All, much appreciate all the recos. Now I know what to hunt for (if I choose to go the classics route on eBay) or budget for (IRD/VO). The Silver cranks are superb, but I feel that it better suites (in terms of aesthetics) a country bike like Sam or Atlantis.
In the past I have seen some bike pictures on this forum that had really cool looking minimal crank sets that I would have loved to put on the Roadini. Wish I had asked the owners for details. I'd be interested to hear if anybody has experience running 1x with chainring that's not specifically designed for 1x. In general I'm a fan of 2x setup. I have Rivendell's Clipper wide low and XT 28/40t cranks. They have worked perfectly for me on various Riv-fied hybrids/MTBs, Appaloosa, Atlantis and Susie. After riding those bikes this Roadini doesn't even feel like it needs multiple gears! For the speeds I ride, there's no need for a chainring bigger than 44t ever. If I compromise the top speed a little more and go with single 40 or 42t chainring, I can probably manage most uphill roads around here with 34t cog, provided the setup can be reliable. Again, thanks for the pointers! -- 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/a78a0fcf-f171-4063-8d3b-5f3fc1e00a95n%40googlegroups.com.
