Originally Posted by
IAmSam
Yeah, other top-of-the-line cranksets get more love around here but I love my Record Pista crank. Have had this one for an awful long time and used it with the "matching" bottom bracket on my previous bike that had an English BB shell. It worked fine but I ride my bike on the street, by the beach, regularly in adverse weather conditions, so I wanted something with true sealed bearings that would be completely maintenance-free when I moved it to this frame.
165 mm Campy crankset with a 49t ring
That's my real problem with the Record BB--exposed bearings. I get it, it's for the track, but I have no interest in it for long distance road use (what I primarily ride fixed for). I really appreciate Retrogression offering a second ISO BB as a cheaper (but still expensive by Shimano standards) option.
Thanks for the sale offer, but unfortunately I'm looking for 170mm arms--not to mention still having to do the 'saving up' part of this process
...but seriously, I've blown through most of my 2017 bike budget and it's only February...
Originally Posted by
Broctoon
I've had the same problem with cheap cranks, and I can't get Sheldon's technique to work at all.
Edit: I just checked Retrogression, and that crank is gone. It appeared earlier this week and must have sold fast.
Saw that yesterday too--if they were 170mm I may have made the leap.
Re: Sheldon's technique, I find it definitely helps, and it actually is really useful for testing whether your crank spider is bent in any spots. But therein lies the problem--is your re-purposed road crank spider bent because you torqued the **** out of it riding fixed? Likely. I can at least say I'm justified in making a new crankset purchase based on legit evidence/experience/testing (instead of only for the Campy bling factor).
Originally Posted by
50voltphantom
I'll chime in that if you can find the right size Phil Wood BB used for a good price (eBay, etc) they are great. I got mine for like $45 with rings. If you factor in that a comparable alloy shell BB costs ~$80 and that a Phil BB can be factory serviced with new bearings for like $35 (Phil charged me less than they're stated price) they become a pretty good investment. Being able to fine-tune chainline is pretty neat, too. Just my 2 cents.
You may have sold me on that chainline factor. I'm not crazy about using 1-2mm spacers on the rear hub for fine tuning. I'll do some investigating in the Phil Wood BB's.
If it weren't so damn winter up in here Canada I'd post some pics of my Wabi...so please, somebody else keep the thread rolling with some fairweather bike pics!