Hi Hugh, I rarely use the granny on Sam Hilborne's triple. So I am musing about employing a "compact" double in front with a fairly wide range cassette in the back. A Shimano CX-70 front derailleur can go 46-52T on the big ring and handle a 16T difference between big and small rings. So a 48/34T double in front and 12-36T 9 speed cassette in the rear should be doable. I'll make a gear cm chart tonight to see what kind of a pattern and duplication I get.
While looking for likely double cranksets, I came across the IRD. I think it has a classic look. It reminds me of the Campy Nuovo Record crankset I had on my first serious road bike. <http://campagnolo.wikispaces.com/file/view/nouvo_record_crankset.png/30230793/nouvo_record_crankset.png> I liked that look. I am mainly interested to see if anyone has positive or negative experiences (you, know, hair/beard loss, that kind of thing) with the IRD. Thanks, Tom On Sunday, December 1, 2013 4:01:47 PM UTC-8, hsmitham wrote: > > Tom, > > Great looking crank. Sadly I have no experience with it. What type of > guidance were you looking for? > > ~Hugh > > On Friday, November 29, 2013 1:24:27 PM UTC-8, Tom Virgil wrote: >> >> <http://interlocracing.com/defiant_double_130bcd1500.jpg> >> >> Interloc website <http://interlocracing.com/cranks.html> >> Any experience or guidance on this crankset. The alternative is a Sugino >> Alpina compact. >> >> Here is the VeloORANGE take >> <http://velo-orange.blogspot.com/2010/11/grand-cru-110-or-alpina.html>on >> their VO branded variant versus the Aplina. >> >> Thanks >> >> Tom >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
