I second the IRD, I'm curious why they're not more popular. Cold forged, low Q, and simple good looks. I have the 50/34 and the 46/30, I think they're great.
On Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 9:27:37 AM UTC-7 ted wrote: > I'd suggest contacting Analog cycles and inquire about Middleburn crank > options for the chainrings you want. > > Tastes and fitness vary and you are not I, but I strongly suggest a > subcompact double that is sort of a one by with bail out granny ring for > bay area terrain. > I have 28/46 on my AHH (with 10sp 11-28 cassette) and 24/42 on my BMC > RoadPlus (11sp 11-30 cassette). I can ride all day on the big ring on > general paved terrain. For steep (e.g. my local open space ridge) or long > (e.g. Hamilton or Diablo) climbing I really like having the extra small > ring available. > A one by should work fine, but the granny allows very low climbing gears > without resorting to large jumps between gears. > > On Monday, September 14, 2020 at 1:32:14 PM UTC-7, Ash wrote: >> >> Bought a Roadini frame in recent sale and put it together with various >> 'spare' parts I had. The handlebar is borrowed from the Susie for now. >> The wheels are from my other 'city bike' that used to be a road bike. >> >> It move so easily sometimes it feels like there's hidden pedal-assist in >> this bike! 23lbs as shown. >> >> Question 1: what 10 speed, single/double crankset would look nice (and >> work/last well too) if I want to stay with the classic/silver looks? >> >> Q2: Do road chainrings and cog sets lend themselves to a reliable 1x10 >> setup? i.e., if I'm pending 3 hours uphill to the top of Mt. Hamilton >> mostly in biggest and second biggest cogs, would it result in broken >> chainring/cog tooth or chain slippage (due to cross-chain) >> >> Thanks! >> >> Ash >> >> PS: the tire on the Roadini is Babyshoe Pass. >> >> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f0276b41-7e57-49fc-8934-a92fccfd855dn%40googlegroups.com.
