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Generally Hubs, BB's and Cranks determin chaniline. So for example, if you have phil wood hubs, and sugino 75 crank arms, You will need a 109 bb to get a straight chainline. Most modern BB's are adjustable, so you can screw one cup in slightly further than the other which gives you a bit of room for error.
So if you buy Sugino RD messenger cranks (which are generally excepted to be good budget crank arms), all you really need to do is find out what their recomended BB length is, and you'll get a straight chainline.
I would say Sugino RD's might be the way to go - think they're about £70.