Help needed replacing a chainset

Mel-UK
Mel-UK Posts: 15
edited September 2007 in Workshop
Help! The non-chainring crank on my wife’s Dolce Elite is no longer useable (stripped pedal thread). It’s a Sugino chainset and I’d like to replace the whole chainset with something a bit better. The Sugino model is 9-speed, 50-39-30 with a 165mm crank. Now, according to the Shimano website, they manufacture the Tiagra chainset with just this specification, however all the shops I’ve contacted (and on Wiggle etc) only seem to offer 170 and 175mm cranks. My wife is small and really needs 165mm, not least because of toe-overlap issues with the front wheel. Can anybody recommend a suitable alternative chainset or a good contact for tracking down the Tiagra with 165mm crank?

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  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Try looking at Stronglight or TA cranks - both do a 165mm triple - the Stronglight Impact is in fact a re-badged Sugino - you may have to chase round for a 165mm tho - try Spa Cycles in Harrogate amongst others. SJS Cycles also do their own model of cranks in various lengths.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    Thorn do c/sets right down to 155mm

    see SJS
    Facts are meaningless, you can use facts to prove anything that's remotely true! - Homer
  • Mel-UK
    Mel-UK Posts: 15
    thanks for the information; I'll look into your suggestions. Seaching online has revealed that Shimano do not import many of their range to the UK (including Tiagra) with the 165mm crank option. I find this extrodinary. Surely there are shorter folks out there that require a smaller crank? Has anybody been able to a 165mm Taigra chaniset in the UK?

    Mel

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