Rivendell Silver cranks (up to 10 speed)
Silver cranks (up to 10 speed)
https://www.rivbike.com/collections/silver-cranks
Our own design, and the crank we put on 90 percent of the complete Rivendells. The SILVER crank is smart and exceptionally nice looking, and has the design features we sought but couldn't quite find in any other. And it passes the most rigorous testing, and is good for up to 10 speed drivetrains.
BEST MATERIALS. There are two common aluminum alloys used in cranks. The strongest and best is 7075 T6 aluminum. That's what the SILVER is made of.
BEST MANUFACTURING METHOD. The SILVER crank is cold-forged. It's more expensive, but imparts a grain to the metal in a way that casting and machining doesn't. But nobody really casts cranks anymore (they used to). And some really fine cranks are machined. But they're machined because forging costs too much for small operations.
It’s compatible with JIS taper bottom brackets, which are most of them, and the chainline is about 47 with a 110mm Shimano BB, and 50mm with a 113. The Q-Factor with a 107mm BB is 154mm.
On road bikes with straight (normal) chain stays, mount it on a 107-110mm square taper BB (JIS). If your bike has bowed-out chain stays like most mountain bikes, it might need a 113mm.
On our bikes, we recommend using a 113mm BB with the Skeleton Key Front Derailer.
The chainrings are compatible with 10 speed and lower.
Home / crank / Crank - Silver - Double 42/28 (with guard)
Regular price
$280.00 USD
Our own design, and the crank we put on 80 percent of the Rivendells that go out of here as complete bikes. The SILVER crank is smart and exceptionally nice looking, and has the design features we sought but couldn't quite find in any other. And it passes the most rigorous testing. Good for up to 10 speed drivetrains.
Crank lengths: 170mm, 173mm, 178mm.
BEST MATERIALS. There are two common aluminum alloys used in cranks. The strongest and best is 7075 T6 aluminum. That's what the SILVER is made of.
BEST MANUFACTURING METHOD. The SILVER crank is cold-forged. It's more expensive, but imparts a grain to the metal in a way that casting and machining doesn't. But nobody really casts cranks anymore (they used to). And some really fine cranks are machined. But they're machined because forging costs too much for small operations.
It’s compatible with JIS taper bottom brackets, which are most of them, and the chainline is about 47 with a 110mm Shimano BB, and 50mm with a 113. The Q-Factor with a 107mm BB is 154mm. Crank bolts included.
110/74 BCD
Check out our gear inch calculator if you want to fine tune your gearing.
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(plus an 11-42 cassette: 14 to 102 gear inches): https://www.rivbike.com/products/crank-kahlfn5454jg; (or 40/26 = 14 to 98 gear inches).
Chainrings 104/64 BCD; kind of like a mountain double (hard to find a 42T on mountain double); perfect for touring
My Favorite Crankset That No One Knows About:
Rivendell Silver square taper: 38/24 (awesome all-rounder; a 1x with a bailout); 34/24 (loaded touring; spinny on top end)
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https://www.rivbike.com/products/crank-silver-double-steel-rings-34x24-with-guard?pr_prod_strat=use_description&pr_rec_id=dae6a02e7&pr_rec_pid=1340895461487&pr_ref_pid=6722900263023&pr_seq=uniform
Crank - Clipper GS- 46t x 30t
This is great for those who prefer the simple set-up and quick shifting of double cranks; riders who do a lot of steep climbing off-road and coasting down hill; commuters who stop and go a lot in a hilly city.
Cold forged aluminum arms will last many years and look great all the while.
Use it with a 107-110mm square taper (JIS) bottom bracket--either Shimano, Tange, or IRD.
Your choice of 170 or 175 mm arms.
After you do a few thousand miles of riding you'll need to get new rings. Bad and worn-out rings have shark fin lookin' teeth, and will chain-suck when shifting.
https://www.rivbike.com/collections/clipper-cranks
Clipper Cranks
These are cranks made under the New Albion brand (although we call them Clipper), by our friend Jim Porter at Merry Sales. They're made using the old Sugino XD2 mold, out of 6061 aluminum so they're not as strong as our 7075 Silver cranks, but they're perfectly fine for general riding. If you ride a lot of trails, or if you're rough on bike parts, get a Silver.
KIND OF our favorite crank for all-around city riding and on roads that aren't super steep & continuously rolly.
Wide range, low gearing double in a familiar 110 x 74mm bolt circle pattern.
This is great for those who prefer the simple set-up and quick shifting of double cranks; riders who do a lot of steep climbing off-road and coasting down hill; commuters who stop and go a lot in a hilly city.
Rings and guard are aluminum, top notch Japanese made quality with a satin silver or black finish.
Cold forged aluminum arms made in the same factory and with the same forgings as the XD2. These cranks will last many years and look great all the while.
Use it with a 113mm square taper (JIS) bottom bracket--either Shimano, Tange, or IRD.
**** A few secret tips to loosen the hidden chainring nut:
-most of the time the bolt and nut will give way if a you loosen the bolt with a sudden, fast counter clockwise rotation.
-if the nut spins with the bolt no matter how fast and hard you spin the bolt, drip a little penetrating oil (wd-40) and let it soak in a few minutes
-use a small, flat head screwdriver or something really thin and flat - like a fingernail file - and stick it in the slot of the chainring nut, in between the crank arm and chainring to prevent the hidden chainring nut from spinning when you simultaneously loosen the chainring bolt.
-if the nut is still spinning, wedge something (a piece of hardwood, a fat screwdriver, a tire lever, etc) the size of the gap (5-6mm) between the hidden nut and crank arm to prevent the hidden nut from spinning when unscrewing the bolt.
Check out our gear inch calculator if you're into that kinda thing.
https://www.rivbike.com/products/crank-clipper-gs-46t-x-30t