I built my Coast rando last year with a RH 46/30 crankset. I'm above you by
four teeth on each but the diameter is close and the distance from the seat
tube is too.
I provided my mechanic some my FDs to compare with their shop stock to
find the one with best fit and function. The winner of al
Can't praise the RH double in 42/26 enough.
I have tried many FD's and like the IRD Sub C. with the 42 tooth large
chainring doubles I've used.
The other crank I like due to it being a no compromise low Q crank is the
86bcd Sugino Apex.
28 teeth is the smallest inner chainring for that spider
The HHH is 135 OLD. Does it make sense to use a low Q RH double with such a
frame if one likes lower Q? Gotta think about that.
Recently I was thinking of trying a 86 BCD Apex on my Atlantis and nixed
the idea. Maybe my thinking is faulty.
Gary Jacobson
Rosendale, NY and
Roque Bluffs ME
On We
Doug, I have an early Hilsen 59 cm 700c (2006?)I switched from the standard
Riv Sugino triple to a RH 46/30 double. Phil Wood. BB 110 I think. Anyway,
didn’t need to change anything except the front der. IRD alpine hit the
chain stay and I went with a suntour lite double der ( vintage)good luck,
Patrick is entirely right about the fact that you can re-jig the existing
triple crankset into a double with a pant guard for much cheaper, but I am
also completely enamoured with my Rene Herse crankset after a couple of
years (42-26 as well), and when you consider that it basically a lifetime
Regarding Rene Herse bb spindle length, on mine a 111mm bb spindle length
results in a 119mm clear space between the arms, though this could vary a
bit on different bb's and RH cranks due to machining tolerances. To
determine at a bb spindle length for an RH crank you could subtract 8mm
from y
