Quoth Donald Gillies:
>Let's say you are partting up a bike that has been made the same way
>for the past 30 years, e.g. maybe a richard sachs, or an ALAN, or
>maybe a colnago or cinelli in the proper "classic" model.
>
>What crankset would you choose off the peg (new) in 2004 or 2005 that
>people would be pining for in 2035 ?? Anything contemporary is
>possible, e.g. Middleburn, Campy, Miche SuperType, FSA, etc. Please
>respond via email and I'll tally the answers and summarize in a week.
Gotta be TA Cyclotouriste, a living fossil and still one of the lightest cranks going, as well as the narrowest tread ("Q factor.")
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