Re: [CR]RE: What crank is this

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From: "John Everett" <jeverett3@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]RE: What crank is this
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Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 12:59:55 -0600

On 4 Nov 2002 at 19:54, Andrew Moore wrote:
> Hello All
>
> They're TOPLINE cranks, I've a used set in my
> shed....they're very light and slightly flexable.

I'm not so sure these are in fact Toplines. Did Topline ever make a crank that had one of the chainring bolts threaded into the crank arm? The "TOPLINE Super Light Road Crankset" listed in the Late Summer 1995 Colorado Cyclist catalog has five ring arms and a 130mm bolt circle.

While the ring arms look very much like Toplines, close inspection of the catalog pictures (with a magnifying glass) shows subtle differences. If the ebay cranks are indeed Toplines, they are a different model than CC was selling in 1995.

BTW, the catalog listing also says. "180 lb. rider limit". :-)

jeverett3@earthlink.net (John V. Everett)