Decidedly hope not. Many expensive products have less expensive alternatives. People willing to pay for Rivendell may well decide the Sugino is the best crank for their purposes. But if the Herse fits the rider's needs better, worrying about the price difference after shelling out for a Riv does not really make sense. On Monday, May 28, 2012 6:01:16 PM UTC-5, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > Is this a race to the bottom? > > On Mon, 2012-05-28 at 15:59 -0700, Matthew J wrote: > > Yes, and it's my opinion (a fact actually, but keeping with the theme) > > one can buy a Kona for a lot less than a Rivendell. > > > > On Monday, May 28, 2012 9:05:00 AM UTC-5, SISDDWG wrote: > > Sugino XD Triple = $119. Rene Herse $440. Difference = $321. > > That is a > > huge difference. Remember, it wasn't that long ago that > > everyone was > > touting the XD as a really good crank. IMO it still is, not > > saying the > > Herse isn't better. But think about it -- $321 more. That can > > buy a > > lot of chains, tires, lube, whatever and keep you rolling for > > quite > > some time. Just my opinion. > > > > On May 27, 12:36 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 > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/mwn28lwuG4YJ. > > 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. > >
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