Joking aside, I am looking for bargain cranks. I have seen some Easterns and Redlines among others for sale at a great price. I have been a Profile guy since '88 and wish I still had those. I have run across a few frames recently and I want a 20 and want to keep it cheap. Should I go for other cranks that are at a discount or just save my $$ and for tried and true Profiles for my ride. I don't care about period specifics with this. I have a F/A limo no forks and a few others (GT, Redline, DB) that I can build as well. I just want a good quality, fairly light, crankset that doesn't break the bank.

e bay brother...e bay.

If you're a profile guy look at Madera Protocol cranks. They are made by profile and are cheaper then actual profiles. I think danscomp has them in stock.

I have always used profiles or redlines. For some reason I love redlines (older)

I saw a set of the FSA's on a bike at the local shop, and I asked the guy what he though (former racer, still downhiller), and he thought they were a good bargain. I'm thinking about the easterns myself

redine flights are like $90 at dan's, if you don't like the pinch bolt, there are a few options around $100, redline device, easterns, fsa

And, another 25, if you need the bottom bracket. I've been eyeballin' the Monsters, they're only $80 complete. (with American BB) I've got a '95 RL440 I've been looking to build up cheap, for a beater. Just need cranks and a chain.

yeah, sucks that nobody gives bottom brakets anymore

That's because BITD everything came with an american BB, now there are so many choice that crank manufacturers would probably lose money piecing cranksets together with bottom brackets.

I am into both my sets of profile cranks around 50 bucks total, just watch ebay like a hawk. the monsters are a great option if you are wanting to buy brand new, they are a tiny tiny bit heavier but are bullet proof.

Just got a set of the FSA's, real nice stuff