UPgrading cranks- overkill for single speed urban commuting?
10-26-10, 09:53 PM
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Got to remember 144 is the old campy standard as well. On my 930, I have a set of Sugino Mighty Comps with 52/39 gearing, So if you want an easier gearing on a 144 bcd, just scrounge around the older bikeshops in your area, depending on the shop they are bound to have a 39 in a 144 bcd laying around.
Got to remember 144 is the old campy standard as well. On my 930, I have a set of Sugino Mighty Comps with 52/39 gearing, So if you want an easier gearing on a 144 bcd, just scrounge around the older bikeshops in your area, depending on the shop they are bound to have a 39 in a 144 bcd laying around.
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10-26-10, 09:59 PM
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Got to remember 144 is the old campy standard as well. On my 930, I have a set of Sugino Mighty Comps with 52/39 gearing, So if you want an easier gearing on a 144 bcd, just scrounge around the older bikeshops in your area, depending on the shop they are bound to have a 39 in a 144 bcd laying around.
10-26-10, 10:09 PM
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42T is the smallest size chainring that will fit on a 144 bcd crank, although TA and some others have made 41T rings that will work. I have several old Sugino Mighty Comps, and they are indeed 144 bcd as you say, but a 39T is a no go. Are you sure you're not confusing them with a 130 bcd crank?
I'd go 130 for the gear selection.
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10-26-10, 10:16 PM
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I don't see how. A custom 41T barely clears the spider, and in fact some chains will hang up if the spider isn't filed down almost to the bolt hole. The diameter of a 39T would be too small. What is the c-c distance between adjacent bolt holes?
10-26-10, 10:27 PM
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I'll have to recount the inner ring, possible it could be a 42, I've been known to miscount chainring teeth. It is a 144 crank being that I put a fresh outer ring on the 930 last week and the 144 fit perfectly. And will take pics of said chainring in the case that it is a 39.
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11-04-10, 04:21 AM
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11-28-10, 03:44 PM
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What's more important
The chainring and bottom bracket are more important than the cranks. Yes, Campys and Sugino 75s look cool, but if you use them with a cheap BB or chainring, you've wasted your money.
11-28-10, 03:49 PM
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Whats even more important
11-28-10, 06:54 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
