Re: [CR]TA Pro 5 Vis on Fixed Wheel?

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From: "James Valiensi" <valiensi@mac.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]TA Pro 5 Vis on Fixed Wheel?
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:05:23 -0700
To: fred_rednor@yahoo.com
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Hullo, I use the TA PRO Vis with a 47T-3mm chainring on a fixed gear road bike. Never have I experienced any flex or problems with this set up. Cheers! James Valiensi Northridge CA USA On Aug 10, 2008, at 8:06 AM, Fred Rednor wrote:
> I have to agree with Andrei on this one. If you're chain line is
> set properly, it's hard to imagine that there would be flex in the
> chainrings. Some of the greatest track sprinters in the world
> raced with these cranks. Granted that was a long time ago, but I
> would be surprised if anyone on this list were as strong as the
> great sprinters of the 1950s and '60s.
>
> But I could be wrong. Dale, are Florian Rousseau, Marty Nothstein
> and Thoe Bos members of the CR list?
> Best regards,
> Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia (USA)
>
> --- On Sun, 8/10/08, coel canth <coelcanth@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> From: coel canth <coelcanth@gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [CR]TA Pro 5 Vis on Fixed Wheel?
>> To: "Classic Rendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, "Sean
>> Flores" <seaneee175@gmail.com>
>> Date: Sunday, August 10, 2008, 10:25 AM
>>>>
>>> Either way it's negligible, however, I would suggest
>>> getting a proper track width chainring (stamped with a "3").
>>>>
>>
>>
>> wait what ?? why ?
>> could it really make a difference ?
>>
>> as someone mentioned earlier, the chainrings are the same
>> thickness..
>> it's only the teeth themselves that are machined to 2mm
>> or 3mm width..
>> i really don't think 'proper track width'
>> matters much in usage
>> and doing it the improper way will save a lot of time
>> searching for an 1/8" ring !