there is also the Stronglight Impact, basically the Sugino XD arms with Stronglight pinned chainrings. The rings are a better alloy and nicer finished. Oversea shipping is very reasonable and with the Pound in a more favorable exchange rate these days not much higher than the XD in total. I have used the compact double which is now sitting in a box awaiting it's next assignment.
~Mike~ On Mar 17, 4:47 pm, David Hallerman <sunwarrio...@gmail.com> wrote: > And if the Cospea/Alpina in black works for you, as well as the Octalink > bottom bracket, here's one for only $151: > > http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=75_128_135_772 > > I have the silver Cospea, and this black one. And they are exactly the > same, except for being anodized (not painted) black. > > Dave, who does like a black crank with a black or a white bike > > ========== > > > > bfd wrote: > > On Mar 17, 2:14 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> 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. > > > Agree, the XD series crankset is the bargain! However, if you want a > > nice finish, check out Jitensha's version of the Cospea/Alpina crank: > > > pic: > >http://jitensha.com/eng/cospeacrnk_e.html > > > However, the price is basically the same as Riv: > > > Comes in either square taper for traditional bottom brackets, or > > Octalink. Lengths: 165, 167.5, 170 (Octalink only), 172.5, 175 > > cranks with black Sugino rings in 48 and 34t $280.00 > > with T.A. chainrings $330.00 > > > The only downside is the rings are black. Perhaps, they sell the TA > > rings in silver. Of course, at $330, it should be available in any > > color you want! > > >> 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. > > > Peter White has a nice write up about this crank: > > >http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/carmina.asp > > > Good Luck!- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
