Peter, Have you by chance check to see if the bb spindle is asymmetric- You don't have enough space between the crank and the frame. Maybe you can flip the bb spindle and fix that problem easy peasy.
You need a nickels width between the the crank spider if you are just running one ring. Jim On Nov 8, 9:52 am, Peter M <uscpeter11...@gmail.com> wrote: > So I recently acquired a used 58cm Saluki off the List here. I thought > that it would be a good choice because I love the classic look of the > Homer but at $1200 shipped I would be able to save almost 1k. Seller > insisted bike was perfect but when it came it had a ding in the > downtube and a small dent in the chainstay by the BB shell where it > looks like a chain dropped and got caught up in the crankset. Now the > ding in the downtube doesnt bother me because it is really small and > barelly visible but I know the BB is under alot of flex and just hope > that it is gonna be ok to ride this thing long term. I really just > need to be talked down before I flip the frame for 1k and lose 200 or > ship it back to Cali and have the tube replaced and bike repainted and > spend over 500 bucks. Here is a link for the pics I took of the > damage, just looking for opinions here. > http://www.flickr.com/photos/67889635@N06/?saved=1 > > Just really disappointed that i thought i was getting something I > could ride for a long time and now feeling doubtful about its long- > term viablilty. Any opinions and thoughts would be welcome. > > Peter -- 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-bunch@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.
