[CR]Superbe Pro Crankset taper

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To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Bianca Pratorius" <biankita@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 06:36:47 -0400
Subject: [CR]Superbe Pro Crankset taper

I just found out that Suntour Superbe Pro Cranksets have a special taper that more closely matches the taper of a Campy like bb. I don't currently own a Sutherlands, nor have I ever used one. Is it proper to mount a Suntour Superbe crankset on a Suntour Cyclone bb? Is it true that the taper on a Superbe crankset is 1.8 degrees vs. the industry standard of 2.0 degrees? Is this a big difference for a NOS crankset, if it is true? I feel this kind of stuff is the hardest part of restoring old bikes, because the cranset was hard enough to locate, and now I might have to find a Superbe bottom bracket to match. Help!

Garth Libre in Miami Shores Fl (currently whopping guys half my age on my old Suntour dt friction equipped bikes.)