On Aug 4, 8:04 am, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > The TA is a fantastic option at least for me. 50/34 compact doubles > are almost literally a dime a dozen these days. To try out the > compact double thing I bought a square taper Campy Mirage for $30 on > ebay, NIB. The key things for me are: > > comes in 172.5 > takes a 29 or 30 tooth small ring > looks appropriate for whatever bike I am running > doesn't completely break the bank > > The TA is a great option, but the pieces really do add up in price > > $250 for arms > $90 for a spider > $84 for a 46 ring > $42 for a 30 ring > > That's $466 without a bottom bracket. Add a Phil Wood BB and some tax/ > shipping and we're talking a $700 chunk. I'm sure it's worth every > penny it costs, but that's a lot of dollars. > $700?! Wow, that is a lot of money. Hey, if you got it, go for it! However, another alternative you may want to consider is the White Industries VBC crank:
http://www.whiteind.com/cranks/roadcranks.html VB VBC = variable bolt circle so you can run anywhere from a 24t up to 38t for the inner ring; and 38t up to 52t for the outer ring. Or you can run it as a single! With a 46t and 30t rings, the cost is around $285: http://www.ride-this.com/index.php/white-industries-road-vbc-cranks.html?source=googleps It also comes in both polish silver and black! Good Luck! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
