Best deal on a crankset
02-20-08, 11:27 AM
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Best deal on a crankset
I'm looking to replace my stock specialized triple crank.
Requirement number one: It has to be black.
Requirment number two: Compact Double.
Requirement number three: Cheap.
Right now I'm looking at the Campagnolo Veloce crankset from PBK. $115 for the crank and $15 for the bearing cups. I'm looking to keep things under the $150 mark, total. Anyone have a better deal than the Veloce crank?
Requirement number one: It has to be black.
Requirment number two: Compact Double.
Requirement number three: Cheap.
Right now I'm looking at the Campagnolo Veloce crankset from PBK. $115 for the crank and $15 for the bearing cups. I'm looking to keep things under the $150 mark, total. Anyone have a better deal than the Veloce crank?
02-20-08, 11:40 AM
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Is your current bottom brackets quare taper? If it is and is already a 110MM size then these will work...
https://www.velo-orange.com/stimcr.html
The price with a new bottom bracket would run you right at 150$
https://www.velo-orange.com/stimcr.html
The price with a new bottom bracket would run you right at 150$
02-20-08, 12:06 PM
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There are a lot of black compact doubles out there. I'd check sources like ebay, wisecyclebuys, aebikes, excelsports, coloradocyclist, supergo/nashbar/performance, probikekit, etc. and see where the best deals turn up for a crankset/BB.
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Absolutly the best deal on a compact crankset including bottom bracket. Appears to be out of stock and only $7 over your budget and only chainrings are black, but you can't have everything.
https://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...&category=2220
https://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...&category=2220
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They have black veloce CT at PBK now? I thought PBK only carried the silver CT version.
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Absolutly the best deal on a compact crankset including bottom bracket. Appears to be out of stock and only $7 over your budget and only chainrings are black, but you can't have everything.
https://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...&category=2220
https://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...&category=2220
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The best deal would probably be an Ultegra 6500 crank, but it's not black or compact. You can get them for $60 bucks though.
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You can get a campy centaur 172.5 compact crank for 70-80 bucks from performance. Get a veloce bb for 40 bucks shipped and there you have a compact crank for 120 bucks. I paid 110 for mine online.
The centaur compact UT crankset is the best way to go if you don't mind spending the 150 for that and the cups. I was going to go this route but it didn't make sense for a bike that would be ridden in less than admirable conditions since I have a feeling that the UT/integrated bb's are a little more vulnerable to grit.
The centaur compact UT crankset is the best way to go if you don't mind spending the 150 for that and the cups. I was going to go this route but it didn't make sense for a bike that would be ridden in less than admirable conditions since I have a feeling that the UT/integrated bb's are a little more vulnerable to grit.
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This might be the cheapest way to go, if you can deal with a Nashbar branded crank:
$100.00 for the crank & bb.
Cheers.
$100.00 for the crank & bb.
Cheers.
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Absolutly the best deal on a compact crankset including bottom bracket. Appears to be out of stock and only $7 over your budget and only chainrings are black, but you can't have everything.
https://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...&category=2220
https://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...&category=2220
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I'm looking to replace my stock specialized triple crank.
Requirement number one: It has to be black.
Requirment number two: Compact Double.
Requirement number three: Cheap.
Right now I'm looking at the Campagnolo Veloce crankset from PBK. $115 for the crank and $15 for the bearing cups. I'm looking to keep things under the $150 mark, total. Anyone have a better deal than the Veloce crank?
Requirement number one: It has to be black.
Requirment number two: Compact Double.
Requirement number three: Cheap.
Right now I'm looking at the Campagnolo Veloce crankset from PBK. $115 for the crank and $15 for the bearing cups. I'm looking to keep things under the $150 mark, total. Anyone have a better deal than the Veloce crank?
