Or DaVinci, http://www.davincitandems.com/comp.html#cranks. James Thurow StL Mo On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 12:10 PM, James Valiensi <valie...@mac.com> wrote:
> And, > Don't forget the Middleburn 2x9. > http://www.mtbtandems.com/ > > Cheers! > > On Aug 4, 2010, at 10:08 AM, William wrote: > > > Those White VBC's have been on my radar for quite some time, also. My > > big hangups about those include fear about the flexiness of a > > chainring with no spider supporting it, and fear of being completely > > out of luck down the line with a proprietary chainring format on the > > big ring. > > > > On Aug 4, 9:42 am, bfd <bfd...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> On Aug 4, 8:04 am, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >>> The TA is a fantastic option at least for me. 50/34 compact doubles > >>> are almost literally a dime a dozen these days. To try out the > >>> compact double thing I bought a square taper Campy Mirage for $30 on > >>> ebay, NIB. The key things for me are: > >> > >>> comes in 172.5 > >>> takes a 29 or 30 tooth small ring > >>> looks appropriate for whatever bike I am running > >>> doesn't completely break the bank > >> > >>> The TA is a great option, but the pieces really do add up in price > >> > >>> $250 for arms > >>> $90 for a spider > >>> $84 for a 46 ring > >>> $42 for a 30 ring > >> > >>> That's $466 without a bottom bracket. Add a Phil Wood BB and some tax/ > >>> shipping and we're talking a $700 chunk. I'm sure it's worth every > >>> penny it costs, but that's a lot of dollars. > >> > >> $700?! Wow, that is a lot of money. Hey, if you got it, go for it! > >> However, another alternative you may want to consider is the White > >> Industries VBC crank: > >> > >> http://www.whiteind.com/cranks/roadcranks.html > >> VB > >> > >> VBC = variable bolt circle so you can run anywhere from a 24t up to > >> 38t for the inner ring; and 38t up to 52t for the outer ring. Or you > >> can run it as a single! > >> > >> With a 46t and 30t rings, the cost is around $285: > http://www.ride-this.com/index.php/white-industries-road-vbc-cranks.h... > >> > >> It also comes in both polish silver and black! 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 rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > James Valiensi, PE > Northridge, CA > H818.775.1847 M.818.585.1796 > > > > -- > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > 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 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.
