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Got a bit of a quandary - early 80s touring bike will hopefully be finished fairly soon. Originally I was going to go for a Stronglight touring triple, but I now have in my possession a TA cyclotourist crankset (needs new rings). I'm not sure which to go for:
Stronglight - £60 complete, lower bottom gear (24t), 175mm
TA - £60 for new rings, 26t bottom gear, apparently fickle when shifting between rings, 170mm
The other thing is that I'll need to buy a crank extractor for the TA cranks, and I'm not sure how much they cost. And if I go for the Stronglight I can sell the TA cranks and matching BB for an amount of money. But, on the other hand, the TA cranks look fantastic and match the other period french bits (MA2 rims, MAFAC cantis etc).
I suppose the sensible option is the Stronglight.