----- Original Message ----- From: "Russell Mowat" <russell.mowat@virgin.net> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 8:45 AM Subject: Re: [CR]Bio-Pace
> The timing of this topic is most coincidental. I rode my 1966 Flying Scot
> for the first time on Sunday, built up with the best of the junk which was
> lying about the garage. The chainset I used was a Bio-Pace, the first
time
> I had ever ridden it. I found it very comfortable to ride and managed
some
> fairly steep climbs with the limited range of gears on the bike without
any
> difficulty. I have never weighed the chainset but I presume that with
steel
> rings it will be quite heavy. Were these available with alloy rings?
>
> Russell Mowat
Hi Russell,
Yes, Bio-pace were made in alloy in the early to mid-90's, at least.
I have an alloy 28/38/48 set that I pulled off a 110/74 Derore crankset that's waiting to go on a friend's bike (she's been using Biopace primarily for at least 7-8 years, and has worn her old steel chainrings enough that it's STARTING to show).
Regards,
Neale