Most beautiful Crankset - a discussion thread

Probably heavy AF but love these.

Chater Lea crankset has a kind of steampunk look

In the sense that they've deliberately made it look more old-fashioned than a real one?

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Probably heavy AF

But not as heavy as OG; that↑ 44T ring is 234g

Although I hate to disappoint, but the one with the brass bits felt a bit much, so I've gone for the plain silver one.

That is very smart. If you ever change your mind, I see the brass finish parts can be be had for £128!

A snip! Will probably order a set just to swap them out for special occasions.

the sweep goes the wrong way

Not those beautiful leaves cutting through the wind?

Look at your brake rotors - the spokes are pushing for sound engineering reasons. Pulling spokes are trying to collapse the rim, which means buckling when it's a thin disc of material. Pushing spokes are trying to expand the rim, and you can't buckle something if it's in tension.

Left hand drive 🤩

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Every track crank is lefthand drive if you try hard enough.

I’d rather mount a bike from the kerb side, and I’d rather slain a bike from the non-drive side (no oil on my Margaret Howell pegs thanks), so right-side drive only really makes sense in left-side-of-the-road countries.

Forrins take note: you’re getting it wrong (except whoever’s fitted natty affinitys on the left). So that pattern has a bit of Sugino and a bit of Suntour Superbe, not a bad look.

FWIW I’m with Tester on those Chater Lea monstrosities. WHAIIIYYYY

This is the beautiful crankset thread not the functional one, I think the pretty leaves flow, visually.

*cough

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Somehow never came across this thread.

I'd think it has to be a pair of stronglights.

stronglight

Which ones? They have made dozens of very different designs.

Stronglight 93 are my favourite:

I dunno honestly I was being a bit simplistic....

there are so many good looking cranksets. Honestly I always was partial to the sugino mighty tour arms. I likes the angular appearance.

I also always likes the csd44 stronglight doubles with the machines out 5-bolr spider. This sort:
http://hilarystone.com/images/sale%20images/Chainsets%20double/CSD44D.jpg

But there are so so many cranks.

Almost forgot TA specialite carmina or whatever. Some of those are great

The start of the compact.

The start of the compact

Yeah, because nobody had ever done a 110mm PCD 5-bolt road double before that 😉

no ones mentioned white industries! a proud moment for the forum, even if i do like them.

At least two people have posted white industries cranks. First one got told that they look like shit 90's bmx cranks.

this has to be a contender:

this isn't exactly a slam dunk, but i've always liked them. a mothers eye, etc

Questionable graphics, but one of the more slender, elegant arms made, i think:

haha i wasn't going to pull them up. i totally agree.