Vuelta MTB Comp Crankset

Needed to replace the crank on my old Rockhopper and did not want to spend a lot of $$$. This was not a direct replacement as I had to change from a 137.5mm bottom bracket to a 110mm to correct chain line. Few older bikes would be a 110mm. Even with the cost of the new bottom bracket it is an extremely good buy.I really like that it looks nice but not so nice as to get the bike stolen. Also the fact the chain rings are replaceable. Quality seems very good for the price and I will probably buy another in the near future for my touring bike.

Bought this crank because it was cheaper than replacing the worn our steel rings on my old crank. However, the listing says that it will fit a 110mm bottom bracket (which I have) - it doesn't. I attached the crank and as soon as I started to tighten it down on the spindle of the bottom bracket, I noticed that the low gear started to make contact with the chain stay - big problem. On further inspection, I noticed that the crank flange where it attaches to the spindle is recessed by about 10mm further than my current crank. I took the rings off and put them on my old crank - problem solved. I suppose I could have purchased a 120mm or 125mm bottom bracket and the crank would have been fine. The crank looks cool and appears to be of relative quality and value otherwise ($30), but the listing should be changed to reflect the correct bottom bracket size for compatibility.

Fit for the purpose. I used for a 1x 7 speed setup on a fat bike. This was a square tappered crank set that had a 36T chainring. I simply removed the crank set and switched with Vuelta set with middle chainring 32T. It worked fine with a 7 speed chain.

If you are looking for a genuine Vuelta crankset, this isn't it. However, it is functional and suited my needs on my basic bike. I wanted a 22T crawl gear to pull a 100lb trailer up hills. To do this, I removed the 44T and 32T chainrings, leaving just the 22T behind. I may add a bash guard for aesthetics at a future date. This is a square taper diamond design (meaning the square is 45 degrees off from horizontal), so keep that in mind if you need replacement parts later. It's also 175mm in length. One other note - make sure you tighten the crank bolts to ~30 ft-lbs. I didn't initially and it felt like my crank was crooked. After tightening (per forums suggestions), everything was good.Overall, quality is fine, but know what you are getting isn't the real deal, just some copy cat part for a few bucks less. Still works well and for a basic bike, not a bad value.

My Mongoose Malus was cursed with stock gearing WAAAAY to high for it's weight.It required both a larger Sunrace 13-34 (vs stock 14-28) rear cassette freewheel PLUS this Crank with the largest & smallest Chainrings removed so that I just have the single middle 32T chainring.This way the bike is still a 1x system.I DID have to remove the Bottom Bracket Axle & reverse it within the BB shell to get the 'chainline' correct, otherwise shifting was not good. Here's how: On this bike the BB Axle is 7" wide and it amounts to the fact that once stock crank is removed, there should be an uneven amount of axle protruding from BB cups / shell:I had 1.25" on the R (drive side) and just 1" on the L side.The problem was the new Vuelta Crank & Chainring were at least 1/4" too far to outside, making chainline angled too much, so that the chain wouldn't allow rotation backwards without jamming up & popping down to the next gear. NOT GOOD or Safe as you MUST be able to ride forwards AND spin backwards when required.So, to fix this for $0 I just removed the L side BB Lockring & spun out bearing cup, removed crank Axle and just re-inserted it so that the 1" was on the R - Drive side and the 1.25" on the L side.PERFECT - now the chainline is correct - this moved the Chainring to the Left 1/4" - now the chainline is ideal & shifting is spot on.So, this crank is a nice option for anyone who has a budget FAT Bike like the Mongoose Malus, Dolomite, Hitch, etc variants that may have TOO High gearing with a 36T front crank / chainring combo.Now, this 35-ish # FAT bike has gearing that is VERY appropriate for it's off road / climbing mission !It's a shame that Mongoose gears these bikes WAY to high for any hill climbing when it really shouldn't cost any more to produce with the proper amount of Teeth on both the Front Crank & Rear Freewheel Cassette.

I'm writing this review from my wife's account. This has to be some of the worst craftsmanship I've ever seen. It looks like a 5 year old cut the teeth out with a pair of construction paper scissors. Also there was no logos or writing whatsoever on the crank arms as seen from the sellers examples. Don't waste your time and money. Back it goes !!!!

Fixing up a 2006 Giant Rincon. After reading some reviews about the potential difference in chainring offset, I delayed purchase of a new Bottom Bracket (current BB was shot anyway) until I compared to my old crankset. Indeed, there was a 2-3mm difference (chainrings are closer to the frame) when mounted with the original BB. Front derailleur could not be adjusted to accommodate the difference. I purchased a 3mm longer BB to compensate (luckily there was a 3mm longer one to procure). Required readjustment of the front derailleur, but everything worked out OK.

So far loving it. After pulling all chain rings, including the middle 32T (I have a 34, 36, 38 and ordering a 32) to be able to customize to my needs. Guessing 34t with the Sunrace 8sp 13/34 freewheel will be the go to. Anyhow back to cranks, finish is awesome, love that it came with hex bolts with rubber washer to connect to spindle (bike came with bolts) crank puller screwed right in (threading good) pedals too. I can change out a chainring now in about 10 minutes. If you are upgrading a Mongoose fat, this is the ticket. Only drawback, almost gave 4 stars was long delivery time.