Originally Posted by
twocicle
Find a shop that doesn't have their head up their wazoo.
As far as the Gates timing ring compatibility with cranks, any 130BCD 5-arm crank/spider should work. That said, I'm sure you can find enough material posted in this forum about the other setup requirements for the Gates system.
I have determined that I can make it work and I truly wonder why I got that kind of info from a tandem shop. I just wanted to throw it out and hear the responses. Thanks!