What to call it?
02-06-20, 08:15 PM
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What to call it?
What would be a good name for a triple crankset with the outer ring removed? Doublized triple?
02-06-20, 09:34 PM
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Why no outer ring? Doesn't the absence of the outer ring mess up the spacing and cause the nuts/bolts to not fasten properly?
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A converted double. This was how Raleigh speced their Gran Sport in the mid 1970s. A Stronglight crankset with a ring guard in position of the outer ring. A simple swap out of the guard and a smaller inner ring and one had a great triple. Andy
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mechanically sound
Double with bash ring
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I don't know of a good name for this setup, but it's an inexpensive way to achieve a sub-compact double. Smaller-BCD doubles exist, but are often harder to find or more expensive than an old 110/74 triple crank.
