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THM CLAVICULA

it arrived yesterday...what can i say...the crankarms are absolutely amazing, one problem though...after almost 3 months of painful wait they shipped the cranks with the wrong BB. called thm and starbike and i was told that they are "investigating the problem"...i told them i want them cups shipped first class next day...it seems that the German seriousness is just a myth

i am complaining becuase i want this blog to contain infos from all points of view . although the product is absolutely amazing, the customer relationship is to me relevant as well. in the case of thm it was very bad, not too happy about starbike either , i did not receive any apologies from neither when my only mistake was to purchase something from them!

i regret now not going through r2-bike.de, but although they were 2 weeks late answering emails they seemed very nice and helpful.

shame on THM and starbike.com, definitely my last order with you! keep investigating!

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update: today I called thm and this time someone very nice answered the phone. not only he explained clearly what went wrong, he also sent the cups via airmail today.

8160g

everything here minus clavicula!

pictures speak for themselves!

THM Clavicula Dp & Cane Creek Aer Headset!

although it is very hard for me to part with the very beautiful and stiff rotor xc2, the weight weenie inside of me has taken control! i ordered the very expensive crankset from THM!
it will save up to 200gr, bringing the weight down to 7.9xxkg! a barrier that is very difficult and expensive to break with a full susser especially when it is ment for 90kg riders like myself!
the clavicula dp is a 2 chainring crankset and by default it has a weight limit of 85kg! because you can customize the cranks the way you want with thm, i opted for a higher weight limit, bringing it to 90kg!
these cranks have the best weight-stiffness ratio, and therefore they come at a price!
also they have race thoroughbred in them, being ridden by the womens beijing olympic champion Sabine Spiez!

crankarms+spacers+bottombracket =415
ta specialites chinook 42/32 = 60+30= 90
chainring bolts = 6
Total=511g (xc2 720g)

second upgrade brings just 50gr down!
the Cane Creek Aer Headset is only 50gr heavy in the ZS form that i will be using!
it has a lower bearing like any other headset but the upper one is a new thing! In fact it is a teflon bushing, very poshy named Norglide. so instead of a whole bearing you only have this special teflon coated bushing that does the job! of course there are disadvantages, and of course it is only road intended, but i will give it a try!