I was web crawling on the topic of ultra-compact double cranksets last night and found this post from list member benzzoy last March:
"I don't particularly like the look of the Davinci or the TA Carmina cranks. I do love Campagnolo's last generation Record/Chorus triples, that were unfortunately discontinued. These cranks are sleek, beautifully finished (polished and anodized) and can be had rather cheaply (<$100 for a NOS) if one is patient on eBay. The Q-factor is not more than 160mm and that isn't unreasonably wide for a triple. About the only significant blemish is that they usually come in a 53/42/30 configuration that I understand isn't terribly useful for some (including myself, for the most part). Nevertheless, at <$100, you can get whatever chainrings* you wish at Ribble and still be below $200 total, especially if you sell the originals as these can fetch at least $40 on eBay when new. Another complicating factor is that these cranks use the ISO taper and the spindle is asymmetrical, so you either have to use the correct Campagnolo or Phil's version. Even accounting for the essentially proprietary and thus rather expensive bottom bracket, the total bill is still a reasonable $300 or whereabouts for the crank, bottom bracket and . " As it happens, I had found an NOS Campy record Triple crank in my preferred 172.5 length a few months ago on a closeout table at the local Performance. I didn't have an immediate plan for it, but couldn't pass it by at $50 (!). Without the above post, I never would have found a reasonably priced 46 tooth 135 mm inner ring for that crank. But with the above tip, and a closeout price on the increasingly scarce Campy assymetrical 111 mm bottom bracket, I'll have put together a very pretty 46-30 compact double for around $170 complete. It will either find a home on a friend's Kogswell P58, or on a new 650b project I'm thinking about taking on. Thanks, benzzoy! Bill -- 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.
