Some info about your desired gearing would probably help with suggestions. Are you thinking traditional road, like 53/39t? "Compact", as in 50/34t? Sub-compact? Personally, I like a 44/28t ring combo and farily low-Q on my road bike, which really narrows down the options.
KJ On Thursday, October 25, 2018 at 5:23:53 AM UTC-7, David Wadstrup wrote: > > I’m really unsure about this component choice. There are only two > cranksets currently in production that I’m considering. That I know of, > that is. I’d love to hear of others if you know of any. > > > > 1. White Industries VBC. > > > This is the one I’d like to choose, but their rings only come in black. I > may change my mind, but this is probably a deal breaker. > > > > 1. DaVinci. > > > I have this crank on another bike. I really like its looks and that it’s > US made. I’ve mounted French made TA rings to it. I would like something > different for the Roadeo, though. > > > TA makes a couple of good looking cranks, but none I’d choose over the > DaVinci, I don’t think. And I’m not really interested in the Compass of VO > cranks. So.... I’m hoping someone might have another idea. I thought a nice > NOS Dura Ave crank would look great, but I’m not sure how smart this is. > First, I would imagine the stock rings would not be the best choice for a > 11sp drivetrain. Am I correct in this thinking? Also, I read some > somewhere(maybe a Riv Reader) that metals, and aluminum in particular, > weaken significantly with age. I’m guessing the vintage crank I’d buy would > be from the 80’s? Maybe 90’s? I’ve seen a couple for sale in the $400 > range, but am nervous about investing so much in a set that might not be as > robust as I’d want it. Am I worrying about something I shouldn’t? > > > Again, thanks so much for helping with this build. And thanks in advance > for all of your advice. > -- 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.
