Origin8 Triple Alloy Crankarms, Silver

I bought them as I wanted to try short cranks on a high BB SWB recumbent. Good product, look great in silver. Be nice if they also came in black. Very happy with the price and the fact that Origin 8 make them as short cranks in this spec are rare. A knee saver.The Q factor is a few mm more than the FSAs the cranks had to replace. They fit well on the square taper BB but a pity they are not available in Hollowtech. My chainrings fitted beautifully.I initially bought the 145s and used them without the supplied spacers. The shift to the big ring did not work too well. The difference from the original 172.5mm cranks on my Bacchetta was dramatic, good and easy spinning but I missed the torque. I then bought some 155s and used the spacers. Perfect shifting and the perfect compromise between spinning and torque and no more knee issues which was the original reason for the change.

These are decent for the price, I feel I got what I paid for. I'm really glad Origin8 offers these shorter 155mm cranks compatible with a road triple 130 bcd setup, and I know they have them for other configurations, too. This helped me fit my wife's road bike where she actually could get comfortable. It came with 170mm cranks on a 44cm road bike, which is absurd in my view. Good for shorter or junior riders, don't hesitate!

I used these in place of some Shimano STX cranks on a mountain bike because the STX chainrings were too short for my riding. The Origin 8 triple crankarms were considerably lighter.These are nice looking crankarms that will accept a wide range of chainrings. Note that you will likely need a 127mm bottom bracket if you have a 68mm wide shell.I like them and would buy them again.

A bit pricey but good quality very durable

I replaced the stock Fuji 172.5mm crank arms with these 165mm ones in order to avoid pedal strikes and toe overlaps. With a difference of 7mm, I would have to have already crashed before the pedals hit the ground. Toe overlaps can still happen depending on where I put my feet. Changing from 172.5 to 165mm., It felt quite interesting initially. A tiny bit harder, maybe, spins a little faster for sure, it almost felt like riding a fixy. Although subtle, I do prefer less stress on knees.Don't remember the exact numbers, but they weight 100 grams less than my stock fuji crank arms.If you have a crank removal tool with a cap on the end that goes inside the crank, you need to remove that cap. It is for some other types of BB. I spent hours to figure that out and was wondering why it was so hard.

I needed a pair of shorter crank arms for a recumbent that I'm overhauling. The Origin 8's seem to be comparable in quality and weight to the Sugino XD cranks that I have on a touring bike. The finish on the product I received are much nicer than the picture on Amazon. In the picture they look like they have a cheap satin type finish with no logo. The arms I received are smooth anodized silver with a nice etched logo, and look similar to silver Shimano or Sugino cranks. I had no problems mounting them. The fit of the tapers and the pedal threads were fine.A good low-cost option if you want to experiment with shorter crank arms on a recumbent or touring bike.

I put this on an Ice Trike with a 26" rear wheel. The crank length was 155 mm which is what I set most of my trikes to. The spacing was 130 mm and this kept me from putting the gearing that I wanted. The middle ring can not be smaller than 40 teeth which is a little bigger than I wanted for the 26" wheel. My other trike has a 20" wheel with the same crankset. overall I am very happy with my purchase.

Origin8 make some good stuff and reasonable prices. I use asymmetric sprockets and found that the low plane of the middlesprocket came too close to the fixing hole. This caused to chain to ride up on the end of the spider arm with each pedal revolution. The fix would be a larger middle chainring. This should not be a problem with round chainrings. Origin8 makes crank arms in amultiple of lengths which is a real good thing. I only wish they would make a triple crank in a compact design. The compact designallows for greater variation in chainrings. If you are looking for a 130-74 bcd triple, you can scoop this up with confidence. It's agood quality product.