you have to be careful with Q factor, bottom bracket width and chainline. First part I replaced on my old Raleigh was the original splined crank that stripped out on Austin hills. Got a great deal on a Mighty Comp at the UT Co-op bike shop, where racers sold parts they won in competition. When I rebuilt my Raleigh, I used a TA5 triple and had the gorgeous Sugino crank literally hanging around. When I built a '98 Moser frame I tried using it, but it would rub the chainstay on a 111mm BB. Choice was wider BB or other crank, so I bought a late Campy Centaur crankset and solved that. Finally found a home for the Mighty Comp on my daughter's '86 Team Fuji frame that she built over the summer. Fits and clears perfectly on the chainstays, and chainline is great on a 9-speed Shimano rear.
<http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/Fuji/aP6240001.jpg> She rode a great ride yesterday, sprinting 18 miles with me chasing her. On Sunday, December 1, 2013 7:14:27 PM UTC-6, Tom Virgil wrote: > > Hi Hugh, > > I rarely use the granny on Sam Hilborne's triple. So I am musing about > employing a "compact" double in front with a fairly wide range cassette in > the back. A Shimano CX-70 front derailleur can go 46-52T on the big ring > and handle a 16T difference between big and small rings. So a 48/34T > double in front and 12-36T 9 speed cassette in the rear should be doable. > I'll make a gear cm chart tonight to see what kind of a pattern and > duplication I get. > > While looking for likely double cranksets, I came across the IRD. I think > it has a classic look. It reminds me of the Campy Nuovo Record crankset I > had on my first serious road bike. > > > <http://campagnolo.wikispaces.com/file/view/nouvo_record_crankset.png/30230793/nouvo_record_crankset.png> > > I liked that look. > > I am mainly interested to see if anyone has positive or negative > experiences (you, know, hair/beard loss, that kind of thing) with the IRD. > > Thanks, > > Tom > > > On Sunday, December 1, 2013 4:01:47 PM UTC-8, hsmitham wrote: >> >> Tom, >> >> Great looking crank. Sadly I have no experience with it. What type of >> guidance were you looking for? >> >> ~Hugh >> >> On Friday, November 29, 2013 1:24:27 PM UTC-8, Tom Virgil wrote: >>> >>> <http://interlocracing.com/defiant_double_130bcd1500.jpg> >>> >>> Interloc website <http://interlocracing.com/cranks.html> >>> Any experience or guidance on this crankset. The alternative is a >>> Sugino Alpina compact. >>> >>> Here is the VeloORANGE take >>> <http://velo-orange.blogspot.com/2010/11/grand-cru-110-or-alpina.html>on >>> their VO branded variant versus the Aplina. >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Tom >>> >> -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
