Anyone have experience with Ofmega crankset?
05-09-20, 10:37 AM
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I regards to the cranks. I have a pair that are newish to me, so not personally ridden many miles. I did sort of gawk at how thin and elegant the arms were, Especially around the pedal threads.
I can’t tell you about durability, but I do love how they look.
I can’t tell you about durability, but I do love how they look.
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05-09-20, 10:56 AM
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WRT pronunciation: I've always heard pronounced as off mega, like Chevy Vega. That's good enough for me. I am fairly certain that it's a made up word anyway, and therefore there isn't really a correct pronunciation. If I was really curious I could ask my dad, since Italian is his first language. He always insisted on pronouncing Masi correctly, which bugged me slightly. (It isn't Mahz-zee, it is Mah-see) But like I said, it's not a real word, so I don't think that would be helpful.
If I had to guess I think an Italian would say it pretty much like Offa-mega.
If I had to guess I think an Italian would say it pretty much like Offa-mega.
05-09-20, 11:09 AM
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The Mistral and the Sakae CR crank sure look a lot alike. I wonder what the story is there.
VeloBase.com - Component: Sakae/Ringyo (SR) CR
VeloBase.com - Component: Sakae/Ringyo (SR) CR
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who knows..brand differentation and to sell BB maybe ..as best i can tell the smaller taper was before the 80's....think 70/60s but have spent hours researching at one point i could not find anything definitive
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05-09-20, 08:35 PM
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The Mistral and the Sakae CR crank sure look a lot alike. I wonder what the story is there.
VeloBase.com - Component: Sakae/Ringyo (SR) CR
VeloBase.com - Component: Sakae/Ringyo (SR) CR
The CR was a "melt-forged" (aka "cast") crank, while the Mistral was cold forged. The CR has a 110mm BCD, while the Mistral has a 144mm BCD.
05-10-20, 07:50 AM
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I've been struggling with moving a lovely "Nuovo" copy Bianchi-branded Ofmega crankset from an 85 Bianchi Brava to a French-threaded Macario. I bought a thick-cup Campy French-threaded BB on Ebay and merrily mounted the BB and crankset only to find the drive arm would not stay planted. I ended up buying inexpensive new Action French cups on Ebay and yesterday mounted them with Sugino Mighty cranks and BSC spindle. Test ride today.
The BB from the Bianchi looks like the pic below.
The BB from the Bianchi looks like the pic below.
