Originally Posted by
RollCNY
After I posted, I went back and spotted the Athena plan. It is nice looking stuff. I was just picturing Shimano black and am not a fan. Have you dealt with a PT crank? After putting a Centaur PT on my Cinelli, I realized I should have looked for an older 10 speed UT. The $100+ for a puller would be unneeded.
I have been tussling with that very thing. My gut sense is that I prefer the PT as a system, but I have no basis as to why - just a sense that I like a single shaft going between the two sides vs. a "split" shaft that joins in the middle. Again, I have no experience with UT and am wide open. In pricing on the UK sites it looks like the "Grouppo" deals are only a small amount less than buying the components individually, so it is certainly an option for me to source a different crank.
It seems to me the main issue would be the tools/puller that PT requires vs. UT. Is there a functional difference between the two (creaking, integrity, etc)?