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The cranks on the left are the shimano 600 cranks I bought off ebay. They are too big at 170mm but luckily they came with some very nice TA rings attached. I decided to move these over to some 600 tricolour cranks I used to have on my fixed. They are only 165mm. I find chainring bolts (the rear side) extremely fiddly and prone to getting fucked up. So I invested in professional chainring bolt tool. I was a little underwhelmed when it arrived. Doesnt seem worth £15 but I look forward to using it.
I also got a very nice bottom bracket. But I again had another unexpected hurdle when I realised the bike needed an italian BB. If fell straight through! So another cost!
The KMC X8 chain was a good bargain at 7.25, much better than the chains on any of my own bikes. Also the HG51 cassette was surprisingly one of the higher end ones, as all the sprockets were drilled out.