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is a great company with a remarkable track record of growth and innovation. Truvativ is headquartered in San Luis Obispo, California. Truvativ's factory in Taichung continues to manufacture high quality precision cranksets. SRAM purchased Truvativ in 2005, providing SRAM with a line of cranks, bottom brackets, handlebars, stems, pedals, seatposts and chain retention systems. This allowed SRAM to offer a complete drivetrain. Here, we offer the best in cranksets and bottom brackets. [ BOTTOM ][ DOWNHILL ] [ MOUNTAIN ] [ ROAD ] Truvativ is part of SRAM. The SRAM Corporation began with the goal of creating the absolute best shifting system and changed the cycling world forever with the introduction of Grip Shift. SRAM had the vision and desire to expand their presence in the industry so they found the best crankset and brackets company, Truvativ, joined forces with them, creating huge excitement in the global cycling community. Click here for SRAM's comporate info.

CRANKSET The crankset, or chainset, is the component of a bicycle drivetrain that converts the reciprocating motion of the rider's legs into rotational motion used to drive the chain, which in turn drives the rear wheel. It consists of one or more chainrings attached to the crank arms, which attach the pedals to the crank. It is connected to the rider by the pedals, to the bicycle frame by the bottom bracket, and to the rear sprocket, cassette or freewheel via the chain. BOTTOM BRACKETS The bottom bracket on a bicycle contains a spindle to which the crankset is attached and the bearings that allow the spindle and cranks to rotate. (The chainrings and pedals are attached to the cranks.) The bottom bracket fits inside the bottom bracket shell, which connects the seat tube, down tube and chain stays as part of the bicycle frame. "There is some controversy as to whether "axle" or "spindle" should be used in particular contexts. The distinction is based on whether the axle/spindle is stationary, as that in a hub, or rotates, as that in a bottom bracket." This article uses spindle throughout for consistency. An old American term for bottom bracket is "hanger". This is usually used in connection with one-piece cranks.