Thanks Patrick, that's great to hear. I'll give it a try. Pete
On Thursday, August 30, 2018 at 11:19:12 AM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: > > With a 10 speed chains, I've only used Sugino and Vuelta, and there is no > difference in their performance. > > Note, I use a 42 in the middle position and a 28 in the granny/inside > position; no outer (there's a guard there instead). But no problems > shifting between the inner 2 rings with 10 speed chains. > > On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 8:11 AM, EasyRider <peter...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Thanks everyone. >> >> Patrick, have you found some chainrings better than others on on your >> Logic crank? Somewhere -- either here on or iBob -- I read that TA's rings >> might work best. I don't have the 42t ring I need so I figure it can't hurt >> to get one from Peter White. On the other hand, he indicates that TA's >> granny rings might not work with the Sugino XD: >> >> *Some triple cranksets have fixed studs to mount the innermost chainring. >> For example, Sugino sells quite a few triple cranksets with 110mm x 74mm >> bolt circles. A casual glance at the cranks and TA chainrings in those bolt >> circles might lead you to think that TA rings will work, but in most cases >> they don't, because the fixed mounting studs for the inner 74mm bolt circle >> chainring places the ring too far to the inside for use with TA chainrings.* >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at 2:02:28 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: >>> >>> IME, you might well be lucky and have no problem running 10 speeds with >>> old cranks. I'm happily using a 10 speed chain with a 8-speed era Logic >>> crank; no problems. >>> >>> Friction front shifting, btw. >>> >>> On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 7:58 AM, EasyRider <peter...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Riv has said that these cranks aren't 10 speed compatible and others >>>> have said it's because the xd2 spider spaces the rings a bit too wide for >>>> 10 speed setups (either the narrower chain falls into the gap between >>>> rings >>>> or an indexed FD doesn't push the chain sideways enough to make the shift, >>>> or both.) >>>> >>>> If I wanted to run the xd2 as a compact double (42/28), do you think >>>> using thin washers to shim the middle ring in closer to the granny ring >>>> would prevent those 10 speed compatibility issues? I'd leave the outer >>>> ring >>>> off or get a chain guard. >>>> >>>> I ask because I have a bike with 10 speed indexing in need of a new >>>> crank and I just found a pair of xd2s in the coop parts bin for $10. >>>> >>>> Pete >>>> Arlington, VA >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. >>> By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. >>> Other professional writing services. >>> http://www.resumespecialties.com/ >>> Patrick Moore >>> Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique >>> ************************************* >>> *************************************************** >>> *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* >>> >> -- >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique > ************************************************************************** > ************** > *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* > -- 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.
