Originally Posted by
jonwvara
I thought about stocking up with several rings while I can, but then I thought,"hey, I'll be 58 in a few weeks. I've got half a dozen bikes. Am I going to NEED more than one set of 86 BCD chainrings?" So I'm going to buy just the one set--that should see me through this world.
If it bothers me that the bolt holes aren't countersunk, I can always take the rings to the local machine shop and have them do it.
JV
Jon, you don't look a day over 49. Keep up the good living in VT!
Can you show us a picture of your 86bcd crankset? I'm certain I've seen one, but just can't picture it at the moment.
Speaking of rare chainrings; What about the ever elusive triplizer?
I've been hunting for an early '90s Shimano 105 triple crankset for months. No luck.
Turns out Peter White, the bicycle curmudgeon over the mountain from me here in NH, has a TA Alize/K 130bcd triplizer for about $100 with shipping. Add the other two TA rings and a set of chainring bolts and the bill could hit $300. And think, you don't even have a crankset yet!
Well, a little bit of searching turned up
XXCylces in France selling TA Alize chainrings for 1/3rd the price! I ordered the triplizer and the outer ring for less than the cost of a PW triplizer alone. Shipping was a reasonable $11.
I ordered the silver version. I hope the finish looks as nice as the 144bcd triplizer I have on my Super Sport. But as you can see, the style is different.
