On Jun 11, 4:45 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > thats a lot of money for a taiwanese compact triple. a nice japanese xd > triple runs about half that price and has been battle tested for years
I don't think the XD cranks are made in Japan any longer. From what I hear, Sugino now produces most of their budget products in China. That doesn't detract from the fact that for a lot of riders, the XD cranks represent a decent choice, as long as you aren't sensitive to tread (Q factor). Jan Heine Editor Bicycle Quarterly http://www.bikequarterly.com Follow our blog at http://janheine.wordpress.com/ -- 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.
