Sram Red Crankset

aiwa_yamaha
aiwa_yamaha Posts: 137
edited August 2013 in Road buying advice
I'm not really sure if this is a stupid bike question or not but here goes. If i just buy the Sram Red crankset will i need to change my gears to Sram or can i still have my ultegra gearing?

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  • springtide9
    springtide9 Posts: 1,731
    They are interchangeable, Shimano, SRAM and FSA as far as you are concerned, since the spacing is the same.

    I would guess you do need to use the same shifters and mechs mind you.
    Simon
  • Bozman
    Bozman Posts: 2,518
    I use Sram red chainsets with Shimano. Aren't all chainsets interchangeable .
  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,413
    sram/shimano chainsets are interchangeable

    tbh front mechs are so simple/brutal, pretty much anything will work as long as the chain can't drop between the rings
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • FransJacques
    FransJacques Posts: 2,148
    Buddy rides a Chorus Ultratorque crank with DA 7800 shifters and Force front der. Works a treat.

    as sungod says, you cannot get more simple with a front mech, they are binary - on/off, small/large, etc.

    set your limit screws, height and angle (the hardest to get right) carefully and you're done.
    When a cyclist has a disagreement with a car; it's not who's right, it's who's left.
  • FatTed
    FatTed Posts: 1,205
    I have a SRAM RED Quarq 22 with my Campagnolo Chorus 11 setup, works better than the Campagnolo Crankset.
  • trek_dan
    trek_dan Posts: 1,366
    If your frame uses an eternal BB you'll need to change to a SRAM bottom bracket too as the spacing is different, but the gears will work fine. Buy a decent BB though as the standard GXP ones are crap.
  • aiwa_yamaha
    aiwa_yamaha Posts: 137
    trek_dan wrote:
    If your frame uses an eternal BB you'll need to change to a SRAM bottom bracket too as the spacing is different, but the gears will work fine. Buy a decent BB though as the standard GXP ones are crap.

    What BB would you recommend with Sram??

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