Cost Aeffective’R

With Aeffect R, Race Face has taken a crankset and a dropper post I’ve previously enjoyed, made them better while keeping them planted in the min-maxed category. These are parts that can cover a range of bike prices. Whether it’s the choice to spec. a crankset that may never require replacement, or a reliable 170mm dropper post at a price that usually stops at 150mm, neither product has any particular sex appeal but both have the potential to be loved.

In fact, these are parts I’d be happy to see coming OE on bikes of any price, even on the higher end where they present no perceivable on-trail performance losses over more Gucci options but with savings that can be pumped into tires, brakes, and suspension, where it really counts.

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