ps - I can use all those gears except 26T/12 because the chain will rub my derailleur cage. But otherwise, the other 20 gears work, no real overlaps, convenient shifting and great chainline.
On Thursday, March 27, 2014 5:04:35 PM UTC-5, Ron Mc wrote: > > that's an 80s TA that I bought used on ebay for $130 - I put Lambert of > England foils on it as kind of an anglophile joke to deny French origin > (you may note there are no French bikes referenced on Classic Lightweights > - ha). > The left side crank arm cracked and broke on me, though, and and I > recently replaced the cranks with a new Sun XCD I brokered from Japan (same > chainring stack). My chainrings are 47/42 half-steps and a 26T escape. My > 12-32 7-speed rear together gives me 22" to 104" with 5" steps in the > important part. > I like the wider Q on the XCD, it's comfortable, promotes better balance > in slow climbing, and no FD cage rubs. I have the lone TA arm put away > (along with a Nervar left arm with a not-too-bad appearance match). > > On Thursday, March 27, 2014 4:38:21 PM UTC-5, Jim Bronson wrote: >> >> which crankset is that, Ron? T/A? >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 11:26 AM, Ron Mc <bulld...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I don't know if he still has them, but I bought NOS from Citizen Chain >>> https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=493888447299696&id=372421173651 >>> >>> >>> <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/700c/aP1110006-1.jpg> >>> >>> >>> He was on etsy at the time - good luck >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, March 27, 2014 9:24:10 AM UTC-5, Brian Campbell wrote: >>>> >>>> I am working on an older bike, being reconfigured in a Riv-ish style >>>> and was looking for a Suntour Cyclone, long cage, rear derailleur. I was >>>> hoping to find one of the silver and black versions (first generation I >>>> think) and have cash or items to trade. Please let me know off lis if you >>>> have one that needs a new home and thanks! >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Keep the metal side up and the rubber side down! >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
