Long time lurker, first time poster.
Noticed the new Cell fixie bikes come with Sugino cranks, found some on Ebay and cycling deal (cycling deal claims they are RRp $120) for $50. Seems too good to be true/there must be a reason they are so cheap.
Any experience? I’m in the market for a new crank but not sure if this is a bargain or just a garbage crank.
And yes, I googled them first.
Good cranks, great price.
They will do the job.
Only downside is they’re a “road” crank, not a “track” crank, so the chainline isn’t 42mm at the outer position, even with a 103mm BB.
It’s close though, and the crank is a good forged unit.
Sugino actually make quite a few of the other brands. Any sugino crank is decent as far as mettallurgy goes in IME
Thanks all! Appreciate the help
I use them for my polo rig…so I can attest to their strength and durability
I mean, they’re not infallible:
Sugino XD2, subject to super duper strap/shoe wear. Not that any other crank would be immune to this.
the only thing infallible in this thread is Blakey’s smugness.
incontrovertible troof
Cyclingdeal does these Suginos for a mere $40. $110 gets you Messengers. I’d pay the $70 difference!
I’d pay $70 and grab Miche Primato cranks, i ran the Suginos for a year and they were fine but the price of dinner extra is worth it.
For $70 I’d go for the Andel track cranks, they’re 144BCD and cold forged with a CNC’d ring. Plus you can use just about any square taper bb. I’ve owned those and now I have Sugino 75s, and I have to say the differences are negligible though the 75s are marginally lighter and somewhat stiffer.