Interesting. Must have changed over time; or because we use bar end shifters the gaps are not an issue.
We bought XD tandem cranks new in late 2015 for our Spectrum tandem. Zephyr chainrings have worked great with Shimano 9-speed chain and cassette without any special modifications. We're running 50-40-26 rings, Shimano 9-speed bar-end shifters and Campagnolo front derailleur, the older kind made for the Racing Triple and similar cranksets. On Fri, Sep 22, 2017 at 5:21 AM, Peter White <peterjwh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Ed, > > I've tried to get TA rings to work on the XD 2 cranks without success. The > studs for the inner triple ring are too long and there was no way to get > the middle ring close enough to the inner without the gap between the > middle ring and the outer ring being too large. I wonder if there's been a > change in the design of the Sugino cranks in the years since I tried it? > > PJW > Peter White Cycles LLC > > On Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 6:29 PM, Ed Felker <eddie...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> We've built up tandems for road touring and brevets, all in Rivendell >> style. Your list is good. Correct on the rear hub. The biggest cost drivers >> on a tandem are cranks – we like Sugino XD-tandem specific with TA Zephyr >> rings – and strong wheels. >> >> We like White Industries hubs though they require periodic maintenance. >> Phil are also great but more expensive. Lower cost Shimano 145mm drum brake >> hubs are out there but you'll need a disk adapter. >> >> Good luck! >> >> Ed >> Washington, DC >> >> On Thursday, September 21, 2017 at 5:41:43 PM UTC-4, Matthew Liggett >> wrote: >>> >>> RBW Owners, >>> >>> I have been thinking of getting a tandem, and the latest announcement of >>> a few more HHH available has me wondering how much beyond the $1800 I'll >>> put into components. AFAICT, the differences versus a "normal" single >>> build are... >>> >>> 1. Don't have to buy a seatpost >>> 2. Or a headset >>> 3. Extra saddle >>> 4. Extra set of pedals >>> 5. Extra bars, grips, tape >>> 6. Extra chain >>> 7. Tandem cranks instead of normal >>> 8. Longer cable and housing runs >>> 9. 1 disc brake setup: caliper, rotor, housing, cable, and lever >>> 10. Tandem, disc rear hub instead of normal >>> >>> What am I missing? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> Matt >>> Sunnyvale, CA >>> >> -- >> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Peter White > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > topic/rbw-owners-bunch/01i4CqDE8WI/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
