On that note, I don't really understand what the appeal of the Mighty Tour might be.
If you spec'ed a nicer version of the XD (with high polish quality rings), you could sell it for $200 and still have a better deal than the Mighty Tour. The Q factor difference between the two cranks is insignificant. It won't please the true low-Q folks, and for some of us wider is better anyway. Maybe some care that the aluminum is supposed to be higher grade, but since the XDs are plenty strong and actually lighter, I'm not sure what that fancy aluminum gets you except for an increase in price. Not saying the MT isn't a great crank, just not sure how I'd justify spending the extra coin over a dressed up XD. Dustin > From: William <tapebu...@gmail.com> > Reply-To: <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:14:00 -0700 (PDT) > To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > Subject: [RBW] Re: $300 Sugino Double Crankset > > 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. > -- 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.
