[RBW] Re: Quality of Sugino Alpina2 cranks nowhere near that of original model Alpina

2016-12-11 Thread Garth
Contact the seller Nick, and share your observations and be of good cheer about it, good things tend to just happen. As for the side view, you are simply seeing the grain and machining, and it's not polished or anodized. That's not a defect, that's just how they chose to present it. --

[RBW] Re: Quality of Sugino Alpina2 cranks nowhere near that of original model Alpina

2016-12-11 Thread Joe Bernard
Yep, it looks like it fell off a table unfinished and somebody kicked it across the room. That's one sad excuse for a Sugino. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it,

[RBW] Re: Quality of Sugino Alpina2 cranks nowhere near that of original model Alpina

2016-12-09 Thread Ryan Fleming
The bottom model does look kind of crude, doesn't it? On Thursday, December 8, 2016 at 12:04:50 AM UTC-6, Nick Payne wrote: > > I own a pair of the original model Sugino Alpina cranks, which are about > as nicely finished as any crank I've owned. So when I needed another set of > cranks I had

[RBW] Re: Quality of Sugino Alpina2 cranks nowhere near that of original model Alpina

2016-12-08 Thread Bill in Roswell GA
I think you should get a refund and/or replacement. There is no excuse for lack of quality control, regardless of where it's made. Cheers Bill in Roswell, GA On Thursday, December 8, 2016 at 1:04:50 AM UTC-5, Nick Payne wrote: > > I own a pair of the original model Sugino Alpina cranks, which

[RBW] Re: Quality of Sugino Alpina2 cranks nowhere near that of original model Alpina

2016-12-08 Thread ian m
Interestingly, the original crank is also thicker near the crank arm than it is on the other "spider arms". Makes me think it's not a defect of the newer crank On Thursday, December 8, 2016 at 1:04:50 AM UTC-5, Nick Payne wrote: > > - on the new cranks, there is not a consistent thickness of

[RBW] Re: Quality of Sugino Alpina2 cranks nowhere near that of original model Alpina

2016-12-08 Thread Ryan Thompson
The original Alpina looks just like my Sugino Mighty Tour (new version) crankset but I think it's even more expensive then the Alpina2. Ryan On Thursday, December 8, 2016 at 1:04:50 AM UTC-5, Nick Payne wrote: > > I own a pair of the original model Sugino Alpina cranks, which are about > as