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Crankset for fixie/SS
Can anyone recommend on cranksets for a fixie/SS project, please?
I've picked up a road frameset with vertical drop-outs. I have a few of the bits and pieces I need, and just snagged a set of wheels on eBay with ENO hubs, so I'm nearly there. The wheelset included a 16 cog. I have an old 170 Stronglight crankset (obsolete 86 mm BCD), but it has 40 and 50 rings and these don't yield optimal gear combinations. I have two BBs in my box - a square taper for the Stronglights and an Ultegra 6500 splined - so perhaps a crankset that mates with one of these? Thanks muchly. Donga |
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"Donga" wrote in message ups.com...
Can anyone recommend on cranksets for a fixie/SS project, please? I've picked up a road frameset with vertical drop-outs. I have a few of the bits and pieces I need, and just snagged a set of wheels on eBay with ENO hubs, so I'm nearly there. The wheelset included a 16 cog. I have an old 170 Stronglight crankset (obsolete 86 mm BCD), but it has 40 and 50 rings and these don't yield optimal gear combinations. I have two BBs in my box - a square taper for the Stronglights and an Ultegra 6500 splined - so perhaps a crankset that mates with one of these? Thanks muchly. Donga Well the BB for the Stronglights would (I'm guessing) be an ISO square taper on the grounds that it's exceedingly unlikely to be JIS (Japanese standard). I was going to suggest the Sugino RD cranksets but I checked first and it looks like they're JIS. Track cranks tend to be ISO but you pay for the fact that they're intended for racing. I don't know of any Octalink cranks that are single ring. Sheldon sells some stuff http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/cranks/130-single.html |
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On 2007-04-24, Donga wrote:
Can anyone recommend on cranksets for a fixie/SS project, please? I've picked up a road frameset with vertical drop-outs. I have a few of the bits and pieces I need, and just snagged a set of wheels on eBay with ENO hubs, so I'm nearly there. The wheelset included a 16 cog. I have an old 170 Stronglight crankset (obsolete 86 mm BCD), but it has 40 and 50 rings and these don't yield optimal gear combinations. Have you checked out wether TA still makes cranks with that BCD? They do still make a couple of obsolete sizes. If they do Greenspeed may be able to get a ring for you. If not any good quality crank set can be single speeded by removing a chain ring if you've got a set of single stack crank bolts. Cheers Joel -- Human Powered Cycles | High quality servicing | Low cost 2nd hand bikes www.humanpowered.com.au | Bicycle re-use centre |
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Donga Wrote: Can anyone recommend on cranksets for a fixie/SS project, please? I have two BBs in my box - a square taper for the Stronglights and an Ultegra 6500 splined - so perhaps a crankset that mates with one of these? I'm using a stripped 105 octalink crankset on my SS, so standard 130 bcd, along with a Dura Ace BB (picked up for $20 from someone who thought it was shot!). I've stuck the 39 on the outside and used BMX chainring bolts to get a nice chain line. Anyways - this is only a roadie SS, I'm not sure if it would be durable enough for a fixie.. and its a total pain in the ass trying to find 'track' rings with 130bcd. -- gplama |
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On Apr 24, 11:20 pm, "Resound" wrote:
"Donga" wrote in oglegroups.com... Can anyone recommend on cranksets for a fixie/SS project, please? I've picked up a road frameset with vertical drop-outs. I have a few of the bits and pieces I need, and just snagged a set of wheels on eBay with ENO hubs, so I'm nearly there. The wheelset included a 16 cog. I have an old 170 Stronglight crankset (obsolete 86 mm BCD), but it has 40 and 50 rings and these don't yield optimal gear combinations. I have two BBs in my box - a square taper for the Stronglights and an Ultegra 6500 splined - so perhaps a crankset that mates with one of these? Thanks muchly. Donga Well the BB for the Stronglights would (I'm guessing) be an ISO square taper on the grounds that it's exceedingly unlikely to be JIS (Japanese standard). I was going to suggest the Sugino RD cranksets but I checked first and it looks like they're JIS. Track cranks tend to be ISO but you pay for the fact that they're intended for racing. I don't know of any Octalink cranks that are single ring. Sheldon sells some stuffhttp://sheldonbrown.com/harris/cranks/130-single.html- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thanks Resound - I'll try to work out how to differentiate between ISO and JIS - but yes, you could assume the French would never use anything Japanese! Donga |
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On Apr 24, 11:20 pm, "Resound" wrote:
"Donga" wrote in oglegroups.com... Can anyone recommend on cranksets for a fixie/SS project, please? I've picked up a road frameset with vertical drop-outs. I have a few of the bits and pieces I need, and just snagged a set of wheels on eBay with ENO hubs, so I'm nearly there. The wheelset included a 16 cog. I have an old 170 Stronglight crankset (obsolete 86 mm BCD), but it has 40 and 50 rings and these don't yield optimal gear combinations. I have two BBs in my box - a square taper for the Stronglights and an Ultegra 6500 splined - so perhaps a crankset that mates with one of these? Thanks muchly. Donga Well the BB for the Stronglights would (I'm guessing) be an ISO square taper on the grounds that it's exceedingly unlikely to be JIS (Japanese standard). I was going to suggest the Sugino RD cranksets but I checked first and it looks like they're JIS. Track cranks tend to be ISO but you pay for the fact that they're intended for racing. I don't know of any Octalink cranks that are single ring. Sheldon sells some stuffhttp://sheldonbrown.com/harris/cranks/130-single.html- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thanks Resound. The BB I had with the Stronglights is a Shimano BB-50 and in some browsing I found other Stronglights that do use the JIS - can you believe the French doing this? I just had a lucky break - went to pick up the frame from my friend, and he kindly threw in a set of DuraAce splined 165 cranks and a pair of Chorus brake levers. Now, all I need is a ring and some pedals, the wheels to arrive, and a build. Ooh ah I'm excited! (Lotte says I'm f*cking mad). Donga |
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"Donga" wrote in message oups.com... On Apr 24, 11:20 pm, "Resound" wrote: "Donga" wrote in oglegroups.com... Can anyone recommend on cranksets for a fixie/SS project, please? I've picked up a road frameset with vertical drop-outs. I have a few of the bits and pieces I need, and just snagged a set of wheels on eBay with ENO hubs, so I'm nearly there. The wheelset included a 16 cog. I have an old 170 Stronglight crankset (obsolete 86 mm BCD), but it has 40 and 50 rings and these don't yield optimal gear combinations. I have two BBs in my box - a square taper for the Stronglights and an Ultegra 6500 splined - so perhaps a crankset that mates with one of these? Thanks muchly. Donga Well the BB for the Stronglights would (I'm guessing) be an ISO square taper on the grounds that it's exceedingly unlikely to be JIS (Japanese standard). I was going to suggest the Sugino RD cranksets but I checked first and it looks like they're JIS. Track cranks tend to be ISO but you pay for the fact that they're intended for racing. I don't know of any Octalink cranks that are single ring. Sheldon sells some stuffhttp://sheldonbrown.com/harris/cranks/130-single.html- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thanks Resound. The BB I had with the Stronglights is a Shimano BB-50 and in some browsing I found other Stronglights that do use the JIS - can you believe the French doing this? I just had a lucky break - went to pick up the frame from my friend, and he kindly threw in a set of DuraAce splined 165 cranks and a pair of Chorus brake levers. Now, all I need is a ring and some pedals, the wheels to arrive, and a build. Ooh ah I'm excited! (Lotte says I'm f*cking mad). Donga Score! If it's a usual sort of double ring road crankset rather than a track crankset, you'll need shorter than standard bolts to mount the chainring though. |
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On Apr 25, 8:23 am, Joel Mayes wrote:
On 2007-04-24, Donga wrote: Can anyone recommend on cranksets for a fixie/SS project, please? I've picked up a road frameset with vertical drop-outs. I have a few of the bits and pieces I need, and just snagged a set of wheels on eBay with ENO hubs, so I'm nearly there. The wheelset included a 16 cog. I have an old 170 Stronglight crankset (obsolete 86 mm BCD), but it has 40 and 50 rings and these don't yield optimal gear combinations. Have you checked out wether TA still makes cranks with that BCD? They do still make a couple of obsolete sizes. If they do Greenspeed may be able to get a ring for you. If not any good quality crank set can be single speeded by removing a chain ring if you've got a set of single stack crank bolts. Cheers Joel -- Human Powered Cycles | High quality servicing | Low cost 2nd hand bikes www.humanpowered.com.au | Bicycle re-use centre Thanks for the tip, Joel. I had taken Harris Cycles statement of 'obsolete' at face value, but on your tip googled and found Spa Cycles in UK seem to carry a full range of Stronglight 86 rings. Donga |
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Crankset for fixie/SS
On Apr 25, 8:52 am, gplama gplama.2pk...@no-
mx.forums.cyclingforums.com wrote: Donga Wrote: Can anyone recommend on cranksets for a fixie/SS project, please? I have two BBs in my box - a square taper for the Stronglights and an Ultegra 6500 splined - so perhaps a crankset that mates with one of these? I'm using a stripped 105 octalink crankset on my SS, so standard 130 bcd, along with a Dura Ace BB (picked up for $20 from someone who thought it was shot!). I've stuck the 39 on the outside and used BMX chainring bolts to get a nice chain line. Anyways - this is only a roadie SS, I'm not sure if it would be durable enough for a fixie.. and its a total pain in the ass trying to find 'track' rings with 130bcd. -- gplama Thanks for the tip - that is my plan. I expect to be on SS most of the time and fixie only around my 'hood' until I'm confident ... and I don't expect to be smashing it too hard for quite a while, so the road crankset should last the distance. Donga |
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Crankset for fixie/SS
On Apr 25, 8:52 am, gplama gplama.2pk...@no-
mx.forums.cyclingforums.com wrote: Donga Wrote: Can anyone recommend on cranksets for a fixie/SS project, please? I have two BBs in my box - a square taper for the Stronglights and an Ultegra 6500 splined - so perhaps a crankset that mates with one of these? I'm using a stripped 105 octalink crankset on my SS, so standard 130 bcd, along with a Dura Ace BB (picked up for $20 from someone who thought it was shot!). I've stuck the 39 on the outside and used BMX chainring bolts to get a nice chain line. Anyways - this is only a roadie SS, I'm not sure if it would be durable enough for a fixie.. and its a total pain in the ass trying to find 'track' rings with 130bcd. Sugino do them, stronglite do them, my T1 has bontrager (truvative) cranks that are just road cranks. I have the full swag of chainrings. 130PCD. Is it PCD or BCD anyway? I see both in various brochures etc. I've put a few watts through my crankset with no dramas thus far. |
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