Originally Posted by
peterw_diy
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.
Yea I noticed that it is very hard to find a 48/36/26 with silver accents. Apparently, the industry thinks cyclocross and mountain bikers want sand blasted black finishes on their components or maybe they do. I thought I found a silver Velo Orange crank set with 48/36/26 chain rings but I can't remember if it was expensive.