Originally Posted by
SurlyLaika
Hey , Peter
How many miles have you put on your Andel crank set? I read in another thread that crank sets don't need to be replaced for 30,000-35,000 miles. At the rate, I'm going...that'll be another 6 years.
Very few -- maybe 600. I'm replacing the crank in part because it's longer than I'm accustomed to. See my
Mechanics thread on toe clip overlap. Turns out that every other bike in my stable except my old MTB runs 170mm cranks (I thought my racer ran 172.5 and my tourer 175, but both actually use 170). I started pricing traditional 74/110 BCD triple cranks (I think the
one from Velo Orange looks really nice), and it looked like I could get a "modern" Deore triple for less than many of the 74/110 options, so I decided to give it a try.
I don't have any complaints about the Andel crank; it certainly is much more attractive than the painted M591 that I bought to replace it.