> CNC machining seems to be what domestic machinists find cost effective > - Paul uses it as well, and I like to buy locally produced stuff. So I > might buy a set of WI if I had the cash and actually needed a new > crank. I wouldn't be particularly happy about the pinned and ramped > BLACK chainrings, but I'd rather bet my teeth on a WI than with an > unproven lightly produced forged crank.
CNC product are as good or bad as the metal CNC'd. I am sure Paul and WI use excellent stock. I was disapointed at first that WI did not offer polished rings the VBC. After seeing the cranks in person I changed my mind. Given Compass' excellent product history, I would be willing to give the new crank very serious consideration had I not already owned a wonderful Stronglight modded to perfection by J P Weigle on my glamour bike and two very excellent (and wonderfully versatile what with the interchangeable spiders) TA Carminas on my tour and Citi bikes. Just me, but I do not think either the WI or Compass cranks would look good with those egg beater style cleat pedals. Vintage platform style or maybe the early Campy cleat pedals that carried the shape over from the Athena toe clip pedals. On Dec 15, 1:09 pm, Phil Bickford <phi...@sonic.net> wrote: > I've not heard of any WI failures either and I live 15 miles up the > road. I wonder if the failures occurred during developmental testing? > In which case four failures are relatively few. > > CNC machining seems to be what domestic machinists find cost effective > - Paul uses it as well, and I like to buy locally produced stuff. So I > might buy a set of WI if I had the cash and actually needed a new > crank. I wouldn't be particularly happy about the pinned and ramped > BLACK chainrings, but I'd rather bet my teeth on a WI than with an > unproven lightly produced forged crank. > > Box Construction - does that describe the crank arm cross section > after material is removed from the inside? > > Phil B > > On Dec 15, 9:57 am, Philip Williamson <philip.william...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > On Dec 15, 8:18 am, Michael Hechmer <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > So the WI cranks are cnc machined, so what. I've never heard of a WI crank > > > failure, and if one did fail I'm certain WI would make good on it, no > > > question. The 8 mm of additional Q is insignificant, as is the 100 g. > > > I have, second hand, six years ago, from one source, heard of four > > failures. The guy who mentioned the failures rode the ENO cranks and > > thought 4 failures was a small number. If you called White Industries, > > they'd probably tell you how many cranks they've produced and how many > > they've warrantied. > > > Agreed on the Q and weight. Also agree on the Made In Petaluma appeal. > > > Philip- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
