Just a couple of thoughts... Don't know what derailleur you are using, but Shimano has a 22 teeth limit. Once I used an FSA 30-39-53 and it gave me constant headaches with just one tooth over. Your spread between the 26 and 50 is 24 teeth....
Instead of changing the whole crank, have you considered just changing out a ring or two? I just bought a Sugino crank from Rivendell. They only had 24-36-46 in stock. I'm used to the 26-36-48 version. So Rivendell exchanged the 46 to a 48 . I switched the 24 for the 26 myself. Sorry if this response is off point. Cheers, Chris On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 12:58 PM, Darren Stone<dst...@bitmason.com> wrote: > > Hi. I have a tech crankarm/BB/spindle question that could use some > expert insight. > > Current: Saluki w/ Sugino 50-40-26 triple & Phil BB. It's fine but I > definitely notice the "width"/tread/q-factor. My other rides are all > singlespeeds, so that's to be expected. The triple is decadent but > I'm seriously thinking about moving to a wide-range double. I spend > most of my time in the 40 ring, likely in the 43 to 86 inch range. > I've done the math and a 46-30 double might suit my riding needs. I'd > like to keep my 8 speed 12-32 XT cassette, Campy Record 9-speed chain, > and friction shift. It's all working well. > > So what I'm considering are the TA Pro 5 Vis cranks. Apparently, > they're narrower than most cranksets so that's very appealing. > Aesthetically, gorgeous. No reason to change the Phil BB, I assume. > But what do I need to measure/scrutinize/order now before I make the > switch? I understand chainline but some of the BB width and spindle > length specs confuse me. > > Open to opinions. Cheers! > > -Darren. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
