Forums » Quarq Discussion » S900 v S975 (9 posts)

S900 v S975
Hombre
6 months, 1 week ago

Could you tell me the difference between these two cranks? Thanks.
dartingd
6 months, 1 week ago

The S975 is a higher level Sram crank, if I'm not mistaken. It seems like Sram is marketing it as more of a slot near Force/Red and the S900 as more of a slot b/w Rival/Force. The S975 also comes with Red chainrings (unless you get the compact).
tonski
6 months ago

I hope they beefed up the Red chainrings.
lathamjohnp
6 months ago

"I hope they beefed up the Red chainrings"

How many Red chainrings have busted? I know there is the odd internet report, but statistically speaking it must be pretty low.

That said, I'm going S975 with Force rings, purely for aesthetics.
showdown
5 months, 4 weeks ago

I believe the 975 arms were designed by SRAM specifically for use with and only available on powermeters (quarq and SRM) whereas the 900 was not and is available as a full crankset. Further, the 900 appeared rebranded as a Bontrager and Truvativ brand crank in various places int he past. The 975 only comes as a SRAM product.
dartingd
5 months, 3 weeks ago

And like the guy above, we're all buying the 975 purely for the bling, not necessarily for the function, lol. I'd LIKE to say that as a cat 2 it's important to me, but really, I see all these guys in the peloton with the s900, and I just wanna be the first with the 975 :)
showdown
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Oh trust me, this IS bling. Only problem is that with this setup ya gotta do a lot of pulling... http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingincircles/4371588392/
dsware
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Will the 975 be available for compact cranks, or will it only be the 900?
Jim@Quarq
5 months, 2 weeks ago

S975 is available for both compact and standard. - Jim

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