Hi Jim. I saw your post below. I'm going to use my new Sugino crank on my Sam Hillborne and let my son-in-law Randy keep the TA crank he has on the Atlantis I gave him. While it probably wouldn't matter to him, I do not want to ask for parts off the Atlantis - that would negate the value of the gift I gave him. I'd feel like a "Cheap Charlie" SOB - I'm not going to go that route. Hey, take care Jim. See ya.
Dick Dick Gilpin 924 Kristen Road Derby, Ks 67037 [email protected] [email protected] http://members.cox.net/dgilpin > From: Jim Thill <[email protected]> > Reply-To: <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:22:15 -0700 (PDT) > To: RBW Owners Bunch <[email protected]> > Subject: [RBW] Re: TA Cyclotouriste for Atlantis > > > Wouldn't be my first choice with an Atlantis. As Patrick said, you can > probably make it work with a really long BB, but then the chainline > will likely not be optimal, and whatever narrow Q-factor you may have > hoped for would be thrown out the window. The Atlantis is really best > suited to a triple along the lines of a Sugino XD or a mountain > triple. At my shop, we've been frustrated anytime we've tried to get > anything else to work. > > You can do a compact double of sorts on an Atlantis, using a Sugino XD > (or similar) with a Salsa Crossing Guard (or similar) in place of the > outer ring. Mine is a 38/26. I don't bother with a front derailleur > because I almost never need the 26, and the 38 x wide-range 9sp > cassette gives me just about all I need/want. > > Personally, I think the TA is a pretty crank, maybe the prettiest, but > the amount of hassle involved in the installation and maintenance > (i.e. lotsa fiddly parts that are not available in 99.9% of bike > shops, special TA-only crank puller, use pedal washers or the thing > will break, etc) make me question why anyone would want one. But > that's just me. > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
