> 1. Are there any cranks to be avoided? Well, you want to avoid cranks that have BCDs inconsistent with your riding ability and preference. Q and compatibility with your bottom bracket spindle (unless you plan to get a new one) are important too. if you pay big bucks for a pretty bike, an unattractive or ill matching crank will certainly stick out like sore thumb.
On Mar 13, 5:29 pm, Roy Yates <roydya...@gmail.com> wrote: > Based on this whole crank discussion, I've been wondering > > 1. Are there any cranks to be avoided? > > Nobody much complains about their cranks as long as the fit (length and Q > factor) are ok. This is compared to brakes where you hear a lot of > discussion/complaints about squealing, finicky setup, and poor stopping > power. > > As for me, I've used and liked pretty much every crank I've tried, including > old sakae square taper, various shimano 600, sugino XD, various shimano > Hollowtech-II cranks in 105, ultegra, R700, and Dura-Ace flavors, and even > some cheap Campy Veloce cranks. They have all seemed fine. > > 2. Are some people avoiding the Hollowtech-II cranks with external bearings > because they don't come in various Q factors (AFAIK)? > > ...Roy > > > > On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 5:19 PM, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > > If Riv wants to expand to others, good luck as those other > > > people are looking at outboard bearing cranks - that's all the rage > > > and what all the racer-types who are willing to pay $300+ for a > > > crankset seek. Yes, you and I may not care, but the guys willing to > > > spend $300+ for a crankset do. Good Luck! > > > Rando and committed tourers will spend $300.00 for a crank. TA does a > > tidy business in the market. Whether people will pay a premium for a > > Sugino when there are cheaper models available is another question. I > > do not think Riv has much risk, however. It appears Sugino makes the > > cranks already. Riv is just making them available in the U.S. Just a > > matter of buying a small quantity first to test the market than get > > more later if demand is there. > > > On Mar 13, 1:30 pm, bfd <bfd...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > On Mar 13, 6:15 am, Garth <garth...@gmail.com> wrote:> For those that > > may not have known.... the TA Zephyr triple w/rings > > > > sold for about $275 not long ago from Riv. > > > > This is was the finest 110/74 crank made. . . . and it even had a > > > > third drilling for a 56mm ring instead of the 74. > > > > The Q is mid 150's. If Riv was to make any crank, this would be my > > > > choice, not yet another wide-ish Sugino. > > > > The $300 Sugino may seem a bit high for some, low for others. > > > > They could make it more versatile for some if they made it a 94mm BCD > > > > instead of 110, but 94mm rings just are not so popular. That's one > > > > cool thing about the TA Carmina, that you can change the BCD of your > > > > crank from 94/58 to 94 to 110/74 to 110 to 130/74 to 130mm. > > > > Agree and how large a market is there for another "compact" crank? I > > > guess the question is who is the market? Most people looking for > > > 110bcd double cranks have a few choices like the one from VO and > > > Jitensha. If Riv wants to expand to others, good luck as those other > > > people are looking at outboard bearing cranks - that's all the rage > > > and what all the racer-types who are willing to pay $300+ for a > > > crankset seek. Yes, you and I may not care, but the guys willing to > > > spend $300+ for a crankset do. Good Luck! > > > -- > > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > > e...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- 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.
