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They also have a Shimano Deore Cassette 9 Speed HG61 12-36T cassette that I'd considered but the LX derailer only supports up to 34T. Will the 36T work with the LX or would it be worthwhile to consider another derailer. If not then I'll go with the 34T cassette. I should note that I won't be doing any real touring on this bike. It's more a labor of love that I'll use to commute to the small Junior College where I work several times a week (16 miles RT) with one hill that's fairly ugly. Thanks all for helping me along. I've got almost all my parts lined up ;) On Feb 19, 11:19 am, "J. Burkhalter" <burk...@yahoo.com> wrote: > hey mitch, > > when I ordered my Atlantis frame in 2007, i also ordered a 107 bb per > a Riv employee's suggestion. with the sugino xd2 crank the small 24 > ring was waaaaay too close to the chainstay. i called Riv, talked to > another employee, and he recommended a 110-113mm spindle for the > sugino xd2. i ultimately installed a 113mm bb on the bike, and it > worked just fine. i have no idea when, or if, RBW tweaked the > Atlantis design that necessitated a different bb spindle length. > > as for crank arm length, after trying 165mm, 170mm, and 175mm i ended > up sticking with the 170mm crank arms (i'm 5'8" w/ a 82cm PBH. in > hindsight, i believe i put way too much thought and concern into > this. i now run 170mm on all the Riv's and a 175mm on the karate > monkey (higher bottom bracket). > > IME, the XT rear derailer is an incredible value. i'm not too > particular with front derailers, and usually just use whatever i have > on hand. i think i'm currently using an old dura ace, an old xt, and > an old deore on various bikes and they all work fine. > > for my touring, trail, and commuter bikes i prefer a cassette going up > to 34 or 36 teeth (and like others, i don't have much use for a 11 > tooth cog). if you already have the 11-32 cassette, i say use it, and > when you wear that one out, you can change ratios then. > > hope this helps, > -jay b > denver, co > > On Feb 18, 10:09 am, Mitch Browne <mitch.bro...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I'm putting together my first Atlantis and feeling my way along. > > > Riv says 107BB and I think the Sugino XD2 they recommend is good but > > unsure of crank arm length. The difference between 170 and 172.5 seems > > minimal to me. > > > Also, I have a choice buy the following derailleurs from Craigslist > > today: > > > -New XTR Rear derailleur M972 SGS > > -New XT front derailleur M771 dual pul > > > for $175. Does this with 8sp barends and an 11-32 8spd cassette all > > make sense? > > > Thanks as always. -- 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-bu...@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.
