He also made a "triplizer" chainring. It was a 42T that had webs that you could then attach a smaller third chainring to and convert a normal Campy NR crank to create a triple crankset w/o having to machine the drive-side arm a la Campagnolo did for their triple. You needed to get a longer spindle and rear touring derailleur, but didn't have to get rid of your nice Campy crankset. It was also stiffer than the TA triple of the era, nor did it cost as much as going to a Campy triple. Neat set up; at Cupertino Bike Shop we put quite a few on the road for customers. We also sold Merz frames and they were excellent.
Bill Bryant Santa Cruz, CA
bikenut wrote:
> Another of Jim's historical footnotes is that he manufactured inner
> chainrings for the (Nuovo) Record Triple Cranks. I think that the
> smallest stock inner was 36 t from Campagnolo. Jim had made a
> selection in the low 30's. I have (somewhere) a NIB 31t and 32t.
> The package and graphics harken back to a simpler and more shop
> crafted (read; no marketing dept) look.
>
> Matthew "bought a $30 NR Triple at-the-Cirque" Gorski
> Belmont Shore, CA