Good Fixed gear crankset and bottom bracket?

Hi guys,

Have an old peugeot record du monde which was the my first single speed build. I have a standard 7 quid 68mm shimano BB and an ambrosia pista crankset. I rode it from Belfast to Paris so around 380 miles and had real bad problems with creaking and cranks coming loose which I assume was to do with the BB, so I'm basically looking some recommendations for a decent quality fair price crankset if possible!

Thanks
Marc

Won't that be french threaded?

Did you have any resistance putting the bb in?

Cranks coming loose mean cranks isn't torqued accordingly.

Sound more like user error than poor manufacturing.

Peugeot were making British threaded bikes (for the UK market) for some time before fully switching over, some time in the mid-Eighties: chances of snagging a French threaded Pug by chance are pretty slim in the UK.

There was resistance at first and after riding a few miles a friend told me probably needed the frame chased and faced which I got done. Still had the same issues with creaking and cranks coming loose. To be honest, I dont 100% know what I'm doing so I'd appreciate any advice on tightening BBs etc. British threaded as far as I recall.

Thanks

If the cranks came loose, it will keep coming loose no matter how much you've tighten it, meaning new crankset, that's a seperate issues not part of the BB, just poor installation.

Lasco crankset from Velosolo is a cheap replacement.

As for the bottom bracket, get the Shimano UN55, and take it all to a bicycle shop to get it installed and torqued properly, labour charge likely to be between £15 to £25.

Like Ed says, what you describe is unlikely to be the fault of the components.

If you rode some distance like that, the chances are that the tapers of the BB and/or cranks are now FUBAR and fit for the bin.

I've got unbranded Andel cranks on my Dawes: good value for money and look the part on a vintage build, being a copy of Super Record.

Available all over the web: you can pay three figures to have BLB scratch their name into them, £80 from Velosolo, or £70 from Hubjub.

If your chainring is 1/8", you can buy the arms only for £40.

Add a Shimano UN-55 (£8-odd from Chain Reaction).

As for the bottom bracket... ...take it all to a bicycle shop to get it installed and torqued properly, labour charge likely to be between £15 to £25.

#jeez

Cool okay, I was going to dump the BB and crankset anyway and start fresh because like I said I think I might have messed it up and I wanted to ask everyone's advice first before I get another set. I would however prefer to install the BB myself correctly but how can I fit it with the correct torque etc?

Thanks for all recommendations guys!

I would however prefer to install the BB myself correctly but how can I fit it with the correct torque etc?

I still insist on taking it to the LBS, chasing and facing the BB required very pricey tool that you don't have.

You can always ask them to show you how they do it, customer once ask if he could watch me perform a BB service so he can get a better idea of doing it himself.

No no, it's already been professionally faced and chased by the chain reaction workshop. However that is a good idea for installing the bb, thanks.

Chain reaction have a workshop?

Yeah, they have one based in the town the company started in along with a showroom. They've another big store in Belfast Northern Ireland.