Hey everyone,

I've been slowly gathering the parts I need to build up a VO Campeur, but lately I've been on the fence about my crankset. I have a Sugino GT crankset 26-36-46 on an old touring bike ... I'm thinking of using that on my new bike even though it's older and has some obvious signs of use. However, there's a part of me that's tempted to drop 150-200 on a new crankset--maybe a triple from Velo Orange or a Sugino XD or something similar.

My question is this: is there a functional difference between an older touring crankset and a modern one? Is it worth "upgrading" or should I just stick with my old crankset until it wears out? Oh, and I plan on using this crankset with 8-speed friction bar end shifters.