That VO Alpina is nice, but if I was looking for the economical route, I'd seriously consider the $105 XD700. That's a pretty sweet crank and I kind of prefer the not-so-polished finish. To each his/her own, I suppose.
Thanks to whomever pointed out the TA Carmina. Even though it appears pricey, and only imported by Euro Asia, it's good to know that one can get a 94 or a 94/58 crankset in 172.5 for a square taper BB. On Mar 17, 9:38 am, bfd <bfd...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On Mar 16, 1:57 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Mar 16, 1:39 pm, Patrick in VT <psh...@drm.com> wrote: > > > > On Mar 16, 3:04 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > The Sugino website doesnt list the Mighty Tour as a triple capable > > > > crank. Do you mean the Alpina? I'd love to see that imported as a > > > > triple. > > > > looks like the Mighty Tour will be sold as a double, but can be triple- > > > ized with a special ring. which looks ridiculous to me. > > > > Any conjectures as to the alleged flaw Grant is referring to in the > > > original incarnation of the Alpina? sounds like there are various > > > versions of the Alpina, so it's hard to tell which crank is being > > > called out - but I assume this includes the Alpina VO sells? > > > > Other than the sculpted crankarms (and a possible "flaw"), is there > > > any difference between the Alpina (the VO Alpina, to be clear) and the > > > Mighty Tour? > > > I would assume there has to be some difference, since VO themselves > > said that "if" they were to bring in the Mighty Tour, they would sell > > it for $375. Since they already sell the Alpina double at $170, > > that's more than double the price. It looks like the Mighty Tour has > > denser material (lower Q, visibly thinner, yet higher weight) so that > > material must be a lot more costly to buy and manufacture from. Can > > you feel the difference? I wish I knew. They are both great looking > > cranks.- Hide quoted text - > > Agree, the mighty tour is a nice looking crank, but not something I > would jump up and say I HAVE TO GET. Actually, for the money, I > prefer the VO Alpina. The only flaw I see on the VO crank is the logo, > it should have used the Sugino crown logo. If I was looking for a new > crank, that would be it. 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
