They have a King Hub ringtone! On Sunday, May 27, 2012 6:46:43 PM UTC-7, Matthew J wrote: > > That would be the Chris King. In fact, CK has built a whole marketing > campaign around the 'angry bees' sound some claim come from the hubs. > > On Sunday, May 27, 2012 5:34:25 PM UTC-5, GeorgeS wrote: >> >> I'm curious about the White Industries hub. Is that the one that is >> said to be so noisy? What is your experience? >> >> GeorgeS >> New Orleans >> >> On May 27, 3:36 am, Brian Hanson <stone...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > I've been commuting for the past few weeks with one of the new Rene >> Herse >> > cranks on my AHH. http://www.compasscycle.com/cranks_bb.html I >> haven't >> > seen any reviews on this yet, so I figured I would share a few >> > thoughts/opinions with the group. I'm not really a crankoholic, and >> have >> > mainly ridden wider Q mountain cranks. I mainly wanted to upgrade the >> bike >> > a bit, and thought a well built crankset would be a nice add. >> Something >> > that would last as long as the frame, perhaps. >> > >> > I've never had any experience with a narrow tread road bike, and was a >> bit >> > worried that having a narrow Q would be a problem. So far that has not >> > worked out to be the case. I find it comfortable, and natural. The >> length >> > of these are 171mm, which is close to what I'm finding to be ideal for >> me. >> > I tend to lately favor the 170mm cranks I have on another bike over the >> > 175mm I've been using for the past 20 years. >> > >> > The finish and feel of these cranks is indeed very nice, and every bit >> as >> > good as it has been billed. The chainrings are nice and thick, but >> > elegant. To me, these cranks feel more solid than the others I've used >> > lately including Sugino XD, Suntour XC Pro, and modern Shimano Deore >> and XT >> > cranks, as well as a Race Face outboard bearing set I have on my mtb. >> > They are very nice to look at, as well, with a highly polished finish, >> and >> > simple, clean and classy lines that go really well with the Rivendell >> > frame. >> > >> > It was recommended by Jan that I use a 110mm bottom bracket, so I >> ordered >> > one, but decided to try the cranks with a 107mm that I had on already. >> > They went on easily, and the arms have at least 3-5mm clearance with >> the >> > chainstays. The chainline is adequate, as well. I got 44/28 rings to >> go >> > with an 11-32 cassette. This gives me plenty of range for the hilly >> riding >> > I do in the area. Bottom line - I highly recommend these. Love em! >> > >> > Pics: >> > >> > http://flic.kr/s/aHsjzzumnw >> > >> > Brian >> > Seattle, WA > >
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