Folding Bikes - Recommend a cheap & light chainset

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chagzuki

08-20-08, 09:59 AM

On my list so far:

Sugino XD / RD (about £50, 580g)
FSA Vero (about £40, 670g)

Are there any cheaper options?

I'm probably going for 48T, 170mm.

chagzuki

08-20-08, 10:36 AM

I can't find weights for Suntour chainsets. There's a bunch that use the 130mm BCD which are probably compatible with FSA chainrings.

chagzuki

08-20-08, 06:44 PM

Seems like most of the recommendations here:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/cranks/130-single.html
can't be found in the UK. Grrrrr.