"The rings were the reason that I took the bike apart in the first place, as > they were the only parts that were really worn out.."
The odds are good that only the middle & outer ring were shot. The little inner ones don't usually see a lot of use and it may even be steel (mine is & has 9 yrs use). If everything else was working fine, and doing what you need the bike to do, I'd go for a pair of rings, new chain & cassette and not let this turn into a high dollar effort. As to reducing weight, saving a pound or two here'n'there on an Atlantis won't be noticeable. The bike is built stout to take heavy loads, so it would be tough to get it down to a sporty weight. My 58 cm tips the scales at around 26-27 lbs with no racks or bags (a rare condition). In my standard set-up (Nitto big back rack, mini-front & Acorn boxy bag) it's well north of 30 lbs. dougP On Apr 6, 6:37 pm, "dr...@charter.net" <dr...@charter.net> wrote: > Well I want my bike to be beautiful too. I want indexed shifters, not > bar end as I am used to them. I am thinking about going to a double > crank. From everything I have read here is would be lighter, and I > could still get a good gear range for touring,a lthough I would have > to get a rear MB derailer. It is hard for me to conceive that with a > 42 front ring that I could get a high enough gear for flats to cruise > on.. but from what i can tell it seems that you all think a triple > chain ring in the front is very repetitive. Am still not sure if I > have to replace my 105 Shimano indexed shifters if I just decide to > change to a double crank and different rear cassette. Can you clarify > please.? What is a brifter?I think the first thing to decide is double > or triple crank and rear cassette and then figure out if I have to > replace my current derailers and shifters if I do that. The rings > were the reason that I took the bike apart in the first place, as > they were the only parts that were really worn out.. now here I am > with half my bike sitting next to this computer desk in a big pile and > this is turning into a million dollar project. I can probably afford > to redo the whole thing, but do not necessarily feel the need to do > that. I kind of like to use things up and recycle etc. > > On Apr 6, 9:17 am, islaysteve <alkire...@verizon.net> wrote: > > > > > dr (original poster): I agree you have a lot to consider and digest here. > > You a debating compact double vs. triple cranks, for one thing. As for > > myself, I've always had a double, and used 105 STI 'brifters'. They have > > performed so well for me that I see no reason to leave them. The mainline > > Rivendell philosophy favors non-indexed bar-end shifters, and lots of folks > > here go that way. However one good thing about Riv and this forum is that > > there's a wide tolerance for individuality and using what works for you. > > Along those lines, I'd suggest that you may first want to decide on your > > shifting system. I believe that you have been using STI? If you like it, > > you'll likely not want to change. I've heard (and not confirmed, and > > others here may correct me) that triples are a bit more finicky for > > brifters. But you were running a triple anyway, so would have your own > > experience. As Jim and others have mentioned, you can go to a compact > > double and still have a wide gear range. That's what I am going to work > > toward on my bike. I also admit to considering it an object of "beauty" > > and consider that when choosing parts. I got a very nice-looking Sugino > > Alpina compact double and that's what I'm sticking with. You may not be > > able to keep your 105 RD if you opt for a larger cassette; but as mentioned > > above, you can get a good Shimano mtn derailleur that will handle the > > larger cogs and should be just as reliable as what you are used to. Good > > luck, Steve- 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.
