[QUOTE=sykerocker;10420609]Keep in mind: That fifty buck crank is not only a matter of having the money to buy, but it's also a matter of having the luck to be in the right place at the right time - and having nobody else there to compete with you for the purchase. It strikes me that $160.00 isn't all that unreasonable to have an item that is in stock when you need it, at a quality that you already know what to expect.

WQUOTE]e're always guilty of people comparing the price of a one-in-a-million purchase with something that's commercially available. I wish the group was equally willing to brag about the times that they grossly overpaid on something that they needed.[/

£28 (GB Pounds) for a used double Campagnolo clamp-on cable tunnel - because I NEEDED IT NOW! It was actually worth it at the time, I urgently needed to get the bike finished. The plus was that I had left the search saved on e-bay and picked up two more in the following two weeks, one 'New in Bag' for £0.99 and another nearly as good for £1.25. I thought it worth having a spare or two, but I've already used them both on other builds!

The VO crankset looks great and I could use a 170mm. I think it's probably worth the money but I don't know that I'd have the cash spare because I'd probably have spent it on another bike or set of wheels. I've had no luck finding a similar Stonglight or TA set at this price in UK auctions and this one's new.