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Old 08-18-12 | 03:57 PM
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Crank Set Help

Hello everyone. I am currently building a new fixed gear bike and I wanted to get some opinions on crank sets. I had a set of stock cranks off an SE Draft that I was going to throw on until I realized that the thread on one of the arms was stripped. So I am in the market for a new set of cranks. I am on a pretty tight budget and I plan on using the chainring that is currently on the SE crankset.

I was looking at a couple options:

SHUN Crankset 170mm
https://www.amazon.com/Track-Fixie-Cr...=shun+crankset

LASCO Crankset 165mm
https://www.amazon.com/LASCO-Track-Fi...ck+Fixie+Crank

Thanks so much in advance!
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Old 08-18-12 | 04:07 PM
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If you're considering 130 BCD you can source cheaper cranksets off eBay that are the same level of quality.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/TEC9-165MM-W...item1e71442592

These often sell for @$15 and they are about the same as every other low-end 130 BCD track crank out there. Next option would be buying a Sugino/SR crank from eBay. These are generally lightly used and were very good quality OEM parts on mid-upper level road bikes from the 80s. They often require mounting the ring on the inside of the spider to get the right chainline.

After that would be full-market low-end cranks like Eighthinch and so forth. Not something I'd consider for a budget build.
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Old 08-18-12 | 04:26 PM
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What's the question?

I have never bought cranks new. I buy them all used. All-City, Shimano 600, Shimano 105 are what I've bought and used in the last year.
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