Re: [CR] Cranks and BCD, old + new

(Example: Framebuilders:Bernard Carré)

Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:34:11 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <john@os2.dhs.org>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: Kai Hilbertz <khilbertz@googlemail.com>
References: <3438BDB3-B100-4941-9834-D1DA75435973@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <3438BDB3-B100-4941-9834-D1DA75435973@gmail.com>
Cc: CR List <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] Cranks and BCD, old + new


Kai Hilbertz wrote:
> not too many responses so far, I was hoping to get something resembling
> a mini survey going. Perhaps my long original post scared most folks off.
>
> To recap in simplified form, my questions to the List are:
> 1. What is/are your favorite BCD(s) for your cranks?

I don't really have a favorite, although I have a disproportionately large number of Zeus cranks (120mm BCD) in service right now. I like the way they look, and the fact that they accommodate tooth counts down to 36T. But I also have TA (5-pin), Ofmega (144/102/74mm), Stronglight (86mm), and Sugino Mighty Tour (110/74mm), SR Royal (144mm) cranks in use as well.
> 2. Do you use only vintage cranks, or post '83 cranks as well?

I only have vintage cranks.
> 3. Do you like doubles or triples? Favorite gearing?

Double, triples, and singles. Biggest ring is 50T; most of the bikes have large rings between 47T and 50T, my fixed gear has 43T; inner rings 26T to 42T.

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John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA