Guess I should disclose my FD choice: Suntour Superbe Pro. Fortunately no
issues with it, I'm no skilled mechanic.
The VO 46t ring did seem to wear quickly; I replaced at 11,000km with a TA.
My chainring bolts were fine.
Jon
Watertown, MA
On Monday, March 4, 2013 9:50:32 PM UTC-5, whiskeyding
I had the VO cranks on my randonneuring bike and really wanted to like
them. The 46/30 gearing combined with a 13-28 6spd FW gave me all the gears
I needed. Unfortunately, I had no confidence in the FW after one of them
broke. I swapped out my rear wheel for one with an 8spd cassette. Then the
If you'd like to experiment at low cost, I'll sell mine, with 170mm arms,
for $70 shipped CONUS, less than one year old, used on another project over
the summer of 2012. Send me a note off list.
On Monday, March 4, 2013 11:40:17 AM UTC-6, Jon Doyle wrote:
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> I have the Velo Orange 50.4 crank (
I have the Velo Orange 50.4 crank (first gen) on a Rawland rSogn. I've got
15,000km on it and the non-anodized aluminum arms look nasty from my
neglect. Functionally it's a great and low-cost way to try the wide-range
gearing (cheaper than Sugino OXs).
You could probably use the 118 BB on your R
I used a first gen for about 6 months; it got replaced by a White
Industries VBC. Setting up the front derailleur was a real pain (super
tight crankarm clearances), and the stock chainrings had quite a bit of
runout. They also wore very quickly. Replacing the stock rings with TA
rings helped
