Darren- The cyclotourist is indeed a very beautiful crank but it is best suited to those with narrow hips because of its low Q factor. If you have narrow hips your feet will naturally fall closer together on the pedals. Watch people from behind as they pedal and notice where their feet are relative to their hips and what that does to their knees. A crank that is too narrow or too wide for a person will result in knee problems and pedaling inefficiency/leg fatugue.
Velo-Orange has the new 60th anniversary model cyclotourist in 165mm and 172.5mm. Yellow Jersey has the old model in 165 and 175 mm. The new model has been adapted slightly for modern front derailleurs - something Jan Heine wrote about in BQ - and the dust caps are different. Kathryn Eugene, OR On Jun 11, 12:58 pm, Darren Stone <dst...@bitmason.com> wrote: > Hi. I have a tech crankarm/BB/spindle question that could use some > expert insight. > > Current: Saluki w/ Sugino 50-40-26 triple & Phil BB. It's fine but I > definitely notice the "width"/tread/q-factor. My other rides are all > singlespeeds, so that's to be expected. The triple is decadent but > I'm seriously thinking about moving to a wide-range double. I spend > most of my time in the 40 ring, likely in the 43 to 86 inch range. > I've done the math and a 46-30 double might suit my riding needs. I'd > like to keep my 8 speed 12-32 XT cassette, Campy Record 9-speed chain, > and friction shift. It's all working well. > > So what I'm considering are the TA Pro 5 Vis cranks. Apparently, > they're narrower than most cranksets so that's very appealing. > Aesthetically, gorgeous. No reason to change the Phil BB, I assume. > But what do I need to measure/scrutinize/order now before I make the > switch? I understand chainline but some of the BB width and spindle > length specs confuse me. > > Open to opinions. Cheers! > > -Darren. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
