Hello Rick;
The Sugino TA-type chainrings only remains in the shop front as a dead stock. Since these chainrings has received various evaluations, a price is various. Some shop will sell as $5, some shop will sell as $30... If you want to buy these chainrings, Please tell me what you want about tooth number / outer or inner. I will search price and tell you.
Kenji Fusejima Tokyo Japan
At 3:52 PM -0500 01.6.29, Rick Chasteen wrote:
>The obvious question is who sells these Sugino rings and how much? I would
>love to buy a few for my fixed gear(s).
>
>Rick "I wish I wrote in another language as well as our Japanese friends on
>the List write in English" Chasteen
>----- Original Message -----
>From: kenji fusejima <QYP02710@nifty.com>
>To: <fred_rednor@yahoo.com>; <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Sent: Friday, June 29, 2001 3:15 PM
>Subject: Re: [CR]Franco-Asian R&D?
>
>
>> Hello Fred;
>>
>> I and most of Japanese vintage bicycle fans know that Sugino chainrings
>are
>> strong and stiff. Some Japanese who estimated this point use Sugino's
>> TA-copy chainrings. But, core vintage connoisseurs search and use rare
>> thick TA chainrings or reinforced (additional ribbed) TA chainrings.
>>
>> At 10:20 AM -0700 01.6.29, Fred Rafael Rednor wrote:
>> > > Since these chainrings are copies from TA's, most
>> > > of Japanese vintage bicycle fans hate these.
>> >Kenji,
>> > That's funny? I was told they were preferable to TA
>> >because they were more stiff. Based on that opinion, I
>> >tried desperately to get a set of the Sugino rings for
>> >my tandem. As you can imagine, I was not successful.
> > > Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia