Hmm, I have never heard of that rule before, why a nickel? For flex? The issue is I really love my campy NR crankset and pedal combo but they do require a campy asymetrical spindle (long end is already on the crank side) which can be hard to find. I ran this same setup on my international with about 1mm space and never had a problem with cranks grinding into the chainstay. I am not a masher and run a IGH setup in the back so dont have to worry about dropping the chain. Again, not doubting what you are saying just wanting to have more background
On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 9:40 AM, CCX <[email protected]> wrote: > Peter, > Have you by chance check to see if the bb spindle is asymmetric- You > don't have enough space between the crank and the frame. Maybe you > can flip the bb spindle and fix that problem easy peasy. > > You need a nickels width between the the crank spider if you are just > running one ring. > > Jim > > On Nov 8, 9:52 am, Peter M <[email protected]> wrote: > > So I recently acquired a used 58cm Saluki off the List here. I thought > > that it would be a good choice because I love the classic look of the > > Homer but at $1200 shipped I would be able to save almost 1k. Seller > > insisted bike was perfect but when it came it had a ding in the > > downtube and a small dent in the chainstay by the BB shell where it > > looks like a chain dropped and got caught up in the crankset. Now the > > ding in the downtube doesnt bother me because it is really small and > > barelly visible but I know the BB is under alot of flex and just hope > > that it is gonna be ok to ride this thing long term. I really just > > need to be talked down before I flip the frame for 1k and lose 200 or > > ship it back to Cali and have the tube replaced and bike repainted and > > spend over 500 bucks. Here is a link for the pics I took of the > > damage, just looking for opinions here. > http://www.flickr.com/photos/67889635@N06/?saved=1 > > > > Just really disappointed that i thought i was getting something I > > could ride for a long time and now feeling doubtful about its long- > > term viablilty. Any opinions and thoughts would be welcome. > > > > Peter > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
