Campagnolo Athena Silver PTS 11 Speed Chainset 2015

Campagnolo Athena Silver PTS 11 Speed Chainset 2015

Never ones to stop pushing the boundaries, Campagnolo have completely overhauled previous version to give you the Campagnolo Athena Silver PTS 11 Speed Chainset 2015. This year it is stiffer, faster and lighter. Changing between compact and standard is now as easy as changing eight bolts and two chainrings. While the new four-arm bolt pattern makes for a much more practical design that offers the cyclist a more versatile component, the Campagnolo Tech Lab was dedicated primarily to increasing performance characteristics. The new design incorporates an eight bolt pattern with a spider arm design that not only holds the chainring in place by way of the bolt but also supports the chainring and in doing so, increases system rigidity.

In addition to completely redesigning the spider, Campagnolo engineers dedicated a great deal of energy towards a completely new crankarm that is a great deal stiffer than previous versions.

Add this new highly rigid crankarm to the new four-arm spider design and you have a complete crankset that not only excels at transferring power more than any previous version but one that is also more versatile with respect to gearing.

This new version of Campagnolo performance cranksets will be available in 170, 172.5 and 175 crankarm lengths as well as in all three chainring configurations 50/34, 52/36 and 53/39. Upon developing this new interpretation of the mechanical drivetrain Campagnolo set about testing various versions both in the lab as well as in the field using amateurs, semi-pros, veterans and several World Tour athletes.

With each modification scrutinised and critiqued Campagnolo engineers were able to further develop these ideas into what would eventually evolve into the groupsets that have been seen in many of the most prestigious races of the highest calibre.

For the weight conscious among you, this brilliant crankset is also available in carbon fibre to save a further 100 g. Or for the image conscious, there is the option of having this crankset in black.