Jay T Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 Just wondering if anyone has tried this yet? With the new Inspired chainring bash they looks great! And now they are appearing on the aluminium bikes you've got to ask....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ Leigh Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 They are just cranks they'll work on any bike. any cranks other than the inspired ones will feel totally different, in my oppinion a lot better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay T Posted November 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 3 minutes ago, JJ Leigh said: They are just cranks they'll work on any bike. any cranks other than the inspired ones will feel totally different, in my oppinion a lot better! Sorry what I should have said, Has anyone fitted them to the 2015 Arcade without encountering any clearance issues. I've had various issues in the past on the original Arcade with Saints and BB spacers all on one side.. Any tips appreciated. Cheers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 They won't fit unfortunately - there is just enough clearance 'static', but when you load the cranks up they will clip the stays... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay T Posted November 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 28 minutes ago, Adam@TartyBikes said: They won't fit unfortunately - there is just enough clearance 'static', but when you load the cranks up they will clip the stays... Cheers Adam, I suspected as much!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 I really wanted hope cranks on my next build but they don't fit the arcade, so I'm looking at these, http://www.raceface.com/components/cranks/turbine/turbine-cinch-crank/ any ideas if they will fit? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onzatpro09 Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 You can fit Hopes if you buy an 83mm BB crankset and space out the axle instead of a 68/73mm. It might end up looking and feeling über wide, but it is a potential solution if you feel like going down that route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 No I'm not into that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 It looks like they have approx. 498 BB variations for them so I'd imagine you'd be able to find something. If you can spec the 68/73mm shell option then one of the longer axle options I can't see there being a problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 Could just cut the right chain stay off and run only one chain stay. Like a lefty fork for the rear triangle , I'm sure the arcade will handle it wonderfully- and you'll have your nice cranks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 @Mark W @Adam@TartyBikes Any idea if, middleburn rs8 x type cranks, with a middleburn spider and chainring will clear on a console/arcade? Cheers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 No idea sorry, although with most Middleburn cranks having so little offset they pretty much appear on the other side of your bike I'm doubting it would work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 I think I will go with the race face turbines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Might be worth having a quick search to see if you can find their Q-factor? That should give you some idea at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Oooh, through axle middleburns with a TNN bash set up would be nice! Flippin light too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 (edited) @Mark W Hopes Q factor is 167mm I found out that middleburn q factor is, 57.5mm + spindle length And this is the race face turbine q factor. Will any of them fit? Thanks for taking a look. Edited January 8, 2016 by Dman Add Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 I don't know for definite, but the Hope is only 2-3mm off clearing so theoretically any setup with a Q-factor of more than 167mm + 2-3mm should be fine. It looks like as long as you get the right coded BB, any of those RaceFace ones would work fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 Cheers @Mark W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topsy Posted August 2, 2022 Report Share Posted August 2, 2022 On 1/8/2016 at 10:49 AM, Dman said: I found out that middleburn q factor is, 57.5mm + spindle length Trying to do some weight saving and looking at crank options for my arcade (2015) and came across the Middleburn RS7 cranks. Compared to the RS8 these have a kinked arm to clear chainstays. The Q factor appears to be "approx. 182mm", so they should/could/might work? I have no clue what specs I need in general, from this thread I gather 68/73 and the length of my choice, correct? Also, any disadvantages of square taper? I don't think I've ever had square taper cranks before.. But the price difference looks quite beckoning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted August 3, 2022 Report Share Posted August 3, 2022 Nah, you'll need to get a long boi for that to possibly work. The 2015 Arcade has a 68mm shell, but with cranks like Middleburns you'll need something like a 122mm or 127.5mm BB length to get clearance I'd imagine. Part of that is arm clearance, but part of it is chainring clearance too as from memory the Middleburn ones hold the chainring quite far inboard. You might be able to get away with something a little less, but I'd always rather have more clearance than less. Cranks will always have a bit of flex to them under load so you need to factor that in a bit as well - the original Truvativ Descendant cranks fitted the Arcade when the bike wasn't being ridden, but as soon as you started riding the bike properly they'd flex and hit the chainstays pretty badly. Square taper is... ok. It's theoretically not a bad system, but I broke several square taper BB axles whereas I don't think I've broken any form of splined ones. As far as I know there's increasingly less support from manufacturers for longer square taper BBs too so that might factor in to things further down the line as well. If you wind up getting a 122/127.5 BB and there's acres of clearance then you could possibly size down in future so it wouldn't necessarily be an issue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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