Hey Jerry!
Is the 16 mm hard to remove because you might not be using a 16 mm crank-bolt wrench but a 16 mm socket?............If so, and if you might be in need of a ''Zeus'' 16 mm crank-bolt tool!..I know where I can get a ''NEW'' one for you, just not sure on the price!...Anybody else, let me know?!?
Sorry Dale! I know I'm over the ''line'' with the pricing of this tool........I just don't have a......clue....on my suppliers price, been looking at them for the last year!!!
BC, Baron Corpuz.......Buying up Europe!!
> Sorry, the cranks bolts are 16 mm, not 116, 16 is already hard enough to
remove at
> times.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
>
> Jerry & Liz Moos wrote:
>
> > So Brad, care to speculate where our mysterious Cosmos gruppo fits into
the
> > picture? Crank profile is more rounded than old Criterium, but less so
than New
> > Racer, one long single-level flute like Criterium. Arms are polished
but rings
> > more satin. Rings are not drilled and have webbing like later "aero"
cranks.
> > Logo on arms is the "Z", but enclosed in a circle that says "Zeus
Spain". The
> > BB spindle is chromed steel and says "Zeus 114-55", the calipers verify
the
> > 114mm length. The crank bolts are chromed "Zeus Spain" and are the
classic Zeus
> > 116mm, which Zeus had in common with Stronglight. Ever seen this stuff?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jerry Moos
> >
> > Stockwell, Brad wrote:
> >
> > > To All:
> > >
> > > Holy Cow! I recently got back from vacation and have noted that
> > > apparently there is a post-millenial Zeus 'Anschluss' in progress -
there's
> > > been tons of stuff on Ebay and elsewhere lately and I've been going
nuts!
> > > There is no more room in my garage! There is no more money in my
pocket!
> > >
> > > REGARDING IDENTIFICATION OF ZEUS CRANKS:
> > > From about '74 to '79, all Zeus crankarms have the same shape. If
you
> > > check the Zeus parts page on 'le Rendezvous', the photo of the crank
with
> > > the reddish background (below the photo of the hubs) is from the 1977
Zeus
> > > 103 catalog and although this photo particularly depicts the 2000
model, it
> > > shows the generic topology.
> > >
> > > Starting with this image, you get yourself a Criterium crank by
deleting
> > > the slots in the arms, the holes in the rings, and the black coating
on the
> > > chainring bolts. From there, you get you a Gran Sport crank by
deleting the
> > > milling in the spider arms, using a softer grade of aluminum, and
replacing
> > > the Zeus-in-an-oval logo with the older Zeus-world logo.
> > >
> > > In a manner which mimics Campy, 1977's Gran Sport crank is twins
with
> > > 1971's Criterium.
> > >
> > > There were at least 5 versions of the 2000 crank. The early one
(version
> > > 1, I don't know when it premiered but It was before I joined the party
in
> > > '75) had 3 equal-length slots milled all-the-way-through the arms. A
later
> > > one (v2) had 3 through-slots which tapered in length (shortest one at
the
> > > pedal end). By '77 (v3), Zeus had stopped putting the slots all the
way
> > > through, despite the fact that the picture in the 103 catalog still
showed
> > > them. By '79 the Zeus 104 catalog showed the design pictured in the
second
> > > crank photo on the Zeus Rendesvous parts page (with the 'sand' colored
> > > background - I call this version 5). In this model the rings are
beefier,
> > > the arms have a different aspect ratio, and look! We've changed the
logo
> > > again! In '78 there was a hybrid (v4) that had the '79-style rings on
the
> > > '77-style arms.
> > >
> > > Circa '80, there was a 'Supercronos' crank which was the Criterium
arms
> > > with the 2000 rings. (There was an early Supercronos parts group which
was a
> > > cocktail of criterium parts mixed with the flashier 2000 derailleurs
and
> > > chainrings, and the 2001 sidepulls.)
> > >
> > > After '80, the criterium crank had the beefier rings mentioned above
but
> > > without the holes.
> > >
> > > Sometime before '86 Zeus changed the arm design to get the
'Aero-look' in
> > > the new Supercronos and New Racer (think updated Gran sport) cranks.
The
> > > aero crank style is shown in the New Racer ad at the bottom of the
Zeus
> > > Rendesvous parts page. The Supercronos had drilled rings, the New
Racer
> > > didn't. The Supercronos arms can be distinguished from the New Racer
arms
> > > by checking out the finish: if it's satiny anodization, it's
Supercronos; if
> > > it's shiny polished aluminum, it's New Racer.
> > >
> > > All the '70's cranks used a 118mm spindle (like stronglight) and to
the
> > > best of my measurement ability have 119mm chainring bolt circle
diameters.
> > > I suspect that some people call it 120mm because they distrusted their
> > > senses and picked the closest round number. In '79, the titanium in
the
> > > 2000 BB (and elsewhere in the 2000 series) was replaced with another
metal
> > > referred to as Titanox, which I can now confirm is magnetic (via
testing
> > > with 28MGO Samarium Cobalt) and I'll guess that it is some form of
stainless
> > > steel since it is uncoated.
> > >
> > > The later cranks use a 110 spindle with the same 55mm flange spacing
and
> > > cups as the 70's models.
> > >
> > > Brad Stockwell
> > > Palo Alto (year 2000 final tally: 6210 bike miles - only about a
factor
> > > of 3 less than Lance!)
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Harvey M Sachs [mailto:sachs@erols.com]
> > > Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 6:58 AM
> > > To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> > > Subject: [CR]Zeus Crank ID...?
> > >
> > > Lads & Lassies -
> > >
> > > I'm trying to identify a Zeus Crank set (so I can sell
or
> > > trade it).
> > >
> > > Classic-looking 5-arm, with Zeus-pattern bolt circle
> > > (slightly smaller than
> > > Campy).
> > > Arm looks like Criterium at
> > > http://www.cyclesdeoro.com/
> > > but forged arms, not a 5-pin adapter as shown. Arm
has
> > > groove and slight
> > > elevation for the pedal hole, as shown there.
> > > No metal-worming (drilling) on the rings.
> > >
> > > Definitely NOT New Racer chainrings as shown in
> > > http://www.cyclesdeoro.com/
> > > the 2000 rings.
> > >
> > > (Gee, thanks, Dale, for the wonderful photo albums
that give
> > > us reference
> > > instead of just trying to drool words).
> > >
> > > Harvey Sachs
> > >
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