Hey fellow C&V'ers,
The question that is somehow older than time itself - which route to take when converting a Nottingham Raleigh to cotterless cranks?
Yes, this topic has been beat to death over many decades. The bike is a common Sports which I want to convert to a Clubman for more spirited riding. I know that the original cranks are totally fine when paired with good quality pins, but I'm anywhere from 220-240lbs depending on what I had for lunch. I'd like to convert it over for peace of mind when putting the power down, especially out of the saddle. I plan on using one of those retro-looking track cranks they have around these days.
15 year old me converted a Record to cotterless with nothing but a different spindle and a good helping of loc-tite. No lockring! I don't remember it not working.. but these days I have a little bit of expendable income and don't mind buying parts every now and then. Especially if they'll prevent me from being stranded on the side of the road.
I really can't decide how I'd like to do it, all the options have pros and cons. Personally I'm leaning towards the Velo-Orange threadless option (the nuclear option) as long as my BB is a 71. I haven't measured it yet - which I know is the first step. Hah!
What would you do?