Originally Posted by Msngr
get well, ken.
one warning on the miche drivetrain --the bolt spacing is 135. since miche is the only manufacturer that i know of that makes chainrings with that spaing, you're going to be pretty much stuck with miche. on the other hand, i love my miche cranks. here is a link for a site with chaep miche stuff:
http://stores.ebay.com/ITAL-TECNO-CO...eNameZl2QQtZkm
According to my young and unexperienced memory, as well as to sheldon brown, a bcd of 135 is (was) standard to campagnolo with 8 and 9 speeds.
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/gloss_bo-z.html
A quick search on ebay found these. Might be usefull
http://search.ebay.ca/135-bcd_W0QQfkrZ1QQfromZR8