Come on, dude! $300 is way better than $115 300/115 = 2.60869
The Mighty Tour is therefor 2.60869 times better. When you finish a ride, and a friend asks "How was your ride?" and you say "that was a nice ride", you'll know (forever) that it could have been 2.60869 times NICER. You can't live with that kind of regret in this short life. :P On Mar 17, 4:03 pm, Dustin Sharp <[email protected]> wrote: > On that note, I don't really understand what the appeal of the Mighty Tour > might be. > > If you spec'ed a nicer version of the XD (with high polish quality rings), > you could sell it for $200 and still have a better deal than the Mighty > Tour. > > The Q factor difference between the two cranks is insignificant. It won't > please the true low-Q folks, and for some of us wider is better anyway. > > Maybe some care that the aluminum is supposed to be higher grade, but since > the XDs are plenty strong and actually lighter, I'm not sure what that fancy > aluminum gets you except for an increase in price. > > Not saying the MT isn't a great crank, just not sure how I'd justify > spending the extra coin over a dressed up XD. > > Dustin > > > From: William <[email protected]> > > Reply-To: <[email protected]> > > Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:14:00 -0700 (PDT) > > To: RBW Owners Bunch <[email protected]> > > Subject: [RBW] Re: $300 Sugino Double Crankset > > > That VO Alpina is nice, but if I was looking for the economical route, > > I'd seriously consider the $105 XD700. That's a pretty sweet crank > > and I kind of prefer the not-so-polished finish. To each his/her own, > > I suppose. > > > Thanks to whomever pointed out the TA Carmina. Even though it appears > > pricey, and only imported by Euro Asia, it's good to know that one can > > get a 94 or a 94/58 crankset in 172.5 for a square taper BB. > > > On Mar 17, 9:38 am, bfd <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Mar 16, 1:57 pm, William <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> On Mar 16, 1:39 pm, Patrick in VT <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> On Mar 16, 3:04 pm, William <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>> The Sugino website doesnt list the Mighty Tour as a triple capable > >>>>> crank. Do you mean the Alpina? I'd love to see that imported as a > >>>>> triple. > > >>>> looks like the Mighty Tour will be sold as a double, but can be triple- > >>>> ized with a special ring. which looks ridiculous to me. > > >>>> Any conjectures as to the alleged flaw Grant is referring to in the > >>>> original incarnation of the Alpina? sounds like there are various > >>>> versions of the Alpina, so it's hard to tell which crank is being > >>>> called out - but I assume this includes the Alpina VO sells? > > >>>> Other than the sculpted crankarms (and a possible "flaw"), is there > >>>> any difference between the Alpina (the VO Alpina, to be clear) and the > >>>> Mighty Tour? > > >>> I would assume there has to be some difference, since VO themselves > >>> said that "if" they were to bring in the Mighty Tour, they would sell > >>> it for $375. Since they already sell the Alpina double at $170, > >>> that's more than double the price. It looks like the Mighty Tour has > >>> denser material (lower Q, visibly thinner, yet higher weight) so that > >>> material must be a lot more costly to buy and manufacture from. Can > >>> you feel the difference? I wish I knew. They are both great looking > >>> cranks.- Hide quoted text - > > >> Agree, the mighty tour is a nice looking crank, but not something I > >> would jump up and say I HAVE TO GET. Actually, for the money, I > >> prefer the VO Alpina. The only flaw I see on the VO crank is the logo, > >> it should have used the Sugino crown logo. If I was looking for a new > >> crank, that would be it. Good Luck! > > > -- > > 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.
