I obtained several sets of those steel Campy cranks in a convoluted trade a few years ago. Never could get them to set straight on a BB. I sold them on ebay, and vaguely recall that they went pretty inexpensively.
On Friday, August 31, 2012 4:05:27 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Tim-- Thanks; both crank and AR are beautiful. I did notice the > non-canonical bes height. > > If I were on my computer I'd post a photo of a lightweight, hollow-arm > steel crank featured on Classic Ligjtweights UK. Apparently as light as > modern lightweight cranks and absolutely beautiful. I think the best steel > cranks are the most beautiful ever made. > > All Rounder: my first road custom was built around that same model with a > few geometry tweaks--a good design. > > Patrick Moore > iPhone > > On Aug 31, 2012, at 2:53 PM, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net<javascript:>> > wrote: > > > Hunting around on line, these are the very cranks- Campagnolo Sport: > > > > http://imagehost.vendio.com/c/3561856/view/campy_steel_crankset.jpg > > > > Here is another set: > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/23666168@N04/6477223433/ > > > > I have only ever seen the one example in person... > > > > > > My custom 1996 All-Rounder is at the top of the page here: > > > > http://members.bitstream.net/~timmcn/tour2000.html > > > > but there are some changes since then. The most noticeable is that it > now has a Nitto small front rack, a Bertoud Mini 86 front bag. Other > changes include Frogs, SunTour Superbe Pro rear derailleur and friction > downtube shifter, and there is a Sanyo generator mounted to the Nitto rack > because it wouldn't fit onto the chainstays as originally designed, due to > the unusual bends of the A/R stays. I use Pasela 16 x 1.25 tires on it. > The Nelson is on another bike. The A/R is such a wonderful bike to ride! > > > > > You may notice that it is obviously much too small by Riv standards. > When I bought it, my intent had been for it to be a road and MTB with a > switch of wheels and I used it as such for a few years; it was sized small > to provide top tube clearance with my bits and pieces. With a set of 1.95" > knobbies it was a good trail bike, but I really don't enjoy mountain biking > all that much and eventually it became a road bike. In retrospect I should > have known better and gotten a 62-63. Grant tried to convince me, pointing > out that the TT clearance issue even in MTBs is over-rated. Oh well, live > and learn. This one still works great with a Nitto Tech Deluxe stem raised > up high enough. > > > > Tim > > > > > > On Aug 31, 2012, at 2:27 PM, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > > > >> Oh, photos, photos, photos, puhLEEZ! I've seen aluminum cottered cranks > but never a steel "cotterless", let alone a Campy one. > >> > >> (Wouldn't mind seeing the custom, neither.) > >> > >> On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 12:36 PM, Tim McNamara > >> <tim...@bitstream.net<javascript:>> > wrote: > >> On Aug 31, 2012, at 11:40 AM, Liesl <li...@smm.org <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> > >>> Gent on a green riv custom at university and Raymond around 11:30 am. > I shouted "Nice Riv!" Which one of you did I see???? > >>> Liesl on-my-way-to-the-state-fair > >> > >> That was me. We thought you shouted "nice rig" and we debated whether > it was in reference to my bike or buddy John's classic Cilo Pacer (with > steel cotterless Campy crank and steel pre-Nuovo Record derailleurs). Then > I wondered if it was "nice Riv" which then led me to wonder if it was > indeed Liesl, since there aren't that many Rivenistas around here. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to > > rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:>. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/b2403s0-uJQJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
