The original 3-arm Maxy appeared in the early 70's on low to mid level bikes which at the time went for $100 to $200. These were resonable quality bikes equivalent to the Peugeot UO-8 (though I don't think Peugeot themselves used Sugino much). The Maxy, as Russ said, mostly replaced cottered steel cranks formerly used on these models, and were both lighter and easier to remove and install. Later, the Maxy evolved into a better quality 5-arm design, some versions being pretty good touring cranksets. By the way, the Sugino Maxy BB's are a good replacement for hard to find Stronglight BB's as the axle tapers are closer to those the French BB's used than to Campy and Campy clones. The Maxy BBs were also available in French thread.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
> Speaking of 3-arm cranks . . . does anyone know what kind of frames the
> Sugino Maxy was used on? The BCD was 106mm, and the c-c measurement of
the
> holes was 92mm. I haven't been able to find much about these cranks and
> their applications, and what I do know came from the LBS's Sutherlands.
>
> Any help would be appreciated. (And if this turns out to be non-classic
> content, my apologies in advance. . . .)
>
> nath dresser
> spring green, wi (where autumn's arrived again)