WTB: triple crankset
05-02-20, 02:07 PM
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WTB: triple crankset
Hi all,
I'm replacing the lower end, gray anodized Suntour XCE triple crankset on my Voyageur touring bike. I was thinking of asking about the Shimano XT Biopace triple crankset. If you have one to sell, great! If you have another suggested triple, also great. 50-44-28 or 48-38-26 tooth or thereabouts would be perfect (perhaps the latter for heavier-laden tours) as I am running a 13-28t Shimano HG50 cassette. JIS square taper.
This one or other as you suggest: VeloBase.com - Component: Shimano FC-B124, Biopace Touring Triple
Thanks.
I'm replacing the lower end, gray anodized Suntour XCE triple crankset on my Voyageur touring bike. I was thinking of asking about the Shimano XT Biopace triple crankset. If you have one to sell, great! If you have another suggested triple, also great. 50-44-28 or 48-38-26 tooth or thereabouts would be perfect (perhaps the latter for heavier-laden tours) as I am running a 13-28t Shimano HG50 cassette. JIS square taper.
This one or other as you suggest: VeloBase.com - Component: Shimano FC-B124, Biopace Touring Triple
Thanks.
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05-03-20, 07:46 PM
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Hi all,
This one or other as you suggest: VeloBase.com - Component: Shimano FC-B124, Biopace Touring Triple.
This one or other as you suggest: VeloBase.com - Component: Shimano FC-B124, Biopace Touring Triple.
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I have a few. The pictures have descriptions.
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I was thinking of 170 or 175, since 170mm is what was on the bike, I have a 34" inseam, and 170mm or 175 seem like they would both work.
noglider thanks very much Tom. I'll take a look.
noglider thanks very much Tom. I'll take a look.
05-04-20, 09:26 PM
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I have a sugino xd2, 170mm, 46/36/26 chainrings. Works well with 9 speed chain, I used it for touring with and 11-32 cassette. I sold the bike with its original components so this is just kicking around. Unfortunately my rides in Ottawa this year likely won't happen but shipping wouldn't be too bad I imagine.
05-04-20, 10:31 PM
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I'm quite sure I have a 175 NOS Deore XT BioPace crankset. Not sure of the ring counts but I'm sure it's BioPace and NOS. It's been in storage for a long time so LMK if you're interested as it will take some digging to unearth.
05-08-20, 09:20 AM
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Looks like you've got lots of good leads on cranks. Just thought I'd pipe in with a reminder that if you go from Suntour to Shimano you might be needing to swap your bb/spindle as well, since the taper dimensions won't be the same. Also, IIRC, though that's always open for debate, I think the lower-end Suntour cranks were Maxy taper, while the higher-end cranks were Mighty taper. Maxy/Mighty from the '70s Sugino crank names and spindle dimensions.
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