I think the White Industries cranks are CNC machined, not "near-net forged" like the Compass/Herse crank, but I'm not sure what WI means by "box style" construction.
Philip Philip Williamson www.biketinker.com On Dec 14, 7:05 pm, William <[email protected]> wrote: > If there is identically one manufacturer sourcing a replacement, I'd call > that proprietary. Even though Herse used that BCD in the past, they don't > make rings anymore. Back then you could only get a Herse crankset with a > bike. I get your point, though. > > $385 does hurt, and it's only going to come down if they are wildly > popular, and lets face it, they won't be. At the end of the day, though, > it's hard (impossible) to find a cheaper crankset that is lighter, lower Q > and offers a wider choice of rings. White Industries are $40 cheaper, > weigh ~100g more, have similar (half-proprietary) ring choices, and a wider > Q factor (150mm vs 142mm), but they are MUSA and come in lengths. -- 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.
