Re: [RBW] Herse v. VO Crankset

[James Valiensi]

Hi,
I have a Herse crankset I bought from Jan Hein. They are beautiful and I wanted 
one for many years before I decided to pony up. They are costly.
Works as good as it looks, but here is the rub:
I’ve mounted hundreds of cranks over the past 30+ years. I’ve only ever had one 
come loose: the very 1st one I mounted. The Rene Herse crankset one came loose 
so many times that I kept a Campy peanut butter wrench in my bag. I mistakenly 
followed Jan’s directions to the letter.
I finally did it my way, greased the spindle and used a 3/8” breaker bar to 
torque it on. Been good ever since. 
I tried to contact Rene Herse cycles only to find they don’t respond to emails 
and don’t list their phone number on their web site. I thought, what a 
stinker!, he’s got all my contact info. The whole experience kinda soured me 
towards Rene Herse cycles.

The new Silver crankset would be most enjoyable if bigger chainrings were 
available. A 104 four-bolt bigger than 36 is hard to find.

> On Oct 5, 2020, at 1:46 PM, dave_manze...@yahoo.com 
>  wrote:
> 
> I am building up an Atlantis and have decided to use a 46/30T Andel 3-pin 
> crankset. I purchased directly from Andel at a cost of $135 plus shipping.
> Dave
> Cleveland, OH 
> 
> 
> On Monday, October 5, 2020 at 1:27:15 PM UTC-4 campyo...@me.com wrote:
> Brady:
> 
> The Herse crankset is beautiful and beautifully made and will probably be on 
> the road decades from now with a little care. However, it’s expensive.
> 
> If your goal is a machine that rides and looks well, a VO crankset will be 
> just fine … and you can spend the money you’ll save on something else.
> 
> You might also consider finding a used TA Cyclotouriste or a Stronglight 
> crankset of the same design. Chainrings interchange between the two (TA rings 
> seem to be preferred, as both my Stronglight cranksets have them) and there 
> are lots and lots of them available on eBay and elsewhere. Here’s the 
> slightly dirty Stronglight crankset on my Centurion Pro Tour:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> A set of TA arms and rings in nice condition will polish up very nicely with 
> a little elbow grease. (Don’t use the Quick-Go product that Grant 
> recommends—it’s designed to remove rust and corrosion from steel, and makes 
> polished alloy dull. Use Simichrome instead.)
> 
> --Eric Norris
> campyo...@me.com 
> Insta: @CampyOnlyGuy
> YouTube: YouTube.com/CampyOnlyGuy  
> 
> 
>> On Oct 5, 2020, at 10:13 AM, Brady Smith > > wrote:
>> 
> 
>> Hi all, 
>> 
>> I'm planning some improvements to my BMC Monster Cross and a new crankset is 
>> among them. I had it built with a 48x34 setup but after riding it for a 
>> while I've decided 46x30 is probably more my speed. 
>> 
>> I'm curious as to the group's thoughts on the merits of the Velo Orange and 
>> Rene Herse models. I'm sure the VO is fine, and I've had nothing but good 
>> experiences with their products. But from what I gather, the Herse model has 
>> much nicer finishing and Herse makes a whole line of compatible chainrings 
>> that let you mix and match as you change terrain. 
>> 
>> Should I save a little money and go with the VO model or go all in and buy 
>> the Herse crankset?
>> 
>> The primary purpose is randonneuring, but I do plenty of general riding on 
>> this bike as well.
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> Brady
>> 
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[RBW] Herse v. VO Crankset

[Brady Smith]

Hi all, 

I'm planning some improvements to my BMC Monster Cross and a new crankset 
is among them. I had it built with a 48x34 setup but after riding it for a 
while I've decided 46x30 is probably more my speed. 

I'm curious as to the group's thoughts on the merits of the Velo Orange and 
Rene Herse models. I'm sure the VO is fine, and I've had nothing but good 
experiences with their products. But from what I gather, the Herse model 
has much nicer finishing and Herse makes a whole line of compatible 
chainrings that let you mix and match as you change terrain. 

Should I save a little money and go with the VO model or go all in and buy 
the Herse crankset?

The primary purpose is randonneuring, but I do plenty of general riding on 
this bike as well.

Thanks!

Brady

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