> > (snip) Original All-Plastic Bike someone tried to push in the
> > 70's. This was evidently mostly a scam to bilk investors
>
> Not "mostly"... it was a scam.
More details please, was it anyone "big"? Or was it some joker thinking
the bicycle industry actually had money?
> I have come across more than a few broken steel cranks in my search for
> vintage bike parts over the years.
I've seen a few too but they were really the lightweights of the time. I
think the problems in the old cranks had more to do with voids or flaws in
the casting than design. Were there any cranks in specific you were
thinking about?
> ps How about eliminating the practice of cc'ing everyone when posting on
> this list? One post addressed to the list is plenty for me. And a
> little editing via "cut and paste" would be most welcome!
Sorry if this was meant for me. I use Pine at work which can be a real pain to edit in, but at home I used Eudora. Not CCing and BCCing to everyone would help general bandwith issues to.
enjoy,
Branon"monkeyman"Ives