Originally Posted by
Redline927
Why would you want to run a crankset with two chainrings (unless you run the outer one with an obnoxious ratio, or hack it off and run the inside one making the whole thing look terrible)?
I would rather have a cheap-o bulletproof crankset. or the above mentioned ebay set. Anything designed for a single speed setup.
This thread is nothing more than people stating to get what they have because they believe it to be the best, with most likely NO other experience with the other mentioned cranksets. I say this because I am guilty of it as well.
OP- plainly, there is no "best" crankset.
No one is saying to run two chainrings. The "obnoxious ratio" is total bs too, you can always just get another cog to make it less "obnoxious". Plus many cranksets on ebay don't even come with chainrings. I know my shimano 600s didn't. Hell, my pista even came with the RDs which can hold two chainrings.
OMFG LOOK HOW OBNOXIOUS MY RATIO IS WITH SHIMANO 600
ROAD CRANKS
$40 bucks shipped to my house. They ride great and look good as well.
EDIT: oops, took too long. everyone else has it covered lol