Originally Posted by
FakeFuji
Haha I was just informed of that fact by a good samaritan 'round these parts.
Bike Island sells the All-City crankset with 46T (but no bolts) for $95 shipped. I don't mind the branding on there if the price is same.
The good thing about the Sugino RD2 is the 130bcd saves me the trouble of getting a new ring. I just bought a 130bcd 44T All City ring this season that I like a lot. So if I get a 144bcd crank, I'm going to need to also get a 144bcd 44T ring. They cost about $45, but since the All-City set includes a brand new 46T ring... I can sell that and recover the cost of the new 44T ring I'll have to buy.
Hell if I'm lucky, my LBS will trade me a new 44T 144bcd All City ring for my unused 46T. They stock All City parts and are cool guys. I don't see why they wouldn't help me out since I'll be buying the BB from them and paying them to install.