David, I've matched a beautiful IRD Defiant 94 BCD (I think my only crankset that didn't come from you 😉 ) with 46 /30 rings and an early 2000s 960 DA XTR front derailer. It all works perfectly together.
Cheers / Jock Dewey On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 11:48 AM David Hallerman <cyclema...@gmail.com> wrote: > That’s much like how I’ve found Dura-Ace FDs of that era, the originally > 8-speed 7410 in specific, are perfect for the 48/34 compact doubles I run > on many of my bikes. > > I wonder how those late 20th century FDs would do with subcompact doubles, > like a 46/30. Has anyone here done that? > > Dave, who has his first 46/30 crankset incoming which sparks curiosity > +++++ > Hudson Valley NY > > On Fri, Dec 2, 2022 at 9:42 PM Mike Godwin <spokenhu...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> John discovered the older FD magic. All my bikes have older (late 20th >> century) generally two-ring FDs - Campy, Suntour, Shimano - shifting >> triples. I really like the aesthetics and function. >> >> Mike "scrounging the bike kitchen for gems" Godwin SLO CA >> On Friday, December 2, 2022 at 5:48:30 PM UTC-8 John Rinker wrote: >> >>> Hey Aaron and Scott, >>> >>> I'll snap a photo when I'm out and about tomorrow. The Atlantis is a >>> 2005 (I believe)Toyo Scott, regarding the FD, it was a braze-on mounted one >>> so I bought an 28.6 clamp for it. No fussing around with it and it shifts >>> beautifully. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> John >>> >>> On Friday, December 2, 2022 at 5:34:58 PM UTC-8 Scott wrote: >>> >>>> I wanna see a full size pic, too, please! Toyo or MIT? Judging by space >>>> between rear wheel and seat tube, probably Toyo? >>>> >>>> Such a handsome FD! Clamp size is 31.8? No fussing to mount it? I'm >>>> building a new 62cm MIT Atlantis right now and am on hunt for a FD for it. >>>> Think I just found some direction... >>>> >>>> Scott >>>> >>>> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android >>>> <https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature> >>>> >>>> John, >>>> >>>> Thanks for sharing and teaching me about Gomi. Sometimes small >>>> reminders are the best. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> Aaron in El Paso >>>> >>>> >>>> p.s. a full size photo of the Atlantis is now expected. >>>> >>>> On Dec 2, 2022, at 17:34, John Rinker <jwri...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> One interesting thing about living in Japan is the gomi. 'Gomi' is any >>>> trash/refuse/garbage that is bigger than a toaster oven and must have a >>>> special tag in order for it to be disposed of. Japan's recycling system is >>>> complicated but effective, and the gomi is just one aspect of it. >>>> >>>> It never ceased to amaze me what can be found in the gomi- beautiful >>>> furniture, golf clubs, karaoke machines, and, yes, bicycles. While >>>> technically one is not supposed to take things from the gomi, during my two >>>> years in Japan, I couldn't resist pulling a number of bicycles from the >>>> gomi including a brand new Tern folding bicycle and a 1990s-era Bottechia >>>> racing bicycle, handmade with Columbus tubing and a Dura-ace groupset. The >>>> Bottechia looked as though it had been ridden less than a dozen times, and >>>> the Dura-Ace (7400) is in mint condition. The Japanese tend to treat their >>>> goods with care and respect, and the Bottechia was no exception. >>>> >>>> Alas, the frame was far too small for me and Italian racing bikes, >>>> while very beautiful don't really fit my style of riding. Before offering >>>> up the frame to a local shop, I did strip all the parts and was left with a >>>> beautiful group of Shimano's finest road mech. >>>> >>>> Fast forward to last week, when I swapped out the crankset on my >>>> Atlantis and found that the beautiful Dura-Ace front derailleur works >>>> beautifully with the Rene Herse triple...even in the snow. >>>> >>>> I miss so much about living in Japan, to my mind the most civilized of >>>> countries, but I'm delighted to know that as I pedal about exploring the >>>> mountains of BC I'll have a bit of Japanese trash adorning my bicycle. >>>> >>>> Cheers, John >>>> [image: IMG_0058.jpeg] >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/00531363-a76b-49d0-aee0-cab18b93fe34n%40googlegroups.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/00531363-a76b-49d0-aee0-cab18b93fe34n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>>> [image: IMG_0058.jpeg] >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 view this discussion on the web visit >>>> >>>> >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4D9C6EDF-3911-4987-A970-2843FE499BA2%40gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4D9C6EDF-3911-4987-A970-2843FE499BA2%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>>> -- >> 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/762d6b68-852c-4cb1-ad58-2d85ab27a5ffn%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/762d6b68-852c-4cb1-ad58-2d85ab27a5ffn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > 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/CANwgLogYa1kfSL0N4EhCupFY%3DnJF6YYGRXCsreqwhDqV4nz8jw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CANwgLogYa1kfSL0N4EhCupFY%3DnJF6YYGRXCsreqwhDqV4nz8jw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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