I have VOs Alpina 48/34 crank and I like it a lot, however, the sides of the spider arms could be finished better. It looks good on an lugged Italian bike though
http://www.wheelsofchance.org I'd love to see a 110/74 or 95/58 readily available double so that I don't have to use a 110/74 triple as a double. http://wheelsofchance.org/2009/08/28/if-the-answer-is-42-whats-the-question/ On Mar 13, 10:46 am, "clevewh...@gmail.com" <clevewh...@gmail.com> wrote: > When there are so many really beautiful non-anodized silver cranks out > there I don't know why anyone would want an anodized one. After a few > miles of pedaling the anodizing will have worn off where the shoe > scuffs. plus anodizing is often done because it's cheaper than > polishing. VO already carries three Sugino cranks, including the > lovely Alpina 110bcd. Their new offerings promise to be stunners, at > least in my opinion. > > 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. > > > It's great that Riv and VO are adding some new tapered cranks, but it > > sure would be nice for manufacturers to make cranks beyond 175 or even > > 180. 185mm would be nice for many..... but I understand the reluctant > > mindset and misinformation about longer cranks is hard to counter. > > People think they ruin their knees etc. Not true. Longer cranks > > (185mm) have helped my knees tremendously. The 195mm High Sierra/Zinn > > cranks would be fun to try, but they wouldn't work on the Bombadil > > without either modifying the chainstays or using a too-long BB and > > getting a bad chainline. -- 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.
