Shimano m730 is about as good as it gets for my eyes. Or mt-60. Or Sugino AT, or VT, or the Ritchey ones...
On Sunday, August 18, 2024 at 1:35:16 PM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > I'm running vintage Ritchey's on my Gus and they work just fine. I just > sold a vintage Deore triple on Ebay for $10.50 from a Covid build that I > ended up not doing. They were absolutely perfect with just a little > cosmetic wear. It's hard to beat a decent vintage square taper so long as > the tapers are still in good shape. The only reason I'd probably buy a new > crank for a Riv build is if I wanted crank arms shorter than 170mm. > > On Sunday, August 18, 2024 at 3:26:38 PM UTC-4 Bill Lindsay wrote: > >> "Silver is a little too spendy for me" >> >> Silver arms only retail for $190. What do you want to pay for Silvers? >> I've got two sets of 173mm arms only that I could conceivably let go. If >> you want used Silvers for less than those $50 Dimensions that Garth was >> promoting, then I'd keep mine. :). >> >> Bill Lindsay >> El Cerrito, CA >> >> >> >> On Sunday, August 18, 2024 at 10:07:46 AM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: >> >>> I am putting together an Atlantis for touring/long rides/light trail use. >>> >>> I am thinking of using a new Velo Orange fluted triple or perhaps >>> picking up a used Shimano XTR M900. >>> >>> Silver is a little too spendy for me, and I given that am built like a >>> tank and ride accordingly, think the Clipper/New Albion triples might not >>> be hardy enough. >>> >>> I figured if anyone would have an informed opinion on this crucial >>> matter, it would be this bunch. What would you do? >>> >>> smm >>> >> -- 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/f4b3f23c-27de-4af8-aa0a-e4ef67afb1f3n%40googlegroups.com.
