Re: [CR]Superbe Pro Crankset taper

(Example: Racing:Beryl Burton)

Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 09:37:14 -0700
From: "Doug Van Cleve" <dvancleve@gmail.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Superbe Pro Crankset taper
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Garth,

Several folks on the iBOB list have reported success with Campy bottom brackets. Phil Wood also makes/made a BB with a Superbe Pro specific taper.

Good luck :^)

Doug Van Cleve Chandler, AZ

On 6/4/05, Bianca Pratorius <biankita@earthlink.net> wrote:
> 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.)