A side by side comparison of the TA's and the new VO cranks, both in appearance and function, would be interesting. I'm sure there is some trade off between price and quality (and labor economics). And we all know that even the best vendors in the bike business work hard for their dollar.
On Aug 10, 12:03 pm, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > I give VO a lot of credit for making these cranks. Until now, there > > weren't many options for wide range compact doubles, and most of those > > cranks (TA Pro 5 Vis, TA Carmina, White Industries, etc.) are > > exceedingly expensive. > > Exceedingly how? I hardly doubt TA and the White family (the business > is owned by a husband and wife) are rolling in dough from ripping > customers off. > > Both companies sell good products at fair prices. Based on other VO > product I have, I doubt the VO cranks reach the same level of quality > as the TA Carmina or White VBC cranks. Add the higher cost of labor > in the U.S. and France than in Taiwan, there you are. > > Given what we know about the polishing process, I would feel somewhat > guilty paying the worker a pittance to make my pretty crank. > > On Aug 10, 10:24 am, stevep33 <steve...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I give VO a lot of credit for making these cranks. Until now, there > > weren't many options for wide range compact doubles, and most of those > > cranks (TA Pro 5 Vis, TA Carmina, White Industries, etc.) are > > exceedingly expensive. > > > The cyclotourist gives the gear range of a triple with a simpler > > double crank. The low Q is nice too. I love the TA Pro 5 Vis cranks > > that I have now, but will probably buy a VO 50.4 BCD to take advantage > > of the improvements (ramps, derailleur spacing). > > > I have a 46T/30T and run a 13-30 9 speed cassette. 46T gives a > > practical range of gears with my cruising 73 gear inches near the > > middle of that cassette. I only use the 30T chainring for steep > > climbs. It's essentially a 1x9er with an extra bail-out granny gear. > > -- 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.
