Originally Posted by
fietsbob
Square taper old style .... Phil Wood offers a Titanium spindle and Magnesium bearing sleeve ..
Have you seen how many crank manufacturers are offering 10- and 11-speed cranksets this year that use square taper? Have you seen how many 9-speed options are available from the usual suspects, Campagnolo, Shimano, SRAM, and FSA?
Square taper is fine if you're planning to equip this bike with NOS and used stuff purchased on eBay.
OK, there is Sugino, if you look really hard for it. Sorry, if I don't see it in QBP, J&B, BTI, or Velo-Orange, it doesn't exist. And if it's only in Velo-Orange, it's pretty fringe.