On Apr 22, 11:25 am, William <[email protected]> wrote: > Another thing to keep in mind if you have your eye on that crank. Pay > very close attention to how the Q-factor of the crankset goes with the > chainstay width of the frame you are setting up. >
How is Q a property of the crank? Wouldn't the bottom bracket that is necessary to allow the crank to clear the chain stays determine the Q? Or do some cranks only fit on certain narrower bottom brackets? Also, has anyone had a problem adjusting to the huge Q of a Rivendell bike? That is something I hadn't really considered. > I don't know what > bike you are building, but I will report that my 155mm Q-factor > Ritchey (113mm spindle) barely fit on a Bombadil. There is no hope > that a 130-something crankset would fit without a massively long > spindle, which would change it into a 155mm Q-factor crankset and > would foul up your chainline and front shifting. That 46/30 Gran Cru > would be sweet on an old school Rando/Brevet bike (basically a road > bike). No chance would that crankset work on a Bomba/Hunqa. Even a > Hillborne/Hilsen would be questionable. Roadeo should work. > Ok, thanks. Good to know. -- 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.
