very informative, as I want a broad range of gears. I have never had a bike with only a double crank in front.
On Apr 4, 7:08 pm, islaysteve <[email protected]> wrote: > I have 105 and like it a lot. But lately I'm favoring a compact double > crank (Sugino), and as far as I can tell, with the road groups (105, > Ultegra, etc), you are limited in the size of the rear cogs. So I've come > to the conclusion that if I want to keep the compact double and have a > versatile range of gears, I need to go to the mountain rear derailleurs, > which is what Riv sells. But IMO it must be Shimano and silver. Of course > none of this would preclude using the Herse crank. Steve > > > > On Wednesday, April 4, 2012 7:34:04 PM UTC-4, Greg J wrote: > > > You mention that you have Shimano 105 parts currently. You don't mention > > how old they are, but if they are from the mid-2000s, then you pretty much > > have technology that is lighter and as technically advanced as anything you > > will get from Riv (or anything this group will recommend, except for Jim's > > SRAM, and even that I don't know would be any lighter or better > > functioning). > > > Functionally and value-wise, the 105 group pretty much can't be beat. > > Everything else is for fun (which is really what most of us here > > do---friction / non-aero levers / etc. for the fun of it). Or going > > lighter because you can. Dura Ace is Shimano's best and lightest, then > > Ultegra, then 105. > > > The fancy boutique parts manufacturers include Paul (brakes, levers), > > Phil (hubs/bottom brackets), Chris King (hubs/headsets), White Industries > > (hubs). Around here, Nitto parts and Grand Bois parts also get high marks. > > Any of these would put the bling in your bike and make it more unique and > > win the admiration of us bike-geeks. > > > Greg > > > On Sunday, April 1, 2012 5:53:19 PM UTC-7, [email protected] wrote: > > >> but I this time I want it rebuilt a bit lighter with upgraded > >> technology. -- 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.
