General: truvativ omnium vs miche pista advanced

i'm looking into getting a new crankset to replace my current garbage one, and i've narrowed it down to either the omnium or pista advanced. i was just hoping to get some reviews, opinions, and or pros & cons about either of them from all of you. thanks

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Posted By: AlMThe omniums are the ugliest cranks ever produced, known to man. I don't know about the quality.

Miche's are good for the price, supposedly comparable to 75's but cheaper.

Some of us care more about riding good quality parts, rather then just saying if it's good or bad judging by how ugly or cool it looks. Saying it's ugly does not mean it's bad. And also, after looking at the bike you ride, and reading your other comments such as "Pista Concepts are fucking stupid" and how H+Sons rims look silly, it's hard to give much validation to your recommendations.

However...I do have to agree, that with certain frames like old NJS lugged frames, the Omnium cranks would look ugly. They are best suited on a newer contemporary looking frames.

yeah they don't look as clean/good as the miche's. but i mean it sounds like performance wise they do really well so in this case it's function over fashion i guess

Prolly said on his blog "My only concerns here are the outboard bottom-bracket's bearings getting pitted quickly, but we'll see." Is this true?

go with omniums

I have the Miche Primato crank (not the Advanced) and i love the hell out of them. They are light (630g), stiff and very durable. I use mine on the street everyday and I don't baby them or anything on my bike and they are still like new.

The Miche Primato Advanced is cheaper in price and more versatile with BB choice

thats just my 2 cents

the downside to the campy veloce bottom bracket is that it has lips on both drive side and non drive side cups.
so when you space the spindle to set the correct chainline, the spindle doesnt seat properly in the cups.

the iso taper on the miche is something that always gets overlooked, and with constant removing/installing of the cranks on mismatched iso/jis tapers will cause them to prematurely fail.

imo if your going to spend all that money in a nice crankset you should have a correctly set chainline.

miche will get the job done. but there are 2 downsides to it. the bb cups dont stay tight (easily fixed with BLUE loctite) and the the bearings crap out fairly fast compared to other comparable bottom brackets.

but im right there with you brooklynbombs, im a fan of both.

Posted By: iron jaiden

Posted By: terrible_one49I just replaced my Sugino 75's for the Omniums, and totally love them. They are pretty much the lightest cranks on the market, and are also the stiffest. Also, they are SUPER easy to install yourself with no hassle.

Hold up a second. Why in the hell did you replace Sugino 75s with Truvativs? I ain't hatin on the Omniums but damn dude 75s are like the cat's ass! Maybe there was something wrong with them. I dunno. I'm just hoping you didn't scrap the 75s for fun.

About the subject at hand. I like the Miche set more myself but both a quality. Just pick what you like out of those two and you won't go wrong.

Yeah, I know. Well...here is the thing... I got the Sugino 75's to replace their cheaper messenger cranks, and I could notice a HUGE increase in stiffness and power with the 75's. They are one of the best cranks, hands down. However, after riding a friends bike with the Omnium and seeing how they feel, I decided to give them a try to replace the 75's. I understand that it's more of a downgrade, at least in cost, to go from 75's to the Omnium...but after now riding the Omnium's for a few weeks I honestly feel they are just as stiff, smooth and fast as my 75's and I felt comfortable with selling off my 75's and Phil Wood BB.

As I see it, altho the cranks are not worth as much, they are just as stiff, strong, smooth and reliable, but have two advantages over the 75's.
-FIRST, they are a few hundred grams lighter, both in the arms and the spindle. Granted, I WAS riding a Phil Wood BB that was heavy as hell.
-SECOND, I made nearly 100 bucks by buying the Omniums and selling my 75's and BB.