My circa 1972 Follis mod 172, on the other hand, came with a Nervar crank.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Houston, TX
> The 99 was produced concurrently with the 93 and used as OEM on touring
> bikes such as my old Follis 172. It was originally non-anodised and
> there were no lightening holes in the rings. Later there was a
> continuation of the 86mm BCD by Stronglight with a different model
> number, anodising and holes. There may still be some out there, suggest
> xxcycle site. The early 99s polish up wonderfully! I have just done
> that and added NEW, drilled rings from Highpath Engineering, in exactly
> my specifications, for a wonderfully shifting, pretty, micro-drive
> double, with low gears aplenty.
>
> The bike is a 1972 LeJeune which had not been built up until now, but I
> built it as a rider. I did what some here would say unthinkable--
> spread it to 130mm. Built it with safe, modern double-pivot long reach
> Tektros (silver) with KoolStop Salmon pads, Shimano Ultegra 9 speed
> brifters, MA2 silver rims, and the Stronglight 99 cranks with a 28-46.
> Works like a dream with 13-26 and 13-30 freehub-geared wheelsets. To
> me, I want to enjoy this bike, I have several others which are 100%
> period correct, but for it's intended purposes, I have everything I need
> without any of the complexity of that horrendous half-step or any other
> triple system.
>
> Ken Wehrenberg, very hilly Hermann, MO-- riding doubles all the time,
> even MTBs, and the 86mm bolt circle is even better than the 94mm from
> the MTB world for this purpose! Nice low Q factor, too.