get the label, well this looks like any other SRAM label that I've ever looked at,
manufacturing date, that's the SRAM code for it, made in Taiwan
and also that's the product description or details, 170 mm long, 32 tooth chainring.
And inside the box...ta daaa!
Here is the crankset and surprise surprise you get the same leaflet from SRAM
sending you to their websites.
This is a two-piece crank arm
so you have the right side arm with the direct mount chainring attached to it.
You see that this is using a DUB bottom bracket
and the finish - this is very similar to what I saw on the Eagle SX.
Stylo seems to be painted on the crank
wondering if this wears out over time.
On the back you're going to see that this is a 170 millimeter length crank
and you see the cutouts here in the aluminum just to shave some weight.
If you look carefully at this, it looks just like the SRAM Eagle NX cranks
and this is shaped differently than the SX cranks as you see it over here.
So this definitely seems to be the Eagle NX design.
Because the cranks use the same direct mount chainrings
they offer a lot of flexibility.
I bought this one as a non-Boost crank but here's the thing:
just by replacing the chainring you make this a Boost crank which is what I need.
Non-boost is signified here by the 6 mm offset chainring (49mm chainline).
If I just replace it with this 3 mm offset chainring
I made my crankset Boost compatible (52mm chainline), there is that!
Also the direct mount chainring allows you to install
3rd party chainrings like this one so this would be an oval that is made for SRAM cranks
so very easy to upgrade your cranks like that.
The chainrings that come with these cranks are the steel ones,
and you see the Eagle logo over here exactly the same X-Sync 2 technology
of course, Eagle made by SRAM,
and somewhere here in the back says SRAM chains only.
These steel chainrings come standard with the SX and NX cranks
and obviously they are fully interchangeable with the aluminum chainrings that come with the GX, X01 and XX1
because they are pretty much the same just made out of different materials.
This one will shave about 70 grams of weight from the overall weight of your crank.
The left crank arm,
has the pedal washers attached to it, that's a nice touch,
the DUB 28.99mm spindle that everyone makes fun of,
and you have the same preload adjuster like with all the other SRAM cranks.
The DUB spindle requires the DUB bottom bracket
and yes they have them threaded, press fit, you name it they have it.
These cranks are available in 165, 170, and 175 mm length which is more than what Shimano offers with their Deore cranksets.
Weight of my crankset is 709 grams that's about 70 grams lighter
than the SX cranks that I looked at not too long ago.
And guess what? This weight is the same with that of Eagle NX
so this is definitely seem to be rebranded Eagle NX cranks.
Also remember that if you install this aluminum chainring
you're gonna shave another 70 grams off of that and guess what?
That brings you very close to an Eagle GX crankset that is way more expensive than this.
But if you're looking for that GX like crankset look for their Descendant version of their Truvativ cranks.
They seem to be pulling the same trick with these cranks as well.
When it comes to installation, well this is a DUB, two-piece eagle crank
so it would be identical with what I've showed you guys in my SX cranks video
I'm gonna make sure I link that up in the corner.
So are these the budget cranks from SRAM?
I think so but I bet these are designed by the original Truvative engineers
probably the same engineers that design all the SRAM cranks today.
So if you were to find either the Stylo or the Descendant Truvative cranks out there in the marketplace
I would strongly recommend them as opposed to the NX and GX especially if you are to save a couple bucks.
So what do you guys think? Have you ever used cranks like this?
Have you used the DUB based cranks from SRAM, what is your experience with them?
Let me know in the comments below!
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