Options for cost effective 44-30 road double

[donevwil]

I'm looking for options to put a 44-30 or 44-28 double on one of my wife's road bikes (68 English). White Industries VBC would be great, but way out of my price range new. Same with the new Herse cranks. Occasionally I see some well used Specialities TA cranks, but even they go for $$. V-O has an offering, but haven't read much positive feedback on them. I'm currently exploring early 94bcd MTB Micro-drive triples before Q-factors went bow-legged (Ritchey Logic?) and leave the small ring off, but have had no luck for a few months. I really want to stay away from the later wide Q triples.

A few here appear to run similar ratios so I'm curious what you did. If you could share brand, year and type of crank that will yield what I want ? Other options I didn't even think of ?

Thanks

[oldpotatoe]

I'm looking for options to put a 44-30 or 44-28 double on one of my wife's road bikes (68 English). White Industries VBC would be great, but way out of my price range new. Same with the new Herse cranks. Occasionally I see some well used Specialities TA cranks, but even they go for $$. V-O has an offering, but haven't read much positive feedback on them. I'm currently exploring early 94bcd MTB Micro-drive triples before Q-factors went bow-legged (Ritchey Logic?) and leave the small ring off, but have had no luck for a few months. I really want to stay away from the later wide Q triples.

A few here appear to run similar ratios so I'm curious what you did. If you could share brand, year and type of crank that will yield what I want ? Other options I didn't even think of ?

Thanks

Find a 110/74 triple, use the middle position and small ring and bob's yer uncle. Find em new for about $100. Sora, Tiagra.

[donevwil]

Find a 110/74 triple, use the middle position and small ring and bob's yer uncle. Find em new for about $100. Sora, Tiagra.

OK, I hadn't thought about that. What would be the net increase on Q while maintaining a reasonable chainline, 10-20mm ? My wife has knee/hip issues that make her very Q-factor sensitive, can't ride a triple. I have a couple of these cranks so at least I can try it for no $$.

[oldpotatoe]

OK, I hadn't thought about that. What would be the net increase on Q while maintaining a reasonable chainline, 10-20mm ? My wife has knee/hip issues that make her very Q-factor sensitive, can't ride a triple. I have a couple of these cranks so at least I can try it for no $$.

Depends on the crank. Some have arms where the Q factor isn't that much higher.

[echelon_john]

How 'bout this?

http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/cr7.htm

[echelon_john]

Or these? You could run a shorter BB and use the two outer 94mm positions, keeping the Q pretty narrow.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/sr-sakae-suntour-170-NOS-cranks-94-bcd-fits-gt-gary-fisher-fuji-cannondale-/181267176542?pt=US_Cranksets&hash=item2a345d9c5e

[donevwil]

How 'bout this?

http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/cr7.htm

That appears to be just what OldPotatoe recommended with a guard added, 110mm BCD triple using inner two locations. My fear is the wider than road double Q.

Or these? You could run a shorter BB and use the two outer 94mm positions, keeping the Q pretty narrow.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/sr-sakae-suntour-170-NOS-cranks-94-bcd-fits-gt-gary-fisher-fuji-cannondale-/181267176542?pt=US_Cranksets&hash=item2a345d9c5e

This appears to be what I'm looking for, just need to find a 175. It's hard to tell the narrow-Q 94bcd cranks from the wide-Q ones, but this one appears to be narrow.

Thanks for the rec's.