Originally Posted by
John E
I don't know about the rest of you, but a 5-bolt spider (or maybe a 3-to-6 bolt) looks a lot better to me than a modern 4-bolt.
My knees hurt just looking at that low seat position.
My newest stuff is still square taper. I had no desire to upgrade, but good to hear about the OPs experience. I sure don't have any desire to go in the OTHER direction. I hope to never again deal with cotter pins, even though some claim that it is no big deal with the proper tools.
Originally Posted by
icepick_trotsky
Last night I installed my first non-square taper crankset -- a splined FSA with outboard bearings. It was the easiest installation of any component I've ever put on a bicycle. Changing pedals takes more work. And the bottom bracket weighs next to nothing.
Easier doesn't necessarily mean better, but color me impressed.
Did you need to get the bb faced? Was this install on a new frame? Just curious.