Originally Posted by
kyselad
I wouldn't call the RD any more of a "true track crankset" than the XD. They're both road cranksets meant for multiple chainrings, and the main practical difference is 130mm BCD on the RD (designed as a double) vs 110mm BCD XD (designed as a triple). That's not a slam on these cranks, since track cranks are overkill for most riders and this is a conversion -- I wouldn't waste the cash on "track cranks" for a non-track bike.
in this case then should i just go with a set of pake or origin 8's? the xd's i was looking at have black crankarms which i'm not a big fan of. both the pake and origins have an all metal finish, are 46t and are cheaper.