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Old 08-31-04 | 08:29 AM
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Black cranks... track specific

Do they exist? Who makes them, are they worth the cash?...
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Old 08-31-04 | 08:30 AM
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I've got some black shimano 600 cranks..I think taht's what they are.
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fsa makes some track specific cranks that are black. business cycles carries them. https://www.businesscycles.com/graphics/tcr-fsa2.jpg

perhaps you could just get some old cranks powdercoated for cheap or just rattle can them...

edit: glomarduck beat me to it!!
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Originally Posted by isotopesope
fsa makes some track specific cranks that are black. business cycles carries them. https://www.businesscycles.com/graphics/tcr-fsa2.jpg

perhaps you could just get some old cranks powdercoated for cheap or just rattle can them...

edit: glomarduck beat me to it!!
They are purty. And at 49t, just the right size to go with WK's 12t cog. Anything less, and you're a wuss. C'mon, San Diego's mostly flat, right?
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the problem with black parts [especially cranks] is that it's harder to see when they're cracked/about to fail.

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They are purty. And at 49t, just the right size to go with WK's 12t cog. Anything less, and you're a wuss. C'mon, San Diego's mostly flat, right?
C'mon out and play!!!! Ask those that have been here. We've got a few small up hills.
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Old 08-31-04 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by isotopesope
fsa makes some track specific cranks that are black. business cycles carries them. https://www.businesscycles.com/graphics/tcr-fsa2.jpg

perhaps you could just get some old cranks powdercoated for cheap or just rattle can them...

edit: glomarduck beat me to it!!

I think FSA uses ISIS and I'm not completely sure that ISIS works well.

This will be for a new bike that I'm getting and I'd like to go with something.. quality. It's my first new bike...
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William, I rode around SD for the last year on my surly steamroller, and I don't think I ever met you. What part do you live in?
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William, I rode around SD for the last year on my surly steamroller, and I don't think I ever met you. What part do you live in?
Springvalley ~ I ride in 2 - 3 times a week into downtown. Broadway.

Early I was on a blue and white frame.. then I switched to a red Bianchi.

Yes, I do exist.

Where were you at?

I did a lot of shots through broadway from the pier up to..5th or 6th ave..
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I'm not sure who does black road cranks. Hrm...lemme think. I think 105 used to be black, and the Truvativ Rouleur is also black. I dunno what peoples issues are with ISIS BB's. I've never had a problem, and think the standard is a pretty sound design. As with all things, don't get a cheap BB and you'll be apples.

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Originally Posted by danielmolloy
William, I rode around SD for the last year on my surly steamroller, and I don't think I ever met you. What part do you live in?
Springvalley ~ I ride in 2 - 3 times a week into downtown. Broadway.

Early I was on a blue and white frame.. then I switched to a red Bianchi.

Yes, I do exist.

Where were you at?

I did a lot of shots through broadway from the pier up to..5th or 6th ave.. then over to imperial or to markette.

I also did a stint at 32nd street as well.

Still in SD?
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Did you get my email with the pic of your frame buck nekkid, Willy?
Yup. I did. I even shared it with 165.... I dig the tubes, you were right.
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that frame is such the vixen already! Jealousy...
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Yeah, I just moved to Munich in the last 2 months. I hung out all the time downtown. Was a messenger there for about a year. I was in North Park. I used to cruise broadway all the time, as well as Ash and B st. I would cruise up either Park(less steep but longer) or 5th (steeper, but shorter). Do you know Kenton Hoppas or Frankie "Danger" DelaFuente?

My friends and I used to also ride a lot out to past the airport and way out to the Cabrillo monument.

I'll be coming back eventually, we should hook up for some fixie fun. There are a bunch of good bars in northpark and southpark.

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Springvalley ~ I ride in 2 - 3 times a week into downtown. Broadway.

Early I was on a blue and white frame.. then I switched to a red Bianchi.

Yes, I do exist.

Where were you at?

I did a lot of shots through broadway from the pier up to..5th or 6th ave.. then over to imperial or to markette.

I also did a stint at 32nd street as well.

Still in SD?
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Originally Posted by William Karsten
Yup. I did. I even shared it with 165.... I dig the tubes, you were right.
Ooh ooh, I wanna see!
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Old 08-31-04 | 09:33 PM
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I think FSA uses ISIS and I'm not completely sure that ISIS works well.

This will be for a new bike that I'm getting and I'd like to go with something.. quality. It's my first new bike...
the fact that the crank uses an ISIS bottom bracket would not be my first concern about those FSA vigorelli cranks.

the fact that is uses a carbon disc thingy instead of a traditional spider that is forged with the right-side crankarm is my first concern. i think those cranks are designed to ONLY BE USED ON THE TRACK, IE, don't even TRY to skid with them. i've seen them up close and they're not even that cool looking either.
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Old 08-31-04 | 09:53 PM
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i'd be worried about the carbon disc separating from the crankarm, not the crankarms themselves breaking. i've seen rivetted cranks/spiders separate, and i can't imagine that whatever bond they've made between the carbon and aluminum could be that much stronger, or hold up to the forces of riding a track bike on the street any better.

besides, sugino75 cranks are cheaper. they're not black, but you can get black rings for 'em...
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Old 09-01-04 | 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by glomarduck
whoever rides that bike, prolly rolls down the street yelling out "LOOK AT ME! ME! ME! ME! HEY YOU! LOOK AT ME! IT'S ALL ABOUT ME! LOOK OVER HERE, IT'S ME! YAY ME! ME ME ME!"
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Ooh ooh, I wanna see!
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