Hi all,

Sorry for the cross-post. I originally posted this in the Bicycle Mechanics forum but then it occured to me that folks here probably had more experience with these triples.

So my question: I've seen a lot of conflicting opinions about the Sugino crank. Some say they're awesome, some not so much. But the "not so much" opinions are often along the lines of "you get what you pay for" and not very factual. For example one opinion said they'd be heavier and flexier than more expensive cranks - but they're listed as lighter than Campy and have "wider" (looking from the side) arms than Campy which all else being equal should mean they're stiffer (not to mention that my wussy legs shouldn't flex either of them!).

I want smaller rings than stock on the Campy and a Campy crank plus three new rings is going to be over $400! Maybe over $500. Price isn't a huge factor for me - I'll be pairing either with a Phil Wood BB, a Chorus medium cage rear-D and hung on a $2000 frame......but at the same time $100 vs. $500 is a pretty big spread if the difference isn't much. I've thought of just getting a Campy 30-40-50 for starters and see how I like it. I don't do any heavily loaded touring but still feel that I need slightly smaller rings - I certainly don't need that 50 and probably want to go down to at least 28 teeth on the granny.

So I'd like to here some opinions on these two cranks. Also, pretty sure I know the answer to this but just to confirm: any triple be it Shimano, Sugino, Campy, whatever will have the same spacing between the rings and compatible with any indexed system, right?

Thanks,

Chris