I don't think I ever noticed that the Rivendell Silver cranks don't come in 165 lengths. Has this been ruminated upon here on the list?
Rene Herse has a mold for each size crank. More expensive, but stronger. And they expanded the size range when people complained. Other manufacturers use the same molds and machine the arms to final length. It's a puzzle to me why Rivendell cranks stop at 170. It would seem to me that the 165 length would help more folks than 184--or even 178. I wonder if it has to do with the arm design, the mold, the manufacturing that doesn't allow it to be made that "short" (I don't consider it short--it's a good length for many people. If they made a 160 or 155, that would be the equivalent of the 184 in the other direction) If this is the case, I would say that is a design flaw. On Friday, August 14, 2020 at 7:00:36 PM UTC-4, Linda G wrote: > > Thanks Laing, I didn't realize that the Compass came in 165. I seem to > remember that they just came in a longer length originally. > > On Friday, August 14, 2020 at 2:26:47 PM UTC-7 lconley wrote: > >> Another not cheap solution is Rene Herse (formerly Compass) - they have a >> 42/26 with 165 arms. Their standard double is slightly cheaper that their >> 12 speed compatible. >> >> [image: IMG_0557.jpg] >> >> Laing >> >> >> >> >> On Friday, August 14, 2020 at 3:41:52 PM UTC-4, Joel wrote: >> >>> So close but I use 165mm arms. Their 38/24 would be ideal for me. I >>> run a triple now, 48/36/24 and rarely go to my big ring, rarely leave the >>> 36. I use a 6 speed FW, usually 13-26 but on my new frame will try 13-28 >>> as I have a nice Suntour asking to be used. Does anyone make what I am >>> looking for? >>> >>> Joel >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a64a9ce8-e1b3-44d4-90a0-49dd3367d09fo%40googlegroups.com.
