Posted on May 3, 2022 by Cory Benson
After positive feedback from their stiffer Shimano-only X-Carboring EVO chainrings, the Italian weight weenies at Carbon-Ti are bringing EVO tech carbon, titanium & aluminum upgrade rings to more cranks and ALL modern groupsets from Shimano, SRAM & Campagnolo. Plus, as more mountain bikes adopt the UDH standard, Carbon-Ti also has new lightweight thru-axles to upgrade your new Trek, Scott & Wilier race bikes…
Carbon-Ti first launched their EVO carbon chainring tech as a SRAM AXS upgrade – somewhat confusingly keeping EVO out of their already long product name. Then, Shimano 12-speed cranks got the upgrade. Now, all of Carbon-Ti’s unique mixed material carbon, titanium & aluminum X-Carboring chainrings feature the same stiffer, lighter EVO tech. That means thicker 3mm carbon big rings with more intricated 3D shift ramp machining, topped by more precisely shaped long-wearing 7075-T6 alloy teeth, and infused with titanium shift pins.
Now, these top-tier made-in-Italy Carbon-Ti X-Carboring EVO chainrings are offered in asymmetric 4-bolt 110BCD (modern Shimano) and standard symmetrical road compact 5-bolt 110BCD in 50, 52 & 54T options to work with Shimano 11 & 12sp, Campagnolo 11 & 12sp, and SRAM 11sp. Individual EVO big rings sell for 229€ at 93-115g per ring. Their matching little rings are 181€ and 28-33g.
SRAM AXS 12sp riders (Red, Force & Rival) get specific X-AXS Carborings with the same EVO tech for the same price, in XDR appropriate 50/37, 48/35 & 46/33-tooth gearing combos for use with Flattop chains. X-AXS EVO rings come in asymmetric 4-bolt 107BCD (proprietary SRAM), asymmetric 4-bolt 110BCD (Shimano), and standard symmetrical road compact 5-bolt 110BCD versions.
More mountain bikes moving to the SRAM standard Universal Derailleur Hanger means new bikes need to switch up their thru-axles to 12×1.0 thread pitch. Carbon-Ti has got you covered with the upgrade, though. Now their lightweight alloy X-Lock EVO axles get a few more size options for the same 68€ price tag & 31-32g weights.
c. Wilier, photo by Luigi Sestili – Mountain Bike Connection
The new X-Lock EVO 12×1.0 x 174mm fits the latest 2022+ Trek Supercaliber and Procaliber. And the new X-Lock EVO 12×1.0 x 178.5mm fits the latest 2022 Scott Spark and Wilier Urta SRL. In fact, the new Wilier already comes stock with the new axles, thanks to a partnership with the Wilier Pirelli Team of XC racers.
Cory Benson is the EU Tech Editor of Bikerumor.com.
Cory has been writing about mountain bikes, enduro, cyclocross, all-road, gravel bikes & bikepacking on and off for over 25 years, since before several of these even had names in our industry.
Prior to that (and at times, concurrently), Cory worked as an Architect specializing in environmental sustainability, a IBD bike shop designer & consultant, an independent product designer, a bike shop mechanic, and a mountain biking instructor.
Based in the Czech Republic for over 15 years, Cory spends much of his time traveling around Europe, riding bikes, and meeting directly with many of cycling’s key European product developers, industry experts & tastemakers for an in-depth review of what’s new, and what’s coming next. A technical off-road rider at heart since the 1990s, Cory’s cycling has evolved to cover everything from the wide range of riding aero road bikes on dirt roads to thrashing enduro bikes in the European bikeparks & trail centers, with plenty of XC, CX & gravel in between.
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I wonder if they use carbon in this?
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