> $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:
William includes the cost of the bottom bracket and the tax. No matter the crankset, you will need a bottom bracket. If you buy the TA from Peter White, no taxes unless you are in New Hampshire. You can also save money buying less expensive chain rings. TA chainrings are more expensive than most. They are also much better made and will perform better and longer than most other brands. If long lasting performance is of value, spending a few dollars more up front makes sense. The beauty of the TA Carmina is its flexibility. Being able to change spiders allows a lot of configurations not available with other cranks. On Aug 4, 11:42 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!- 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.
