Sugino has a wider distance than Ultegra between the crank arms (Q-factor) which I find more comfortable. I tried an Ultegra triple in place of the stock Sugino set up on my Ram, and changed it back, preferring the Sugino. The stock gearing was 48-36-26. I have a 50 on at the moment, and changing chain rings is very simple to do. The ring bolts on the Sugino are plated and will rust if you sweat a lot, like I do in our humid summers. I replaced mine with stainless steel when they looked ratty.
On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 8:44 PM, Joan Oppel <[email protected]> wrote: > I have Ultegra cranks with 46-38-28 chainrings. Since you are thinking of > going to a smaller "big" ring, it's a much less expensive choice to buy one > chainring (or even two) than to buy a whole new crank. > > One note of caution: Shimano brifters work best if the chainrings are > ramped and pinned. That said, I've had non ramped/pinned chainrings on the > Ultegra with brifers for over 9 years, and tens of thousands of miles, and > using the combination quickly became second nature. > > I probably would have used a Sugino crank had I known about the brand back > then. I'm not sure there's much of a weight difference if comparing > apples to apples: double to double, triple to triple, not including bottom > bracket in comparison. > Joan > > > On 01/22/13, Jim M.<[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 3:14:02 PM UTC-8, Michael wrote: >> >> Don't laugh. I don't know much about components. Was thinking about going >> Sugino when I start replacing components on my bike and was wondering this. > > > What constitutes an upgrade to you? > > Lighter? You can look that up on the web. > Stronger? You won't break either crank. > Prettier? That's for you to decide. > More functional? As noted by others, if the Sugino fits the chainrings you > want and the Ultegra doesn't, that sounds possibly like an upgrade. > Faster? Neither > > -- > 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/-/3utxjW_TOiUJ. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
