The Riv cranks are indeed very nice. They look especially good on the various Hillibikes and the tandem. On the roady Roadini, the chunky crank arms will look more like the XT you have on there now (which doesn't look bad, really, maybe scrub off that logo?). But if you want a classic look, you will probably be buying and swapping out rings. The VO knock off of the classic TA 50.4 comes with 46/30, which is not bad. The VO drillium will not accommodate a small ring below 34 (33 if you can find one.)
The cheapest route would be to haunt ebay for an old Sugino or Sakae triple and convert to double with chain guard. The issue there will be crank arm length, as most will be 175, a few 170. If you require a 165, you'll need to be patient and lucky. Here's a decent one, running it as a 36/26 would get you close to a Silver wide low. But I see Riv has a few cranks called Clippers that could work, too, for $100 less than the Silvers. Trade off there is the hidden chainring bolt, only a pain every once in a great while. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Takagi-Tourney-XT-Vintage-Mountain-Road-Bike-Triple-Cranks-170-Crankset-w-Bolts/313216952261?hash=item48ed2f67c5:g:MzsAAOSw4slfXYA5 If you will be riding your Roadini frequently in varied topography, you might consider a triple. Very little downside, and such a nice range of gears. Nice when you remember Hey, I have a granny! Triplicious! On Monday, September 14, 2020 at 6:01:44 PM UTC-4, Collin A wrote: > > You can't go wrong with the Riv SILV3R crankset. Looks good, shifts 10 > speed, affordable replacement rings, and standard everything. However, the > times I have gone 1x i've used a dedicated 1x chainring (wolftooth) so I > cannot comment on that. > > You can get the 44/34/24 triple version and like a 30t 74 BCD (to setup as > 44/30). That would set you back $260 BUT you'd have extra chainrings if you > want to mess around with different gearing. > > On Monday, September 14, 2020 at 1:52:57 PM UTC-7 Ash wrote: > >> One key crankset requirement I missed- my large chainring is going to be >> smaller than the typical road setup. 44t if I decide on double and 36 or >> 39t if I go with 1x10. >> >> On Monday, 14 September 2020 at 13:36:06 UTC-7 Ash wrote: >> >>> Btw, if you missed out on the Roadini sale, don't worry. The Charlie H >>> Gallop is going to be better. After looking at a prototype I paused for a >>> minute and contemplated if I should skip the Roadini and wait for CHG >>> instead. I'd have easily gone CHG route if the wait was not 6-ish months. >>> >>> On Monday, 14 September 2020 at 13:32:14 UTC-7 Ash wrote: >>> >>>> Bought a Roadini frame in recent sale and put it together with various >>>> 'spare' parts I had. The handlebar is borrowed from the Susie for now. >>>> The wheels are from my other 'city bike' that used to be a road bike. >>>> >>>> It move so easily sometimes it feels like there's hidden pedal-assist >>>> in this bike! 23lbs as shown. >>>> >>>> Question 1: what 10 speed, single/double crankset would look nice (and >>>> work/last well too) if I want to stay with the classic/silver looks? >>>> >>>> Q2: Do road chainrings and cog sets lend themselves to a reliable 1x10 >>>> setup? i.e., if I'm pending 3 hours uphill to the top of Mt. Hamilton >>>> mostly in biggest and second biggest cogs, would it result in broken >>>> chainring/cog tooth or chain slippage (due to cross-chain) >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> Ash >>>> >>>> PS: the tire on the Roadini is Babyshoe Pass. >>>> >>>> -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/752061b7-bcaf-4fc9-a2f9-d9983975ef10o%40googlegroups.com.
