Well, a 7 year old crankset now has the value of a case of crushed PBR cans. The press fit steel spindle and aluminum spider interface started giving way, and now I can't trust it anymore for fear of total failure on the road. I'm peeved, since compared to all other cranks and bottom brackets I have (all square taper), none have ever let me down, and are still going strong. Who came up with this design "improvement"? Sure the BB can be installed quicker by some machine or unskilled person, but aside from that, where's any advantage?

So much for complaining - any opinions on keeping the triple or going compact double for the replacement?