Garth wrote:
There's some about the Aluminum cost differences in this
http://www.rivbike.com/assets/payloads/261/original_twocranksblogcomp.pdf
if you hadn't seen it.
The Alpina/Cospea do look just like the Mighty though, from these
links.
http://www.velo-orange.com/sualcr.html
http://www.benscyc
The links to Velo Orange and Ben's Cycle are for the newer (current)
Alpina/Cospea.
The original one, which is even sleeker -- I own both, so have seen more
than pix -- can be seen here:
http://www.jitensha.com/eng/cospeacrnk_e.html
or here, the bottom one:
http://taticycles.com/p/25
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And if the Cospea/Alpina in black works for you, as well as the Octalink
bottom bracket, here's one for only $151:
http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=75_128_135_772
I have the silver Cospea, and this black one. And they are exactly the
same, except for being anodized (not
On Wed, 2010-03-17 at 16:03 -0700, Dustin Sharp wrote:
> On that note, I don't really understand what the appeal of the Mighty Tour
> might be.
>
> If you spec'ed a nicer version of the XD (with high polish quality rings),
> you could sell it for $200 and still have a better deal than the Mighty
On Wed, 2010-03-17 at 16:08 -0700, William wrote:
> Come on, dude! $300 is way better than $115
>
> 300/115 = 2.60869
>
> The Mighty Tour is therefor 2.60869 times better. When you finish a
> ride, and a friend asks "How was your ride?" and you say "that was a
> nice ride", you'll know (forever
On that note, I don't really understand what the appeal of the Mighty Tour
might be.
If you spec'ed a nicer version of the XD (with high polish quality rings),
you could sell it for $200 and still have a better deal than the Mighty
Tour.
The Q factor difference between the two cranks is insign
yes, in fact I just noticed a thread in another forum where someone wanted a
way to mount a rack to a (carbon stayed) bike that had no eyelets. Someone
mentioned P-Clamps, while someone else noted he shouldn't try for more than 15
lbs of gear on it. Personally, I don;t think carbon stays were de
on 3/13/10 10:18 AM, Steve Palincsar at palin...@his.com wrote:
> On Sat, 2010-03-13 at 10:06 -0800, JoelMatthews wrote:
>> At the '09 NAHBS in Indiana I thought I heard Mr. White say they are
>> CNC machined.
>
> In that case, wouldn't this make the daVinci/White cranks less desirable
> than the
Based on this whole crank discussion, I've been wondering
1. Are there any cranks to be avoided?
Nobody much complains about their cranks as long as the fit (length and Q
factor) are ok. This is compared to brakes where you hear a lot of
discussion/complaints about squealing, finicky setup, and
On Sat, 2010-03-13 at 10:06 -0800, JoelMatthews wrote:
> At the '09 NAHBS in Indiana I thought I heard Mr. White say they are
> CNC machined.
In that case, wouldn't this make the daVinci/White cranks less desirable
than the forged Sugino models?
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As Michael Hechmer wrote: "I like the Cospea very much. It is gorgeous
and works great."
+23 to that.
The Cospea is among the most beautiful cranks ever made, in my eyes.
The only ones as attractive are the TA Zephyr Light and the
first-and-second generation Shimano Dura-Ace (7400 or 7402), a
on 3/13/10 8:29 AM, Steve Palincsar at palin...@his.com wrote:
> Does "billet cranks" mean CNC rather than forged?
Not specifically. "Billet" is the bar stock of metal. You could use the
billet in a forging die setup (cold forged, hot forged or near-net forged
would be three common options), or
On Sat, 2010-03-13 at 08:26 -0800, MichaelH wrote:
> Again the Davinci Crank has a Q of 158, has interchangeable spiders,
> weighs 400 grams, is a high polish silver, is made in America, is very
> stiff, is $100 less than TA. Or one might consider the White VBC
> crank, which has a Q of 137, and,
I like the Cospea very much. It is gorgeous and works great. I also
have a double / triple from DaVinci which is about the same price and
is also a great crank. It is actually made by White Ind. and has the
advantage of fitting on a pretty short BB, so you can save some money
by keeping your curr
I'm thinkin' we're kind of stocked up with 110/74 options these days.
If you really want some good wide-range double gearing possibilities to open
up, 95/58 would be a lot better. And it's something the market isn't
offering much of.
Hope that's what Riv is going to offer . . .
Dustin
> From:
I picked up a Sugino GX 53/39 on Ebay that is now on my Rambouillet. It was
orig equip on the B'stone RB-1 and has a very tight Q. I think I paid about
$39.95 for it with not much more than usual usage scratches from shoes on it.
Not as pretty as the V-O, or the upcoming RBW to be sure, but if y
If it were as light as the new VO TA cranks with a Q above 160, I'd probably
pay.
But I'm predicting it'll be a really nice TA Zephyr-like or Ritchey
Logic-like compact double with low Q.
> From: rcnute
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> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:06:56 -0800 (PST)
> To: RBW Owners Bunch
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