Square taper cranks

Biggestbtc · January 6, 2009, 3:54pm

I’m looking for a pair of square taper cotterless crank arms, in the 89-114mm-or-so range.

polevaultinunicyclis · January 6, 2009, 8:03pm

udc has 89mm cotterless United cranks for 12 bucks lol cant get much cheaper than that…
heres the link http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=179

Biggestbtc · January 7, 2009, 3:40pm

I’m a cheap dude.

Biggestbtc · January 9, 2009, 5:27am

Do I really need the crank puller tool as they say I do?

jtrops · January 9, 2009, 6:17am

Yes you need a crank extractor. I have seen, back in my bmx days, people get cranks off without one, but I haven’t ever seen cranks that weren’t destroyed from the effort.

You should be able to get a cheap one at a LBS. There used to be sugino, and takagi ones from japan that weren’t expensive. I would think that someone in taiwan or china has filled the niche.

Biggestbtc · January 9, 2009, 7:14am

Thanks. Any advice on what size cranks I should get for my 20"? I do want something shorter than my 114’s, but should I get 102’s or 89’s? I can’t really do any tricks, but I like to ride around town. How radical are 89’s for a 20" uni?

polevaultinunicyclis · January 9, 2009, 8:18am

i have 89’s and they are pretty fun… especially just for cruising around

Jerrick · January 9, 2009, 4:23pm

89 for cruising along will be fun. Crankpullers are great, and even for a quality one, they are only a few dollars.

Biggestbtc · January 19, 2009, 1:54pm

You say a few dollars. Is that what you mean by $16.95 at the LBS? I noticed that such was the approximate price at UDC.

jtrops · January 19, 2009, 4:25pm

I have an old Campy one that is similar to this. I’m sure that mine is better metal, but unless you are using your crank extractor often I suspect that a cheap one will last forever. Mine will not work on ISIS, and it looks as if this one might.

jaco_flans · January 19, 2009, 4:30pm

I have an ISIS crank extractor and it work for both Square taper and ISIS, if you have an ISIS one try it first, it might work with Square taper too.

jtrops · January 19, 2009, 6:20pm

I have had mine for about 20 years, long before ISIS. They still make it, and sell it for use on square taper cranksets. It is exactly like this:

I could probably make an adaptor if I ever get an ISIS setup. And looking at the price, I think I will certainly try. This one is listed at $42.

Beener · January 20, 2009, 6:08am

My crank puller has two sets of threads on it and I have yet to find a crank, ISIS or square taper that it wouldn’t fit. (even KOXX not ISIS ISIS) I got it off ebay for about $20.00 after shipping and have pulled loads of cranks with it. Problem is, it will cost more than the cranks.

Oh, I seeing as how your cheap, I will save you a penny and sell you my black 108mm cranks for $11.99 US plus shipping…probably more than the cranks you could get at the LBS for about $10.00US (no shipping, you picked them up)

Biggestbtc · January 20, 2009, 12:40pm

Thanks everybody for your input. I now have 89’s on my unicycle.