On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 11:28 AM, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I believe the Davinci, a very nice triple, is listed at a modest 158 > Q, and the design allows for a very short bb, which makes it easy to > move between a dbl & triple. BTW, they are made by White right here > in the US, or at least in Ca. Not cheap, but less than TA. > Michael > > Perhaps the clarity of my hindsight is clouded by the pink haze of nostalgia (or the purple haze of something else), but IIRC, the original XTs and clones, from the late '80s and early '90s, those that took the 122.5 mm bb spindle, had a Q of about 150 mm. 158 is to wide for my taste -- I feel as if I am giving birth -- *parturans montem*, as 'twere, like the proverbial *mus*. Patrick "resolutely bottom trimming, and I don't mean derailleurs" Moore, who is being annoyingly literary. -- 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.
