Maybe it doesn't matter to you, or maybe you've overlooked it. My apologies in advance if it was deliberate, but most people on this small family of boards are pretty persnickety about crank arm length. If you care what crank arm length you are looking for, you should probably tell your prospective seller what that desired crank arm length is.
My standard approach is to look for 94bcd arms. The Sugino/Ritchey offerings and the Sugino Mighty 900 are my favorite two. Those were made in 172.5, so I keep my eyes open for them all the time and buy them when I find them cheap, whether I need them or not. I have also had success setting up a half-step triple as a compact double. Buy a 52/46/30, shave the teeth off the 52, and you've got a sweet chainguard/46/30. Those are often gettable in good 1980s quality for really cheap. The last two of those I found were Sugino AT (which unfortunately needs a really long BB spindle). Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 10:37:01 AM UTC-8, Tim Gavin wrote: > > I'm looking for a wide-low crankset for my Roadeo, to provide adequately > low gearing with a 12-28 cassette. > > I'd like: > * 46/30 or similar gearing. 48/32, or odd-numbered near facsimiles would > probably work ok. I'm not interested in a 110 mm BCD compact; I want a > smaller inner BCD. > * Silver arms and rings, classic apprearance > * Standard/modern threading. If you're offering a French crank, please > include the appropriate extractor tool. > > I'd like to spend $150 or less, including shipping. > > Or, I could trade: > * Stronglight 99 crankset, with 52/42/30 rings (and at least one 40t > spare) and a loose-ball Campagnolo Record BB > * Grand Bois Cerf Blue 700 x 26 tires, with <500 miles of wear > * Short reach brakes (Shimano or Sachs/Modolo) > * Long reach brakes (Tektro R559) > * Kool stop brake pads > * Handlebars (Nitto moustache, Easton compact drops (31.8 clamp), maybe > others) > * Tires (26" Super Motos or Fat Franks, new 650 x 38 Pari-motos) > * Sackville Large Trunksack, olive with light beausage > * Dynamo tail lights (Top line or Secula) > * R&M handlebar dynamo light mount > * Probably other goodies in my parts stash, ask away! > > Thanks, > Tim Gavin > Cedar Rapids, IA > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
