[JRB]

from AEBike last night. That is all. 34-50, baby.

 

[JMAC]

What do you think of Ritchey components? I have no experience with them so I'm just wondering.

 

[JRB]

What do you think of Ritchey components? I have no experience with them so I'm just wondering.

I've liked everything before. They got good reviews.

 

[LordOpie]

what made you choose them over FSA? Do you have a change out the BB?

 

[JRB]

what made you choose them over FSA? Do you have a change out the BB?

Octalink rather than ISIS. I was gonna get the gossamers with an integrated BB, but that was $50 more. I like my Ultegra BB and I can put my 53-39s on any time with just an arm swap and a derailleur adjusments. I do like Ritchey stuff and some folks said that these are stiffer than Ultegra. I hope I like them.

 

[JRB]

yay - Jan 10, 2005 8:30 A.M. BELTON, TX, US OUT FOR DELIVERY

After today or tomorrow, the hills won't matter so much.

 

[Wumpus]

yay - Jan 10, 2005 8:30 A.M. BELTON, TX, US OUT FOR DELIVERY

After today or tomorrow, the hills won't matter so much.

Does that mean they come with a motor?

 

[JRB]

Does that mean they come with a motor?

You know that bike has a bad ass motor.

 

[-dustin]

i'm happy for you. i can't get the cranks off my TX4000 bike. that crank bolt is not moving. that makes me sad.

 

[JRB]

Now I just gotta get home - Jan 10, 2005 2:45 P.M. BELTON, TX, US DELIVERY

 

[Wumpus]

You know that bike has a bad ass motor.

By bad ass -- do you mean old and worn out?

 

[JRB]

By bad ass -- do you mean old and worn out?

Kind of - I will call you in a bit. I am not sure if I can ride tonight.

 

[JRB]

I put me a 36 tooth little ring on Saturday and can actually use my little ring around here. Rather than swap cranks on my ride, I think I will get a 52 tooth big ring to use. I spent all last night in the 50 until the cool down. I kind of want a little more meat.

 

[LordOpie]

what cassette range are you using?

 

[JRB]

12-23

 

[LordOpie]

why not go 11-23 if 50-12 isn't enough?

 

[JRB]

because I got a free 12-23 Dura Ace cassette.

 

[Wumpus]

So how long were you in the 50x12?

 

[JRB]

So how long were you in the 50x12?

Not long - you do realize that you can change gaps with a big ring too, right?

 

[LordOpie]

because I got a free 12-23 Dura Ace cassette.

nice.

Can you just put an 11t on in place of a 12t? Assuming you had one.

 

[sanjuro]

The only thing I did not like about those cranks is the concave design of the crank arms. My ankles hit the crank arms, so I figured that design would irritate me after a while.

 

[Westy]

nice.

Can you just put an 11t on in place of a 12t? Assuming you had one.

If they are like Shimano MTB cassettes you can not easily swap the 12 for an 11. The rotation of the teeth is different and the chain will not smoothly shift into or out of the 11 tooth cassette.

 

[Wumpus]

Not long - you do realize that you can change gaps with a big ring too, right?

Looks to me like the 50 fills the gaps better. But that's just me.

Road is all about spinning.

 

[JRB]

The gaps appear to be the same to me. Pretty close. I guess I will shut up.

 

[chicodude]

I kind of want a little more meat.

ink:

 

[JRB]

ink:

Good catch. I wondered when someone would offer to poke my ass.

 

[SuspectDevice]

I've been running a set of 110 bcd Ritchey Logic road cranks since '95 Funny how fads come and go eh?. They are back on my Road Logic which has turned into my commuter/winter bike. Picked up some new WCS compacts for the 'optimo the other day when I switched from SRM to Powertap. Glad to see Ritchey (sungino really) has kept the narrow q-factor of yore. And they are black, which was my main selling point...