Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - best looking ss crank?

Do you know any best looking ss crank (and perform well too)?

Sugino RD. Looks good, works well. Not too expensive. Hipsters can't stand it when they've spent big bucks on their ride and they still can't get as many women as the guy with the RD cranks and a real job.

Sugino 75. Looks good, works well. Kind of expensive. Real guys can't stand it when they've spent only a small amount of money on their ride and they can't fit as many track chainrings as the guy with 75 cranks and no life.

ss cranks are different than fg cranks?

I'm liking this one better than OEM

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d44/jetlagmcr/misc/IMG_1322.jpg

Mountain, road, in-between?

C Record road cranks.

Im gonna go with a either a Sugino 75 or Campy C-Record. I like the older Zeus cranks I've seen but don't know that much about em.

What a horribly ambiguous question. With no information about what it will be used for, relative budget in mind, or any regards to what the poster thinks looks 'good'.

Honestly go to a bike shop and look around, or if there is no good shops for such a thing in your area then try using google for 5 minutes.

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/reviews/alien/crankset/01x1000.jpg
These look good and are way cheap...
http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/reviews/alien/crankset/

It depends on the bike but I really like Sugino 75s, Dura-Ace Track and FSA Carbon Pro Track (in terms of looks). I've heard bad things about the FSA in terms of durability, though.

http://lh5.google.com/sacbikekitchen/R139CiG9NlI/AAAAAAAACLs/O0ZX5saSYBI/s800/IMG_2375.JPG

^Way facking cool, but don't look like 144bcd. Not a big deal, just sayin'.

edit: also paul cranksets, if you can afford it. A little pricey.

http://www.paulcomp.com/cramk.jpg

hmm, I should say "best looking crank for a single speed, 29er, rigid mtb"

Sorry for the confusion

It's 130, so I figured it was a SS crank as asked for by the OP.

Edit: guess the OP wanted MTB, I have nothing worthwhile for that.

hmm, I should say "best looking crank for a single speed, 29er, rigid mtb"

Sorry for the confusionHa ha ha, yeah, disregard just about every suggestion in this thread so far.

I've heard mixed reviews of the Truvativ Stylos. Nothing looks better than Profiles, IMHO.

hmm, I should say "best looking crank for a single speed, 29er, rigid mtb"

Sorry for the confusion

White Industries ENO cranks look awesome, but the proprietary chainring thing is just dumb.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/64/209738630_44d9cfd0b2.jpg

Marquee, do you know who sells that ENO crank? It's the first I've seen it. Lovely.

I ride with a Stronglight 130bcd crank on my Pista, and, for the money I don't see anything lighter or stronger, and it has a nice finish on both sides.

On my Karate Monkey 29er fixed gear ice bike, I ride with a Truvativ Stylo.
My lbs swears by this crank and I like the way it looks and functions.

http://www.webcyclery.com/image.php?productid=16690&ver=large

comes in black, too. http://www.webcyclery.com/product.php?productid=16690

White Industries ENO cranks look awesome, but the proprietary chainring thing is just dumb.

+1

also, +1 on the pauls road crank. i will have one one day.

^Way facking cool, but don't look like 144bcd. Not a big deal, just sayin'.

edit: also paul cranksets, if you can afford it. A little pricey.

http://www.paulcomp.com/cramk.jpg

more info on these please! i want.


edit: 100% Pure Road Cranks and 100% Pure Mountain Cranks will be available for sale again in the spring of 2008.


:cries: i want them!

Not SS but I love my new cranks. Stronglight Pulsion Carbons with Ti spindle.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/gbae007/stronglight_pulsion.jpg

Amateurs. Here, Jeff Jones custom XTR crankset:

http://homepage.mac.com/drt/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-02-26%2014.28.51%20-0800/IMG_6438.JPG

http://www.businesscycles.com/graphics/tcr-7710-3.jpg

http://www.bikemannetwork.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/Alt-Bimage/CR9182B.jpg
or
http://www.bikemannetwork.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/Alt-Bimage/CR2462B.jpg

http://www.businesscycles.com/graphics/tcr-7710-3.jpg

yeah shimano's offering is pearlescent, simple, and pretty.

Amateurs. Here, Jeff Jones custom XTR crankset:

http://homepage.mac.com/drt/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-02-26%2014.28.51%20-0800/IMG_6438.JPG
This is it.

Just a reminder: The OP is looking for cranks for a SS 29er MTB. Not a track bike. Probably no chainrings larger than a 36t. 144bcd cranks need not apply.

That Jones' XTR is really nice, but apparently he's not selling them. The only thing I can get from him now is his Jones-Merlin bike.

By the way, he's a really nice guy, he spent almost an hour trying to explain everything i asked about that weird looking bike.

http://www.profileracing.com/webstore/product_219.jpg

http://www.bikecult.com/works/chainring/chrngdd2.JPG

^^^ heck yes!

http://www.profileracing.com/webstore/product_219.jpg
^^

I'm fond of these:
http://entirely-adequate.com/cook.jpg

They're aesthetically pleasing, they're in the superior 110 BCD, and I'm not noticing any real flex from them.

I wouldn't mind an old set of Cook Bros.

To the OP, aren't you going TI with this build? If I were throwing a titanium bike together, I'd try and find some NOS Kookas or anodized Race Faces just to give the build some color. That's just me though.

anodized Race Faces

Man, I thought you were cool.

:(

Man, I thought you were cool.

:(

Sometimes I am. :(

That Jones' XTR is really nice, but apparently he's not selling them. The only thing I can get from him now is his Jones-Merlin bike.

By the way, he's a really nice guy, he spent almost an hour trying to explain everything i asked about that weird looking bike.

If someone feels like living the DIY dream, there are some threads on mtbr.com about doing that crank mod at home.

I like these...
http://psyclestore.com/images/Crank-White-Ind.jpg

These are BMX therefore singlespeed, and damn good looking:

http://www.3ride.com/images/products/bmx/cranks/OD_wombolt.jpg

You only need to get the BSA bottom bracket for them (AKA "Euro", in BMX lingo).

quite gay as in happy with these

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/6157/img5422ul7.jpg
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/8921/img5423zk6.jpg

and as for offtopic/track

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/8269/daylight2wk3.jpg

^^^What make/model chainring is that on the first two pics?

indestructible, supremely accurate stainless steel chainring of vanquishing +9 crafted by grandmaster blacksmiths at surly

indestructible, supremely accurate stainless steel chainring of vanquishing +9 crafted by grandmaster blacksmiths at surly

Oh, right...

*looks at own Surly stainless steel 36T chainring*

One of the reasons I'm going to go BMX crankset, is the good availability of steel 1/8" chainrings. Couldn't find such in the non-BMX world.

Plus, BMX chainrings are super-dope.