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[Closed] Where can I find square taper cranks/chainset?

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Just looking for average quality old school square taper cranks.

Are they being fazed out? CRC have 1 choice for square taper mountain bike cranks.
Shimano alivio or something for £30.

Anyone know where to get these from. It's for an old but good bike so would like something lx/xt standard.


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 11:38 pm
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Alivio is every bit as good as LX ever was.


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 11:41 pm
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I've got Alivio on my touring bike (octalink rather than ST), done over 3000km so far with no issues. Decathlon stock a few square taper cranks and bb's.


 
Posted : 23/04/2015 11:47 pm
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No good new stuff is ST. By good I mean says xt or whatever a current alvio won't be far off older stuff in quality.

Or look on retro bike.


 
Posted : 24/04/2015 12:01 am
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Cheers guys. Maybe I need to move on lol. Got a mint condition retro kona and want to keep it retro.

I'll see what decathlon have.


 
Posted : 24/04/2015 12:10 am
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White Industries chain set

http://www.whiteind.com/mountain-cranks


 
Posted : 24/04/2015 12:24 am
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How much are you looking to spend.?
I've got a 2nd hand but good condition set of RaceFace Turbine square tapers cranks i've been meaning to get rid of for a while..


 
Posted : 24/04/2015 1:04 am
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Always worth checking [url= http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/transmission-dept758_pg1/ ]SJS Cycles[/url] for that sort of stuff.

🙂


 
Posted : 24/04/2015 2:57 am
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Alivio is every bit as good as LX ever was.

Steel chainrings, so no its not.


 
Posted : 24/04/2015 4:49 am
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I could sell you some Mibbleburn RS7's with or without rings, 170 or 175's 😆


 
Posted : 24/04/2015 6:57 am
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Spa Cycles have a mass of square taper stuff.

Will be more than happy to advise you on the phone too:
http://www.spacycles.co.uk/

I still run square taper on my bikes - and my new Surly Disc Trucker came with sq from Spa last year.
On my MTBs I run Middleburn cranks (RS7 and Uno).


 
Posted : 24/04/2015 7:05 am
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I got my NOS XT737 cranks for £50. Took some waiting to get them mind. Nicest looking cranks shimano made and with a decent BB very light too.


 
Posted : 24/04/2015 7:18 am
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[quote=2unfit2ride dijo]I could sell you some Mibbleburn RS7's with or without rings, 170 or 175's

Price? I'm looking for some, preferably with a 4-arm spider


 
Posted : 24/04/2015 8:44 am
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Velo Orange do nice square taper cranks


 
Posted : 24/04/2015 9:06 am
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NBT, the only 4 arm spider I have is a weird offset, I cant remember why I seem to recall that but I would need to find them to confirm. I have no idea what they are worth but I can't be arsed to look for them if the answer is not a lot 😉


 
Posted : 24/04/2015 9:20 am