On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 11:51 AM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I must save for one of those. I've been hassling myself trying to make > a 44/30 double for the Fargo without widening the Q any more than it > currently is (160) with the XD2 and the 113 mm Tange. I can't run the > 44 and 30 in the inner positions because they then butt up against the > stay before they get half tight. On the outer positions, of course, I > can only go down to a 34. >
Hey Patrick, A cheaper option might be to keep an eye out for the 94/58 bcd cranks. Ritchey used to make them. They were the original "compact" crank. With 94 BCD, 44/30 works well. I'm running this crank on my bike with a 103 mm bb. Another option is the Sakae 86 BCD crankset that used to ship on mid-80's Trek tourers. The rings are deprecated, but lots of these cranksets are around. I think the standard set up was 52/44/28 or similar -- so removing the 52 and sliding the 44/28 over a slot works well for a low-Q crank. Finally: there's always the Sugino PX/Cyclotourist double set up. I like 44/30-ish doubles and low tread, so I'll use all of these cranks -- which can be found if you keep an eye out. -- John Speare Spokane, WA USA http://cyclingspokane.blogspot.com/ -- 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.
