I also ordered a crank setup from Spa Cycles and they were very helpful. I cobbled it together with some Specialties T.A. chainrings and they fixed my order when I ordered the wrong ring to fit the crank. Same shipping tracking as mentioned above from Royal Mail, although it was closer to two weeks to get to delivered to the west coast.
On Monday, November 24, 2025 at 1:47:24 PM UTC-8 Kesler Roberts wrote: > I got a Royal Mail tracking number that then transferred to the USPS after > the package cleared customs. Took about a week from shipping to get to me. > > On Monday, November 24, 2025 at 2:45:13 PM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote: > >> I've heard from a couple people that they (Spa Cycles) don't issue >> customers any type of shipment tracking (though I know they're legit)- can >> you confirm this? >> On Friday, November 21, 2025 at 8:50:29 PM UTC-6 [email protected] >> wrote: >> >>> That looks great. I almost got one but decided it was just too pricy >>> for me. I ordered one of Spa Cycles house brand super-compact doubles. It >>> was a good experience - they were able to put together a semi-custom >>> configuration and shipping to the US was fast with no surprises. >>> >>> On Friday, November 21, 2025 at 8:51:09 PM UTC-5 Ben Miller wrote: >>> >>>> I just got and installed a Heartbreaker crank on this Ram I'm building >>>> up for my wife. I think it's really an awesome looking crank. >>>> >>>> [image: 1000003633.jpg] >>>> >>>> On Friday, November 7, 2025 at 12:31:01 PM UTC-8 Kesler Roberts wrote: >>>> >>>>> Nice - I was not familiar with Spa cycles - may end up going that >>>>> route. >>>>> >>>>> On Friday, November 7, 2025 at 12:53:44 PM UTC-5 Garth wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Even with the any extra import fees, the Spa Cycles house brand >>>>>> cranks offer all that the Crust does at a fraction of the cost. Plus >>>>>> they're normal cranks, take any 110/74 ring. Forged 2014 alloy. Also, >>>>>> you >>>>>> can get just the arms and they sell rings for TA, Stronglight and the >>>>>> own >>>>>> Spa brand. >>>>>> >>>>>> https://www.spacycles.co.uk/m8b0s109p0/Drivetrain/Chainsets >>>>>> In particular the TD-2 cranks, available as doubles or triples. >>>>>> >>>>>> That gets me think, why is it the UK has some wonderful online >>>>>> retailers for selling the kind of parts we here use ? Spa Cycles and SJS >>>>>> Cycles in particular. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Friday, November 7, 2025 at 10:58:50 AM UTC-5 [email protected] >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Achieve the same results with any early 90s mtb crankset.... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 2:00:12 PM UTC-5 [email protected] >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Anyone out there running these cranks? Trying to decide between >>>>>>>> these and Rivendell Silver 1 as I move to 170mm cranks. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 4:33:33 PM UTC-4 Mike Godwin >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> There are some older 110/74 Suguino cranks out there that have the >>>>>>>>> same arm profile as the Crust and Logic without the drip tip on the >>>>>>>>> NDS >>>>>>>>> arm. See 'em on fleabay, but I cannot recall the model name. I have >>>>>>>>> one in >>>>>>>>> the parts hoard that came off my BMC Monstercross. Spider arms are >>>>>>>>> not >>>>>>>>> quite as svelte, but the arms aren't "swoled" out either. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11:57:55 AM UTC-7 raw_meet wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Man that brown looks good, opens up some cool build >>>>>>>>>> possibilities. I really don't like the crust branding but it's not >>>>>>>>>> the most >>>>>>>>>> offensive i've seen from them. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 11:20:37 AM UTC-4 Johnny Alien >>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> That is how I saw it when I looked at it. Thats why the >>>>>>>>>>> description points out that the outer ring sits in a middle ring >>>>>>>>>>> position. >>>>>>>>>>> The ring is not inset its built up for nice appearance. I assume >>>>>>>>>>> any >>>>>>>>>>> standard ring will work mounted in the middle position. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 9:45:47 AM UTC-4 >>>>>>>>>>> [email protected] wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I dunno, I bet a normie 110 outer ring could work even with the >>>>>>>>>>>> countersink. I wonder if the extra machining, which I first >>>>>>>>>>>> speculated as >>>>>>>>>>>> an offset (ala bikingreen chainrings) to push the ring more >>>>>>>>>>>> inbound, is >>>>>>>>>>>> like actually meant to make the ring have a more "flush" look with >>>>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>>>> crank spider >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I'm curious if the 110 spider configuration is more akin to the >>>>>>>>>>>> Sugino OX601D/Dixna/IRD Lobo type of cranks, where the 110 >>>>>>>>>>>> chainring just >>>>>>>>>>>> sits behind the spider, but then crust wanted to pretty it up a >>>>>>>>>>>> bit with >>>>>>>>>>>> the hearts and some bump-out material for a more flush look? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> [image: IRD Lobo Crankarms & BB silv.jpeg] >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> all of this is just fun conjecture that a 2 minute call to >>>>>>>>>>>> crust might wrap up- but hey, that's the innernet baby! >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> maybe the funniest thing to do would be: get a blue splatter >>>>>>>>>>>> crust crank. then put an ol bronze suntour 110 chainring or a >>>>>>>>>>>> biopace ring. >>>>>>>>>>>> and maybe a purple ano'd avid microdrive adapter with a 20t inner >>>>>>>>>>>> ring. I >>>>>>>>>>>> won't do this but it's humorous to me to imagine that setup >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> -brent, having a nice time online ◡̈ >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 12:40:33 AM UTC-4 >>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected] wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Ah to be young again. These old knees are now on 165mm cranks >>>>>>>>>>>>> with 36/22 chainrings. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Sep 13, 2024 at 5:54 PM Brent Knepper < >>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> from crust bikes, the bicycle company, end'a week email: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> "The Heartbreaker Crankset is our take on a slim arm compact >>>>>>>>>>>>>> double. We drew from the classic Ritchey Logic cranksets to get >>>>>>>>>>>>>> the slim >>>>>>>>>>>>>> arm profile with a high offset. The high offset in the arms >>>>>>>>>>>>>> makes it so you >>>>>>>>>>>>>> can run a shorter bottom bracket than with most square taper >>>>>>>>>>>>>> cranks." >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> it's a 2x 42/26 crank, 170 arm length only >>>>>>>>>>>>>> the big chainring's dedicated to the *inside* of a 110bcd >>>>>>>>>>>>>> spider and a lil guy on 74bcd inner bolts. square taper and they >>>>>>>>>>>>>> recommend >>>>>>>>>>>>>> starting at 110/113 spindle length. they say forged aluminum, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> curious if >>>>>>>>>>>>>> that's cold forged or melt forged? cute heart cutouts ◡̈ >>>>>>>>>>>>>> silver/black, or >>>>>>>>>>>>>> blue splatter ano or a rich brown, and minimal branding >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> $240 though ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ >>>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://crustbikes.com/products/crust-heart-crankset?variant=49618342084919> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> [image: unnamed (7).jpg] >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> outer chainring setup reminds me of like a mix of the Dixna >>>>>>>>>>>>>> LA crank spider and the Bikingreen chainrings inner offset, with >>>>>>>>>>>>>> added >>>>>>>>>>>>>> hearts, but the arm shape is hella similar to ol ritchey logiq >>>>>>>>>>>>>> cranks. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> wonder what the chainline is like on a 110 spindle? prolly can't >>>>>>>>>>>>>> run these >>>>>>>>>>>>>> as a triple but there's at least one person coming to mind who >>>>>>>>>>>>>> might take >>>>>>>>>>>>>> that as a challenge >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> anyway: fun! interesting! wild to think two new slim, silver, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 110bcd cranks are coming out in 2024 (these crustinis and the >>>>>>>>>>>>>> new riv >>>>>>>>>>>>>> silverers) >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> also these are probably the antithesis of all the low-Q >>>>>>>>>>>>>> experimentations going on in the rbw/ibob goog-group world :) >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> -Brent, hudval, still chaotically puttin JIS triples on 102mm >>>>>>>>>>>>>> campy BBs jff >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from >>>>>>>>>>>>>> it, send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/8b3747cf-5e13-4d89-8bee-b7f148d7276cn%40googlegroups.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/8b3747cf-5e13-4d89-8bee-b7f148d7276cn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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