Which crank set for Giant defy 1

PaulD72
PaulD72 Posts: 5
edited May 2013 in Workshop
Hi, I need a new crank set for my 2012 Giant defy 1 due to damage, at the moment it has a FSA gossamer 34/50 (700mm arms) fitted with bb86 press fit bottom bracket. They also can come with a Shimano R565 crank, which is better and are there any other cranksets that I could fit using my current bb?
Any advice would be a big help as both these cranks seem to be hard to find?
Thanks

Comments

  • gozzy
    gozzy Posts: 640
    700mm arms? How big is this bike?
  • PaulD72
    PaulD72 Posts: 5
    It's a small, 50cm frame
  • smithy05
    smithy05 Posts: 114
    How big are the wheels then?!
  • The FSA Gossamer hollow version cranks are the exact same diameter as shimano hollow-tech as far as I know.

    therefor any FSA hollow or Shimano hollowtech crank should fit!

    why not stick with the FSA Gossamer, its a great strong, lightweight crankset and is as good as anything shimano make in my opinion.

    also your crank arm length will be 170mm, 172.5mm or 175mm (not 700mm as you have stated) :oops:
    2012 Giant Defy Composite 1
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