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Location: pacific northwest
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Bikes: Quiring ti road, '11 Salsa Vaya cross/touring/road, '83 Trek 520, '75 Centurion Semi-Pro, '95 Trek 1220, '87 Bianchi Grizzly, '05 Marin Riftzone
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After exploring options, I finished installing a new crankset today, a velo-orange triple compatible with 10-speed that has 48-34-24 rings. I used a 122.5mm cartridge b.b. and everything went well, I even used my old ultegra f.d. and it works fine. Took it out for a pavement + single-track ride this afternoon and it was great. I have a 24/30 gear for trail climbing along with a 48/11 for cruising. Awesome. The front shifting isn't quite as quick or quiet as it was with the d.a. crankset but it works well and is a blast to ride. The V-O crankset is beautiful, in a retro-way.