Probably my inner child dream :-/
I have tried to search for alternative cranks for the Canyon Endurace AllRoad (2025/2026)
These are the specs:
Cassette - Shimano CUES LG300 - 10 sprockets
Chain - Shimano CUES LG500
Front Derailleur - Shimano CUES 6030
Please, I would like to change only cranks:
If the crankset is Hollowtech II 24mm, is it compatible?
Or does the crankset have to be for exactly 10 rear sprockets?
Some of the websites filter cranksets to 68mm / 70mm width, do I have to watch for that?
by lex_ikoon
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You can when compatible. Thst means chainline, front derailleur and bearings.
Cues is 11speed mtb line.
Withouth looking on shimanos compatibility list everything is possible but not supported and a experiment.
The biggest problem is chainline and bearing thats different between mtb and road.
Cues has 11 speed chain width, even on 10 speed.
The Shimano compatibility charts are amazing.
https://productinfo.shimano.com/en/compatibility
The chain spacing should be the same as 105 but the Q-factor is different (160mm vs 180mm) so your front derailleur will need to be adjusted and might not shift as well.
Technically you can, but you might have issues with shifting between the chainrings as the Cues FC U6030-2 and U6040-2 use a wider 47mm chainline like their GRX gravel cranksets, while these Road Cranks have a 44.5mm chainline.
You don’t need to change out the bottom bracket as all Shimano Hollowtech Cranks made within the last 10 years have a 24mm spindle.
chainring teeth don’t have compatibility, they are all compatible.
you need to check bb type(square taper or hollow) and axle length(road or mtb).
the 3rd part you need to attention is the chainring chain line, mtb is a bit wider than road, but that’s adjustable.
4th part, cues has 2 types of crankset, for flat bar mtb and for dropbar road bike style. 6030 is road bike type, and using road bike bb.
above all, the cues “road type” chainring is designed for gravel, you can use road bike crankset but you need to adjust the front derailleur carefully.
Main issue is just the chainline. CUES 2×10 has a chainline of 47mm vs 43.5mm of many standard road cranksets.
Main issue could be that the FD may not properly reach the small chainring. Having said that, playing with the limit screws, repositioning derailleur, or adding a couple spacers to the bottom bracket, may be enough to get it to work properly.
New Tiagra R4000 should work since it’s linkglide groupset.
Given all the compatibility traps, I am very reluctant to unpair an OEM frame and a crankset unless there’s a good reason. As you’ve probably figured out, there’s several dimensions that matter and docs don’t cover all of it.
I’m not above using a sharpie to black out the logos and sticking an insert in the hollowtech.
As many others have already mentioned the chainline is different on Cues compared to regular road cranksets. That said I’ve successfully used a road crankset (Magene PES515) on a Canyon Endurace Allroad. The limit screw had to be screwed out almost all the way, but it worked.
the 105 is the only upgrade and even then calling it a “upgrade” is iffy I’ve had top group sets and cranksets, while cranks feel nice in the hand not so much on the bike most of them feel the same, Shimano and sram have great quality across the range, apex cranks for me feel the same and function the same as dura ace 11 speed cranks I have. some people can pickup the 0.765mm torsional difference that some cranks provide but I doubt the average rider feels it. point being if the crank is from a good brand just go with whatever is nicest looking to you.
i would try to retrofit a cover or 3d print the style you want. would be way cheaper
The only crankset shown that would actually be an upgrade is the 105 crankset and you’d need an 11spd 105 which is almost half a decade out of date
CUES does use a different tooth profile and chain, but the chain is supposed to work on Hyperglide, AIUI.
https://bike.shimano.com/nl-NL/technologies/details/linkglide.html