Easton EC90 SL 11sp MTB Chainset Reviews
Review score: 9.2/10 – Updated September, 2024
Latest Price: £199.99 – Save 55% (RRP: £439.99)
Take a look now to discover what makes Easton EC90 SL 11sp MTB Chainset worthy of a review score of 9.2 out of 10.
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Easton EC90 SL 11sp MTB Chainset features
Easton EC90 SL 11sp MTB Chainset
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Spec 1
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Colour: Black-White Other Cranksets found with this Spec: 70 |
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Spec 2
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Teeth: 40t Other Cranksets found with this Spec: 3 |
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Spec 3
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Speed: 11 Speed Other Cranksets found with this Spec: 368 |
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Spec 4
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Length: 170mm, 172.5mm Other Cranksets found with this Spec: 2 |
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Feature 1
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Material: Carbon Fibre crank arms with high grade Aluminium pedal insert and spindle Other Cranksets found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 2
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Finish: Matte carbon Other Cranksets found with this feature: 4 |
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Feature 3
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Speed: 11 speed Other Cranksets found with this feature: 107 |
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Feature 4
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Chainring Mount Type: Race Face Cinch interface Other Cranksets found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 5
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Spindle: Road specific 30mm spindle Other Cranksets found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 6
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Bottom bracket compatibility: BB86, BSA 68mm, PF30 68mm, BB30 68mm, BBright, 386Evo Other Cranksets found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 7
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Q-Factor: 149mm (with washers) Other Cranksets found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 8
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Chainline: 2x drivetrain with 43.5mm, 2x drivetrain with Disc 46mm or 1x drivetrain with 47mm Other Cranksets found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 9
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Usage: Road/CX/Tri/TT Other Cranksets found with this feature: 1 |
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Feature 10
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Weight: 590g Other Cranksets found with this feature: 5 |
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Price
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Quality
Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Cranksets. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Easton EC90 SL 11sp MTB Chainset.
The first thing is material. Looking at what Easton EC90 SL 11sp MTB Chainset is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.
Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Cranksets. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.
There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Cranksets. Brands like Easton are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.
Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Cranksets category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.
Comparing Prices
Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Cranksets.
It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.
Price of Easton EC90 SL 11sp MTB Chainset
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Easton EC90 SL 11sp MTB Chainset.
We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Easton EC90 SL 11sp MTB Chainset was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £199.99 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.5 out of 10 for price.
Average price of Cranksets
Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Cranksets.
We found 182 in the Cranksets category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £192.65, making it above average at £199.99.
It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Cranksets. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £999.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £0.79.
With 182 products available we worked out that 57 cost more than Easton EC90 SL 11sp MTB Chainset and 120 were cheaper.
Cost of Easton products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 58 products from Easton, of which 1 were in the Cranksets category.
For now though we’re looking at Easton branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £165.34 making this product above average.
You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Easton product we found was £4.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £919.99.
Of the 58 from Easton, 19 were more expensive than Easton EC90 SL 11sp MTB Chainset and 37 were cheaper.
How much are Easton Cranksets?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Easton products that are listed in the Cranksets category.
The average price of the 1 products that match this search was £199.99, with the cheapest coming in at £199.99 and highest price was £199.99. With the average being £199.99, Easton EC90 SL 11sp MTB Chainset comes in below average.
0 products that meet this search were more expensive than Easton EC90 SL 11sp MTB Chainset and 0 were cheaper.
Easton EC90 SL 11sp MTB Chainset Reviews
Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.
There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.
1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.
2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.
Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Easton EC90 SL 11sp MTB Chainset reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Easton EC90 SL 11sp MTB Chainset, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.6 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Cranksets category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.3 out of 5.
Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Easton EC90 SL 11sp MTB Chainset or another similar product, like SRAM PG1170 11 Speed Road Cassette reviews or SRAM X01 XG1195 11 Speed MTB Cassette reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Cranksets.
Brand
As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Cranksets. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Easton, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.
YouTube Video of Easton EC90 SL 11sp MTB Chainset
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Easton EC90 SL 11sp MTB Chainset reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Easton EC90 SL 11sp MTB Chainset. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.2/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 26004798435
- Product ID 2: 781923UK
- Brand: Easton
- Model number: 8022663
- RRP: £439.99
- EAN: 821973302492
- Description: Easton EC90 SL 11sp MTB Chainset – SingleThis chainset features an immensely stiff carbon crankarm construction, which means that you’ll enjoy its incredible strength to weight ratio. Easton has also equipped this version with a matte carbon finish for even greater weight savings as well as a stylish appearance. Using its Race Face Cinch direct mount chainring system, this crankset isn’t just limited to a two speed road gearing setup. Instead, it can easily be adapted to suit a single speed drivetrain for simpler Cyclocross use.The EC90 SL crank utilizes the RaceFace Cinch technology which allows for direct mount 1x rings as well as direct mount 2x spiders, and industry leading versatility. Increasingly popular 1x setups have many advantages including weight and simplicity. Their major limitation is adaptability. A Cyclocross rider’s ability to ride a course, then effortlessly change chainrings to their preferred setup is a major necessity that has, until now, been overlooked. Easton refines the design for larger ring applications with improved chain retention while reducing running noise and friction. Arms come assembled with spindle. Rings and BB sold separately.Features: Material: Carbon Fibre crank arms with high grade Aluminium pedal insert and spindle Finish: Matte carbon Speed: 11 speed Chainring Mount Type: Race Face Cinch interface Spindle: Road specific 30mm spindle Bottom bracket compatibility: BB86, BSA 68mm, PF30 68mm, BB30 68mm, BBright, 386Evo Q-Factor: 149mm (with washers) Chainline: 2x drivetrain with 43.5mm, 2x drivetrain with Disc 46mm or 1x drivetrain with 47mm Usage: Road/CX/Tri/TT Weight: 590gBuy Easton Components from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Components > Cranksets
- Savings percentage from RRP: 55%
- Size: 40t
- Unisex
- 240
- Adult
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As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Cranksets. 182 in fact.
A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Easton EC90 SL 11sp MTB Chainset included,
SRAM X01 DH XG-795 7 Speed Cassette reviews, Hope T-Rex Expander Sprocket reviews, or we really liked the look of E Thirteen Extended Range EX Cog reviews as another alternative.