My business partner Kevin just set up his Sugino PX double with a 118. Apparently, there were two possible ways to assemble the crank. I don't know the details, but one way required a really long BB, and the other required 118. I think he was using a narrower rear end, like 120ish.
On Jan 13, 7:39 pm, "Gino Zahnd" <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, a double will require a 122 symmetrical, or a 118+5 Phil Wood. > > Velo Orange sells TA Cyclotouriste bits, as does Box Dog Bikes in San > Francisco. There may be others. > > P.S. Peter White doesn't sell, and may actually loathe the TA Cyclotouriste > stuff. You've been warned.... ;-) > > Gino > > On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 5:17 PM, John Ferguson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I'm setting it up with a double. All these decisions are killin' me. > > I'm going to give Peter White a call and ask when I'm ordering my > > wheels--I think he's the only one in the US that sells TA. > > > On Jan 13, 4:49 pm, "Gino Zahnd" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Are you setting up a single, double or a triple? > > > > In my experience, a TA double on a Saluki requires a 122, or maybe a > > 118+5 > > > Phil Wood. A triple likely needs a 127.5, or a 125+5 (Phil Wood). > > > > Even with a BB that wide, the Q-factor is still very low - around 141mm > > for > > > the double. > > > > Here's Todd's Saluki with a Sugino PX (TA copy with slightly wider Q) > > triple > > > and a Phil 127.5:http://www.freewebs.com/650b/toodssaluki.htm > > > > On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 6:29 AM, KevinInBoston < > > [email protected]>wrote: > > > > > What type of spindle should be used for TA cranks? I am in the process > > > > of building up my first bike, and I'm using an old TA Cyclotouriste > > > > crank. I bought a P.W. 113mm BB, which is JIS, and I'm wondering if I > > > > should have bought the "Campy"-specific P.W. BB instead (which > > > > presumably is ISO?)? > > > > > I haven't tried mounting the cranks yet, as I wasn't sure if that > > > > would scratch the finish. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
